Helen Edwards 30 April- 18 May. Meet the artist Saturday 10 May 2pm-4pm
Artist Statement
This exhibition expresses the happiness I feel when making art. Since leaving school teaching I have had the great privilege to work as a full- time artist. I am self-trained and consider myself as ‘not there yet' as something new about my art reveals itself every day. Drawing is my natural form of expression and I would describe my style as contemporary realist. I love working purely tonally as well as in colour and regularly swing between each approach. I like to work in series exploring an idea or concept. This results in a number of related artworks which have meaning for me and an obvious visual connection. My most recent series has been based on the idea of “Sleep’ and since 2023 I have held three solo exhibitions around this theme. Mediums include charcoal and pencil, soft and oil pastel and oil and acrylic paint. More recently I have worked in 3D creating assemblage sculpture. My subjects are equally various but I have a particular love of portraiture and have exhibited in many national portrait competitions in Australia. My portrait of ‘TheSeekers’ is held in the permanent collection of The National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.
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EXHIBITION CATALOGUE WITH IMAGES BELOW:
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1.Chasing a Dream oil 90x90 $2200
2.Catman oil pastel 77x77 $1800
3.He Sleeps 1 charcoal on canvas 50x 50 $1200
4.He Sleeps 2 charcoal on canvas 50x 50 $1200
5.Bed is a Safe Place oil 100x120 $5000
9.8. 6.7.Iris oil pastel 15 x15 $130each (top left SOLD)
10.Peonies oil 35x35 $350
11.Lupins oil 35x35 350
12.Blooming Bright acrylic 30x30 $320
13.Jill’s Posy acrylic 20x25 $290
14.Jill’s Posy acrylic 20x25 $290 (SOLD)
15.SOLD Jill’s Posy acrylic 20x25 $290
16.Floral Sunshine acrylic 30x30 $320
17.Standing Tall oil 104x158 $5000
18.The Red Shoes oil 120x61 $2500
19.Elephant Throw oil 50x50 $950
20.Afternoon Siesta oil 120x61 $2500
21.Tea and Tulips oil 45x45 $850 SOLD
22.Pillow talk oil 120x61 $2500
23.Tulips at Bedtime oil 50x50 $950
24.Blueberry Breakfast oil 62x77 $1600
25.Nobody's Fool oil 67x107 $2800
26.28.27. Pansies oil 15x15 $130 each
29.Tulips for Mothers’ Day oil 77x62 $1600
30.Floribundas oil 102x102 $2500
31.Grandma’s Bed Assemblage sculpture mixed 44x40x20 $2000
32.Sleepless Assemblage sculpture mixed 35x35x17 $1500
The Warrnibald at The F Project Gallery -21 May- 8 June
Hours Wednesday to Sunday 10am-4pm
The Hospice Warrnibald Portrait Prize at The F Project 21 May- 8 June
2025 WARRNIBALD PORTRAIT PRIZE CATALOGUE
15. “Joyful Sounds” by Merran Koren Acrylic - $350
Subject: Karien Sinclair Karien and her husband arrived in Warrnambool from South Africa 8 years ago (as indicated by the national emblems in the background) where she was well known for her contribution to her community - composing, arranging and coordinating music and other cultural events. Along with her passion for tennis, gardening and birdwatching she has been an important contributor to our community at Warrnambool, working at a Neighbourhood Centre and for 5 years has been involved with "ParkinSong" - a therapeutic singing intervention for people with Parkinson's. Should you visit the F Project, Karien is often heard entertaining visitors as she plays someone's request on the piano at the Gallery. Recently Karien gifted us in Warrnambool with the premiere performance of her operetta Die Waarheid oor Duiwe ( The Truth About Doves) as a response to put music to her beautiful poem. This concert later won a national Music Festival Award in South Africa in 2024. Regularly Karien is the rehearsal pianist for Warrnambool's music festivals and the children's choirs that support the Australian Opera Company when it comes to town. Such a generous spirit. It has been a delight to try and capture Karien and her delightful personality.
33. “Absolutely Fabulous” by Virginia Farley Acrylic - $2,800
Subject: Judi Oakes
Ann Cunningham approached me to paint Judi Oakes. She told me Judi was a colourful, friendly and engaging woman who not only volunteers for Hospice but is a wonderful leader / volunteer at the Uniting Church as well as in Lions. I was intrigued to meet this woman who Ann spoke so highly of, and as an artist I was honoured that Ann loved my work so much she approached me to paint Judi. Since joining Hospice 4 years ago Judi has clocked up over 460 volunteer hours. She loves connecting with clients, laughing and sharing stories, and just being there for them. Judi has been an active Lions member for 24 years; she volunteers in the annual eye check program in schools and acts as Camp Mum at the Annual International Youth Exchange program. Judi is also a peer support leader for Compassionate Friends – Camperdown and volunteers in all aspects of the Uniting Church (community meal, cooking with kids, editing weekly newsletter, decorations, IT/ sound, lay preaching etc) During the St Patrick Day fires Judi co-ordinated 28 cooking teams to provide 2 course meals 6 days a week over a 9 month period, to assist Blazeaid volunteers who were based in Cobden.
30. “Tom & Claire” by Alexander Annett Acrylic on Canvas - $450
Subject: Tom Richardson & Claire Neal
Tom Richardson is a local well-known musician and is heavily involved with promoting local musicians and musician with a disability.Tom was one of the founders of the highly regarded Find Your Voice Choir, which started from humble begins with around 50 members several years ago, the choir now has a current membership of around 200 performers. Tom is also involved with the Find Your Voice Collective that provides creative art programs for people with disabilities, during the week. Claire Neal, is a volunteer with Find Your Voice Collective choir as well as a volunteer in her local community of Terang, being involved with the Little Acorn program assisting people with disabilities to run the cafe and learn new skills. Both provide valuable assistance to the local disability community.
34. “Paul” by Rod Cameron Acrylic - $1,000
Subject: Paul Blain
Paul Blain was an easy choice as my subject for the “Warrnibald” due to his generous volunteering work. He has been a member of Rotary for eight years serving as President, Sergeant at Arms and Secretary and he has been the recipient of two Paul Harris Fellowships (Rotary International Awards). Paul was integral in the Committee that built the Rotary House for short term stays for people seeking medical care. He was also associated with the building and auctioning of a house for the Warrnambool Aquatic CentrePaul has been on the Committee of the Warrnambool Wine and Food Society for the past 6 years and he is currently the representative to the Wine and Food Federation. For the past 9 years he has been the president of the Warrnambool Golf Club helping to bring it up to the standard it is today.
20. “Jon” by Bob Scarborough Oil & Pastel - $450
Subject: Jon Watson
I have known Jon since he and his young family first relocated to Warrnambool over a decade ago. Jon has made a significant contribution to our community through mentoring many young people, also by providing support and time to numerous individuals, to the Warrnambool City Council as well as community groups and organisations.My portrait of Jon captures his kind, pensive and at times intense focus on challenges and tasks we all face in our everyday lives.
22. “Riley” by Jenni Larsen Mixed Media - $150
Subject: Riley Ford
I chose to paint Riley because he's one of those quiet achievers who never looks for recognition. Every week without fail he turns up to volunteer with the lifestyle team at Mercy Place Warrnambool and just gets stuck in, helping out wherever he's needed. He's been doing this since 2020, and his commitment hasn't wavered once. Riley is always kind, friendly, and reliable - the residents and staff absolutely love him. Whether it's bingo or carpet bowls, he's there with a smile and a great attitude. He genuinely cares about the residents, and you can see how much he enjoys being part of their lives. I really admire his dedication and the way he just quietly makes a difference every week. That's why I wanted to paint him - to shine light on someone who gives so much, simply because he cares. He might not ask for thanks, but he definitely deserves it.
9. “The Set Painter” by Val Ryan Acrylic - $360
Subject: Lyle Russell
Lyle began directing shows for Mortlake College in 1988; from this she began making costumes and sets for the school productions. This led to her continued involvement in theatre set and costume design when she moved to Warrnambool. When her son was in the Holiday Actors production of Annie in 2007, Lyle volunteered her skills to make costumes for this group and she has been a dynamic force in designing and creating costumes and scenery for them since 2014. Lyle works long hours in Goodwin Shed, tirelessly designing, making and organising the sets for Warrnambool amateur theatre productions. For more than a decade, she has continued to contribute her time to ensure the success of these stage performances that are a source of great enjoyment to the audiences of Warrnambool.
8. “Mabel” by Robyn Lake Acrylic - $340
Subject: Mabel Mitchell
As a significant community volunteer for many years and a person of energy and compassion, Mabel was an obvious choice for me to paint. Mabel was involved in setting up Palliative Care in the 80s. Since then, she has assisted people through the challenges of advanced care planning. She was a key member of the HIV Support Group and one of the founders of the Palcarers Relay for Life team. Mabel is the Secretary for Water East Timor and has been involved since 2012. She is currently involved in the City Council English Conversation Group with people whose English is a second language. She is an avid traveller whilst still involved in volunteer activities such as supporting people with their phones at Archie Graham and travelling to South Australia to assist with the Farina restoration project. She has been an athlete and now cycles and walks long distances. Mabel is well known for bringing empathy and expertise to people facing challenging times. People have remarked on her welcoming smile conveying the respect and care she brings to a situation. Capturing that feeling and image was the inspiration for the painting.
40. “Fred” by James Chapman Pencil & Paint on Wood with Tea, Coffee & Beer Staining - $300
Subject: Karenlyn Ryan
Karenlyn “Fred” Ryan is an extraordinary spirit and tireless community contributor. With hair like a wild brumby and a vibrant, untameable attitude to match, Fred is the puzzle piece you didn’t realise you were missing until she’s in your life. A true contributor in every sense, Fred pours genuine care into everything she does. As an employee at Find Your Voice Collective, she humbly goes above and beyond her role, dedicating countless extra hours to support both artists and staff. To complement this Fred is a devoted, long-standing volunteer with the Choir branch of Find Your Voice, sharing her time, expertise and boundless energy to create a welcoming and inspiring community space. Her infectious good vibes and deep generosity impact and enrich the lives of everyone lucky enough to enter her orbit. Fred is a live example of how one person’s passion and dedication can ripple to uplift an entire community. Without Fred, this community would be missing that final piece of a tricky puzzle, her presence makes everything feel whole.
43. “My Neighbour is a Witch” by Sara Mazur Graphite - $1,100
Subject: Kat Reeves
For this year's Warrnibald Portrait Art Prize, I've chosen the wonderful Kat Reeves of Warrnambool as my subject. I believe she is a beautiful example of what everyday people can contribute to a community in creative and fun ways. Over the years, I've had the pleasure of living across the street from Kat. During this time, I've witnessed a witch or Mrs. Claus spend countless hours of personal time and energy setting up enormous interactive displays for families during Halloween and Christmas. Year after year, she invites the entire town onto her property, going out of her way to be inclusive and altering her displays to accommodate anyone with sensory or neurodiverse needs. Recently she has also used her displays to raise donations for Cancer Council Victoria. Who ever said living next to a witch was a bad thing?
27. “The Quarry” by Rhonda Simmons Pencil Drawing - $500
Subject: Rob Porter
Rob Porter has served as Convenor of the Warrnambool Community Garden, one of Victoria's largest and most awarded community gardens, from 2018 to 2024. Rob studied Marine Sciences at Melbourne University before returning to teach Biology at Deakin University. In 1985, Rob transitioned into teaching through a vocational pathway program and spent 30 years in education - 15 years teaching subjects including maths, science, and health. Rob served 15 years in education administration, including 12 years as assistant or acting principal. Rob's education career focused on supporting students, particularly those in vocational or disadvantaged pathways, and mentoring teachers at various career stages. Community involvement in Warrnambool has been lifelong, including time on committees for a local dive club, a dance school, and a nature reserve. Since retirement in 2017, Rob has dedicated himself to the Warrnambool Community Garden, promoting inclusive leadership that empowers others and assists the community thrive. Rob was a compassionate and inspirational mentor for me as a Graduate Teacher in 2013 at Brauer College. I had the pleasure of working with Rob to support several groups of VCAL students in developing practical skills at the Warrnambool Community Garden between 2020 and 2023.
