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31/05/2026

While the prints are being dry-mounted and prepared in the workshop, Ed is in the spray booth creating a frame rainbow with these juicy custom colours.

In our workshop, every step in the process informs the next, with each work passing through many hands, skills, and knowledges before the final fit-up.

Stay tuned to see the final stage of this frame journey for the upcoming exhibitions at STARKWHITE and 1301SW.

26/05/2026

OPENING
Saturday 13 June ⭐️🪨

Skin & Stone
Talitha Kennedy & Mark Young

Come celebrate with us from 3.30 - 5.30pm at cbOne Gallery.

Working with leather and clay, Talitha Kennedy and Mark Young respond to one another's forms in a dialogue of tactile surfaces and fleshy contours that speak of an intimate approach to natural wonder.

Talitha’s soft leather sculptures and intricate ink drawings animate organic forms as skin, transforming trees and their shadows into a felt experience.

Mark’s ceramic sculptures serve as a grounded echo in stoneware and porcelain, interpreting the textures of rock pools and mysterious foreshore creatures.

Though practiced in formal craft traditions, both artists push the physical energies of their materials, imbuing the works with a deeply personal resonance that makes them come alive. The exhibited objects invite wonder, revealing meticulous detail and the intuitive touch of the makers' hands.

24/05/2026

Congratulations SYLVIA WILSON ✨
Finalist in the 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA).

We're thrilled for Sylvia! This is her first time in this prestigious award, more to come for sure! It was a real a delight to host Sylvia at cbOne Studios this January, and to present her incredible duo show with Natalie Scholtz, Between Bodies, in March.

Congratulations to all the other 2026 finalists! Look forward to celebrating with everyone up in Darwin!

Presented by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) in partnership with Telstra, the Awards have been curated, shortlisted and judged by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peers, Gail Mabo and Dean Greeno alongside 2026 Guest Curator Dr Shannon Brett.
Open from Saturday 27 June 2026 until Monday 24 January 2027

Awards Ceremony | Friday 7 August 2026

18/05/2026

Some good moments shared by Mark from his recent trip to a very green desert, running workshops with the incredible artists .

Days were spent stretching and preparing linen and cotton, testing materials, swapping knowledge, and playing with beautiful tools and surfaces - Brushes, Gouache, Stonehenge Paper and Conservation Binder Medium.
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14/05/2026

Come in close. Get lost in the detail, colour interplay and layered textures of these paintings. Tune your senses to the Country they reveal, through the deep cultural and personal knowledge of the Central Desert, carried through generations of women.

With intricate detail, Angkuna Baker paints her Ngura (Country) the Pitjantjatjara word for the physical landscape and also meaning a place to which someone belongs. Significant elements of the desert landscape are meticulously recorded from memory, often from an aerial perspective. Courtesy of Iwantja Arts

Pauline Wangin paints tjukurpa (story) about the journey of water, the kapi tjukula (water holes), the shaping of the land, and the people who care for it around paralpii (Victory Well). This tjukurpa was passed on to her by her mother. Courtesy of Mimili Maku Arts

These two paintings together form a mesmerising diptych. Amy Yilpi paints the Maku (Witchety Grub) song line that shapes the land around Mimili. The Maku is an edible grub that lives in the roots of the Witchety Bush. Courtesy of Warakurna Artists

Aileen Napaljarri Long paints luscious fields of colour dotted with wanakiji (bush tomatoes). “This is wanakiji, bush tomatoes. Family, we go around collecting bush tucker, with crow bar. Dig ‘em up.” Courtesy of Barkly Regional Arts

Candy Nelson Nakamarra’s vivid washes of pigment illuminate the Kapi Tjukurrpa (Water Dreaming) at Kalipinypa, “The Tjukurrpa tells of an important rain making ceremony to invoke the elements. It is a powerful storm bringing on the lightning, thunderclouds and rain sending its deluge to rejuvenate the earth, filling rock holes, clay pans and creeks. It has the power to create new life and growth upon the land.” Courtesy of Papunya Tjupi Arts

Showing now in Moments on Country: Works from remote art centres until 30 May 2026.
See full catalogue on the cbOne website.

15/04/2026

Studio stock up!!!

We are offering discounted pricing on our much-loved handmade pine stretcher bars (pre-cut and custom), including Belle Arti’s Evolution Aluminium Basic Stretcher Bars, alongside all primed linen and canvas by the meter.

Whether you’re restocking the studio or waiting for a reason to starting something new, we would love to help.

Available in-store, with adjusted pricing online.

31/03/2026

EASTER HOURS:
Chapman & Bailey will be closed over the long weekend

Closed: Friday 3 April – Monday 6 April
Reopening: Tuesday 7 April

Wishing you a lovely weekend, see you after the break! 🐰

24/03/2026

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this vale contains the name of a person who has died.

Vale Simone Arnol 🤍

cbOne and 8 Hele Gallery are mourning the loss of a dear friend and one of our most generous artists.

Simone was a kind, generous and humble leader, an innovative force in Far North Queensland arts and First Nations fashion and textile design. Grounded in deep respect for culture, she honoured Ancestors and was guided by Elders, Country and community. Her legacy will continue to inspire generations to come.

Her passing is a profound loss to her family, community, and the wider arts and fashion sectors. Her work, her stories, and her unwavering commitment to Country endure.

Born in Gimuy/Cairns on Gimuy Walubara Yidinji Country, Simone was a proud descendant of the Gunggandji Peoples, with Sicilian heritage through her mother. Her practice, works across photography, textiles,fashion and painting sharing powerful stories of , Nth Queensland first nations culture, history, resilience and identity.

She gave so much to community through her work with the Yarrabah Arts & Cultural Precinct and Menmuny Museum, mentoring others with quiet strength.

A leading voice in First Nations fashion, Simone’s impact was widely recognised, including being named Fashion Designer of the Year at the National Indigenous Fashion Awards in 2024, alongside receiving the Queensland Regional Art Awards’ Award of Excellence.

Always remembered. Always honoured. 🤍

In support of Simone’s loved ones, cbOne and 8 Hele Gallery will be helping to raise funds.

For those who wish to support, photographic works from Simone and Bernard’s ‘Emanate’ and ‘Way Way – Breathe’ series are available through cbOne and 8 Hele, with proceeds contributing to a fundraiser supporting Simone’s family.

To view the works in this post and more, please follow the link in our bio or visit the cbOne or 8Hele Gallery websites.

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