FABIA TORY - CREATURES

JUDY WILLIAMS - TALL TALES

Official opening Sun 21st April 2.30 - 4pm

Hope you can make it

Two different artists with two different mediums.

Fabia Tory explores “Creatures” using acrylic on canvas, with a delightful decorative style.” I am constantly delighted by the little creatures I find in my garden. Of course, I could do without the snakes!”

Judy’s Watercolours take us on an imaginary journey with objects from her past and present.

“Thelma and Louise”

Robyn Brain

Rebecca Pfeiffer

Bec and I studied art together for 3 years and did our Diploma of Visual Arts in Coffs Harbour.  Bec has had a break from the Arts due to family commitments but has always kept a keen interest. I have pursued an interest in Ceramics and will have Ceramics as well as paintings. Bec’s work will be Sea/Coastal Themed. Mine a bit a a mixture.
 

Nature & Nostalgia

Kellie De Waal

Julie Hamann

Opening night 6:30pm Friday 29 March 2024, for nibbles and wine and artists talk.

Meet the Artists: Saturday 6 April

Join us at the Macleay Valley Community Art Gallery for a limited-time showcase, as local artists Julie Hamann and Kellie De Waal invite you to explore a captivating realm where nature and nostalgia converge. The Nature & Nostalgia exhibition promises a sensory experience where color, texture, and dimension are used to transport you into a world where the natural and the nostalgic intertwine. The Nature & Nostalgia exhibition features two very distinct artistic styles, one exploring the beauty and colour of coastal botanical landscapes and rich bird life - the other igniting a journey through time that sparks fond recollections and a connection to the cultural confections that have left an indelible mark on Australian history. Immerse yourself in the magic of Nature & Nostalgia and witness the power of art to evoke both the beauty of the world around us and the cherished memories that define our shared cultural heritage.

EXPLORING THE JOYS OF COLOUR AND HARMONY

MEL STEWART

OPENING WED 13TH March to Sunday 24th March. Closed Mondays.

Come and chat with Mel Wednesday Saturday and Sunday in week ONE and

Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday in week TWO.

Here is how Mel feels about her paintings.

EXPLORING THE JOYS OF COLOUR AND HARMONY

MY JOYS ON EACH CANVAS

ARE REFLECTIONS OF ME

MY WAY OF EXPLORING

ALL THE BEAUTY I SEE.

DELIGHTING IN COLOUR

NATURE TOUCHES MY SOUL

AND I PAINT FROM THE HEART

AS I CHALLENGE EACH GOAL.

GRATEFUL FOR THE PLEASURES

LIFE’S JOURNEYS PROVIDE

EVERY DAY IS A GIFT -

AN ARTISTICAL RIDE.

CREATIVE ENDEAVOURS

FLOW WITHIN LIKE A STREAM

AND PAINTINGS EVOLVE

LIKE STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING

MY HAPPY EMBRACE

MAY THE COLOURFUL HUES

BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE.

International Women’s Day Art Exhibition 2024

Celebrating Women’s Art with a non competitive Art Exhibition.

Come and celebrate with us on Friday 8th March at 6:00 pm at the Gallery with Drinks & Nibbles. All welcome.

Gallery hours: Thursday to Sunday 10.30am to 4pm.

Each year around the world International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on 8th March.

The Macleay Valley Community Art Gallery will be celebrating IWD 2024 with an exhibition of women’s art work which will run from 29th February to 10th March 2024.

This is a non-competitive exhibition celebrating women's artistic talents. 

The MVCAG Committee invites entries from women working in any medium, e.g. Textiles, Painting, Sculpture, Floral Arrangements, Wood/Metal Work, Quilting, Ceramics etc. for this exhibition.

See here for entry forms. https://www.mvcartgallery.org/2024-international-womens-day-art-exhibition-

·        Enquiries to Barbara Huntington on 0400308367 or Booking Officer on 0434597800 or the Gallery on 65675092.

Time line

• Entries Close: Tuesday 27th February 2024.

• Entry form to be sent to: mvcag2440@gmail.com or PO Box 3385 West Kempsey – Do not deliver entry forms to the gallery.

• Art Work to be delivered to the gallery: Tuesday Tuesday 27th February 2024 between 9 am and 12 noon

• Art Work to be collected from the gallery: Monday 11th March 2024 between 9 am and 12 noon

LASTING CONNECTIONS

JILL CAIRNS

SYNCRONICITY

KERRIE SWANN

TRACEY BOWDEN

LYLA EKLUND

JEROME RIVORY

SPIRITS IN THE LANDSCAPE

SCOTT JACKSON

Close to Home “Everything is a landscape”

Lesley Burrett

Sue Marsh

Ella Turton

Malachi Marsh

Opening Celebration Thursday 21st December 5.30 to 8.30 for drinks and nibbles.

