Forthcoming Exhibitions
‘Apple with jugs and jonquils.’ Acrylic on linen, 62 x 50 cm
My next exhibition will be in the group show of the TACIT Still Life Prize 2022 Opening on Friday 9 December 2022 from 6.30pm – 8.00pm. I was delighted to be one of 67 finalists and have my three paintings selected including the one shown above.
Tacit Galleries, Level 1/189 & 191 Johnston St, Collingwood, Victoria.
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‘Polly’s Tea Room.’ Acrylic on linen, 50 x 40 cm
The exhibition at Meeniyan Art Gallery in October 2022 called ‘The Tea Room’ was a great success with three paintings and two hand-coloured linocut prints on the theme of afternoon tea being sold. The above painting is still available.
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The group exhibition at Tacit Galleries, where I was a finalist in their Inaugural EDITIONS Print Prize was a great event. It opened to the public on Wednesday 11 May 2022 and the official Opening and awarding of the prizes was on Friday 13 May from 6.30pm – 8.00pm. I had three lino cut prints in this exhibition. Two of those are featured here:
‘Scones with strawberry jam.’ Reduction lino cut
with hand colouring. 58 x 56 cm framed.
‘Date scones on the verandah.’ Reduction lino cut
with hand colouring. 58 x 56 cm framed.
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‘Arvo Tea 14 – Date scones on the verandah.’ Acrylic on board,
50 x 59.5 cm
The Opening on Wednesday 9 February 2022 of my solo exhibition ‘Arvo Tea’ at Tacit Galleries, 191 Johnson St, Collingwood, Victoria had a great turnout. My husband Chris Wray also opened at the same time with his ‘9 x 5 inch’ exhibition of landscape oil paintings on wood panel.
Hours are: Wed – Sunday 11.00am – 5.00pm.
The exhibition closes on Saturday 26 February at 3.00pm.
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My next exhibition will be at Tacit Galleries, Level 1/189 & 191 Johnston St, Collingwood, Victoria. I will be one of 71 finalists in the Inaugural TACIT Still Life Prize, Opening Wednesday 1 December 2021 from 6.30pm – 8.00pm and it runs until Saturday 18 December 2021. My painting above, ‘Arvo Tea 13 – Orange Upside Down Cake’, 91.5 cm x 60 cm, acrylic on linen, is one of three of my artworks which will be on show.
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‘Domestica’ opened at Meeniyan Art Gallery, 84 Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan, South Gippsland. It ran from October 30 – 25 November 2019. Here is an excerpt from my speech on the Opening day:
Following in the footsteps of Grace Cossington Smith and Margaret Olley, who both painted the interiors of their homes, I have centred my art practice around the immediate environment of our home in Ringwood. I have recently widened my gaze to include the laundry and domestic appliances.
I use arbitrary, expressive colour in the compositions. All are diffused with a sense of light. I paint in acrylic and draw up the image onto the canvas with charcoal first. I then paint black acrylic over the charcoal line to fix it.
Now retired from my job, the opportunity to paint full time has been a joy. I have realised that every-day, domestic objects and interiors can provide endless ideas for artistic expression and compositional challenge.
‘Corner of the laundry.’ Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 50 cm
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In November 2017, I had an exhibition ‘Window’ at Tacit Galleries, 123a Gipps St (cnr Gipps/Islington), Collingwood, Vic. 3067.
‘Amina’s window-sill.’ Acrylic on canvas. 61 x 61 cm.
Windows reflect ourselves. Windows make us look beyond ourselves. Windows are a bridge to the outside world. Windows are in-between security and the unknown. Windows are a prison or a means of escape. Windows let in the fresh air or keep in the warmth.
Looking at window paintings by Matisse, Bonnard and Dufy, I see how they endlessly incorporated them into their compositions. I have just begun.
