Imaginings: an exhibition of Printmaking by 65 artists curated by Rona Green

Earlier in the year I was invited by Rona Green to participate in this exhibition. You may have followed the progress of my linocut on Instagram and here.

Opening celebration 2pm-4pm Saturday 2 December 2017 at Neospace, 7 Campbell Street, Collingwood VIC 3066. All welcome – free entry. Exhibition runs until 5pm Tuesday 19 December 2017. Gallery open 10am-5pm Monday – Friday.

Neospace
7 Campbell St, Collingwood

The work I made for this exhibition is a Limited Edition Handpainted Linocut – ‘Enkindled’.

‘Enkindled’

Handpainted Linocut

23.5 x 12 cm

It is a design which is emblematic of a new direction I have been exploring in recent years. It showcases my transition towards designs based on the concepts of ornamentation, beauty, patterns and embellishments. Enkindled is designed around the Grevillea rhyolitica, or Deua Flame, a grevillea endemic to South-Eastern NSW. The Deua Grevillea, with its delicate, falling red flowers, has long been a favourite of mine to photograph, especially when visiting the Eurobodalla Botanic Gardens near Batemans Bay. In this work I have played with positive and negative spaces, imagining ways to play on the plants original patterns and shapes.

It is also is in remembrance of my dear godmother who passed away earlier this year. She encouraged me with my artwork and was always up for a chat and discussion about what I was doing and giving her ideas and opinions on my work. I would send her emails or messages with my ideas and we would have a good natter. I miss that. She lived near Batemans Bay and every time I went down there she encouraged me to visit the Eurobodalla Botanic Regional Gardens for inspiration. So this work reflects where my thoughts have been this year as well. Memories and loss.

Imaginings: an exhibition of Printmaking by 65 artists – curated by Rona Green

Neospace
7 Campbell St, Collingwood
It is open from 1 – 19 December.
Artists: Emma ‘Ruby’ Armstrong-Porter, Janet Ayliffe, Susan Baran, Kylie Blackley, Helen Blue, Loris Button, Elaine Camlin, Laura Castell, Jenny Clapson, Elizabeth Cole, Paul Compton, Rachel Derum, Sue Ernst, Ian ‘Spike’ Farrawell, Philip Faulks, Kevin Foley, Sue Fraser, Rona Green, Gracia Haby & Louise Jennison, Gregory Harrison, Carolyn Hawkins, Bill Hay, Kate Hudson, Kyoko Imazu, Jet James, Deborah Klein, Jo Lankester, Suzie Lockery, Cassie May, John McClumpha, Aaron McLoughlin, Lorelei Medcalf, Glenn Morgan, Karen Neal, Belinda ‘Billy’ Nye, Sharron Okines, Diana Orinda Burns, Glenda Orr, Travis Paterson, Jim Pavlidis, Sue Poggioli, Jocelyn Rawlins, Bronwyn Rees, Trudy Rice, David Rosengrave, John Ryrie, Jill Sampson, Gwen Scott, Benjamin Sexton, Heather Shimmen, Glen Smith, Sandra Starkey Simon, Mrs Stamp, Maggie Stein, Rachel Suarez, Sophia Szilagyi, Scott Trevelyan, Lee Ward, Peter Ward, Justin Watson, Andrew Weatherill, Lynette Weir, Joel Wolter and Christine Wrest Smith.