The colours, textures and designs in all the things in our usual lives

whether a vase on a table, our gardens, the seascapes, nature at large or figments of our imagination can become landscapes .

Art allows our mind to wonder through all sorts of possibilities and to somehow translate the emotion of these landscapes.

We see the same thing through different eyes

It is exciting to share this exhibition with Sue Marsh, a close friend and our adult children.

Art brings us together!

Lesley Burrett

I have lived in the Macleay valley for 33 years and been drawn to its natural beauty. The valley has provided much of my recent inspiration with the pandemic confining us to our immediate surroundings for the past few years. Often it has been the everyday surrounds of our garden or a walk at Delicate Nobby that has brought me solace and creative energy.

Ella Turton

My name is Ella Turton and I grew up in the Macleay Valley

I studied Graphic Design at Enmore Design College in Sydney and worked for 5 years in a Sydney gallery.

Throughout my life I have been attracted to painting and design

Through my close contact with prominent Sydney artists such as Elisabeth Cummings, Luke Scebaris and Amanda Penrose-Hart my interest has further developed.

I am a self taught painter with a love of natural landscapes and much of my inspiration is from the landscapes close to home

I now live and work in Newcastle with my partner and dog!

Sue Marsh

My artistic inspiration has evolved from the moments captured through my phone's lens. Our smartphones have indeed become powerful tools that allow us to document and preserve the beauty of everyday life in an instant. Transforming these images into artworks adds a unique layer of creativity, interpretation, and personal expression.

Finding inspiration in small, seemingly mundane things like a colourful leaf, a bird, or even discarded fish carcasses showcase the beauty in the ordinary. Through my art, I’m inviting others to pause and appreciate the details that might otherwise go unnoticed. Each piece I create becomes a narrative, a visual story that resonates with viewers and stirs their own emotions and memories.

Malachi

Myffie Coady

"BLISS"

Open on Wednesday 6th December from 9.30 am until 4 daily. Meet the artist on both Saturdays 9th and 16th December for nibblies all day.

Myffie Coady is a well known award winning Port Macquarie artist. This is her ninth exhibition at Gladstone. This exhibition will focus on Myffie's love of nature. She finds solace in painting a myriad of nature's subjects.

Her art is impressionistic and contemporary in style capturing the beauty and fragility of nature.

See you in December

BLUE MOON

Solo Art Exhibition by Robyn Jackson

OPEN TUESDAYS TO SUNDAYS

Award-winning artist Robyn Jackson is celebrating her 10th solo exhibition and art sale.

“This is a different exhibition for me. After painting for 10 years fulltime I need to make room in my storeroom for new paintings. So, I am having a “Once in a Blue Moon” art sale. This is also an acknowledgement also of people doing it tough this year. My exhibition will consist of a mixture of new paintings and previously exhibited work at sale price.

Painting on silk is my favourite medium. I am inspired by the vibrant colours on silk and the way the dye flows and blends to create infinite colours. I have also been experimenting with oil of late.

I am constantly taking photos of our beautiful beaches and bush as inspiration for my paintings. I start with a strong photo (or photos), then my mark making consists of a gutta (coloured rubber) drawing followed by vibrant coloured dyes that create a story of their own.

 I am lucky to be able to paint fulltime after a career as a Textiles teacher. The exhibition includes original paintings, limited edition prints, canvas prints, as well as silk scarves and cards. I also enjoy teaching the art of painting on silk, both one on one and with weekend workshops.

I hope you enjoy the exhibition as much as I enjoy making art.”

www.robynjacksonartist.com

Facebook; Robyn Jackson Artbites

Email; robbojacko@hotmail.com

Kerry Brooke Dwyer

Photography Exhibition "A Journey in Light"

Wed-Sun 10am-4pm, Nov 1-12, 2023

Kerry is returning to Gladstone for her second photography exhibition “A Journey in Light”. Displaying both new and previously seen works, she has curated a collection that reflects her exploration of different photography techniques. Focusing on landscapes and nature, this collection observes how light captivates us and transforms our view of the world.

