Current Exhibitions

6 August - 19 September 2010

Nicola Hensel: The Patient Labyrinth

Refined and poetic, Nicola Hensel’s work is directed by the observation of everyday botanical and domestic  details. For this exhibition, the Hunter-based artist is producing a virtuosic collection of work that includes monumental finely worked pencil drawings and collage, chalk wall drawing and finger painting on the floor .

A gallery project curated by Meryl Ryan

Photo: Nicola Hensel at work
Artist Nicola Hensel at work in
Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery
Sculpture Park.
Photo: Nicola Hensel, Fig (ocean) 2010
Nicola Hensel, Fig (ocean) 2010,
ink on board, 140 x 120cm,
courtesy the artist &
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane.

Joseph Banks and the flora of the Australian east coast

Coloured engravings of Sydney Parkinson’s original drawings record the coastal plants collected between Sydney and far north Queensland by Sir Joseph Banks and Dr Daniel Carl Solander on Captain James Cook’s first voyage round the world, 1768–1771.

On his return to London, Banks hired five artists and 18 engravers to reproduce Parkinson’s drawings. These engravings would become Banks’ Florilegium of which a selection will be seen in this exhibition.

Australian National Maritime Museum Travelling Exhibition

Replant: a new generation of botanical art

Replant is an excursion through the eyes of seven different artists into the remarkable world of plants in the tropical north of Australia. This exhibition of limited edition etchings and photographs explores the unique characteristics of species that survive and prosper through the climatic extremes of monsoonal rains, dry weather and wild fires.

An Artback NT: Arts Development and Touring exhibition presented by Museum and Gallery Services Queensland

Gregory Pryor: Botanik

Perth-based artist Gregory Pryor is acclaimed for his use of botanical themes to probe cultural and environmental issues.

A gallery project coordinated by Meryl Ryan