4. “Karen Wilde” by Helen Edwards Oil on Linen - $2,000
Subject: Karen Wilde
Born in the UK Karen migrated to Australia with her husband. Since settling in Warrnambool she has supported the family racing business, raised her children and been a significant contributor to the local community. Karen is a physiotherapist and lyengar Yoga teacher conducting classes in Warrnambool. Twelve years ago she was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma and has continued to receive treatment in Melbourne. Aware of the demands of travelling to Melbourne fortnightly Karen has tirelessly campaigned to raise funds to establish a specific treatment centre for Multiple Myeloma in Warrnambool Hospital for the many other patients in the Western District. I have many ongoing connections with Warrnambool. My son and his family have been resident here for 20 years. I met Karen last year at a Multiple Myeloma Information Day she organised in Warrnambool. My husband who also suffers from this condition had met her earlier during their mutual fortnightly treatments in St Vincents Melbourne. My recent contacts with Karen have impressed me greatly. I feel honoured to have had the opportunity to paint this portrait motivated by my awareness of her bravery, strength and endurance despite the adversities of her condition and her vision to support the future needs of others suffering from this incurable cancer.
25. “Penders” by Jo Hickman Pastel - $2,400
Subject: Brendan Pendergast
There was no hesitation to have Brendan Pendergast as the subject of my portrait! For many reasons. I have known ‘Penders' for years and find his towering stature and huge, expressive hands fascinating particularly when he is commanding an audience with his captivating storytelling. Beyond his charisma, Brendan is a quiet force of generosity, donating to and supporting local fundraisers, charities, and community events. He is a member of the Warrnambool Cycling Club, and life member and past president of the Warrnambool Athletics Club. He is a Foundation member of Warrnambool Lattes cycling group which raises money annually for various local causes. One of his greatest passions is supporting the Kids Foundation, through hosting bi-annual fundraisers and participating in triathlons for children of southwest Victoria and beyond, who have suffered burns and other trauma.Not looking like the conventional solicitor with his stubble and man bun, Brendan has been a partner at Maddens Lawyers since 1984, often providing pro bono legal services in many circumstances. Brendan intends to devote more time to local charities upon retirement, when he decides it is time. His philanthropy and generosity often fly under the radar, just the way he likes it.
3. “Wenn and ‘Baby’” by Rachel Peters Acrylic - $700
Subject: Wenn Lawson
Having coffee with Wenn, I looked at his gentle face, affirmed by his friendship, and thought, “Of course—who better to paint?At two, Wenn was labelled intellectually disabled. He spoke his first words at five, often in rhyme. Misdiagnosed with schizophrenia, he spent years on antipsychotic medication. He married, raised four children, and lived a life. Then, at 41, he asked his psychiatrist: Could I have autism? The medication was reduced, and a new life began.Self-discovery led him first to study to psychology, then a PhD on Autism. He’s authored 28 books, contributed to many more, and spoken across Australia and internationally on autism, gender variance, and related issues. Wenn now shares his expertise widely supporting services, schools, groups, and individuals often without fee. From the Australian Autism Association and Monash Health’s Autism Adult Project to global online communities and his YouTube channel, his mission is clear: to bridge the gap between autistic and non-autistic people. Wenn and his wife Beatrice live quietly in our little community, making a world of difference. They adore birds like Baby, a young magpie.
41. “Nev” by Brianna Mansbridge Soft Pastel & Coloured Pencil - $50
Subject: Neville Hogan
Neville, mostly known as Nev, has been much valued member of the Southwest Healthcare volunteer group since 2012. Nev enjoys his work of seeing to the maintenance of the hospital fleet cars, and he estimates he has washed and vacuumed around 7000 cars since he started. Nev also delivers much needed medical supplies to members of the community and their support networks, ensuring they have access to the things they need for their health and wellbeing. Nev's efforts support the hospital to deliver services to those who need them. Nev always has a smile on his face and Is always keen for a chat. He has donated many hours of his time to South West Healthcare over the years and is considered a valuable member of the team.
42. “Groundskeeper Jimmy” by Leanne Radley Acrylic on Canvas - $660
Subject: Jimmy Boxer
Jimmy Boxer has dedicated over 37 years to East Warrnambool Primary School. More than just a groundskeeper, Jimmy has earned 18 regional and state titles in garden awards and was honoured with the 2008 Rotary Foundation Paul Harris Fellowship Award for appreciation of tangible and significant assistance given for the better understanding and friendly relationships of people of the world, nominated by a student. His incredible gardens are a testament to his dedication, but it’s his connection to the school community that truly stands out. Jimmy is a positive, hands-on influence, particularly with students that need extra support. He often has struggling students join him in the garden or on the tools, creating a sense of belonging. Beyond the garden, Jimmy has raised money multiple times for the World’s Greatest Shave, assists with hands-on learning in the school, and teaches manners with life skills. He is deeply passionate about fostering community spirit and providing students with a positive male role model. Over the years, Jimmy has supported multiple generations of students, leaving a lasting impact on their lives. Humble and dedicated, Jimmy’s influence extends far beyond the garden, making him a cherished part of the East Warrnambool Primary School legacy.
18. “Look At Me Now” by Clive Rippon Canvas - $1,500
Subject: Ben Blain
I have known Ben for a lot of years, when he used to live across the creek at Glenormiston. After the countless shows and Friday Pizza nights I was amazed when he got elected to council and then became the Mayor of Warrnambool. Being one of the youngest Mayors in Warrnambool's History and now having his young family with his wife Natalie and young daughter Adalyn. When I asked Ben to do the picture it was great to get him dressed up in the historic Mayoral Robes with the historic chain that was a link from every Mayor of Warrnambool until the 1994 council amalgamations. Ben is showing that the Mayors role is bigger than one person while continuing to grow and change as the city of Warrnambool does.
10. “Robert Lowe” by Neil Griffin Oil - $2,300
Subject: Robert Lowe
Robert William Lowe (Uncle Rob), a Peek Whurrong Elder, was raised on Framlingham Aboriginal Station. A talented footballer from a young age, he captained the Victorian Aboriginal team and earned life membership with two local clubs after a 30 year football career. Uncle Rob is a tireless community advocate. He volunteers his time at countless local community groups and organisations including Warrnambool Clontarf Academy, Warrnambool Community Garden, and Friends of Swan Reserve.Uncle Rob has held multiple directorships including serving as a founding director of both Gunditjmara and Worn Gundidj Aboriginal Co-operatives. He has received numerous honours including Warrnambool's Community Achievement Award (2014) and the national Kookaburra Award (2016) for his time spent managing state parks and reserves. His memoir, The Mish, won the David Unaipon Award in 2000. In 2018, Uncle Rob won the Premier's Award for Victorian Senior of the Year, the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Senior Achiever Award for his extensive service to the south-west community. Uncle Rob has conducted hundreds of Welcome to Country ceremonies, smoking rituals, and cultural education sessions. His work spans heritage preservation, youth mentoring, and cultural education, leaving a profound legacy across Victoria.
2. “We All Need Friends” by Laurel Nowacki Mixed Media - $300
Subject: Ross Dawson
Immediately after moving to lllowa, we became aware through the Standard, that rabbits had invaded and were digging up the Tower Hill Cemetery. The same industrious animals had settled in and our new friendly neighbour happily gave advice on beginning to manage our problem while casting his eye and enthusiasm across the neighbourhood. Ross Dawson's energy has spread across our small community. He encourages and supports our small district to be involved in the local Rabbit Action Group.. trying to relocate these pests to heaven! He has been very actively involved in the Koroit area with the Warrnambool-Port Fairy Rail Trail, a local Koroit Wednesday Walking Group and the revitalising of the Koroit Exercise Group. He is actively involved in the Parks Project for Tower Hill. As a member of the Australian Plant Society, Ross has an extensive native plant garden which has been available for Open Days on several occasions. He is also involved with Friends of the Swan Reserve. Somehow he finds time to maintain a serious vegetable and fruit garden which he generously shares with neighbours.
32. “Jim Thornley” by Georgina Finnigan Acrylic on Canvas - $1,600
Subject: Jim Thornley
The subject of this portrait is 88 year old Mr James T Thornley, known to most as 'Jim’. Upon retirement in 2004, Jim and his wife moved to Warrnambool. He soon became heavily involved in the Warrnambool Community through volunteer work. In this portrait, Jim is standing outside the Warrnambool Magistrates Court, where he proudly volunteered for nearly two decades as a Court networker. Jim's work supporting court users to navigate the justice system with respect and dignity was in his words 'a privilege'. His warm, humanist approach became known for instilling a sense of calm in those experiencing crisis. Jim's judgement-free, grass roots connection to people from all walks of life was simply his way.Jim was heavily involved as a volunteer with many Warrnambool and regional organisations such as Gateway and Kardinia Churches, Naragatoon Community House, Mens Shed, Community Visitors Program, just to name a few. In recent years Dementia has robbed Jim of his memories. He may be forgetting, but I won't let his life of service to others be forgotten. I am proud to call him my Dad.
1. “Joe the ‘Fighter’” by David Hetherington Oil - $400
Subject: Joe Baptiste
I have known Joe for over 30 years, I believe Joe to be a very charitable person and keenly focused on improving the lives of the people around him. I also know Joe as a “Fighter” based on his recent life threatening struggles, hence my desire for Joe to be my first painting and the chosen title. Joe says, “I am a passionate member of the Rotary Club, Warrnambool East, I love being part of the running of the Hole in one competition every January on our foreshore, the camaraderie around our club engages and satisfies me. “I also enjoy being a welfare member of the St Vincent de Paul Society, where we assist recipients and or companions with IGA food vouchers, food from Food Share, rents payments, travel to Melbourne for medical reasons and take care of doctor’s prescriptions. “For my diversion, I am a member of the Mozart Choir, in the tenor line in Warrnambool and we do a concert in June and one in December every year and also a member of the choir at St. Joseph’s Church in Warrnambool.’’
17. “Deon” by Ricky Taylor Water Colour & Posca Paint on Canvas - $310
Subject: Deon Cameron
Deon has been actively involved in community theatre and performance art since 1998, onstage with productions produced by the Warrnambool Theatre Company, the Port Fairy Theatre Group and most recently the Camperdown Theatre Company. In 2004 he was part of a small group of friends who spearheaded Dog's Dinner Theatre Productions where he wrote, directed, produced and acted in plays and productions. Every year he joins the Warrnambool Symphony Orchestra for their annual Kids' Concert to go rogue onstage and add theatrical hijinks to their orchestral wonder. He even shared some screen time with Emma Wiggle during their COVID-19 lockdown show - both of them wore tutus for the occasion (use your imagination to decide who might've looked better of the two). He pops up to MC events now and then and has been a local advocate for road safety through the L2P Learner Driver Program. And you've probably even seen him on a Hammond's Paints TV ad during footy and cricket seasons (he is quite sportily awkward so this is probably the closest you'll ever see him to either of these games)Deon is truly honoured for Ricky to have chosen him as a subject to sit for his uniquely wonderful style of portraiture for this year's Warrnibald Event.
44. “Bob” by Claire Chatfield Mixed Media - $435
Subject: Bob Wason
Bob is always cheerful. He's had all the adversity life can throw at him but is happy with his life. He loves to help people In his volunteer role as booking officer for the Cobden Miniature Rail. It takes him back to his days working as a Railway assistant in New South Wales.His family moved every few years when he was growing up. He ran away from home at 13 and worked on a farm without pay. He took off again at 16 and got the job with the railway in Cootamundra. He moved on many times from there, finally settling in Camperdown with his wife Janet and family. Now retired, he has been volunteering for 14 years with The Miniature Railway and as a driver for The David Newman Centre in Camperdown. Proud and smiling in his blue uniform with its train insignia, he wonders how he could deserve so much good fortune It’s that humility, warmth, honesty and openness that makes him for me the perfect subject.
35. “Eve In Front of her Volcanic Rock Fireplace” by Irene Crusca Oil on Linen - $1,600
Subject: Eve Black
Eve Black has spent nearly all her adult life farming, firstly, in East Gippsland, and then just out of Mortlake. Volunteering was instilled in her from an early age, both by example from her parents, and particularly, as a Brownie, and then Girl Guide. Eve is a member of the Mount Noorat Management Committee, the Terang Hospital Ladies' Auxiliary, Terang Red Cross, President of the Noorat and District Residents' Association and Editor of Noorat's monthly newsletter, "WHAT'S NOO?". On both ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day, Eve plays a part, with other volunteers, in ceremonies, at the Noorat War Memorial . Her involvement with U3A Corangamite has been a great joy, and she has watched this organisation grow from its inception in 2015. She was the founding President, and after a break from that office, has served as President again for the past, almost, three years. Eve’s volunteering extends to "grandmother duties" within her own family. A keen Mahjong player, a keen traveller along with a passion for cooking Eve keeps herself busy. Nothing pleases her more than to be surrounded by those she loves, hoping they are enjoying a meal, however humble, prepared with love.
