The Self ‘n The Toys – Surry Hills, Sydney | 14 February – 6 March, 2025

Location: Black Possum, 265 Goulburn St, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia
Dates: Friday 14 February from 11am to 5pm
Friday 14 February from 11am to 5pm
Saturday 15 February from 11am to 2pm
Tuesday 18 February from 11am to 5pm
Wednesday 19 February from 11am to 5pm
Thursday 20 February from 11am to 5pm
Friday 21 February from 11am to 5pm
Saturday 22 February from 12am to 2pm
Tuesday 25 February from 11am to 5pm
Wednesday 26 February from 11am to 5pm
Thursday 27 February from 11am to 5pm
Friday 28 February from 11am to 5pm
Saturday 1 March from 11am to 2pm
Tuesday 4 March from 11am to 5pm
Wednesday 5 March from 11am to 5pm
Thursday 6 March from 11am to 5pm

Cost: Free – Book tickets

The Self ‘n The Toys is the first solo exhibition by Sydney artist Peter Cerneaz for over 20 years. It has been specifically curated as a response by Peter to the Sydney Mardi Gras.

The Self is an ongoing series of work that explore human emotion and psychology as expressed in the human face. These paintings are done quickly and spontaneously often, as an opportunity to make use of an already loaded brush, rather than simply washing it and discarding the paint. These Paintings are then sometimes worked to further develop the portrait.

For the duration of the exhibition, Peter will be in the gallery offering to create a portrait of anyone who would like one made

The 2nd part of the exhibition; The Toys is a series of artworks that portray toys. As children and adults we often attribute meaning to our possessions beyond their superficial purpose. These possessions, these “toys”, represent a part of our personal story. They are an extension of our own self.

For the duration of the exhibition Peter encourages visitors to bring along their own toy to be painted by the artist.

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