28/10/2023 In Exhibitions By Gallery

FITZROY PAINTING STUDIO I 2023 Exhibition

Fitzroy Painting is an artist-led independent art school located in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy.

The studio functions as a hub for art education and exploration, and hosts a diverse group of artists whose creative interests encompass a broad range of interests including portraiture, travel experiences, landscape and still life. Fitzroy Painters share a profound dedication to oil painting, furthering skills and knowledge, and a strong commitment to supporting one another’s creative endeavors.

Most of the artists exhibiting in this exhibition have been attending classes at Fitzroy Painting for many years, are dedicated oil painters, and are representative of the diversity of the Fitzroy Painting community.

 

 

Artwork details:

Today is the day (2023), Amanda Karakas. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 510 x 510 mm

 

Exhibition Dates: 7th  – 18th of November

Opening Night: November 9th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm

 

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21/09/2023 In Exhibitions By Gallery

ROSEMARY EAGLE | Solitude

Artist Statement:

“I am fortunate that I thrive on solitude, peace and silence. My studio is my quiet place where I get lost in my art work. My abstract landscapes are inspired by locations that I have visited and moments in time I have experienced. The sunrises and weather that I closely observe from level 5, Epworth Geelong during regular stays for pain management are a constant source of inspiration as is the surrounding landscape of the Grampians region where I live.

Art lets me enter an inner world that’s beyond words, this is my sanctuary.”

 

Artwork details:

Smoke Haze No.3, Rosemary Eagle. Monoprint, edition of 1, 210 x 210mm.

 

Exhibition Dates: October 10th – 21st

Meet the artist: October 14th, 3pm – 5pm 

 

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20/07/2023 In Exhibitions By Gallery

ROBYN RAYNER | New Works

Artist Statement:

“My immediate surroundings, the local environment and especially parklands and reserves where I walk every day is the inspiration for my work.

I am fascinated by the ever-changing light and mood of these familiar landscapes that differ each day. I depict my personal experience and memories of these scenes, often working intuitively as each work evolves.”

Exhibition Dates: September 5th – 16th

 

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17/06/2023 In Exhibitions By Gallery

Sue Cooke | Deep Time

The concept of Deep Time refers to the time scale of geological events. Almost unimaginably greater than the time scale of human lives and history. It is one of geologies great gifts to the worlds set of important ideas.  The Pilbara and Kimberley regions in North Western Australia embody the concept of Deep Time with ancient geological land forms shaped through, rain, wind, volcanic activity and more recently an arid climate exposing the many geological formations. The Pilbara has been declared the oldest place on earth at an estimated 3.6 billion years old. Kimberley as a region has been shaped by rifting and plate collision, comprised mostly of sandstone and limestone. It is one of the hottest and driest regions of Australia .

As an Australian living in New Zealand it has been a pleasure to explore these regions and dig deep into my formative knowledge of the Australian landscape to create this exhibition of mini prints. I have endeavored to encapsulate the ruggedness, expanse, heat, colours and textures of these ancient landforms.

I respectfully acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of the land in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions and the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation whose land PG Gallery lives on and pay respect to their Elders, past, present and future.

Exhibition Dates: July 4th – 15th

 

 

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24/05/2023 In Exhibitions By Gallery

CONTEMPLATING AUSTRALIA | Collectable prints of the 20th Century

Contemplating Australia celebrates printmaking by significant Australian artists of the 20 th century.
This exhibition focuses on mid-century figurative artists associated with The Antipodeans movement and artists who were deeply engaged with the Australian landscape.

The Antipodeans movement emerged in the late 1940s and early 1950s as a response to the dominance of abstract expressionism in the art world. The group, which included artists such as Arthur Boyd, Charles Blackman, and Robert Dickerson, sought to revive figurative art and explore the human form as a subject. Printmaking was an essential medium for many of these artists, allowing them to create multiple copies of their works and reach a broader audience. The exhibition showcases their prints, offering visitors a glimpse into their artistic vision and technical mastery.

In addition to the Antipodeans, the exhibition also highlights artists who were deeply engaged with the Australian landscape. These artists, such as John Olsen, Clem Millward and Indigenous painter Jarinyanu David Downs, drew inspiration from the unique and diverse Australian environment. Through their prints, they captured the vastness, beauty, and cultural significance of the Australian landscape, showcasing its rugged terrains, distinctive flora and fauna, and the deep connection between the land and its people.

