exhibitions

current exhibition

Sat 15 May - Fri 9 July
A Constructed Landscape by Annabel Wallace

I enjoy the tension that is created when two very different materials are put together. Combining light metals with aged wood I assemble imaginary landscapes. The process begins with an aged piece of wood that I sand and polish. Once I have achieved a surface I am satisfied with, I then plasma cut plants, trees and fauna out of aluminium. My aluminium shapes are then painted and collaged together to create a constructed landscape that is filled with imaginary plants and settings. As well as the interplay between the materials I enjoy the soft irony of creating trees out of metal and then mounting them on timber.




I draw much of my inspiration from the landscape in which I live. Surrounded by grazing paddocks and bushland the question of what the landscape looked like before it was settled is constantly in my mind. Questions such as “how much of the land was cleared, how much of the vegetation is now introduced and the impact that foxes and rabbits have had”, are all considered. I have consciously allowed the metal subjects to extend beyond their frame to signify the reality that nature not only extends everywhere but also pops up in man made environments – it cannot be excluded or contained. I have also wrapped large stones in strap metal. By wrapping the stones they become a gift, symbolizing that nature and the landscape are indeed a gift that should be treasured.
See more work by Annabel Wallace.

past exhibitions

Sat 3 Oct - Fri 27 Nov
Paintings by Beverly Filmer

The countryside is very grounding for Beverly and helps her to remember the importance of nature and where we come from. Lying in a paddock of grass, looking up at the sky and the hills, only able to hear the noises of the wildlife enables her to connect to an inner self so often neglected. Finding her subject matter from the nature around her, mainly from her farm in the south coast hinterland Bemboka, Tilba and Candelo, Beverly continues to explore the subtle changes in colour and form of her surrounds. Beverly depicts the beauty that she sees at a given moment, capturing a fresh and original vision. Taking her paints and canvases outdoors, she begins her work in the picturesque settings of her paintings so that she can closely observe nature more directly and set down its most fleeting aspects, especially the changing light. Beverly then takes her work back to her studio for completion.



Through using rapid brush strokes and densely textured surfaces Beverly's landscapes are fresh and luminous. In allowing her brushstrokes to retain their liveliness some of Beverly's paintings have the spontaneity of a sketch while others a more detailed study. The overwhelming sense of her work is one of natural unlabored directness to her subject matter. Beverly's work is motivated by the importance of our links with the earth and nature's rhythms. Hence, the paneled presentation of her work not only reflects how she feels segments of a whole can be viewed but is also an attempt to create a rhythm, not unlike music, within the whole picture.

See more paintings by Beverly Filmer


Sat 24 - Sun 25 May 2009
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14 March - 3 May
Saturday - Sunday 11am - 4pm (or by appointment)
Last weekend of every month closed.
Closed Easter Weekend

John Payne - Ceramics 14 March - 3 May 2009

John Payne commenced his artistic practice with the production of domestic ceramics of great beauty but when he and wife Heidi felt like a challenge in the direction of John's work, they made the decision to move from the Southern Highlands to Bingie on the South Coast. It was this sea change that brought about the birth of a very new and exciting approach to ceramics for John and the beginning of his venture into crystalline pots.

The lustrous, radiant glaze that John's crystalline pots exhibit are truly exquisite and rare. Due to this very uncommon, wondrous finish they are all unique in their surface and texture and no pot can be repeated. The unique nature of these works renders them not just very beautiful but also highly prized and collectable.
See more of John Payne's work

Sonia Turner - Caught in a Still Moment 14 March - 3 May 2009

Sonia has been practising as a photographer for the past 10 years. A resident of Bungendore she regularly exhibits in the local area and Canberra. She most recently exhibited in Vivid the national photography expo in Canberra. She is on the board of Photo Access in Canberra and was the artist in residence there in 2005.

This body of work entitled Caught in a Still Moment continues Sonia's dialogue with landscape and occasionally the people in it. Sonia is able to master the photographers' art of managing light, time and space to create a world of reflection and wonder. Whether it be a broad landscape or simply a flower or leaf, Sonia creates a sense of calm that also makes the viewer question further the circumstances of the moment. The work is timeless and serene.

In works such as She and Staircase it is what is left out that creates such intrigue and wonderment and it is Sonia's ability to find these subtleties that makes her so sensitive to her medium.
See more of Sonia Turner's work

Raylee Williams 1 November - 21 December

Opening: Saturday 1 November 4pm - 6pm

What a splendid thing watercolour is to express atmosphere and distance, so that the figure is surrounded by air and can breathe in it. - Vincent van Gogh

Watercolour painting is a medium where one must be accepting of the flows of chance, of what unfolds when the brush touches the paper, when wet meets dry. Norman Lindsay wrote "We find out methods by experiment and failure, and no one can lay down precise principles for a medium so fluid and accidental as watercolour. To this day I never sit down to a watercolour without enduring the suspense of an experiment designed to go wrong."

Raylee's still life compositions and outdoor garden scenes find inspiration and beauty in domestic interiors and everyday backdrops and transform these subjects into stunning pictorial imagery.

With the clear, vibrant transparency of watercolour, Raylee enjoys the fact that you are never quite in control of the medium and she welcomes the exciting adventures that the medium takes her on. Things happen when you mix water and pigment on paper - sometimes beautiful things which are wonderful and sometimes things which may not really be what you were hoping for and that's the magic of it. Colour, tones, light and dark shadows become your constant companions, although in watercolour less is often more. Just giving the suggestion of something to the viewer is often all that is required and the eye of the viewer does the rest.

Raylee states, the only thing I want to convey through my painting is beauty, glowing colour and transparent light. I want the viewer to instantly know what I have painted, to enjoy and be uplifted.


Penny Jacobs

Opening: 6 September 4pm-6pm
Exhibition dates: 6 September - 24 October


Big Art Small Viewer - Children's Art Exhibition
Opening: Sunday 31 August 12 noon

Andrew Antoniou
Exhibition dates: 2008


Andrew Antoniou Workshop

Drawing from the self is drawing from the imagination, that which is remembered, invented and dreamt.

The specific aim of this workshop is to build your own personal narrative from a grouping of everyday concepts and objects.

In this class you will be looking at aspects of recall and how you affect those memories with your own particular vision and sensibility.

You will also be focussing on how we as people and artists interpret those things we see and read as well as remember. Working in simple materials you will explore mark making and image forming that is challenging and joyful. This weekend workshop will give you very simple processes to help you in your art practice in the future as well as providing you with a rewarding experience.