The Nature Collective

Opening Celebration Saturday 21st October at 3pm

Melanie Webb

Alana Cabrera

Serena Entwistle

Joanna Greenwood

Alycia Lipovac

Anne De Nooijer

Meredith Morris

Mackenzie Johnston

Dimity Sinclair

Leah Doeland

Fiona Solley

Vivianne Hazenveld

Natalie Jennings

Erica Blanch

The Nature Collective brings together the work of a group of artists who explore nature through a variety of forms and mediums. The artists mostly met through the Mid North Coast art scene and have formed friendships and artistic collaborations through the shared love and appreciation of nature. These are expressed in a variety of mediums eg botanicals, landscapes, animals, and the connection between human forms and their relationship to nature. This is the first time this group have exhibited at MVCAG gallery and they explore a variety of mediums including painting, Textiles and drawing.

Take Five

Barbara Atkins

Brian Barker

Rita Carosi

Graeme Cox

Kim Madden

Meet the Artists Sunday 24th September and Sunday 1st October 11am to 1.30pm. Light refreshments.

Living on the mid north coast provides these five artists with unending inspiration - the beaches and inlets, the beachgoers, the wildlife, the emerald national parks, the creeks and rivers all stimulate the artistic imagination. The more they look, the more they see. A shell, a shadow, a beach, a mountain, a sunrise, painted in different ways from different yet shared perspectives. Come and take five with us-you’ll stay longer!

SPRING INTO ART

Macleay Public Schools Kindergarten to Year 12

Opening Wednesday 6pm Macleay Public School Art Awards

Celebrating excellence in the Creative Arts and featuring outstanding artworks from the talented students of our Primary Schools. Delivering opportunity, innovation and success with a broad range of styles and use of different media from our talented students.

RECOVERY

Mark Prior

Scott Jackson

The concept of the exhibition developed as I watched our natural environment recover from a series of “events” (fires and flood etc) which had which had caused astonishing decimation. The exhibition is predominately landscape influenced works and focuses on the resilience of the natural world to recover, change, and rebuild. I have used bright vibrant colours as part of a dialogue with my environment and to respond and reflect on this power. The exhibition also alludes to a parallel strength of recovery within our society. As I watched the natural world recover I also reflected on our ability to recover from devastating “events”. The recent corona virus pandemic comes to mind.

www.imagesbydenise.net.

mikekanephotography.com.au.

2023 MOVEMBER ART EXHIBITION

Thursday 13th to Sunday 23rd July 2023

Opening Evening - Friday 14th July 2023 from 6:00pm at the gallery

Gallery hours: Thursday to Sunday 10.30am to 4pm.

Are you ready men? Movember is back with a bang and an opening night with free nibbles and drinks. Tell your male friends. We need a big show this year because numbers have dwindled a bit through Covid.

All mediums are accepted eg sculpture, photography, woodwork, paintings-you name it. Lets get behind this great event so that it continues to highlight how brilliant men are as artists.

The Movember Foundation is a global charity working to address some of the biggest health issues faced by men; prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention. The Macleay Valley Community Art Gallery will be celebrating and supporting The Movember challenge in July 2023 with a non-competitive exhibition in the Gallery. The committee invites all men to submit artwork in any medium for the exhibition. All entry fees will be donated to the Movember Foundation.

Exhibition terms and conditions: 

• All work must be the original work of the artist.

• All artwork must be presented ready for hanging on the galleries hanging system, D-rings 75mm from the top of larger works or 35mm from the top of smaller works.

• All entries are accepted and displayed at the owner’s risk.

• Maximum size of art work is 1.2m x 1.2m, including frame. This is to allow for maximum entries.

• Commission on all sales will be applied at 17.5% (our normal rate).

• Labels must be attached to the back of each work showing Artist’s name, Price and Title.

• Enquiries to the Gallery 6567 5092, Barbara Huntington on 6569 0974 or the Booking Officer 0434 597800.

• Preferred payment of Entry fee is by EFT to MVCAG account at Coastline Credit Union BSB 704-189, Account No. 11008820 – Reference Movember and your Surname or it may be paid on the day work is delivered to the gallery. Please make sure you have correct account details before transferring

• Please provide photos of your work by email, if you are able, for Publicity purposes. IIf possible the images need to be high quality jpg format.