31. “Looking Through Red-rimmed Glasses” by Debbie Banks Oil - $1,500
Subject: Carolyn Monaghan
Carolyn is a retired Pharmacist who came to Warrnambool in 1982. She joined the Rotary Club of Warrnambool Daybreak as a founding member in 1998 and was actively involved in many community projects including organising her favourite, the highly successful annual The Longest Lunch. This fund raiser supported many community national and international Rotary projects.Carolyn joined the Inner Wheel Club of Warrnambool in its founding year and raised many funds for Cord Blood Research and local groups including Emma House and the Francis Foundation. She has served in a voluntary capacity on the boards of Lyndoch in the 1990s, South West TAFE and she is currently on the committee of management of WRAD Health, a position held since 2011. In addition to the above Carolyn is actively involved in the South West Healthcare Auxiliary helping to raise funds for much needed equipment and projects.
6. “Courtney Shines” by Anne Wines Oil on Canvas - $875
Subject: Courtney Mathew
Courtney embodies the epitome of community stewardship, earning the esteemed title of young Citizen of the Year in 2024 through her remarkable dedication to the Warrnambool Community Garden. As Deputy Convener of the Warrnambool Community Garden, she contributes to transformative projects like the quarry-to-amphitheatre conversion, transforming a forgotten space into a vibrant community hub. In 2025, as Convener of the Warrnambool Community Garden, Courtney guided her team in their award-winning Community Event of the Year 15h Anniversary Open Day. Her brainchild, Fruit Rescue, showcases her innovative spirit, salvaging and redistributing over three tonnes of produce to local families in need, while also tackling food waste. Beyond borders, she fosters cross-cultural connections with Warrnambool’s sister city, Miura, in Japan and has actively supported the Warrnambool Multicultural Association Festival. Courtney's leadership shines as she empowers volunteers, enhances outreach for community groups and champions initiatives that enrich the lives of others. I chose Courtney for my subject because her impact radiates far and wide and she is a beacon of inspiration for the city and beyond.
26. “Peter Morgan” by Jean Christie Acrylic and Pastel - $390
Subject: Peter Morgan
Peter has always fostered the Mercy spirit of hospitality and volunteering. During Peter’s Principalship, Emmanuel College developed and opened its community kitchen, which provides meals and companionship to members of the broader Warrnambool community on Tuesday evenings. Peter along with staff and students volunteer. Peter has voluntarily served his education community as an Executive member of the Secondary Principals Association of Victorian Catholic Schools and is one of its longest serving members. He has been the Chair of the Ballarat Diocese Secondary Principals Association and the SIMON Management Committee and was appointed to the committee of the Warrnambool Technical School. He volunteered as one of the leaders of a successful capital appeal for his church community. I loved working with Peter. He has always led with kindness. Most would not know the levels of stress faced by school principals. Long term studies reveal that principals work very long hours and are prone to suffer from burnout, sleeping troubles and stress because of their work. I have depicted a relaxed looking Peter as his Principalship ends and he looks forward to the future. I have added the front doors of Emmanuel College in the background, ajar, not only to signal his departure but because he loves interesting doors and photographs them on his travels.
14. “Ann Morris” by Jo Merriman Acrylic on Canvas - $900
Subject: Ann Morris
The person I have chosen for my entry is Ann Morris who I have known for over 20 years. Ann is a volunteer community radio colleague at Warrnambool’s 3WayFM. She is currently the President of 3WayFM and she has worked tirelessly for the station, beginning as a presenter in 1998 and on the committee from 2000. As president, she guided us through COVID and has just completed overseeing the upgrading of our three studios and now plans for the 40th anniversary of the station in May 2025. Ann's profession was as a nurse, specialising in diabetic care and education. She has made significant contributions to the field, and she has been recognized nationally in 2011 & 2016 as the 'Diabetes Educator of the Year'. Ann is also a member of the Warrnambool Art Gallery Friend of the Gallery. Ann also holds a private pilot's licence.
36. “The Man Behind the Paste” by Susan Sambell Oil - $1,200
Subject: Malcolm Macpherson
Malcolm started making quince paste in 1998, harvesting home grown quinces from his backyard and from years of practice he mastered the flavour and texture. Soon after joining the Rotary Club of Warrnambool Central in 2012, Malcolm earnt the nickname 'Quincy'. Over the years, Malcolm has donated 100s of his highly sought after quince paste to the Rotary Club to give as gifts to guest speakers, and to the Annual Charity Auction where quince paste was always a hit. He also generously gives quince paste to service clubs for raffles and giftsHowever, Malcolm's volunteer work is much more than just making quince paste. From 2016 2024 Malcolm served on the RSL Committee to assist with the extensive Building renovation, Recently he's been spending his days selling ANZAC badges around Warrnambool and he sells poppies for Remembrance Day. After bypass surgery Malcolm took the opportunity to help others, by mentoring and supporting patients at Heart Health in South West Healthcare for 4 years. I've known Malcolm for many years and have often shared a delicious home-cooked meat, fine wine and good times together. Through this portrait I aim to capture his generous character and his ongoing dedication to helping others.
37. “Flora” by Georgina Sambell Oil on canvas - $1,600
Subject: Flora Lam Kim
This year, whilst completing her PhD in Marine Biology, Flora organised the first-ever Warrnambool Tango Festival, a not-for-profit event raising funds for Save the Children. She also offers free foreshore tango events, weaving dance, joy, and connection into the fabric of our community. Flora moves through life with generosity and vision, creating spaces where everyone feels welcome. I chose to paint her because she captures the spirit of what it means to give - not for recognition, but for love of people and place. Through this portrait, I wanted to honour the light she brings to Warrnambool, and the warmth she shares so freely. It's a privilege to paint someone who is not only an inspiration, but also a friend.
46. “She’s Like a Rainbow” by Jenny Altmann Mixed Medium - $800
Subject: Jane Curtis
I chose to paint Jane Curtis because her voluntary help for the F Project Arts Precinct is tireless. She mows huge lawns, helps by working on opening nights, hanging exhibitions and doing all the housework for the Residence upstairs where people stay. Jane has a never-ending source of energy. She also cooks meals on a weekly basis for people who are unable to do so for themselves and she transports her students with disabilities. Her dedication, devotion and willingness to help in any way she can is incredibly admirable.Jane Curtis has a magnificent singing voice and performs often without charging the people who require her services.
12. “Chill” by Catriona Dolphin Acrylic on Canvas - $1,000
Subject: Kevin Chiller
“Chill” is a portrait of Kevin Chiller- a man whose life echoes the spirit Of the coast. In his own words, he "Doesn't stray too far from the beach" and his life membership of the Surf Lifesaving Club stands as a testament to his unwavering commitment and contributions to the Warrnambool community. Painting Kevin was an inspiring experience. His vibrant, inquisitive nature immediately drew me In and aimed to capture that energy on canvas Dressed proudly in his surf life-saving kit, Kevin shared stories of his passion for the beach, his active lifestyle, the importance of family, his work in finance, and his deep community involvement. Each facet of his life interweaves to create the rich, dynamic character that is so evident when you meet him. Since recently moving to Warrnambool, the Warrnibald portrait exhibition has provided a meaningful way for me to connect with the local community. This experience has not only enriched my art practice but also allowed me to celebrate individuals like Kevin who truly reflect its spirit.
39. “Such A Gem” by Jess Fowler Acrylic & Oil - $700
Subject: Suzanne Kull
This portrait is of local Terang legend, Sue Kull Sue has spent over 20 years fund-raising and campaigning for the Cancer council ... knitting and then selling hundreds of beanies and scarves around the district. Sue also creates care packages for those in need. One of her big joys is to create comfort babies for dementia patients in a number of nursing homes, knitting each baby an outfit for their loving new mum or dad to cuddle and care for. I have included imagery of daffodils, in consideration of the Cancer council, and have wrapped Sue in a gorgeous purple (her most favourite colour!), knitted scarf. I may not be the most accomplished portrait artist, but I want more than anything, for this wonderful woman to be recognised for all that she does. And I just hope that more than anyone else, that Sue is pleased with her painting.
38. “Jeanette” by Eric FairbankMixed Media on Paper - $400
Subject: Jeanette Miller
Jeanette is the current president of the Warrnambool & District Community Hospice. Just prior to her retirement as senior para legal at Maddens lawyers, Jeanette willingly devoted her energy and enthusiasm to this voluntary role. She was inspired by the part that the Hospice in the Home volunteers played in helping her father achieve his final wish to die at home. The challenge in painting Jeanette's portrait was to convey her warm personality and to do justice to her beautiful smile.She brings these qualities along with her honesty and integrity to head a wonderful cross section of board members keeping Hospice true to its original vision in an increasingly complex world. If you need help with care of a family member or friend who would like to die at home, ask Hospice.
5. “Carole” by Christine Unger Acrylic & Oil - $715
Subject: Carole Reid
Carole was born in Hamilton and is one of six children. At age ten, her sister was born with an intellectual and physical disability. No facilities were available until Mulleraterong opened in 1955, where Carole was encouraged by her parents to volunteer to support people who needed services. From an early age Carole understood the importance of volunteering. Moving to Warrnambool 40 years ago, CaroIe has been a volunteer with many community organisations. She is currently committed to charity ‘Loved & Shared’, whose purpose is to support children and families experiencing hardship. Established in 2023, Carole is aware of the significant needs of children in Warrnambool region and believes she has a responsibility to help develop, support and sustain vulnerable people. Being fortunate to receive a good education and life experiences, she has used her skills to help others. Carole and her husband Jeff’s main focus for philanthropy is education and children. They believe children who have a good education and support, have an increased likelihood for a happy and fulfilled life. Deciding to paint Carole was an easy choice. She is a life-long supporter of the disabled and people in need.
11. “Barry with Green Pot” by Sidney Sprague Acrylic - $1,200
Subject: Barry Tate
Barry Tate is a ceramic sculptor and mixed media artist based in Warrnambool, Victoria. Tate is an esteemed Educator and Mentor with an ambitiously detailed and intensive art practice that spans over three decades. Lecturing at Warrnambool TAFE and establishing ‘Out There Factory Arts’ organisation at Fletcher Jones Warrnambool and Woodford studios. Barry regularly volunteers his time effort knowledge and energy to all artists of all abilities. He has gladly donated his equipment clay glaze and kilns to creatives over many years. Beginning in Japan: Teaching ceramics in Tamba, Japan Jan 1985 - Dec 1991: Where Barry was volunteering and learning Japanese ceramic traditions. Recent accolades include Tate as a Winner for the This is Portland inaugural 2021 TRAILS Sculpture Exhibition: a finalist in the Hillview Sculpture Biennial and the Western Sydney University Sculpture Award & Exhibition. His works are held in the collections of Griffith University Brisbane, Warrnambool Art Gallery, and in private collections in Australia and Japan. And a recent museum exhibitionat Warrnambool Public Art Gallery April 2022
29. “Helen” by Harley Manifold Oil on canvas - $6,600
Subject: Helen Bunyon
Helen has for 10 years volunteered at The F Project often for 5 days a week, keeping in mind it is a 1.5 hour round trip for her to be there. Helen is a passionate and dedicated volunteer, bringing her creativity, warmth, and energy to every initiative she supports. With a strong belief in the power of community-driven art and social connection, Helen plays a key role in helping the F Project deliver inclusive, vibrant programs that make a lasting impact. Helen’s background spans community work, arts engagement, and grassroots organizing. Her hands-on approach and genuine care for people have made her a favourite among participants and fellow volunteers alike. Whether coordinating workshops, supporting exhibitions, or helping behind the scenes, Helen’s contributions are marked by her thoughtfulness, reliability, and a knack for making others feel welcome. Overall, Helen is an advocate for local arts, sustainability, and fostering spaces where creativity and collaboration can thrive. She believes that small actions can lead to big change — a philosophy she brings to life through her volunteer work. Helen’s spirit of generosity and commitment to community embody the values at the heart of the F Project.
7. “Isolated But Not Alone”byNicola Symons Watercolour - $300
Subject: Jackie Elliott
Jackie’s impassioned vision has grown far beyond expectation. Since 2019, thousands of females who live remotely have been brought together enabling celebration, connection and collaboration. With a background in the agricultural industry and living on a farm herself, Jackie understands the limitations that living rurally can have on different aspects of life, partially social wellbeing. Her organisation ‘Rural Women’s Day’ is far more than just one day. Her events connect hundreds of females to meet, enjoy like-minded company and share experiences. Over 20 successful events have been held across Australia featuring long lunches, guest speakers and educational workshops all having a positive ongoing impact on those who attend. Jackie’s volunteer work focuses on amplifying rural voices, promoting women in farming and nurturing leadership among women who often face systemic barriers. Countless hours are invested planning and organising events and she does it all with a huge smile. Friendships and support networks are formed throughout the Rural Women’s Day functions, reducing loneliness and isolation. Jackie is a true role model who sparks joy in everyone she encounters.
