Melanie Katsalidis creates highly refined jewellery focusing on simple shapes and geometric structure, bringing these design elements together in contemporary pieces of timeless style. This collection was created to coincide with the 2018 DESIGN Canberra Festival and...
Force of nature

Force of nature

“Recently I returned to central Australia, a place that has a depth and grandeur difficult to put into words. It had a profound effect on me years ago, and this time was no different. It is vast and complex, often almost silent, yet full of energy. The moonless, night...
The sea and the folded cloth

The sea and the folded cloth

Despite the diversity of Thornton Walker’s subject matter and technique, his interest in the dynamics of composition, perspective and spatial depth remains constant. While maintaining a focus on formal painterly concerns, Thornton incorporates subject matter recalled...
On uneven ground

On uneven ground

Graeme Drendel is a Melbourne based painter and printmaker whose skilfully executed works appear to be driven by narratives, but it is not necessarily clear what these may be. The subjects in his works, drawn from personal observations, appear as isolated or ensemble...
Lowlands

Lowlands

Kirrily Hammond is a Melbourne based artist whose work celebrates the sublime in the everyday, and her evocative imagery depicts a sensitive interpretation of the landscape filtered through imagination and physical experiences. This exhibition entitled “Lowlands” is...
Sydney Contemporary 2018

Sydney Contemporary 2018

Julian Laffan specialises in woodcuts and drawings, exploring themes of history and identity. He creates his unique works by hand-carving directly into the surface of the wood block illuminating the image through colouring with pencil, gouache, ink and oil. This is a...