·         Time line

• Entries Close: Monday 11th July 2023

• Postal Entry forms to be sent to: mvcag2440@gmail.com or MVCAG, PO BOX 3385,West Kempsey, 2440 (do not deliver to the Gallery as the entry may not be processed )

• Net entry forms : https://www.mvcartgallery.org/2023-movember-in-july-exhibition

• Artwork to be delivered to the gallery: Monday 11th July 2023 Between 9:00am and 12:00 noon

• Art work to be collected from the gallery: Monday 24th July 2023 Between 9:00am and 12:00 noon

Wandering Ways

Arianne Bell

Philippa Bird

Beate Brooks Tracy

Christina Kirk

Susie Oldfield

Jeri McElroy

Di Smith

Kath Soper

Carmel Spark

Dianne Willey

Wandering Ways is an exhibition of works from an eclectic mix of Mid North

Coast artists providing an engaging visual experience using a diverse range of

technique and mediums.Open 7 days each week.

Creative Obsessions

Roger and Jenny Gifkins

Open Wednesday to Sunday. Opening event Saturday 20th May 3pm.

Japanese Textiles - Jenny Gifkins Jenny’s work has evolved through a lifelong love of textiles and fibre and for many years a passion for Japanese style and design. Along with her use of mostly Japanese fabrics, she incorporates both traditional and a more modern take on Japanese techniques such as sashiko, boro, shibori dyeing, as well as embroidery. Woodwork – Roger Gifkins As a woodworker Roger has specialized in detailed joinery and boxmaking for nearly 40 years. His earlier Scandinavian influenced designs have evolved over the years towards more oriental designs with a strong Japanese theme. More recently Roger and Jenny have been collaborating, with some of Roger’s boxes featuring Jenny’s embroidery and Sashiko panels. Astrophotography – Roger Gifkins Roger continues to develop his photography and processing techniques for long exposure astrophotography with distant galaxies being the prime targets.

MORE ADVENTURES IN ART

ALIE MARIE ARJAANS

2nd May-15th May, 2023 Thursday to Sunday.

Arjaans loves to share her explorations in various mediums and hopefully open the viewer to the possibilities that art offers in exploring these materials, experimenting and exploration of emotions, thoughts and concepts.” I enjoy how Art can create a dialogue between the maker and understanding of the world around us.

Of course like everyone I love our local scenery, flora, and fauna. There are a few larger pieces to adorn walls and fun stuff too.”

“WITH WATER”

JILL CAIRNS

is returning to Gladstone to show her second SOLO.

Open from Wednesday – Sunday

Meet Jill and enjoy refreshments and art banter on14th of April.

“Pre covid, I travelled to Kosciuszko National Park with Innes Artists, and I observed, sketched and photographed the dominance of shape in the mountains, but still the element of water appeared as the summer snow melted.

Since covid, the distance that I am travelling is between Port Macquarie and South West Rocks and consequently the subject attracting me, is light on water. From the rainforest creeks, rivers and the sea, I realise these places have been a catalyst to my creativity. The conditions at those moments, determined pallet, contrast and movement within my work.

Working on a large surface allows my freedom of expression and the use of paddle brushes compliments the loose nature I aspire to.

WATER IS LIFE, MY LIFE IS ART………. Welcome to “WITH WATER”

JILL CAIRNS “

“Inspired By Nature”

Photographic Art Exhibition

Giang Duong

Denise McDermott

Robyn Mussett

Barbara Sheppard

are pleased to present “Inspired By Nature”, a photographic art exhibition, at which over 50 artworks will be showcased.

We are showcasing a rich and diverse range of subjects, all inspired by nature. Nature’s beauty and exquisite details are depicted in landscape, seascape, birdlife, and flora photography.

There is something for everyone who loves nature, flowers, trees, wildlife or simply the world of art and plants.

When we observe the natural world around us, we sharpen our senses, develop a deeper respect for our environment and a greater hope for conservation of nature through our artworks.

We hope the artworks presented in this “Inspired By Nature” art exhibition deliver a visual sense of calm and quietude to viewers.

We are excited to announce it is nearly time for our International Women’s Day Art Exhibition.  It will be held at the Macleay Valley Community Art Gallery and will run from Thursday the 2nd to Sunday the 12th of March 2023.  The Exhibition is open to all female artists who work in any medium and wish to enter.  It is a non-competitive exhibition and is designed to showcase the many talents of women.  Works should not have not been exhibited in previous IWD Exhibitions.

We will be accepting entries from now until the Tuesday 28th of February when your work will need to be delivered to the Gallery at 5 Kinchela Street Gladstone NSW.  The cost of entry is $10.00 per artists, and we will accept two pieces per entry.

Please complete the attached entry form and Statement by a Supplier, if you do not have an ABN, and return them either by email to mvcag2440@gmail.com, by snail mail to MVCAG, PO Box 3385, West Kempsey 2440 or to a Committee Member.  Entries can also be completed on line here https://www.mvcartgallery.org/2023-international-womens-day-art-exhibition.  Please DO NOT deliver your entry to the gallery as we cannot guarantee that they will be processed.