45. “Marie” by Kaira Anne Deans Mixed Media - $100
Subject: Marie Anne Deans
I choose my subject my grandmother for a simple reason, that she made me into the person I am today, she raised me from birth. For all that she sacrificed, I thought that she deserves recognition. Marie is full of life and willing to help those who need assistance, making her living as a nurse for many years even after she's retired to her quiet hometown in Warrnambool, Marie volunteered for Hospice, as of writing this biography, for 5 years and likely many more to come.This is also a thank you for encouraging me to pursue art, a passion I enjoy quite a lot. To tell stories, draw and paint things I love. Meeting wonderful teachers at TAFE, my friends, family and many more encouraged me on my art journey. I couldn't do all of this without my grandmother's support and care, helping me over hurdles. Even though I prefer to draw cartoons, I can only hope this picture shows the warmth my grandmother radiates.
28. “Willing Heart” by Suesanna Hope Oil - $1,200
Subject: Dr Eric Fairbank AM
Eric is the Patron of the Warrnambool & District Community Hospice. He has volunteered since the first committee meeting in 2010 and was instrumental in helping to establish the Hospice in the Home program in 2015. Each month Eric runs workshops at the Archie Graham Community Centre for any adult wishing to complete an Advance Care Plan and make known any other wishes they have for their end of life care. His involvement in Hospice follows a medical career that included hospital experience in Warrnambool and Melbourne, two years in Papua New Guinea, General Practice at Cambourne Clinic, a brief stint in East Timor, and finally specialising in Palliative Medicine. He was Director of Palliative Care at South West Healthcare from 1986 until his retirement in 2013. As a volunteer, Eric represents the selfless individuals who form the backbone of communities yet often go unrecognized. Capturing his likeness honours not just him, but the spirit of volunteerism itself. The contrast between his unassuming presence and the vibrant abstract background symbolizes how ordinary people bring extraordinary colour to the lives they touch through their service. I was Blessed to have the committee assign me such a deserving volunteer.
19. “Marie” by Shari Nye Oil on Canvas - $600
Subject: Marie Cook
I chose to paint Marie as I have been inspired by her willingness to help others in the arts and personally enjoyed discussing artwork with her. I noticed her helping people and I remember well, receiving a friendly, warm welcome from her, when I first moved to Warrnambool in 2017. Marie has lived in Warrnambool since1981. She is a practising artist and taught in the Department of Arts at South West TAFE. Her volunteer work is centred around supporting developing artists and the Arts in Warrnambool. She has volunteered at the F Project and is currently a member of their Gallery Committee. Marie has given public talks, supported artists to exhibit their work and helped implement Community Tapestry Projects in schools and in the community. She has also volunteered to teach in most south west First Nations Communities around Warrnambool including Framingham, the Women’s Program at West Warrnambool Primary School and at Worn Gundidj. On retirement Marie was first employed, then continued to volunteer in a community arts program at the Dialysis Ward at South West Healthcare. She is currently volunteering further afield painting at the great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo.
16. “Gayle” by Marsha Smith Acrylic - $800
Subject: Gayle Drake
Gayle Drake, now retired, was a familiar name in the Allansford district for her 36 years devoted to Scouts Australia. From a teenager Gayle represented, learnt and lead the Allansford Scouts for three decades, including many children around the district including my husband and my family. Gayle’s inspiration knows no bounds, her humble and kind nature encouraged children to believe in themselves by providing guidance, mentorship, values and principles such as honesty, respect, integrity, and responsibility Every member had the chance to reach their full potential to enhance their skills and knowledge through engaging in various fun and creative activities and programs, that Gayle planned and organised. Gayle was a dedicated, and empathetic volunteer who provided a positive environment with care and support for young people in their scouting journey. With her passion and loyalty, Gayle encouraged participation and included all to be involved in her very special, friendly group. I have chosen Gayle for my portrait, as she reminds me of what is important.... spending time with our children to allow them to grow, learn and connect. “Children are not things to be moulded, but are people to be unfolded” – Jess La
21. “David Mathison” by Jenny Arms Acrylic & Watercolour - $450
Subject: David Mathison
My community volunteering began when I joined Rotaract (junior Rotary) at around 24 years of age Rotaract was a great organisation as it provided plenty of social activities as well as community involvement. I joined the Koroit Lions Club in 1994. Lions provided the opportunity to participate in a range of Koroit community activities. am still a member of the Koroit Lions Club and continue to enjoy the social and community involvement with a bunch of good people. In August 2023 I became a volunteer with Warrnambool and District Community Hospice. From the first day I visited Hospice House and met the Staff I have been impressed with the compassion, humanity, respect and care that Hospice provides. The training provided to qualify as a Hospice in-home carer opened my mind, gave me plenty to think about and further reinforced that Warrnambool & District Hospice IS a group of wonderful people providing real support for people when they need it most. In my spare time I enjoy motorcycling, a bit of travel, tinkering in the shed and watching Geelong flog Hawthorn.
13. “Margaret Whitehead” by Juliann Boorer Oil - $350
Subject: Margaret Whitehead
At 16 years of age, Margaret witnessed first-hand the generosity and power of how community spirit changes lives. Through the loss of her own parents, the Port Fairy community came together to support the four siblings to stay together and continue to have a home This experience has always inspired Margaret to do the same and build value in local Community. Margaret continues to tirelessly volunteer for many different groups for over 60 years, including Ambulance, Rotary, Moyne Yana House Hospital Auxiliary, Heritage Boats, Reserves, 33-year involvement with the Port Fairy Folk Festival and long standing as a local Councillor. Margaret was the first woman Mayor of Port Fairy Borough Council. Margaret has been awarded Borough of Port Fary Citizen of the Year, Paul Harris Fellowship, Medal of the Order of Australia and in 2025 Moyne Shire Citizen of the Year. In quoting Margaret, “The reward is doing the job and seeing the benefit to the Community”. My Artistic goal was to build and gain more confidence this year. The Hospice Portrait has brought inspiration by meeting an extraordinary volunteer together with strengthening knowledge of my community and desire to do Margaret justice.
24. “Mother Morgót Full of Grace” by JoBrian Mixed Media - $350
Subject: Margot Johnson
Margót Johnson moved to Warrnambool in 1966 after marrying Ted Johnson, the city engineer. Over her years in Warrnambool, Margot has been a steadfast volunteer with the firm view that we all have to give back to our community to enrich our lives and care for others. I met Margót in 1989 and am fortunate and honoured to call her a dear friend who inspires me with her generosity of spirit and brings joy to my life and all those she encounters. Margót’s many voluntary roles include: • Jamieson Street Primary School Board and involved with the children’s reading and activities. • The Brophy House fundraising committee. • The Brauer College and Special School Boards. • Lifeline telephone counsellor for 10 years. • SWHC Volunteer for over 40 years. • Warrnambool Base Hospital/SWHC Axiliary. • Warrnambool Theatre Company since 1979, now a life member. • Look Good Feel Better Cancer Support group, 8 years. • View Club - Smith Family, responsible for entertainment and speakers at monthly meetings to support local children in need.
First Prize: Artist Harley Manifold’s portrait of Helen Bunyon
Second Prize : Artist Claire Chatfield’s portrait of Bob Wason
Third Prize: Artist Irene Crusca’s portrait of Eve Black.
South West Printmakers : Time- 11 June - 6 July
Time
South West Printmakers 10th group exhibition
11 June - 6 July
Liza McCosh
Artist Statement
In my artistic practice I have constantly drawn on the elements of nature to inspire imagery that comments on the environment, in particular, how nature is interconnected and integral to all life cycles. The theme of ‘Time’ is reflected in the imagery across this body of work: from the layers of sediment in the earth’s structure to the ebb and flow of tides, the movement from day to night, the seasons and the state of flux inherent in these cycles of time. In my process, I have adopted the most painterly printmaking method: a monotype is a one-off unique print, and in this case the prints were pulled from a perspex plate. The use of Yuppo as a support for some of the prints assists in a more painterly effect than other more traditional forms of printmaking achieve.
1.Time: Autumn, monotype on paper, 33.5cm x 33.5cm $295
2. Time: Night and day – Ebb and Flow #3, monotype on paper, 33.5cm x 33.5cm $295
3.Time: Nature’s Flux – Ebb and Flow #1, monotype on yuppo, 45cm x 43.5cm $395
4.Time: Nature’s Flux #3, monotype on yuppo, 23.5cm x 23.5cm $195
5.Time: Nature’s Flux #2, monotype on yuppo, 23.5cm x 23.5cm $195
6.Time: Night and Day – Ebb and Flow #1, monotype on paper, 23.5cm x 23.5cm $195
7.Time: Sediment #2, 2025, monotype on yuppo, 56cm x 45.5cm $395
8.Sediment #1, 2025, monotype on yuppo, 56cm x 45.5cm $395
Jean Gleeson
Artist Statement
An exploration of our vast ancient land, this print evokes the enduring spirit of rock fossils of the Kimberley through abstract forms and warm earth tones.
9.The Kimberley - Etching and Chine Colle $200
Ben Fennessy
Artist Statement
10.‘Kronos’ -Printmaking Chronological Chart Photos of prints on wooden board, 500x1500cm, NFS.
A miniature photographic reproduction of a Retrospective selection of thirty-three
original Prints by Ben Fennessy over seven decades. The printmaking techniques are –
linocut, wood block, etching, screen-printing, Hand coloured linocut, Reduction linocut,
Aluminium etching, watercolour monotype, Glass mono print and Aluminium Plate
Lithography.
Some of these original prints are available for purchase. They are marked with an
asterisk * here and a number in the folio on the plinth with ‘Kronos’.
Other original Prints are available by request to Ben -fennessyfineart@gmail.com
1960s - National Gallery Art School, Melbourne
Faces, linocut - Still life, linocut - Still life, wood block - Ban the Bomb, linocut
1970s - National Gallery Art School & Gellibrand River
Cat & mouse, etching - Kellog’s Mouse Flakes, etching - You dirty rat, Screenprint
Temple, etching - Night vine, linocut - Golden Temple, Hand coloured linocut
The Swing, linocut - The Way to Work, linocut
1980s - Breamlea The Burning Bush, linocut
*11. SheOak Day, linocut, AP, 30x19cm, unframed, $400
*12. SheOak nite, linocut, AP, 30x19cm, unframed, $400
*13. On McCanns Road, Reduction linocut, AP, 30x40cm, unframed, $500
1990s - Breamlea
*14. Main Channel, linocut, 10/10, 19x30cm, unframed, $300
*15. Wetlands, linocut, AP, 19x30cm, unframed, $300
*16. Connewarre Tre e, 5/12, linocut, 5/12, 30x19cm, unframed, $300
*17. Red Tree, linocut, 4/10, 19x30cm, $300
2000s - Rosebrook
*18. Deen Maar, etching, 7/10, 14x19cm, unframed, $300
*19. Deen Maar Escarpment, etching, AP, 14x19cm, unframed, $300
*20. Rosebrook Flood, Linocut, AP, 30x40cm, unframed, $500
*21. Iceland Landscape, Aluminium etching, AP, 19x29cm, unframed, $400
*23. Tower Hill, woodblock, AP, 5x6cm, unframed, $50
2010s - Rosebrook & Killarney
*22. Tower Hill Outside, wood block, AP, 6x9cm, unframed, $75
Budj Bim Habitat, watercolour monotype - Mooroon Tree, wood block
2020s - Killarney
Squallorama, Glass mono print - Tower Hill Right Side, AP, Glass mono print
*24. Smoke on the Water, Aluminium Plate Lithograph, AP, 25x38cm, unframed, $750
*25. Killarney Sunrise, Aluminium Plate Lithograph, AP, 25x38cm, unframed, $750
*26. There is a Light, Aluminium Plate Lithograph, AP, 25x38cm, unframed, $750
*27 - Killarney Storm, Aluminium Plate Lithograph, AP, 25x38cm, unframed, $750
Julie Stark
Artist Statement
‘Roses and Scotch Thistles came to Australia from across the seas in colonial times.
