Michelle van Pelt/Friendly Alienation/2024/Oil on canvas 50x50
Presented by Michelle van Pelt
Daily Opening Times : Wednesday 30 October – Monday 4 November, 2024 11am – 5.30pm daily
Opening event: Friday 1 November, 2024 | 6pm
Point of Reference is an inquiry into how, and why, we respond to landscape through painting.
Feelings of distance and isolation, enclosure and safety, or clear eyed wonder and joy can arise spontaneously when viewing a landscape. This collection of paintings attempts to delve a little deeper into those initial responses. In particular, it asks that we consider what of our selves we bring to each experience of the land. How do we view a landscape? And who are we when we are looking or responding? Does our experience of the encounter shift as we move through a place, or spend more time? In this way, the point of reference circles between that which is seen, and that which is looking.
Lisa Wise, Seascape 1,2 & 3, 2024, Porcelain
Daily Opening Times : Thursday 19 – Sunday 29 September 2024 10am – 4pm daily
Fire Works promises to be a spectacular presentation of all that is magical about the medium of ceramics from the mesmerising malleability of the raw material through to the serendipitous results of each firing.
Fire Works aims to explore how each of the participating artists uses clay and deals with its unique qualities and challenges. Ceramics is a fascinating medium and – as with glass-making and metal-casting – the outcomes are very much determined by the vagaries of fire or more specifically the kiln. Every single exhibit has most likely been fired at least twice – making its appearance in this show something of a miracle.
Anna Abell 'Aurora' 2024 Alcohol Ink 40 cm x 30 cm
Daily Opening Times : Friday 4 – Sunday 13 October 2024 Monday – Friday 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Opening event: Friday 4 October, 2024 | 5.30pm
‘Diaphanous Impressions’ seeks to transcend traditional notions of art exhibitions, offering a sensorial and contemplative experience celebrating the ethereal beauty of Diaphanous Art.
Through the medium of using a variety of inks on canvas and paper, including alcohol, arcrylic and living inks. this exhibition aspires to transport viewers into a realm of enchanting luminosity and gentle fluidity, leaving an indelible impression of all who encounter its’ diaphanous allure, inviting introspection and contemplation, fostering a sense of serenity and wonder.
Michelle Joy Gopal. (2024)
Opening Event : Saturday 31 August 2024, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Daily Opening Times : Monday 2 – Saturday 14 September 2024 Monday – Saturday 9:00am – 4:30pm Sundays CLOSED At other times by appointment
Recent paintings by Michelle Joy Gopalthat dance around notions of perception, form and space, and how subjects can be interpreted.
Some paintings have been previously been incorporated as part of ‘Shell-a-vision’ stop motion animations… Sounds and images made and mushed together with time. Used as back ground scenes or as cover art for music releases.
This exhibition focuses on the oil paintings.
Perceiving the world around us, stimulating an appetite of the mind… then trying to place that mind mess on a canvas to convey the thoughts in my head. Frustration, excitement and a coloured structured mess.
Imagination and influences of the natural environment are played with by shapes and colours.
Modern art in general has many great influences through out the art movement ism’s, especially the art movement cubism. In cubism there is an excitement of new ideas. Similarly, in this weird modern world, the digital and artificial again place new ideas into our reality. Questioning ideas and interpreting them with paint.
With colour, shape and form toying with view points and depths of the natural environment or the uniqueness of the human face.
Tim Panaretos, detail of a composite digital photo
Artists from Tasmania and elsewhere ruminating on our relationship with rocks.
Rocks make up the Earth’s solid outer layer, they form the ground beneath us and the landscape around us. When considered in their ubiquity and in relation to ourselves they hold a sense of permanence. They are synonymous with solidity and strength, and even immovability. Rocks however are in a constant state of change, of breaking down and reforming.
Priscilla Beck
Anna Eden
Lucy Hawthorne
Tim Panaretos
Lucy Parakhina
Madeleine Parsons
Edith Perrenot
Gabbee Stolp
Curated by Rebecca Holmes
Caitlin Love/Belle/2024/acrylic on canvas
Daily Opening Times : Wednesday 10 – Monday 15 July 2024 Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm Saturday and Sunday – 9:00am – 4:00pm
Opening Event : Tuesday 9 July 2024 @ 5:00pm
Music and lyrics rendered into landscape paintings.
The paintings in Symbiosis have been fully inspired by eclectic pieces of music and lyrics that were provided by some of Hobart’s prominent musicians. The submissions, which range from electric compositions and improvised piano to vocal harmonies and written poetry and lyrics, are all expressions from the musicians as they considered their ideas and feelings about Tasmania’s natural landscape.
