Exhibitions

I started painting this body of work during the early winter months, when the rain was endless, but the rolling clouds and muted light were so utterly beautiful. As I set up my tablescapes and started mixing colours, my signature shades of pink, coral and amber began to deepen and those moody grey hues in the sky found their way onto my paintbrush.

Being kept inside by the weather and giving myself plenty of preparation time allowed a lot of energy to go into each brushstroke, and I enjoyed generously lathering on the paint. Many of my treasured household objects and books feature, as they always do, my favourite piece of ikat has reappeared and I loved mixing wild banksias with the season’s glorious roses, tulips, irises, sunflowers and poppies.

Rachel’s landscapes feature her favourite Blue Mountains places that have been transformed after the fires and rains, painted in her thick, energetic impasto style that mimics the wild, windy precipices within a few kilometres of her home.”Painting these rhythmic forms and dancing foliage is endlessly fascinating to me ”

With an increasing interest in, and reliance upon the sensory in art, the abstract element has become increasingly popular. A Western Australian artist whose work emerges from this field is Kay Wood. This exhibition is a showcase of her works that explore contemporary abstraction in art; an artist whose focus is primarily working within abstraction – paintings and objects with slight forays into figuration.

Kay suggests her work is mostly an experience in feeling the ‘thing’ or object without trying to illustrate with learnt techniques of representation. Labels are given up – the only thing of interest is investigating relationships between subject and object. “It’s not a cup that is representing, let’s say ‘the vessel’ or ‘emptiness’ or ‘domesticity’ – it is just a thing being looked at, by me at a particular moment in my life..

Kate’s landscape paintings portray nostalgic Australian vistas, and her interiors evoke universal familiar surroundings that elicit memories of small yet important moments in hers and our lives. They also hold the audience spellbound with their intense decoration and expressive use of colour.

Kobie’s paintings reveal her fascination with Australian wildlife and the concept of Home. They are sumptuous and colourful, with a subtle blend of whimsy and interior style. The integration of the external natural world with homely interiors creates places of beauty and boundless imagination, which remains central to Kobie’s work.

The magical fables embodied within each painting add another dimension to this exhibition, illustrating to some extent the historical, social and cultural processes that constitute Kobie’s contemporary paintings. Each fable coupled to its painting highlights Kobie’s originality and undisciplined thinking. What a joy!

An exceptional collection of beautiful and tranquil floral themed pieces by south coast artist Wendi Leigh. Wendi’s paintings are quirky, contemporary and capture a certain essence of place, expressing something both specific and universal – particularly our love of the Australian Magpie.

Mellissa brings the natural landscape and birds of Australia to life with a new unique collection of quirky, vibrant and above all, uplifting paintings

I am thrilled to be presenting an exhibition of the calm and composed landscape paintings by Adam Galic. Adam creates meaningful conversations ilandscapes that communicate a love for nature and an increased awareness of the often unnoticed and unseen beauty all around us. He paints landscapes because he loves to do so. He paints with oils on canvas and his palette is soft, muted and untroubled. He used the recent lockdown periods to escape and create. The result is a collection worth visiting. I invite you to enjoy these exemplars of south coast landscape vistas.

Rounding off 2021 and reeling in the new year with a fun exhibition celebrating our island home and love of sea creatures. Collage artist Ray Monde is joined by Kate Nielsen, Lisa Hoelzl and Phoebe Stone – presenting a sophisticated array of underwater specimens.
From ocean to plate or scientific collection, to fishers and Christmas tables, these pieces will be enticing and totally suited to our seafood obsession and passion for waterways, ocean and our island home.
A little bit quirky … and loads of creativity and fun!

Every person will view still life art through a different lens, some preferring traditional styles and others choosing more contemporary works. Two Australian artists whose work emerges from this field, showcase works that explore contemporary still life in art; a focus on the inner nature of still life art and its differences – the intended play on natural light, the capture of detail, careful composition, both energetic and steady brush technique, and breathtaking colour. Contemporary artists Antoinette Tyndall and Kate Nielsen are reimagining the traditional still life with fresh eyes, maintaining a focus on the everyday objects that inform, inspire and enhance our everyday existence.

With an increasing interest in and reliance upon the sensory in art, the abstract element has become increasingly popular. Five Australian artists whose work emerges from this field, showcase works that explore contemporary abstraction in art; a focus on the inner nature of art – new rhythms, new forms and breathtaking colour.

Alexandra Plim
Clare Purser
Julie Nicholson
Kay Wood
Lynne Flemons

Every spring, I am reminded of the influence that this nature-focused floral season continues to have on the art world. The vibrant blossoms of flowers have long provided artists with inspiration, with many dedicating their careers to producing still life, botanical studies, contemporary printmaking and ceramics. There’s a timeless sense of joy, hope, or even serenity that paintings of flowers can evoke. Florescence calls on twelve artists, one flower at a time, to examine fabulous blooms in spring – depicted by still life, floral gardens, decorative interiors and selected ceramic pieces. These works of art also shine a light on the role and importance of plants and flowers in everyday life, celebrating the rich tradition of floral art in Australia.