Ode to Spring: modern still life paintings ~ 26th October – 24th November 2024

'Ode to Spring’ is a celebration of renewal and the transformative power of nature and life. Spring is often associated with hope and optimism. In this exhibition 14 contemporary artists exhibition their most recent representations of Spring and the still life genre. Flowers, plants, fruit and sideboards delicately detailed with favourite vases, bowls of fruit, free-standing fruit and vegetables and the most glorious vases of spring flowers … Anna Placidi, Antoinette Tyndall, Jane Frances Tannock, Judy Brownlie, Kay Wood, Libby Moore, Loretta Blake, Lucila Zentner, Melanie Vugich, Melissa Hartley, Rhonda Campbell, Steve Salo, Sophie Witter, Wendi Leigh

Hiren Patel-Tides and Terrain: A Study in Texture and Place

We welcome back Hiren Patel, a popular, versatile artist who has an innate ability to create unique works across genres. Hiren’s exceptional contemporary landscapes and abstracted views are imbued with an unparalleled richness of colour, texture, and movement. And, also in this show, by popular demand … his famous Sydney Ferry paintings.

Hiren Patel: Tides and Terrain – A Study in Texture and Place ~ 28th September – 14th October 2024

We welcome back Hiren Patel, a popular, versatile artist who has an innate ability to create unique works across genres. Hiren’s exceptional contemporary landscapes and abstracted views are imbued with an unparalleled richness of colour, texture, and movement. And, also in this show, by popular demand … his famous Sydney Ferry paintings.

Home Delivery: A collection of houses inspired art

Conversation with the Artists & Gallery TourVery happy to present this group exhibitions with 10 esteemed artists from around the country, and it’s all about houses and buildings – a very topical subject at the moment! Home Delivery: A collection of houses inspired art is focused on depictions of houses and other dwelling places, reflecting a diversity of physical structures – from lone houses surrounded by nature, to buildings in urban and suburban settings. The exhibition gives rise to thoughts of home as a social construct, idea or state of mind. Drawn from life, memory, imagination, or from sources such as films, books, newspapers and magazines, the artworks in the exhibition are bound to reveal a variety of human presences and traces of activity. Artists: Anna HendersonGreg HansellHarley ManifoldJacki Fewtrell GobertJames LyleKobie BoschMelissa GuestN G MallaPetra ReeceScott OwenProfessor Nicole Gurran, Urban Planner, The University of Sydney, School of Architecture, Design...

Home Delivery: A collection of houses inspired art

A group exhibition focused on depictions of houses and other dwelling places, reflecting a diversity of physical structures – from lone houses surrounded by nature, to buildings in urban and suburban settings. The exhibition gives rise to thoughts of home as a social construct, idea or state of mind. Drawn from life, memory, imagination, or from sources such as films, books, newspapers and magazines, the artworks in the exhibition are bound to reveal a variety of human presences and traces of activity.

Artists:
Anna Henderson, Greg Hansell, Harley Manifold, Jacki Fewtrell Gobert, James Lyle, Kobie Bosch, Melissa Guest, N G Malla, Petra Reece, Scott Owen

Within the Landscape: Mellissa Read-Devine – 1st June – 23rd June , 2024

“My love of landscape and the flora and fauna within are celebrated here in a variety of mediums. Large scale acrylic paintings, to intricate watercolour miniatures and wood engravings. This is a collection of experiences and media, exploring the inspiration and potential of the elements within my local Hawkesbury landscape and beyond”.

Within the Landscape: Mellissa Read Devine ~ June 1 -23, 2024

"My love of landscape and the flora and fauna within are celebrated here in a variety of mediums.Large scale acrylic paintings, to intricate watercolour miniatures and wood engravings. This is a collection of experiences and media, exploring the inspiration and potential of the elements within my local Hawkesbury landscape and beyond".

Birds of a Feather: Irene Manion and Ellen King ~ 4th -26th May 2024

Sisters Irene Manion and Ellen King work in different media interpreting their common subject – birds, in unique ways. Ellen King pushes our understanding of felting in excitng directions in her wearable jackets and shawls, while Irene works 2-dimensionally both in watercolour and in fibre.

Innovative Encounters: Recent works by Wendi Leigh ~ April 6 – 27, 2024

Wendi’s new exhibition celebrates her deep love for fauna – and nature in general – portraying intimate connections with all lifeforms she encounters. Her art seeks to inspire hope and joy while exploring the intricate relationship between humans and the environment. By sharing personal experiences, like nurturing a childhood love for intelligent birds like Magpies, Wendi’s work reflects themes of interconnectedness and reverence for the natural world.

Omie Tapa: Bark Cloths from PNG ~ March 2 – April 3, 2024

Our first exhibition for the year celebrates the unique and dynamic tapa (bark cloth) art movement of the Ömie people of Papua New Guinea. Each piece is painted on the base tapa in many different coloured organic dyes made from leaves, seeds, bark, roots, sap and fruit, that are mixed with water and/or ash. They are iconographic and diverse, enlivening and transformative – simply exquisite.

Gallery Space

Purple Noon Gallery is a contemporary art gallery on Sydney’s northwest outskirts, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. The gallery supports the work of established artists, whilst also providing a nurturing platform for fresh talent and local art. Gallery director Dr Robyn Williams carefully curates the constantly changing program of exhibitions.

Upcoming Exhibitions