Exhibitions
Shepparton Art Gallery Commission
Shepparton Art Gallery presents the second artwork commission
for The Drawing Wall.
Undertaken by Sydney-based artist Anna Kristensen, The Drawing Wall
features a wall painting of an oriental carpet. Its formation
alludes to the architecture of an ancient step pyramid, and to
carpeted steps as seen in historical European painting bearing
nobility, royalty or religious figures.
A limited edition poster for The Drawing Wall is available from the
Gallery Shop for a gold coin donation
Shepparton Art Gallery Foyer Exhibition
Presenting 30 historic photographs of early Shepparton and district featured in the book Water the Vital Element: 150 years of Shepparton's Growth.
Sheppard’s Town Exhibition Opening and Book Launch
Tuesday 28 September, 6.00pm
Joint exhibition opening and publication launch for Water the
Vital Element: 150 years of Shepparton’s
Growth.
Shepparton Art Gallery Exhibition
Featuring a series of portraits from the collection, a reading
room containing the gallery's library of art books and journals,
and a selection of artworks to compliment the act of reading,
Public Lounge will become a place of looking, reading and relaxing.
Combining works from the Shepparton Art Gallery collection with
selected loans, Public Lounge invites visitors to take the time and
explore the many fascinating books from within our library.
Artists include Noel Counihan, Ivan Durrant, Anne Graham, Matt
Hinkley, John Longstaff, Bea Maddock, Tom Nicholson, Hugh Ramsay
and Kylie Stillman, among others. Curated by Danny
Lacy.
Shepparton Art Gallery Exhibition
Sam Jinks' hyper-real sculptures have been described as 'poignantly beautiful' as his works create a dialogue on both a technical and emotional level through a strong sensitivity to detail. Sculpted from clay, these heartbreakingly exquisite and mesmerising works are then moulded and cast in silicon. Additional materials such as fabric, human hair, composite marble and calcium carbonate are also incorporated into his current work. Jinks' works are irresistible in their striking resemblances to real life causing one to ponder larger universal ideas associated with life, death, and intimacy.
Shepparton Art Gallery Exhibition
Home Altared is a playful although at times sinister
installation which reminds us how the objects we collect and grow
up with in the home, influence our sense of ourselves and the
world. Australian artist Lynda Draper rescued a number of
decorative ornaments from her 1950's child hood home in
Cronella nsw prior to it being demolished
Draper has reappropriated these kitsch everyday domestic ornaments
into new artworks which evoke feelings of nostalgia and also the
uncanny. Similar objects within the Shepparton Art Gallery's
collection will be included in the partnering exhibition Animal
Island. Thanks to Gallerysmith and PLANEX. Curated by Kirsten
Paisley.
Shepparton Art Gallery Collection
When the doors of the Gallery are locked each night, and the last lights are switched off, Animal Island comes to life! This is an exhibition curated specially for children and bound to delight. It presents a large installation of over 50 animal sculptures drawn from the gallery's impressive holdings of decorative figurines. This exhibition is bursting with colour and kitsch; a menagerie of animals at play. Visitors to the gallery are invited to make their own interpretation of animals at play during the school holiday period.
Shepparton Art Gallery Collection
Irishman Sherbourne Sheppard (b.1819) took up the vast
‘Tallygaroopna Run' in 1843. Several years later he returned to
England, leaving debts with his agents who disposed of stock and
property to meet his commitments.
On return Sheppard was advised that he was entitled to repossess
his land, by force if necessary, leading to what is known as `The
Siege of Tallygaroopna'. This siege, the impact of Sheppard's wife
Sofia and their 15 children, led to the changing of the township's
name from McGuire's Punt to Sheppard's Town. This exhibition draws
from artwork held in the Gallery's collection, telling stories
associated with the township's early history. Curated by Kirsten
Paisley.
Shepparton Art Gallery Local Artists
Void celebrates a return to the hand-made object. A collaboration of creative minds and a culmination of many hours and many hands, these works convey a strong statement in opposition to our materialistic culture and rampant consumerism. Using a wide variety of materials, splinter artists construct an intricate wall surrounding a central emptiness, the void.
Shepparton Art Gallery Local Artist
Instinct and Inclination presents a surreal imagined forest
environment that confronts the viewer with unexpected material
forms. This mixed-media installation depicts a natural world
obscured by strange misplaced dreams. It is a troubling garden
of static, undying flowers, inhabited by soft, unmoving
creatures.
Roger's work questions whether we are becoming increasingly more
comfortable with constructed re-presentations of nature, in
preference to a direct experience with the natural
environment.
Artist floor talk
Friends Morning Coffee
Wednesday 6 October, 10.00am.
Shepparton Art Gallery Exhibition
Abstract Now captures a snapshot of abstract painting
from within the Shepparton Art Gallery collection paired with
recent examples of abstract painting practice. A link between works
brought into the collection in the
1970's compliments current trends in abstraction.
Artists include Peter Booth, Lesley Dumbrell, Sandra Leveson, Peggy
Perrins Shaw, John Firth Smith, Aida Tomescu and Tony Tuckson,
among others. Curated by Danny Lacy.
NETS Victoria Touring Exhibition
Simryn Gill: Inland is the most significant survey of Simryn Gill's photographic work ever presented, and broadly draws upon works created over the past two decades.
Simryn Gill's artistic practice considers how photography might
function more broadly as a way of engaging with the world.
Developed by the Centre for Contemporary Photography (ccp) and
presented in association with the Melbourne International Arts
Festival, Simryn Gill: Inland has been curated by ccp Director
Naomi Cass.