Contemplating Australia celebrates the artistic achievements of these significant artists and offers viewers an opportunity to reflect on Australia’s cultural heritage and the profound influence of the country’s natural surroundings on its artistic expression.

EXHIBITION DATES: June 6th – 17th

OPENING EVENT: June 8th, 5:30 – 7:30pm

 

Artwork:
Robert Dickerson, ‘Ginza Women’. Lithograph, edition of 30, 565 x 765 mm.

 

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28/04/2023 In Exhibitions By Gallery

KATI THAMO | ‘Listening for the Call’

This exhibition of prints draws on the intrigue that birds hold for us.
The works range from migratory waders which cross the hemispheres to those living close beside us, and yet others whose calls we hear but only glimpse in the undergrowth.
Their songs and calls are often the background soundtrack to our lives – whether on the coast or further inland, from bush to forests or in our parks and backyards.
The birdcalls we hear signify a sense of place, but some birds are now so endangered that we listen for their calls in vain. In my images I try to capture a sense of poetry in these fleeting encounters.

 

EXHIBITION DATES: May 2nd – 13th

 

Artwork:
Kati Thamo, Of the Song Beyond, 2022, Etching, 20 x 23cm

 

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30/03/2023 In Exhibitions By Gallery

PETA WEST | ‘To be a Wanderer’

Living on the South Coast of New South Wales, printmaker Peta West draws inspiration from the surrounding coast and bushland, specifically that of Lake Conjola. A place where the lake opens to the ocean, where stoic banksias and gum trees hug the shoreline and where the peak of Didthul (Pigeon House Mountain) silhouettes the western skyline. To walk through this area, the energy of the bush is tangible. Despite the realism with which West portrays her subjects, it is rather her ability to capture an experience of sublimity that is most affecting in her work: a feeling of complete immersion within a living ecosystem.

 

EXHIBITION DATES: April 4th – 20th

 

Artwork:
At Dawn and Dusk, Linocut, 2023, 60 x 60cm

 

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18/03/2023 In Exhibitions By Gallery

TOM CIVIL I The Rabble

ARTIST TALK: Tom Civil will be joined by Chris Ingham to talk about the inspiration and creative process behind ‘The Rabble’.
Please Join us on Saturday the 1st of April, 3:30 – 5pm.

Final day of exhibition is Saturday 1st APRIL

 

In this new body of work, Tom Civil’s iconic stick folk monikers are used within a collection of etchings, paintings and small sculptures to represent friendship and collectiveness.
Many of the artworks speak to social organising, representing the act of people gathering together in unity for a common idea – from small groups of friends to small community groups, to mass gatherings. ‘The Rabble’ celebrates everyday moments of life and community and contain stories within stories; small occurrences, intimate moments, group discussions, playing and dancing, moving together and sitting alone.

 

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Artwork details:

The Rabble, TOM CIVIL. Etching & Aquatint. 300 x 400 mm

 

21/02/2023 In Exhibitions By Gallery

PAUL COMPTON I Apparitions

Exhibition dates: 28th Feburary – 14th of March 2023

Opening night celebration Thursday March the 2nd 5.30 – 7.30pm, PG Gallery

 

A deep interest in ghosts, the uncanny and hidden spiritual realms have influenced this collection of drawings. Using brush and dip-pen work, linocut and repetitive mark-making with ink, these offbeat works include visions of frolicsome specters, haunted plains, quirky deities and playfully conjured creatures.

 

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Artwork details:

Coy, Roaming Cryptid, PAUL COMPTON. Ink, pencil & watercolour. 288 x 370 mm

 

03/12/2022 In Exhibitions By Gallery

MO I Lost Civilisation

Exhibition dates: 7th – 21st Feburary 2023

Opening night celebration Thursday Feb 9th 5.30 – 7.30pm, PG Gallery

 

If our civilisation could only be represented by the material objects we leave behind, what would future archaeologists glean from the welter of technological artefacts they would excavate? In Lost Civilisation artist MO’s playful collages explore our obsession with technology, proposing our machines and devices as new objects of worship in an increasingly secularised world.

 

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Artwork details:

Lost Civilisation, MO, 2022. Mixed Media collage, 700 x 500 mm.