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PAINTINGS ON VIEW
ART HOUSE GALLERY - SYDNEY
(Works from the ABC documentary)
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MANLY REGIONAL GALLERY
IN PARADISE
Artists of the Northern Beaches
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
11 September – 8 November 2009
Manly Council’s Art Gallery & Museum is delighted to present an exhibition of works by the next wave of artists to join the already burgeoning community of artists on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. In Paradise: Artists of the Northern Beaches opens on Friday 11 September 2009 at 6pm by renowned Australian architect Richard Leplastrier. The exhibition runs from 11 September – 8 November 2009.
Artists have long been captivated by the light and lifestyle of the Northern Beaches and its remoteness from the frenzy of city life. They have recorded their impressions of the land, waterways and its people, a region often referred to as ‘Paradise’.
The Mayor of Manly, Jean Hay says the collection reflects the creative lifestyle enjoyed by many residents of the Northern Beaches. “There is a wonderful community of artists here on the Northern Beaches and Manly Council is immensely proud to be supporting them by way of this exhibition” said Mayor Hay.
“Manly Council’s Art Gallery and Museum is a high standard facility and this collection displays a high standard of talent”
Curator Katherine Roberts has gathered the work of twenty-nine artists by visiting their studios and selecting artwork that reflects each artist’s sense of place and strong connection to the area.
Roberts said: “As with its predecessor, Celebrating Paradise in 1999, this exhibition brings together the work of artists living and working along the length of Sydney’s Northern Beaches. The Gallery is delighted to be able to show their work in this group context, revealing the diversity of art practice that is continuing within this region. This tenth anniversary exhibition includes the work of a new generation of professional artists across many art forms; sculpture, glass, ceramics, photography, printmaking and painting.”
The Northern Beaches region of Sydney is a peninsula that still retains a sense of grateful separation from the city of Sydney’s hustle and bustle. It continues to inspire and nourish more and more artists who may, as students, have travelled to the university based art schools in Sydney but who have come to live and create art in peace and relative solitude in the bush and coastal areas on the Northern Beaches.
PAUL BACON - JESSICA BIRK - ADRIAN BODDY - LEX DICKSON - PETER DITTMAR - BENJAMIN EDOLS & KATHY ELLIOTT - KATHERINE EDNEY - PAUL FERMAN - SALVATORE GERARDI - NATHALIE HARTOG-GAUTIER - TIM HIXSON - DALE KENTWELL - MICHAEL KITCHING - CHRIS LANGLOIS - FRED MAGRO - STEPHEN MARR - BRUCE MCWHINNEY - WILLI MICHALSKI - RACHEL NEWLING - EVERT PLOEG - JOHN REID - MARK RHODES - SUSAN RUSHFORTH - NEIL SHENNEN - TRACY SMITH - EMMA VARGA - DICK WATKINS - SHONA WILSON - JOSHUA YELDHAM
Exhibition catalogue available upon request. Funded with grant support from ArtsNSW.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Brunch ‘n View
Monday 14 September, 10.30am – 12.30pm
Enjoy a delicious brunch at Café Chill followed by a floor talk of the feature festival exhibition In Paradise: Artists of the Northern Beaches with curator Katherine Roberts and artist Chris Langlois.
Cost: $20
Bookings Essential: 9976 1421 by 7/9/09
Art Exchange 6
Tuesday 22 September, 7 – 9pm
Four artists featured in the exhibition discuss their art practice; Paul Bacon, Jessica Birk, John Reid and Emma Varga. The audience is invited to engage with the artists in a relaxed and friendly environment. Presented by Manly Art Gallery & Museum Society.
Cost: $5, includes refreshments
Contact: 9976 1421
Meet the Artists Afternoon Tea
3pm, Sunday 8 November
A great opportunity to come and meet several of the featured artists and discuss their work on the last day of the exhibition.
Cost: $5, includes refreshments
Kids’ Art Adventures
Sundays 13 September, 11 October & 8 November,10.30am-12noon
Children aged 5-10 years create artworks in response to the current exhibitions.
Prepayment required: $10
Bookings Essential: 9976 1421
Guided Tours
Sundays 25 October and 1 November, 3pm
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