Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
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AC/DC Australia's Family Jewels will augment the Arts Centre's existing AC/DC collection and borrow material from the band themselves, the Albert Music archives and many fans and private collectors. The exhibition will include important costumes, instruments, stage props, photographs and rare hand-written material such as letters, notebooks and lyrics. There will also be extensive moving image and sound material such as interviews, video clips and rarely seen performance footage, as well as published tour ephemera including exceptional early concert posters, programmes, backstage passes and AC/DC collectibles. We are delighted that AC/DC photographs by Rennie Ellis will be showcased in this extraordinary exhibition.
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 Snake woman, Kings Cross 1970-71 |
Up the Cross
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Rennie Ellis and fellow photographer Wesley Stacey spent the summer of 1970-71 in Kings Cross, getting to know the locals and delving behind the scenes. Together they captured the sights, sounds and pulsating rhythms of life on the streets, in the clubs and residences of Sydney's infamous red light district. It was the 'summer of love' and the Cross was as much a magnet for long-haired pilgrims and avant-garde artists as it was for US servicemen on leave from Vietnam. This exhibition of their photos reveals moments of joy and pathos, the surface glitter and what was going on backstage, providing a fascinating portrait of life 'up the Cross' at a unique moment in time. Proudly sponsored by
See: Past Exhibitions
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Brummels
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In 1972, Rennie Ellis founded the Brummels Gallery of Photography. The gallery operated as a not-for-profit enterprise and was located above a coffee lounge in Toorak Road in the inner Melbourne suburb of South Yarra.
Brummels was significant because it was the first 'photography gallery' in Australia and it was a venue in which established and emerging Australian photographers could exhibit and sell their work. The opening exhibition, Two Views of Erotica, showcased photographs by Henry Talbot and the then unknown photographer, Carol Jerrems and was officially launched by photographer and renowned filmmaker, Paul Cox.
Read more and view our new Brummels website page...
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Awards |
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2009 Winner Victoria PICA Ruby Award
Only 100 copies are for sale Purchase this unique Limited Edition Publication before the edition sells out. No Standing Only dancing: Photographs by Rennie Ellis Published by the National Gallery of Victoria with essays by the Curator Susan van Wyk and George Negus. This beautifully crafted limited edition 140 page publication, has been specially bound for the Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive to celebrate the exhibition held at National Gallery of Victoria, October 2008. It includes an original Rennie Ellis photograph Dino Ferrari, Toorak Road 1976 signed by his widow Kerry Oldfield Ellis.
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Recent Acquisitions |
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Stonnington City CouncilWe are pleased to announce that the City of Stonnington has acquired eleven photographs by Rennie Ellis for its Art Collection. The works will be on display in the new Library in Prahran, Melbourne.
Art Gallery of South AustraliaA collection of photographs by Rennie Ellis recently acquired by the Art Gallery of South Australia will be included in the Gallery's forthcoming exhibition scheduled for May - July, 2010.
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