‘For the first time, the museum [Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid] is devoting a retrospective to a Spanish woman artist, Isabel Quintanilla (1938-2017), one of the key figures of contemporary realism.’ Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum. 2024.
‘There is tenderness and intimacy in everything that Maryanne Wick makes, as well as playfulness and a tendency to fantasy. She has an eye for the overlooked and discarded…’ Hendrik Kolenberg
Winner of the NSW Parliamentary Plein Air Award, Evan Salmon’s pared back compositions eloquently remind us that we live in the most extraordinary of worlds.
With botanical art we can still find the disciplines of art and science expressing their joint concern for the accurate description of the world…there is a resurgence of realism in contemporary art practice which has inspired many prominent Australian artists to adopt more contemporary interpretations and therefore pushing the boundaries of this art form into mainstream.
‘These are paintings on which to hone your faculties of perception and meditation.’ Gideon Haigh. 2022.
A terrific opening to the stunning ‘Draw’ exhibition last night. Thanks to everyone for braving the weather and to our guest speakers Elizabeth Cross and Hendrik Kolenberg. We are closed today but open from tomorrow Sat 15th 11-4pm. Exhibition runs to June 5th