My maternal grandmother's Lutheran family from Prussia, settled in the Barossa Valley S.A.
Embroidery was no doubt a welcome respite from the rigors of colonial rural life.
I enjoyed the challenge of marrying this old relic with my vinyl-cut imagery.’
28.‘My Grandmother’s Flowers’ 1920’s- 2020’s u/s 85 x35 $490
Jodie Honan
Artist Statement
Finding time while walking on the beach. Each concentric line on a shell a measure of time
in the mollusc’s life. The shells are what is left at the end of the creature’s time. Lines of
shells left by the tidal cycles.
29. Venus lines a/p , linocut, 14 x10 $50
30. Beach lines 1, u/s, linocut 30x30 $80
31. Beach lines 11, u/s, linocut and watercolour 30x30 $80
32. Tide line 1, u/s, Linocut, ecoprint, watercolour, collage $150
33. Tide line 11, u/s, Linocut, ecoprint, watercolour, collage $150
Delia Crabbe
34. Sky - Etching, watercolour pencil 39x29cm (paper size. print 21x17cm) $75
35. Near Malua Bay- deconstruction #1 29x39cm $120
36. Weedy Seadragons Etching 1/30 13x18cm (print 8x11cm) $80
37.Weedy Seadragon Etching 3/30 25x17cm (paper size. print approx 17x17cm) $60
38. Hooded Plover Chick etching 11x12cm NFS
Des Bunyon
Artist Statement
Time is the central antagonist in Lewis Carroll’s classic story Alice in Wonderland. But Time is more than a ticking clock—it’s the mischievous force behind Alice’s strange journey. When she asks, “How long is forever?” the White Rabbit replies, “Sometimes, just one second.”
As Alice tumbles into Wonderland, time stretches, shrinks, and twists. She meets curious characters like the White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, and Queen of Hearts—each adding to the chaos and charm.
Wonderland defies logic, as Tweedledee wisely says:
"If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic."
39. Time will do anything you like with the clock 1/10, etching, 32x44 $295
40. The hurrier I go the behinder I get 1/10, etching, 32x44 $295
41. How long is Forever ? Sometimes just one second 1/10, etching, 32x44, $295
42. It takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place 1/10, etching, 32x44, $295
43. Hurry Alice, we'll be late for Tea 1/10, etching, 32x44, $295
44. It's always Tea Time ! 1/10, etching,, 32x44 $295
Marion Manifold
Artist Statement
Memento mori
Wiridgil homestead is like cabinets of curiosities, and I have contributed to that collection.
The objects explore the natural sciences and history and are an accumulation of experience
and knowledge and exhibit layers of identity and the passing of time – of both the richness of
life and also of loss.The objects remind us to look more closely at nature and the lives of
those who came before us.‘Memento mori’ reminds of the inevitability of death but is also a
Positive reminder to make the most of each day.
45. Memento mori 3, 2/25, linocut & watercolour, 57 x77 $725
46. Memento mori 4, 2/25, linocut & watercolour, 57 x77 $725
47.Memento mori 6, 2/25, linocut & watercolour, 57 x77 $725
48. Memento mori 5, 2/25, linocut & watercolour, 57 x77 $725
49. Memento mori 2, 2/25, linocut & watercolour, 57 x77 $725
50. Memento mori 1, 2/25, linocut & watercolour, 57 x77 $725
Britt Gow
Artist Statement
The woodgrain relief prints I have been working on since the ‘Trees’ exhibition (2021) are a great representation of time, showing the seasons a tree has endured over its lifetime. Like a human life, the lifespan of a tree is insignificant in the context of evolution, reaching back 3.5 billion years since the first simple, single-celled prokaryotes.
51.One minute to midnight , woodgrain relief print with ink drawing (monoprint) 53x49, $450
Andrea Radley
Artist Statement
I have for a long time enjoyed walking at the Mouth of the Hopkins River. It is calming, refreshing and great exercise. The mouth of the river, the final point of a rivers’ journey, where the calm waters of the river merge with the tumultuous sea. Here I have enjoyed watching the whales, the birds and the animals congregate and the eels migrate. I am so lucky to live so close.
52. An Estuary Stroll,multiple linocuts sewn together onto arches paper $150
53. Where the River Meets the Sea, multiple linocuts sewn together onto arches paper $150
Delia Crabbe
Artist Statement
Time.-I ran out of it this time! So- I've got a few things from our 10 years of exhibiting together.
2016 IMPACT
2018 Across the waves- Migratory waterbirds
2019 VolcanoVolcanic
2020 Water
2021 Trees
2023 Sky
2024 Renewal
My new piece ‘Camouflage' is a mixed media (etchings, pencil, pen) booklet that is a
re-working of things that didn't work the first time I printed them, in 2018.Hooded Plover on
the beach. I do love print-making, and also work across many other media including drawing,
painting, ceramics and sculpture.
54. Camouflage-book of 9 etchings,pencil, pen, indigo dyed paper, 1mx11cm $250
Maree Stewart
Artist Statement
I wonder that we all might have time panics now and again - sometimes little, sometimes big, sometimes helpful,frequently not. Really though, we just have this present moment. Maybe our planet will have more.
55. ‘Time Panic’ 1/1, collagraph/monoprint/stamp/stencil 41 x 68 $380
Sue Ferrari
Artist Statement
An exploration of the blocks of time that shape our lives; the rhythms and patterns, the beginnings and endings.
56. Blocks of Time - experimental monoprint and rust print on silk $300
Liza McCosh #1 -#6
Liza McCosh #7 -#8
Jeanie Gleeson #9
Ben Fennessy #11- #27
Julie Stark #28
Jodie Honan #29- #33
Delia Crabbe #34- #38
Des Bunyon #39
Des Bunyon #40
Des Bunyon #41 - #42
Des Bunyon #43
Des Bunyon #44
Marion Manifold #45 - #46
Marion Manifold #47- #48
Marion Manifold #49- #50
Britt Gow #51
Delia Crabbe #52
Andrea Radley #53
Andrea Radley #54
Maree Stewart #56
Sue Ferrari #56
Jane Curtis: A Brush with Clay- 9 July - 3 August
Artist Statement
If there’s one constant in my creative practice, it’s colour. I don’t just use it—I celebrate it. If colour were a person, we’d be in a committed, long-term relationship. While form certainly has its place in my work, colour is my truest and most enduring companion.
I’m also driven by curiosity and challenge. When I encounter something new, it feels like an invitation to explore—and I rarely decline. That spirit of experimentation recently led me to ceramics. Though it had been on my creative wish list since I returned to full-time art study in 2009, it wasn’t until recently that I finally took the plunge.
The process of working with clay has been both humbling and deeply rewarding. It requires patience, attention, and a willingness to embrace the unexpected. Ceramics unfolds in slow, deliberate stages, and there's always a sense of suspense as each piece emerges from the kiln—transformed by heat and glaze into something entirely new. I’ve grown to love that unpredictability, and ceramics has become a medium I’m excited to further explore and integrate into my ongoing practice.
My work is also deeply personal. I’m a sentimental soul, and I need to feel connected to what I create. My 92-year-old stepmother, Marigold, has a deep love for native flowers—and I, in turn, have a deep love for her. Painting the flora she cherishes allows me to honour her joy and channel it into something visual and lasting.
One day, I came across a black-and-white photograph of a young girl, taken in 1927. She has a wistful, knowing expression that captivated me instantly. Since then, she’s become a recurring figure in my work—appearing in various forms, mediums, and moods. Whether in acrylic on canvas or rendered beneath the surface of a ceramic glaze, she feels like a kindred spirit. In a way, she’s become a stand-in for community, memory, and the kind of chosen family I value most.
She reminds me of the special bond I feel with my community here in Warrnambool—a place where friendships are chosen and nurtured, and where art and life intertwine in meaningful ways. There’s something familiar about each of the “girls” I paint; they carry pieces of the people and stories I hold close.
She’s practically family now. In the best possible way.
While I also have a deep love for gouache and the vibrant energy it brings, my current focus has shifted toward ceramics and acrylics—mediums that feel especially aligned with where I am in my creative journey.
1.Orange Tangent - acrylic on canvas $950
2.Two of Everything - ceramic vase with underglaze painting $395 SOLD
3.TheChair in There - gouache on paper $295 SOLD
4.Birds in Flight - gouache on paper $295 SOLD
5.Comfy in Cudgee -gouache on paper $295 SOLD
6.Nina - acrylic on canvas $290
7. Manette - acrylic on canvas $330
8.Stella - acrylic on canvas $195
9.Grace -acrylic on canvas $355
10.Enid - acrylic on canvas $320
11.Pearl - acrylic on canvas $330
12.Larger than Life - acrylic on canvas $350
13.Poppy People - gouache on paper $295
14. Daisy Days -gouache on paper $295 SOLD
16.Chair platter - ceramic platter with underglaze painting $350 SOLD
17.Blue Glass Lamp - acrylic on canvas $1100 SOLD
18.Orange Vase Bowl - ceramic bowl with underglaze painting $350 SOLD
19.Lemon Essence - acrylic on canvas $700
20.Blossoming - acrylic on canvas $850
21.Lush Life - acrylic on canvas $950 SOLD
22.Red Chest Platter- ceramic platter with underglaze painting $350 SOLD
23.Before the Reveal - acrylic on canvas $850
24.Limelight - acrylic on canvas $700
25.Party on Purple - acrylic on canvas $490
26.The Boudoir - ceramic platter with underglaze painting NFS
27.Blue Corn - acrylic on canvas $350
28.A Day in a Dahlia - acrylic on canvas $900
29.Poppies All Around - ceramic vase with underglaze painting $500 SOLD
30.Dahlias in Blue - ceramic vase with underglaze painting $190 SOLD
31.White Vase ,framed - acrylic on canvas $295
32.Aqua - ceramic bowl with underglaze painting $350 SOLD
33.Tulips - ceramic platter with underglaze painting $350
34.Autumnal - ceramic vase with underglaze painting $230 SOLD
35.Flowering Gums- ceramic vase with underglaze painting $450 SOLD
36.The Tall Poppies - ceramic vase with underglaze painting $550
37.Wind Song - ceramic vase with underglaze painting $450 SOLD
38.Wall Flowers - ceramic vase with underglaze painting $395 SOLD
39.Marigold - ceramic bowl with underglaze painting $350 SOLD
40.Dulcie and her Pink Lamp- ceramic vase with underglaze painting $500 SOLD
41.Nora (face on other side of vase) with lamp -ceramic vase with underglaze painting $330 SOLD
42.SOLD Vera (face on other side of vase) - ceramic vase with underglaze painting $330
Carol Eagle: Small Joys -6 August- 31 August
Small Joys: Launch 2pm -4pm Saturday 9 August
“Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness” Pearl S Buck.
This collection of my work represents a period of my life attempting to catch
and hold small joys by working on and growing quilts.
A few of the quilts were made when my work was represented in major quilt
shows, nationally and internationally, but the main body of work was created post
trauma when a raw need for meaning drove the imagining and forming of these
quilts.
I enjoy traditional quilting ,-carrying the fire so to speak, and fragmenting the
traditional into contemporary and abstract . The challenge of quilting is like life :
joining all the scraps of fabric which often turns out not how you expect, but
worthy anyway.
1. Small Joys #2 166 cm x 136 cm $2000
2. Surviving the Storm- sculpture $295
3. Small Joys #8 93cm x 83cm $295
4. Small Joys #6 145cm x 145cm $500
5. Phoenix Rising. Quilt made in the 3 years after Kajol’s accident 250cm x 250cm NFS
6. Small Joys #3 112cm x 112cm $600
7. The Norns. Goddesses of Norse Mythology who sit under the tree of life
weaving the threads of destiny. $295
8. Small Joys #9 115cm x 85cm $295
9. Grief -sculpture $295
10. Small Joys #7 91cm x 71cm $295
11. Small Joys #5 163cm x 120cm $400
12. Odyssey. Quilt made prior to the accident. Finalist and Highly Commended
At The Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival 2005 200cm x 155cm $3000
13. Small Joys #1 124cmx106cm $600
14. Small Joys #4 80cm x 66cm $295
15. Late to the Dance. Quilt made during Covid. 230cm x 185cm $3000
Artolescence - 3 September - 28 September
Damon Kowarsky- 1 October-26 October
In 1832 the great British painter William Turner travelled to the Channel Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Herm, and Sark.
In 2024 four artists, including Melbourne based printmaker Damon Kowarsky, as well as the UK's Merlyn Chesterman, Charlie McFarley, and Gideon Summerfield, were invited to follow in Turner's footsteps and record what they saw in sketches, drawings, paintings, and prints.