 We prefer payment of the $10.00 entry fee by direct deposit to our bank account at Coastline Credit Union BSB 704-189 Account 11008820, but we will accept payment by cash or cheque when you deliver your work to the gallery on the 28th February 2023.

 International Womens’ Day is the 8th of March and falls on a Wednesday.

 We are excited this year to be once again having an opening on Sunday 5th March 2023 at 2:00pm at the Gallery.  Everyone is invited to join us for drinks and nibbles.

 Please come and see the amazing entries at the Gallery between 10:30am and 4:00pm Thursday to Sunday during the two weeks of the IWD Exhibition.

Brian Barker

Have Brush Will Travel.

Brian’s work is mainly watercolour, a vast exploration of our natural environment from the coast to the outback . Brian uses a mixture of subtle washes through to the strong use of colour that he sees in the landscape. On show there will be medium to large paintings and some bold acrylics on stretched canvases and drawings, framed and unframed paintings. He spent fifty years in the printing industry as a retoucher graghic artist, twenty years as assistant secretary of the printing union. Brian holds a diploma in art from the East Sydney Art College. Brian has been involved with the Hastings art scene for the last twenty two years spending a lot of the time organizing art exhibitions with his wife Rita Carosi for the Hastings Valley Fine Art Assoc. He was president for twelve years on their committee, he also established HVFAA Gallery at William St, Port Macquarie .He is presently assisting in organizing the Bonny Hills Art Prize held annually, which last year attracted a 100 artists with prize money close to $10,000. Brian has been awarded many prizes for his work at various art exhibitions the latest, 1st prize for ‘watercolour’, at the HVFAA at Port Macquarie October 2022.

Open Tuesdays to Sundays.

Brooke was born in Port Macquarie, studied at National Art School and Julian Ashton’s in Sydney then lived for many years on the Isle of Wight UK. She has always painted on the side while working in various roles including wedding photography. Now settled near Kempsey she has more time to dedicate to her art making. 

Brooke has always been fascinated by the beauty of nature and light on landscape. She is drawn to experimenting with mark making and recently discovered ceramics as a medium that is wonderfully responsive to her experimental style. Using either acrylic or oil paint on canvas, her painting seeks to allude to memory rather than the detail of reality.

JULIE SHEA

CRACKING ICE

SEE WHAT I SAY

In the synchronous exhibitions - Cracking Ice & See What I Say? - Julie Shea experiments on paper with visual perception and a broad range of spontaneous and orchestrated creative processes.

Cracking Ice describes the artist searching for release from a stubborn lethargy. Traditional drawing, Dada techniques, sporadic accidents, recombining, collages, apophenia, whims and contrivances are used to escape the solidity of procrastination and indecision known as “creative freeze”. Unexpected outcomes illustrate the process of a slow thaw, and direct the intuitive flow that is initiated.

In See What I Say? Julie’s experimental pareidolia works expose the mutability of interpretation of visual information. Ink splashes are interpreted using randomised cues and clarified by representational drawing to demonstrate our ability to see what we will.

The artist alternates between surrender and control in these making /thinking/being processes, using them to order chaos and melt certainty.

The exhibition is being held at the Macleay Valley Community Gallery, Gladstone, NSW, from Wednesday January 4 until Sunday January 15. Open daily.

Join the artist for an informative talk on Sunday January 8 at 11:00 am.

"Mainly Macleay"

SIMON MARK

2TH DEC. 22 to 2ND JAN..23

Last year I enumerated the Census allowing me to travel, during lockdowns, through many of the more remote areas of the Upper Macleay Valley. I picnicked in some remote spots which offered some spectacular scenery. I visited every resided corner five-fold, drawing most lunchtimes. I could also quickly photograph unique landscapes as I worked. After this job came to an end, I began painting many of the views I saw in this isolated and distinctive part of Australia. The Macleay is idiosyncratic to our nation, no other place offers such splendid scenery of rolling and high-hilled, jagged topography, carved by a wild, rocky river and its tributaries. I love painting this countryside in Winter. The chilly evenings tend to turn the wild whiskey grasses a deep orange along with pinks, juxtaposed against the blues and mauves of the clouds. I also feel challenged by many other subjects in painting oils, such as figurative and floral work. I have lived in a rural area of the Upper Macleay for the last twenty years. I have an Under-Grad and Post-Graduate Diploma from the College of Fine Arts, Sydney. I hope you enjoy my work.