Caitlin Love is captivated by Tasmania’s diverse and rich natural environment, so it is fitting that the musical pieces she used to inspire the works are just as diverse and rich. Each artwork generated imagery, colour pallets and memories for Caitlin, and she was able to explore Southern Tasmania for appropriate locations to paint from. The artworks have taken Caitlin on road trips, a 4am mission to the summit of kunanyi/Mt Wellington for the sunrise, and a 25km hike at Tasmania’s most southerly point.
Symbiosis is the interaction between two different organisms living together. These artworks would not exist without the music they were inspired by, and indeed they are enriched by the music, lyrics, emotion and imaginings of the musicians they were made by. The art and music give life and meaning to one another.
Bliss Sandhu, 07:23, 2024, digital print on archival paper, 100 x 100 cm, Edition of 5
Presented by the artists Natasha Bradley, Bliss Sandhu, Keryn Fountain, Annie Geard, Nancy Mauro-Flude, Brigita Ozolins and Sally Rees. Daily Opening Times: 30 May – 16 June 2024 10:00am – 4:00pm daily
Opening event : 30 May 2024 – 5.30pm
A small curated group show featuring 6 emerging and established Tasmanian artists working across a diverse range of mediums including installation, video, photography, assemblage and performance explore the idea of invisible power and forces.
Power is a natural force in our structures, our networks and our environment. The invisible forces of power acting around us in our buildings and earth and our bodies, the powers of tension and physics holding walls and barriers and regulating the way we engage and carry out our lives. This includes the power of one’s own body and mental power through the ability to have power over oneself or regulate or change individual behaviour. Poet and musician, Lou Reed talked about how his practice in martial arts and tai chi put him in touch with the power of ….’ the universe’. He said, “the best of energies become available, and soon your body and mind become an invisible power” (2023).
Many of these forms of power are not manifest nor are we conscious of them all at any one time. At any time we might feel powerful or experience power, conversely we feel powerless or inferior to another force but what are the power dynamics at play that make this so? Is it society, technology, our position, our internal feelings of control, our environment?
Harriet Links. Head in the Clouds (2024). Mixed Media on Canvas and Lead Rope. 210 x 185cm.
Harriet Links‘ creative impulse comes from a boundless curiosity cultivated through interactions with people and the natural world. Her process is shaped from travel and an abundance of rich life experiences. She seeks to unravel the complexities of her identity and make sense of the evolving world that surrounds her.
Harriet Links, an emerging artist based in Hobart, Tasmania, finds her creative impulse rooted in a boundless curiosity cultivated through interactions with people and the natural world. Her process is shaped from travel and an abundance of rich life experiences. Harriet seeks to unravel the complexities of her identity and make sense of the evolving world that surrounds her.
Her artistic exploration delves into the intricacies of the human condition, shedding light on what it means to be a woman in today’s dynamic and ever-changing global landscape. Harriet’s work is a visual testament to the ongoing journey of self-discovery.
In her current artistic practice, she is fascinated by the juxtaposition of stillness and movement, focus and distraction. A recurring motif within her work is the equine form, serving as a figurative reference that symbolises the struggle between the constrained and the out-of-control aspects within every individual. The horse, embodying strength, flow, positive energy, aspiration, peace, and escapism, becomes a powerful conduit for connectedness and personal growth.
The abstract elements in Harriet’s work mirror the frantic disconnect prevalent in modern lives, providing a tangible representation of the chaos inherent in the quest for balance and meaning. Her intention is to create a space for contemplation, inviting viewers to reflect on their own journey and discover resonance inside the shared human experience. This quiet space is represented by a broad use of negative space within her work.
Harriet uses acrylics, and mixed media on canvas to transform the equine figure into a colourful reflection of her inner self. Each artistic choice becomes a visual narrative, unveiling human desires, and the daily struggles that shape our existence.
Harriet Links. Drawing Conclusions (2024). Mixed Media on Canvas (Framed in Tasmanian Oak). 100 x 100cm
Harriet Links. Distracted Attraction (2024). Mixed Media on Canvas (Framed in Tasmanian Oak). 150 x 100cm
Opening Event: Friday 12 April 2024, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Loud is an art exhibition by Aleks Crossan that celebrates boldness and vibrancy.
Loud is an invitation to experience art that shouts, urging you to embrace your authenticity and overcome the fear of being truly yourself. Through vivid colours and powerful strokes, each piece is a call to break free from conformity and discover your unapologetic self. It’s a gentle push to unlock the desire to be loud.
Eloise Lark, Focal Point, 2024, Inkjet print, 80 x 80 cm
Daily opening times: March 12 – 19, 2024
Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm
Variations to Daily Opening Times:
Sunday 10am – 3pm
Earth Down, delves into language and symbolism inherent in nature, exploring narratives that reflect our human quest for answers and signs within the natural world.
Collages are created by combining handmade textures, found materials and digital elements.
I am inspired by the imperfect beauty of natural forms and often search for their border, their boundary.
These artworks serve as inquiries, reflections and expressions of connection—a longing to look outside to make sense of the inside.