2025 is the 250th anniversary of William Turner's birth. This exhibition celebrates that event through etchings and drawings by Damon Kowarsky.
In them Kowarsky captures a wide range of locations in Guernsey, Herm, and Sark. Places that would have been both familiar and unfamiliar to Turner – much has changed in the last 200 years – and are always conscious of the dramatic landscapes and wild skies for which Turner is so well known, and of which the Channel Islands provide so many examples.
The etchings in this exhibition were printed at Portland Bay Press and Julia Street Creative Space in collaboration with Phemie Chong from Odd One Out Hong Kong.
Meet the Artist Saturday 18 October from 2 to 4pm at The F Project Gallery 224 Timor St Warrnambool VIC 3280
Gallery hours Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 4pm. Exhibition continues 1 October to 26 October.
Catalogue:
After Turner - Damon Kowarsky
Etchings and Drawings
1 October - 26 October
1. Fort Hommet 10/12 $360
2. Castle Cornet 6/16 $240
3. La Corbiere 7/14 $320
4. Vale Castle I 6/12 $340
5. Vale Castle II 3/12 $340
6. Petit Port 5/12 $240
7. Drawing- Loophole L’Ancresse $5600
8. La Moinerie 11/12 $360
9. Sark 3/16 $360
10.Panorama St. Peter Port 12/12 $1200
11,From Mansell Street 4/12 $360
12.Burnt Lane I 12/12 $340
13.Burnt Lane II a/p $340
14.Burnt Lane III 4/14 $440
15.St. Sampson Harbour 3/12 $360
16.St. Martin I 5/12 $340
17.St. Martin II a/p $360
18.St.Tuguals 5/12 $220
19.Clifton Steps 3/12 $360
20.Constitution a/p $360
1. Fort Hommet 10/12 $360
2. Castle Cornet 6/16 $240
3. La Corbiere 7/14 $320
4. Vale Castle I 6/12 $340
5. Vale Castle II 3/12 $340
6. Petit Port 5/12 $240
7. Drawing- Loophole L’Ancresse $5600
8. La Moinerie 11/12 $360
9. Sark 3/16 $360
10.Panorama St. Peter Port 12/12 $1200
11,From Mansell Street 4/12 $360
12.Burnt Lane I 12/12 $340
13.Burnt Lane II a/p $340
14.Burnt Lane III 4/14 $440
15.St. Sampson Harbour 3/12 $360
16.St. Martin I 5/12 $340
17.St. Martin II a/p $360
18.St.Tuguals 5/12 $220
19.Clifton Steps 3/12 $360
20.Constitution a/p $360
Jane Downing and Alison MacIntosh-29 October-30 November
A Story To Be Told
In this collaborative exhibition, artists Jane and Alison share a deep love of colour,
form, and pattern—expressed through playful, whimsical works that shimmer with
intuition and imagination.
Though their approaches differ, they discovered a shared language of storytelling:
Jane’s intuitive exploration of tone and shape, and Alison’s tender weaving of
memory and narrative. Jane’s forms rise from the quiet of the mind’s eye; Alison’s
from recollections—her own and those entrusted to her by others.
Together, they invite viewers into these visual worlds—worlds where emotion and
memory meet in colour and form. Their works, though deeply personal, remain
open, offering a space for others to wander, to recognise something familiar, and
to let imagination complete the story.
1.Soft Whispers acrylic on board 30cmx37cm (Jane Downing) $550
2.Soft Silence acrylic on board 30cmx37cm (Jane Downing) $550
3.Soft Heart acrylic on board 30cmx37cm (Jane Downing) $550
4.Summer Harvest oil on canvas 75cmx100cm (Alison McIntosh) $3800
5.SOLD The Long Lunch oil on canvas 45cmx45cm (Alison McIntosh) $900
6.SOLD .Marakesh oil on canvas 45cmx45cm (Alison McIntosh) $900
7.For the Love of Wild Horses acrylic on canvas 63x63cm (Jane Downing) $1200
8.Summer on the Raft oil on canvas 75cmx60cm (Alison McIntosh) $2500
9.Grazing acrylic on canvas 63x63cm (Jane Downing) $1200
10.A Startling Encounter oil on canvas 30cmx30cm (Alison McIntosh) $700
11.The Uncertain Passenger oil on canvas 30cmx30cm (Alison McIntosh) $700
12.SOLD Be Aware of the Magic acrylic on canvas 103cmx103cm (Jane Downing) $2480
13.The Be-dazzled Hare oil on canvas 30cmx30cm (Alison McIntosh) $700
14.SOLD The Apartment Dwellers oil on canvas 30cmx30cm (Alison McIntosh) $700
15.Fragrance After a Rain Storm acrylic on canvas 63x63cm (Jane Downing) $1200
16.The Estuary oil on linen 75cmx100cm (Alison McIntosh) $3800
17.Inviting You Into Stillness acrylic on canvas 63x63cm (Jane Downing) $1200
18.Afternoon on the Pontoon oil on canvas 75cmx60cm (Alison McIntosh) $2500
19.SOLD Ghost Gum acrylic on canvas 103cmx103cm (Jane Downing) $2480
20.Lunch in Firenze oil on canvas 75cmx60cm (Alison McIntosh) $2500
21.Boy With a Bowl of Spoonbills oil on canvas 75cmx100cm(Alison McIntosh)$3800
22.The Horse,the Gnome & the Anteater acrylic on canvas 63x63cm (Jane Downing) $1200
23.SOLD Full Moon Walrus acrylic on canvas 103cmx103cm (Jane Downing) $2480
24.The Garden Empress oil on canvas 75cmx100cm (Alison McIntosh) $3800
25.Breathing Miracles acrylic on canvas 63x63cm (Jane Downing) $1200
26.Deckchair Grannie acrylic on canvas 63x63cm (Jane Downing) $1200
27.SOLD Animal Spirit acrylic on canvas 63x63cm (Jane Downing) $1200
28.Reaching for the Stars acrylic on canvas 33x33cm (Jane Downing) $550
29.A Little Girl’s Garden acrylic on canvas 33x33cm (Jane Downing) $550
30.On Her Way acrylic on canvas 103cmx103cm (Jane Downing) $2480
31.Rescued oil on canvas 75cmx60cm (Alison McIntosh) $2500
32.The Perfect Getaway oil on canvas 60cmx75cm (Alison McIntosh) $2500
33.Whispers of the Earth acrylic on board 32cmx32cm (Jane Downing) $550
34.The Departure oil on canvas 45cmx35cm (Alison McIntosh) $800
Imaginations of Memories- Paintings and Drawings by Jock O'Connor 2 April - 27 April To be opened by Ron Quick Saturday 5 April 5.30-7.30pm. All welcome
Artist Statement
This exhibition of paintings and drawings titled Imagination of Memories is a collection of works from the last few years following a look back at my work since the early seventies.
That retrospective study made me recognise my primary way of constructing images was very much related to how I drew when I was a young child and I think it is my most honest way of working.
The images I drew in my childhood were heavily influenced by children’s book illustrations. That influence is still recognisable, along with a knowledge of modern art movements and some individual heroes of mine like Paul Klee and Vincent Van Gogh.
As the title suggests the source of my work is from memories of events or images that I have seen or experienced and found interesting.
The memory is the starting point and the imagination of an image to fit that memory is the next step. The execution of the painting or drawing of the imagined scene the final part of the process.
I like the freedom that imagination gives me as it allows me to use contradictory and unnatural sources of light, shade and colour to produce images that make me happy.
"Hear me Roar" 180 cm x 150 cm 2024 - oil on canvas
1. Nicks Fort,oil on canvas, 152cm x 122cm 2022 $2700
2. Studio, oil on canvas, 122cm x 91cm 2025 $1960
3. The Nap, oil on canvas, 122cm x 91cm 2024 $1960
4. Hear me Roar, oil on canvas, 180cm x 150cm 2024 $3900
5. Hero, mixed media on paper, 20cm x 16cm 2024 $480
6. Gardener, mixed media on paper, 20.7cm x 173cm 2024 $480
7. Gate, mixed media on paper, 23.2cm x 19.6cm 1996-2024 $650
8. Kinross Deck, mixed media on paper,19.5cm x 15.5cm 1998 $480
9. Iberian Self Portrait, mixed media on paper, 30.2cm x 23.1cm 1998 $650
10.The Jetty, mixed media on paper,19cm x 15.5cm 2020 $480
11.Pilgrim. mixed media on paper, 19.7cm x 15.3cm 1994-2023 $480
12.Yellow Nude, mixed media on paper, 16.5cm x 13.4cm 2024 $480
13.The Player, oil on canvas, 152cm x 122cm 2025 $2700
14.Tower Hill Pines, oil on canvas, 122cm x 91cm 2021 $1960
15.Sitter, oil on canvas, 122cm x 91cm 2025 $1960
16.Temple, oil on canvas,122cm x 91 cm 2025 $1960
17.High Beach,oil on canvas,122cmx91cm 2023 $1960
18.The Avenue, oil on canvas,122cm x 91cm 2023 $1960
19.Floater, mixed media on paper, 30.5cm x 21.5cm 1992-2024 $650
20.Obelisk, mixed media on paper, 30.5cm x 21.5cm $650
21.Starry Construction, oil on canvas,152cm x 122cm 2022 $2700
22.Green Chair Reflection, mixed media on paper,19.5cmx17.2cm 2024 $480
23.Green Chair Portrait,mixed media on paper,29.5 x19.7cm1993-2023 $650
Surveillance of the Anthropocene: Paintings by W.Howard Brandenburg 5 February- 2 March
W. Howard Brandenburg artist statement
I am a social expressionist painter, science illustrator, and biologist from New Mexico (USA). My studio currently resides in western Victoria on my wife’s family farm. Developing visualimages has been integral to my upbringing, and I have consistently used mark-making to evaluate my perceptions of the surrounding world. I draw inspiration from a life of rich experiences and a multi-disciplinary career allowing me to offer a unique voice spoken through the visual image.
The ideas behind my paintings are concept driven. They revolve around notions pertaining to environment, memory, shared stories, and human capability. I am fascinated by the qualities that make our species so successful and what that success means for the balance of nature.
My paintings address human ingenuity and creativity, but equally our lack of foresight and destructive nature, challenging preconceived notions of our collective footprint and norms.
My portfolio spans numerous ongoing series, encompassing an array of sizes and formats, from intimate studies to expansive paintings that transcend corners and ceilings. These pieces are often framed within bespoke steel supports, hinged for versatility. I repurpose worn denim and newsprint within or as canvas to provide structure for my concepts while enhancing the narrative. My paintings are layered using metaphor, motion, and space. I utilize repetition and ghost images to reverberate key concepts while creating a sense of motion on the surface of the canvas. I rely on geometric forms to create dynamism in the composition. The final image depicts details of what is and outlines of what could be. My paintings have been described as thought-provoking, multilayered, challenging, and sometimes uncomfortable.
The Extraordinary Ordinary : Paintings by Julie Hobbs 5 March to 30 March
This body of figurative oil paintings in my first solo exhibition strives to capture a moment of magnificence in the mundane.
It is that second when time slows, the sun drops and highway traffic is ignited in orange. It is the warmth of a porch light in a twilight summer sky or stark silhouette of a beach walkeragainst stormy, silver seas.
My arts practice and the subject matter to which I’m drawn is diverse; yet always united inquiet observance. Life is light and dark and so, I present scenes filled with moments of joy,quiet contemplation or even melancholy.
Within the exhibition is a group of smaller works that depict largely local streets on bin night. The Bin Night series depicting an unpleasant weekly chore exaggerates my belief that beauty is everywhere and the ordinary can be extraordinary, viewed in a certain light.
