Head On Photo Festival - Winners, Seminar, Openings

Head On Seminar Saturday - Sun, 14 - 15 May 10am–4pm National Art School, Darlinghurst PRESNTATIONS \| WORKSHOPS \| IDEAS \| NETWORKING A great weekend for anyone into photography. Australian & international photographers, photojournalists, editor, producers and those who award grants will present sessions and workshops on photojournalism, personal journeys, rock'n'roll, legal & funding, lighting, photoshop and MORE. Meet & greet Saturday afternoon 4-6pm More information and bookings


Image by John Swainston
Head On Portrait Prize Winners Thanks to Mark Tedeschi for opening Head On Photo Festival this year and announcing the winners. Congratulations to Stephen Dupont, James Brickwood, Shauna Greyerbiehl, Katrin Koenning (Critic's Choice). Exhibition at the Australian Centre for Photography Dates: 6 May to 11 June Tuesday to Friday 12 noon–7pm, Saturday–Sunday 10–6pm


Images by Stephen Dupont, Shauna Greyerbiehl, James Brickwood and Katrin Koenning

Openings - Week 2 (11 May - 17 May)
Mary Meyer Gallery	Julie Sandberg	New York 1985-1989	Wed 11 May, 6pm
Tone	Group Show	Gallery Burlesque	Wed 11 May, view 7pm, show 8.30pm
Art Gallery of NSW	Eikoh Hosoe	Eikoh Hosoe: theatre of memory	Thurs 12 May
Apple Store	Group Show	iPhone Photography Exhibition	Thurs 12 May, 5.30-7pm
Art Est	Louise Whelan	Graffiti	Thurs 12 May, 6pm
Blender Gallery	Group Show	The Ballad Of John and Yoko -Falling in Love	Thurs 12 May, 6pm
Gallery East	Christine Godden	Light Touch	Thurs 12 May, 6pm
Iain Dawson Gallery	Garth Knight	Beastiary	Thurs 12 May, 6pm
Alpha Gallery	Paola Talbert & Catherine Hourihan	Dryads and Divas	Fri 13 May, 6.30pm
Point Light Gallery	Paul Caponigro, Michael Kenna, Willy Ronis et alia	Masterworks from the Permanent Collection	Fri 13 May
CATC Design School	Group Show	Works in Progress	Sat 14 May
Museum of Sydney	Louise Hawson	52 Suburbs	Sat 14 May
Galleryeight	Paul Taylor	Surrealism in the Suburbs	Sat 14 May 6pm
Aurora Place	Steve Marshall	SYDNEY: City of Streets	Mon 16 May
Aurora Place	Craig Coverdale	Rangoon St Portraits	Mon 16 May
Airport North Gallery	Peter Carroll	Uluru Rain	Mon 16 May 6.30pm
Ambo Ars	Christine Dengate & Len Metcalf	you + me = LOVE	Mon 16 May 6pm
Berkelouw Books Paddington	John Donegan	11000 days of addiction	Mon May 16
Goeth Institut Australien	Tobias Titz	'Martumili Artists' A photographic project by Tobias Titz	Mon 16 May 6pm
Bandstand Cafe	Jay Collier	Conservation through Observation - Africa	Tues 17 May 7pm
Frances Keevil Gallery	Emma Hack	New Work	Tues 17 May 6pm
Maunsell Wickes at Barry Stern	Andrew Quilty	Mexicans	Tues 17 May 6pm
TAP Art Gallery	Marc Dundas	Newtown	Tues 17 May 6pm
TAP Art Gallery	GLenn Lokitch	Whale Wars	Tues 17 May 6pm
WhiteLight Studios	Justin Mackintosh	Open Studio	Tues 17 May

Recently opened
Art Gallery of NSW	18 Australian photographers from the 1970's onwards	Photography and Place	Until 29 May
Australian Museum	Group Show	Up Close + Spineless	Until October 2011
Berkelouw Cafe Newtown	Serana Hunt	Around Winston St	Until 11 June
Berkelouw Cafe Newtown	Zelko Nedic	The bedroom conception	Until 11 June
Blacktown Arts Centre	Garry Trinh	Yes I Can/No can Do	Until 4 June
Cafe Guilia	Yvette Worboys	Ghosts	Until 11 June
Charing Cross Photo	Michael Haylen	A Journey: Light Sculpture-Energy of Form	Until 11 June
Cleland Bond Building	Sally Mayman and painter Dale Kentwell	Saltwater Country	Until 13 June
Cooper Park Tennis Cafe	Mark and Jenny Evans, Tim Clayton and Lisa Wiltse	4 Eyes around the world	Until 11 June
Damien Minton Gallery	Elaine Campaner	Citizenship	Until May 28
Depot II Gallery	Joseph McGlennon	The New Victorian	Until 14 May
Giotto Art Cafe	Robert McGrath	Per sempre Italia-Eternity in Italy	Until 11 June
INLITE Design Studio	Alain Khouri, Stephen D,ombrain	Highlights and Heights	Until Until 3 June
Justice and Police Museum	Group Show	Collision: misadventure by motor car	Until 31 December
Manly Art Gallery and Museum	Max Dupain, Olive Cotton and more	Focus Exhibiiton-Manly Collection	Until 29 May
MOP Projects	Emily Portmann	Play Terrain	Until 22 May
National Art School	NAS Collection and Archive	Set in Stone	Until 28 May
Oxford Street	Group Show	Photography on Oxford	Until 29 May
Peacock Gallery	George Voulgaropoulos	Children Of Auburn	Until 19 June
Penrith Regional Gallery	Cath Farr and MArk Little	DO NOT PANDA	Until 12 June
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation	Yang Fudong	No Snow on the Broken Bridge	Until 4 June
SilverPixel Studio	Nathalie Daoust	Impersonating Mao	Until 22 May
The Crossing	Lisa Maree Williams & Tracey Nearmy	Flow	Until May 29
The Rocks Discovery Museum	Group Show	Discovering Country NSW Pathways	Until June 11
White Rabbit Gallery	Chen Wei and Miao Xiaichun	Decade of the Rabbit	Until 31 July

Art Gallery of NSW	Tony Mott, Gary Heery & Lisa Tomasetti	Art Gallery Society presents HOT SHOTS! Celebrity Portraiture	Wed 11 May, 6.30pm, ticketed event
Powerhouse Museum	Curator's tour	Basement tour; 20th century photography/Rare cameras	Wed 11 May, 12.30pm, ticketed event
Centennial Park	Peter Solness	Night Magic Photography Workshop	Fri 13 May, 7pm, ticketed event
TAFE NSW (Ultimo)	Penelope Beveridge	Black Friday Food Photography & Styling Workshop	Fri 13 May, 5.30pm, ticketed event
National Art School	Head On Seminar	Talks, workshops, networking	Sat-Sun 14 & 15 May, ticketed event
At The Vanishing Point		Artist's talk & BBQ	Sun 15 May, 4pm

Check the website for current shows at:
Australian Centre for Photography, Ampersand Cafe, Art Est, Artreal, At Perry Lane Cafe, At the Vanishing Point, Barometer, Centennial Park, Conny Dietzschold, Delmar Gallery, Foodarama Cafe, Frances Keevcil Gallery, Gaffa Gallery, Galleryeight, Global Gallery, INDEX, Instituto Cervantes, King St on William, Leichhardt Library, Mary Place Gallery, Meyer Gallery, Monstrosity Gallery, NG Art Gallery, Paddington Reservoir Gardens, Robin Gibson Gallery, Roshe, Shamrock and THistle, Roslyn Oxley9, Silver Pixel Studio, Sun Studios Australia, Ultimo TAFE