The Extraordinary Ordinary: Paintings Julie Hobbs
5 March - 30 March
Surfside, 122cm x 153cm oil on canvas $2200 SOLD
Shipwright Tales, 49cm x 49cm oil on canvas $900
Shearing Season, 40cm x 50cm oil on canvas $880
Lost in Thought, 40cm x 50cm oil on canvas $880
Listening, 40cm x 50cm oil on canvas $880
Granny’s Playground, 40cm x 40cm oil on canvas $650
Summer Nights, 122cm x 91cm oil on canvas $2000
Leaving Kinsale, 50cm x 40cm oil on canvas $880
Tuesday Night in Bank Street N.F.S
Bin Night: The PickUp, 30cm x 30cm oil on canvas $480
Bin Night: Simpson Street, 30cm x 30cm oil on canvas $480
Bin Night, Hopkins Point Road, 30cm x 30cm oil on canvas $500
Bin Night: Canterbury Road, 30cm x 30cm oil on canvas $500
Bin Night, Merri Crescent, 30cm x 30cm oil on canvas $480 SOLD
Bin Night, Logans Beach Road, 30cm x 30cm oil on canvas $480
Bin Night; Cocos Islands, 30cm x 30cm oil on canvas $480
Bin Night, Timor Street, 30cm x 30cm oil on canvas $500 SOLD
Over Hopkins Bridge 76cm x 61cm oil on canvas $1100
Morning Light Proudfoots, 60cm x 60cm oil on canvas $960
Foreshore Dog Walk 51cm x 61cm oil on canvas $960
Beach Scouts, 122cm x 91cm oil on canvas $2000
Winter Swim, Surfside 51cm x 61cm oil on canvas $960 SOLD
Brothers: Joyful, 50cm x 50cm oil on canvas $850
Clouds Over Logans, 61cm x 91cm oil on canvas $1280 SOLD
Sea Mist, Martins Point, 76cm x 61cm oil on canvas $1000
The Dawn Ritual, 61cm x 61cm oil on canvas $900
Homeward 30cm x 30cm oil on canvas $550 SOLD
After the Match, 107cm x 76cm oil on canvas $1800
Silver Highway, 49cm x 49cm oil on canvas $850
Taste of Summer, 40cm x 50cm oil on linen $880
Surfside in the Gloaming, 30cm x 30cm oil on canvas $550 SOLD
On Standby 69cm x 61cm oil on canvas $1100
Luminance: Photographs by Peter Clayfield
Luminance: Photographs by Peter Clayfield
8 Jan - 2 Feb
Opening Saturday 11 January 6-8pm
“To me, photography is the art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place. I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” – Elliott Erwitt
Wandering with my camera helps me find meaning in my own life through a visual enquiry into the world I experience around me. Interpreting this world through a camera lens allows me to create my own dreamy minimalist universe.
The images in this exhibition continue my exploration of the primary concerns that have always informed my work: an interest in form, lighting and strong compositional elements. Many of my photographs have at their heart, an observation of the play of light, how it falls on the subject, how it delineates form and how it creates contrast and visual impact.
I think a successful photograph should ‘tell a story’ in order to establish an emotional connection with those that see it. I hope that some of my photographs create a visceral response that rings true inside the viewer.
I have always been deeply moved by the power and beauty of the natural environment and have attempted to convey something of this in my landscape studies. In some images I have utilised infrared techniques to elicit an ethereal, dreamlike quality. Some subjects appear to radiate an inner ‘luminosity’ that for me speaks to the sacred connection we share with the land. Some of my images also speak to the loss of this connection.
My Street Photography images flow from an interest in how people interact with their surroundings and the way in which they relate to the forms around them. I was inspired early on by the photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson and his notion of ‘The Decisive Moment’- He wrote: “For me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event”. By freezing a moment of action when the various elements align at a critical point of balance, through careful framing and adept timing, a more eloquent and compelling image can result.
I hope that these photographs in some small way continue his legacy, and that they convey something of the interconnectedness of all people and all living things.
Luminance: photographs by Peter Clayfield
8 January - 2 February 2025
1.‘Graeme’- framed, ed 5 $500
2. ‘Tab’ - framed, ed 5 $500
3. Pretty in Pink, ed 5 $500
4. Warrnambool Laneway, ed 5 $500
5. Back Alley Abstract. ed 5 $500
6. Surfers, Great Ocean Road, ed 5 $500
7. The Leap, Warrnambool Breakwater, ed 5 $500
8. After the Floods, Moyjil, ed 5 $500
9. Golden Hour,Warrnambool Breakwater, ed 5 $500
10. Sky on Fire, Moyjil, ed 5 $500
11. Alone, ed 5 $500
12. Bus Shelter, ed 5 $500
13. Jax, ed 5 $500
14. Dogs in Ute, ed 5 $500
15. Red Rock Landscape, Western Victoria, ed 5 $500
16. Hay Bale and Cloud, Western District, ed 5 $500
17. Concrete Walkway, The Pavilion, ed 5 $500
18. Architectural Detail, Warrnambool, ed 5 $500
19. Monolith, Warrnambool Breakwater, ed 5 $500
20. Figure and Railing, Warrnambool, ed 5 $500
21. Bombing Prohibited, Breakwater ed 5 $500
22. Gathering Storm, Moyjil, ed 5 $500
23. Skateboarder, Melbourne, ed 5 $500
24. City Car Park, Melbourne, ed 5 $500
25. Fletcher Jones Water Tower, ed 5 $500
26. Tree of Light, Otway Ranges, ed 5 $500
27. Burnt Out Tree Trunk, Otway Ranges, ed 5 $500
28. Rising Salt on the Murray, ed 5 $500
29. Stoney Rises Landscape, ed 5 $500
30. Tree and Wind Turbines, Cape Bridgewater, ed 5 $500
31. Windblown Trees, Nelson, ed 5 $500
32. Western District Landscape, ed 5 $500
33. Black’s Falls, Western district, ed 5 $500
34. Weathered Tree Trunk, Hopkins River Mouth,ed 5 $500
35. ‘Reaching Out’, National Gallery of Victoria, ed 5 $500
36. ‘Ngatanwarr’ WelomeMural, ed 5 $500
1.‘Graeme’- framed, ed 5 $500
2. ‘Tab’ - framed, ed 5 $500
3. Pretty in Pink, ed 5 $500
4. Warrnambool Laneway, ed 5 $500
5. Back Alley Abstract. ed 5 $500
6. Surfers, Great Ocean Road, ed 5 $500
7. The Leap, Warrnambool Breakwater, ed 5 $500
8. After the Floods, Moyjil, ed 5 $500
9. Golden Hour,Warrnambool Breakwater, ed 5 $500
10. Sky on Fire, Moyjil, ed 5 $500
11. Alone, ed 5 $500
12. Bus Shelter, ed 5 $500
13. Jax, ed 5 $500
15. Red Rock Landscape, Western Victoria, ed 5 $500
17. Concrete Walkway, The Pavilion, ed 5 $500
18. Architectural Detail, Warrnambool, ed 5 $500
19. Monolith, Warrnambool Breakwater, ed 5 $500
20. Figure and Railing, Warrnambool, ed 5 $500
21. Bombing Prohibited, Breakwater ed 5 $500
23. Skateboarder, Melbourne, ed 5 $500
24. City Car Park, Melbourne, ed 5 $500
25. Fletcher Jones Water Tower, ed 5 $500
26. Tree of Light, Otway Ranges, ed 5 $500
27. Burnt Out Tree Trunk, Otway Ranges, ed 5 $500
28. Rising Salt on the Murray, ed 5 $500
29. Stoney Rises Landscape, ed 5 $500
30. Tree and Wind Turbines, Cape Bridgewater, ed 5 $500
31. Windblown Trees, Nelson, ed 5 $500
32. Western District Landscape, ed 5 $500
33. Black’s Falls, Western district, ed 5 $500
34. Weathered Tree Trunk, Hopkins River Mouth,ed 5 $500
35. ‘Reaching Out’, National Gallery of Victoria, ed 5 $500
36. ‘Ngatanwarr’ WelomeMural, ed 5 $500
14. Dogs in Ute, ed 5 $500
16. Hay Bale and Cloud, Western District, ed 5 $500
22. Gathering Storm, Moyjil, ed 5 $500
NYS Diploma of Visual Arts Show 2024 Opening Friday 13 December 6pm-8pm Exhibition dates 11 December-5 January
Georgina Sambell Paintings : 20 November -8 December Opening Saturday 23 November 5pm-7pm
Paintings: Georgina Sambell 20 November - 8 December 2024
Belle-Île Harbour, Oil on Linen Board, 34 x 27.5cm, 2024, $680
Sauzon Harbour, Oil on Linen Board, 35 x 29cm, 2024, $700
Beneath The Lighthouse- Penmarc’h, Oil on Linen Board, 34.5 x 28.5cm, 2024, $680
Fécamp, Oil on Linen Board, 35 x 29cm, 2024, $740
Belle-Île Jetty, SOLD Oil on Linen Board, 29 x 35cm, 2024, $800
Antraigues -sur- Volane, Oil on Linen Board, 35 x 29cm, 2024, $700
Monday Market- Auray,SOLD Oil on Linen Board, 29x35cm, 2024, $700
Fishing Nets- Bonifacio, SOLD Oil on Linen Board, 29x35cm, 2024, $680
Two Palms- Ajaccio,SOLD Oil on Linen Board, 35 x 29cm, 2024, $740
Beach Games- St Malo, Oil on Linen Board, 28 x 35cm, 2024, $740
Jaujac, Oil on Linen Board, 32 x 28cm, 2024, $620
Tango with Still Life, Oil on Linen Board, 35 x 29cm, 2024, $660
The Solitary Cloud, Oil on Linen Board, 35 x 28cm, 2024, $720
Étretat Boats, Oil on Linen Board, 25 x 34cm, 2024, $600
Blue Cliffs, SOLD Oil on Linen Board, 28x 28cm, 2024, $500
Walking the Dog, SOLD Oil on Linen Board, 35x 29cm, 2024, $740
The Coast- Belle-Île, Oil on Linen Board, 27x34cm, 2024, $600
Formations, SOLD Watercolour on Paper, 35 x 26cm, 2024, $550
Self Portrait Kneading the Dough, Oil on Canvas, 66x51cm, $2200
Tasmanian waters, Watercolour on Paper, 26 x 27.5cm, 2024, $400
SA Coastline, Watercolour on Paper, 27 x 18cm, 2024, $350
Between the Trees, SOLD Watercolour on Paper, 26x24.5cm, 2024, $400
Balancing on a connection, Oil on Linen, 67x 86cm, 2024, $1800
A Man, Oil on Canvas, 40x35cm, 2024, $660
Le Tango de Bigoudenes, Oil on Linen Board, 29x35cm, $680
Bonifacio, Oil on Linen Board, 35x29cm, 2024, $680
Le Jardin – Vannes, Oil on Linen Board, 28 x 35cm, $700
Cliff Face, Watercolour on Paper, 26x19cm, 2024, $420
Tango in Penmarc’h, SOLD Watercolour on Paper, 28 x 21.5cm, 2024, $400
Limestone Coast, SOLD Watercolour on Paper, 26 x 17cm, 2024, $400
Paved Ways, SOLD Earthenware Ceramic, 25 x 14cm, 2024, $600
Tree Cutters, Earthenware Ceramic, 18x14cm, 2024, $620
Pot Plant, Earthenware Ceramic, NFS
Blossoms, Earthenware Ceramic, 35x14cm, 2024, $800
Untitled, Stoneware Ceramic, NFS
MILKBARS AND SHOP FRONTS 30 October - 17 November. Opening Saturday 2 November 5pm-7pm
Milk bars and shop fronts -Colleen Campbell
This exhibition is a collection of some of Warrnambool's old and still existing Milk bars and shop fronts.
Paying homage to the humble milk bars that served us all those delicious milkshakes, ice creams, fizzy drinks and the joy of picking your own lollies one by one.
ANOTHER VIEW -New Paintings -SHARI NYE
Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art.
Leonardo da Vinci
As a painter I find great joy and excitement in experimenting with colour
and shape. This body of work marries that love of experimentation, with
my travels in the Australian landscape. I have a great reverence for the
natural world and feel compelled to be a voice for its defence, with a
focus on shining some light on the beauty I see in landform and the plant
life upon it. The rich colours, vastness and diversity in Australia is for
me, deeply moving.
Another view is in part, me now taking a different view of how I approach
being an artist and what I place on the canvas. It is a new adventure in
my painting influenced by recent studies on how to be more relaxed,
loose, and intuitive as I paint. This year I travelled solo in my van to
outback Queensland from Warrnambool, speaking to many people and
hearing many different views about what living on the land means to
them and, seeing other artists’ responses to the landscape. This trip
fuelled my need for adventure and excitement and this excitement is
what I seek to express on my canvas.
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Another view also refers to many views and ways of seeing the land. My
view of one place can change, and I can paint different views of the one
location depending on what I focus in on. I’m fascinated and moved by
the endless variations of shapes and lines that intersect and overlay in
nature. When I’m deeply focused, I find landscapes and the plant life
upon it an extraordinary phenomenon, almost magical.
I do not want to paint a literal interpretation of what I see - what I love to
immerse myself in is interpreting it with my own play of form and colour.
That is what I find truly inspiring as a painter of the natural world.
Shari Nye
ARTOLESCENCE 28 AUGUST - 15 SEPTEMBER
Artolescence exhibition featuring works by secondary students from local schools Brauer College, Emmanuel College and Merri River School as part of a celebration of youth in the arts …YOUTH FEST Sunday 1 September 10am-2pm.
ARTOLESCENCE 24
28 AUGUST-15 SEPTEMBER
Brauer (B) Emmanuel (E) Merri River (MR)
1.Lilith Bronkhurst year 8 (B) Can Bear - recycled materials $30
2.Lilith Bronkhurst year 8 (B) Squad Star - recycled materials $30
3.Lilith Bronkhurst year 8 (B) untitled - recycled materials $30
4.Mackenzie Ward year 11 (E) Man on the Horse- etching NFS
5.Kristen McKenzie year 10 (E) untitled - etching NFS
6. Alannah Oliver-Hay year 10(E) The Rhino - etching NFS
7. Alegra Elhay year 11(E) Sanctuary - etching unframed $300
8.Mia Burgess year 11 (E) Sea Shell - etching NFS
9.Emily Rankin year 11(E) Symbols - hand coloured etching unframed $50 10.Assorted lino cuts by year 8 Brauer $25
11.Hunter Willatan year 8 (B) Chirp - acrylic NFS
12.Zoe Davis year 10 (E) Jellyfish - lino print unframed $50
13.Bridie Mason year 10(E) Jellyfish - lino print unframed $100
14.Ella redpath year 11 (B) Sunshine - soft sculpture NFS
15.Annabelle Beeby year 11 (B) soft sculpture NFS
16.Jenna Umney year 11(B) Where the Wild Things Are - soft sculpture NFS
17.Zorran Lucas year 9 (B) papier mache sculpture NFS
18.Harry Cameron year 12 (B) Unleashing the Hidden Realm - soft sculpture $85 19.Ashton Cowell year 9(B) Apple Worm Teapot- ceramics $25
20.Jayla Mast year 11 (B) Vegemite- ceramics NFS
21.Sophie McGeechin year 10 (B) -ceramics NFS
22.Jazz Deppeler year 9(B) Beehive teapot - ceramics NFS
23.Maya Godfrey year 9 (B) Watermelon teapot - ceramics $25
24.Maya Knell year 8 (B) Time after Time $50
25.Isaiah Pickett year 12(E) untitled - digital print NFS 26.Akira Fish-Laird year 12 (E) untitled - digital print NFS
27.Kai Moloney Smith year 12 (E) untitled - digital print NFS
28.Joseph Dowling year 12 (E) untitled - photo NFS
29.Nate Roberts year 12 (E) untitled - digital print NFS
30.Macey Cook year 12 (E) untitled - digital print NFS
31.Daisy Shiells year10 (E) untitled - lino print unframed $50
32.Maisie Henderson year 10 (E) Flower -etching NFS
33.Mia Burgess year 11 (E) Ningaloo-digital print unframed $20
34.Emily Rankin year 11(E) Home - digital print unframed $60
35.Sierra Chuck year 11 (E)Swirling Sea - digital print unframed $45
36.Sonny Bermingham year 10(B) Clown Fish -tetra pac print NFS
37.Lewis Leslie Inman year 10 (MR) The Grogu Experience - pencil $125
38.Rose Armistead year 8(E) Dragon Eye- acrylic on canvas NFS
39. Mackenzie Ward year 11(E) Beach unframed $20
40.Paige year 12 (E) -digital print NFS \
41. Nova Ruffin year10 (MR) My Style of 1930’s pen $125
42.Ashani Mitcham year 9 (MR) Colourful Cat fineliner NFS
43. Charlotte Dumesny year 11 (E) Lilies’ etching unframed $50
44. Imogen Noonan year 11 (B) Lino print Sea Horse $85
45. Kels4ey Mitcham year 11 (B) Coastal Home $100
46. Ela Fraser year 11 (E) Petal’ etching unframed $50
47. Hayley Hoare year 9 (MR) Roxanne Wolf fineliner $125
48. Zaidyn Theobald-Daly year 9 (MR) yellow rabbit pencil $125
49. Kristen McKenzie year 10 (E) Palm Jere Meirah’ digital print unframed $20
50.Ela Fraser year 11 (E) Vernazza’ digital print unframed $30
51. Lilly Deith year 8 (E) Billie’ acrylic on canvas $150
52. Riley Peddler year 10 (MR) I See Colour w/c $125
53. Ella Caruana year 10 (MR) Fire painting, Collage $125
54. Charlotte Dumesny year 11 (E) Iceland’s’ digital print $20
55. Allegra Elhay year 11 (E) Ocean Mind’ digital print unframed $50
56. Eammon McCarthy year 12 (E) untitled digital print NFS
57. Emily Rankin year 11 (E) Sword of Light etching $55
58. Ari Mahoney year 9 (MR) Grunge Pencil NFS
59. Rosie Ludeman year 10 (B) FReakazoid skate deck postcard $120
60. Kayleigh Baker year 10 (B) Patrick ceramics $70 \61. Tye (B) year 9 Shoobert ceramics $75
62. Henrietta Barker year 9 (B) Phat Phil ceramics NFS
63. Liam Elliot year 9 (B) Gorg ceramics $120
64. Asha Rose Porter year 9 (B) Bluey ceramics NFS
65. Ella Monday year 9 (B) ceramics NFS
66. Kelly year 10 Law$on ceramics NFS
67. Natalie Powell year 10 (B) Frogtastic ceramics $60
68. Jack Shaw year 10 (MR) crayon and painting $125
69. Ari Mahoney year 9 (MR) Experiment’ watercolour NFS
70. Marli Adams year 11 (B) etching Shadows of the Tide $35
71. Justice Fleming year 9 (MR) Spring Bonney fineliner $125
72. Chester Meade year 9 (MR) “Depression” w/c & crayon $125
73. Marli Adams year 11 (B) Shadows of the Tide 2 etching $35
74. Lily Groves year 11 (MR) Chaos fineliner $125
75. Ben Block year 10 (MR) “Wild & Colourful” w/c & crayon $125
76. Annabelle Beeby year 11 (B) Smiley Face ceramics NFS
77. Cody Sellens year 10 Garden Pot Ceramics $25
78. Jenna Umney year 11 (B) Big Pot ceramics NFS
79. Chase Porter year 10 Pokemon on a Pot ceramics $75
80. Millie Serona year 10 (B) Desert of Dreams ceramics NFS
81. Canna Gu year 10 (B) Thumbelina ceramics NF
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November 2025
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April 2025
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November 2025
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April 2025
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November 2025
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- Apr 1, 2025 Helen Edwards 30 April- 18 May. Meet the artist Saturday 10 May 2pm-4pm Apr 1, 2025
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January 2025
- Jan 8, 2025 Surveillance of the Anthropocene: Paintings by W.Howard Brandenburg 5 February- 2 March Jan 8, 2025
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December 2024
- Dec 11, 2024 Luminance: Photographs by Peter Clayfield Dec 11, 2024
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October 2024
- Oct 20, 2024 Georgina Sambell Paintings : 20 November -8 December Opening Saturday 23 November 5pm-7pm Oct 20, 2024
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September 2024
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August 2024
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July 2024
- Jul 28, 2024 Unveiling Perspectives: Embracing Neurodiversity- Rebecca Hill Jul 28, 2024
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June 2024
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May 2024
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March 2024
- Mar 26, 2024 OUT OF THE BLUE : BEN FENNESSY Mar 26, 2024
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February 2024
- Feb 20, 2024 Vessels: 13 - 31 March Feb 20, 2024
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January 2024
- Jan 9, 2024 Connections (Group Show) Jan 9, 2024
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December 2023
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May 2023
- May 30, 2023 May 30, 2023
- May 18, 2023 Quiet Conversations by Jan Allan May 18, 2023
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April 2023
- Apr 3, 2023 In This Present Moment- Jenny Altmann Apr 3, 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 28, 2023 Terra Madre (Motherland, Homeland, Mother Earth) - Irene Crusca Mar 28, 2023
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January 2023
- Jan 29, 2023 A Moment of Stillness- Peter Clayfield Jan 29, 2023
- Jan 28, 2023 A Slice of Life Through My Eyes- Neil Griffin Jan 28, 2023
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December 2022
- Dec 13, 2022 Tamara Sharp- Portrait of a Landscape Dec 13, 2022
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November 2022
- Nov 14, 2022 Small Works- Members’ Show 2022-2023 Nov 14, 2022
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September 2022
- Sep 30, 2022 Juxtaposition - Siân & Paul Burman Sep 30, 2022
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August 2022
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June 2022
- Jun 28, 2022 No Rules - Killarney Basket Makers Jun 28, 2022
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May 2022
- May 4, 2022 Beneath The Sky's Verandah: Paintings and Ceramics by Georgina Sambell May 4, 2022
- May 4, 2022 Co-existence of Incongruence: Heather Stewart May 4, 2022
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April 2022
- Apr 7, 2022 JACK WILKINS EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE 6 APRIL- 1 MAY Apr 7, 2022
- Apr 4, 2022 Reminiscing Warrnambool 4 May-29 May Apr 4, 2022
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February 2022
- Feb 15, 2022 AWAKE : JEFFREY VIZON 9 MARCH - 3 APRIL Feb 15, 2022
- Feb 6, 2022 Just Tuesdays Feb 6, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 7, 2022 Rapture Jan 7, 2022
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November 2021
- Nov 12, 2021 People, Objects, and Algorithms Nov 12, 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 27, 2021 From the Night Garden Oct 27, 2021
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September 2021
- Sep 1, 2021 Reflections on Nature: Discovering the Gardens Sep 1, 2021
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August 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 28, 2021 Makers and Mentors IV Jul 28, 2021
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June 2021
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May 2021
- May 16, 2021 The river flowing through my kitchen seen from the corner of my mind's eye May 16, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 26, 2021 Sea Change : Caroline Healey & Tim Freeman Mar 26, 2021
- Mar 16, 2021 Reconnecting : Liam O'Connor Mar 16, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 15, 2021 Botanica Extincti Marion Manifold Feb 15, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 26, 2021 The Grotesque Jan 26, 2021
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November 2020
- Nov 14, 2020 Damon Kowarsky and Hyun Ju Kim : An Excellent Adventure Nov 14, 2020
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August 2020
- Aug 20, 2020 Views from the West: Kathryn Ryan & Harley Manifold Aug 20, 2020
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July 2020
- Jul 27, 2020 Jane Downing : Connected Jul 27, 2020
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June 2020
- Jun 22, 2020 Iso Prints by Bob Emeny Jun 22, 2020
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May 2020
- May 3, 2020 Iuventus May 3, 2020
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April 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 23, 2020 Virtual Gallery Tour of 'Milieu' by Julie Keating and Ali McIntosh Mar 23, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb 6, 2020 Collage, Photography & the Body Feb 6, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 7, 2020 Caroline Healey 'Coastal Horizons' Jan 7, 2020
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October 2019
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November 2025
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April 2025
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Unveiling Perspectives: Embracing Neurodiversity- Rebecca Hill
Through the portrayal of animals in an unconventional manner, this thought-provoking exhibition sheds light on the struggles faced by neurodiverse individuals. It invites viewers to delve into the complexities of neurodiverse experiences, as they employ coping strategies to navigate a world primarily designed for neurotypical individuals. By encouraging personal interpretation, these artworks ignite a dialogue about inclusivity and challenges societal norms. They urge us to embrace diversity and celebrate the unique perspectives that enrich our world.
Flow State- Ellen Moloney
“A flow state is the mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. In essence, flow is characterized by the complete absorption in what one does, and a resulting transformation in one’s sense of time. Flow is the melting together of action and consciousness; the state of finding a balance between a skill and how challenging that task is. It requires a high level of concentration; however, it should be effortless. Flow is used as a coping skill for stress and anxiety when productively pursuing a form of leisure that matches one’s skill set.”
Photography is something I first played around with as a young teenager, but as I got older, became something that was there for me when I needed it. It became a way to distract, escape, ground, and put things in to perspective. At times, going for a photo walk with my camera was the only thing that would get me out of the house, and would always lift my mood.
My exhibition is a collection of photographs of the things I capture when in flow state with a camera in my hand, with an aim to encourage you to achieve your own brief state of immersion when viewing. The photos included in the exhibition are the ones that have the most heart and soul in them; the ones that I am most proud to share. Follow my footsteps through my exhibition; take your time to examine shots both closely and from afar; and enjoy a photo walk with me.
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