Horsham Regional Art Gallery

PAST EXHIBITIONS

2007

TO BUY A FAT PIG
November 7, 2006 – January 7, 2007 (Handbury Gallery)
Photographs by Tim Webster of Victoria Market. The Vic Market is a place where people from all walks of life rub shoulders. It is a village within a city, and a highlight of Australian cultural heritage.

EARTHLIGHT
November 14, 2006 – January 7, 2007 (Bill and Maureen Mann Gallery)
Wheel thrown, burnished, black fired ceramics by Petrus Spronk and pinhole camera based, encaustic paintings by Oliver Patsch.

ANDREW SEWARD
December 12, 2006 – February 4, 2007 (Photographic Gallery)
Finely detailed pencil studies. Seward’s botanical studies are represented in the Natural History Museum - London, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - London, and the National Gallery of Victoria.

MONSTERS OF THE CREEK
December 12, 2006 – March 3, 2007 (Community Gallery)
Linocuts, woodcuts and pastel drawings of the Yarrriambiack redgum country, by Estonian born artist, Tiiu Reissar, who lives near Warracknabeal. She has exhibited in Australia, Europe and Asia.

RECENT ACQUISITIONS—WORKS ON PAPER
December 19, 2006 - March 3, 2007 (Federation Room)
Recent acquisitions 2004—2006, includes works by Gareth Sansom, Vicki Couzens, Ricky Howell, Philip Hunter, Martin King and Tiiu Reissar.
Curated by HRAG Curator, Trevor Smith.

FORGOTTEN FLORA
January 9 – March 4 (Handbury Gallery)
Touring exhibition of original drawings and specimens of fungi, lichens, liverworts, hornworts and mosses from the collection of the National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanical Gardens.

PHOTOGRAMS TO DATAGRAMS
February 6 – March 31, 2007 (Photography Gallery)
Exhibition of diverse photographic techniques by Bert Hoveling and Gaynor Robson

GET HOOKED
March 5 – 31, 2007 (Community Gallery)
A photographic exhibition and competition held in partnership with the Annual Fishing Competition.

CROSS SECTION: THE DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHARLES J. PAGE March 6 – April 29, 2007 (Handbury Gallery and Mann Gallery)
Touring exhibition organised by Horsham Regional Art Gallery focussing on the work of one of Australia’s best itinerant documentary photographers.

ART IS… FESTIVAL EXHIBITION
April 2 – May 5, 2007 (Community Gallery)

SAMANTHA EVERTON
April 3 – 27 May, 2007 (Photography Gallery)
This young photographer is fast establishing a reputation for her surreal digital photo images.

PICTURES FROM A WINDING PATH
April 29 – July 22, 2007 (Photography Gallery)
Photographs by Helga Leunig

WALALA WASALA POLITICS AND AFRICAN TEXTILES
May 1 – June 24, 2006 (Handbury Gallery & Bill & Maureen Mann Gallery)
Touring exhibition of textile pieces with a political agenda from the collection of Annerley & District Community Centre.

JENNY ELLIOT
May 7 – June 30, 2007 (Community Gallery)

EDITION + ARTISTS BOOKS STUDIO
26 June to 19 August, 2007 (Handbury Gallery, Mann Gallery)
Touring exhibition from the Australian National University. Showcases established and emerging artists working in the medium of artists’ books and editioned prints.

PICTURES FROM A WINDING PATH
May 29 – July 22, 2007 (Photographic Gallery)
Diverse images by Helga Leunig, 1979-2005. Colour and monochrome photographs from Poland to Italy, Borneo, Arnhem Land, to rural and urban Australia.

HOW I ENTERED THERE I CANNOT TRULY SAY
26 June to 19 August, 2007 (Handbury Gallery and Mann Gallery)
This touring exhibition from the Australian National University showcases well known and emerging artists working in the medium of artists’ books and editioned prints.

U3A PHOTOGRAPHY
July 3 – September 2, 2007 (Community Gallery)
Work by members of Horsham’s U3A photography group.

TWO’S COMPANY, THREE’S A CROWD
July 17 – October 21, 2007 (Federation Room)
Photographs from the collection – images of couples, group scenes, crowd scenes, etc. including works by Bruce Postle, Carol Jerrems, David Moore, Matthew Sleeth, James McArdle and Max Dupain. Curated by HRAG Curator, Trevor Smith.

THE DROVER’S WIFE
July 24 – September 16, 2007 (Photographic Gallery)
Henry Lawson’s classic writing “The Drover’s wife” tells of the isolation and hardship endured by rural women. Annabel Nowlan’s mixed media artworks are based on local histories, stories and experiences of the early settlers, with a particular focus on women’s experiences

ARTSPLASH AND MORE
September 4 – October 28, 2007 (Community Gallery)
Selected paintings, papier mache and prints from the Artsplash and respite workshops led by Mary French in 2006. A feature exhibition of the Awakenings Festival.

EDWIN G. ADAMSON - ALPINE PHOTOGRAPHER
September 18 – November 11, 2007 (Photographic Gallery)
Photographs by Edwin G Adamson (1895-1974) on tour from the National Alpine Museum, Mt Buller. Images taken at various alpine locations across Australia between 1926 and 1940, and include scenes of skiing, landscape, and alpine architecture.

LEICA/CCP DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARD 2005
October 16 – December 9, 2007 (Handbury Gallery and Mann Gallery)
Touring exhibition from Melbourne’s Contemporary Centre for Photography, featuring documentary/social commentary photograpgers. The exhibition includes works by Andrew Chapman, Jo Grant and Simon Cuthbert, all represented in our collection.

MANMADE
October 23, 2007 – January 13, 2008 (Federation Room)
Architectural images selected from the gallery’s collection. Includes Robert Colvin, Wolfgang Sievers, Peter Hennessey, Mark Johnson, Simon Cuthbert, Craig Cole and Carlo Golin. Curated by HRAG Curator, Trevor Smith.

BARRY CLUGSTON – RECENT WORKS
October 30 – December 16, 2007 (Community Gallery)
Works based on the 2006 Grampians bushfires and regeneration by Stawell based environmentalist and artist, Barry Clugston.

GRAIN SILOS OF THE WIMMERA AND MALLEE
November 13, 2007 – January 6, 2008 (Photographic Gallery)
Large scale black and white photographs by Ian Hill of grain silos of north-west Victoria. Many of the silos are no longer in use and face an uncertain future in an era of centralised management and corporate consolidation.

THE GREAT SOUTHWEST WALK
December 11, 2007 -February 3, 2008 (Handbury & Mann Galleries)
Contemporary artists working in a range of media interpret one of Victoria’s most beautiful walks. Toured by National Exhibitions Touring Support (NETS) Victoria.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY PAUL CARRACHER
December 18 2007 – February 24 2008 (Community Gallery)
Photographs of Wimmera sports action and news 2000 - 2006 by former Wimmera Mail Times photographer, Paul Carracher.

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Image: Matthew SLEETH, Security, 2005-08, type c photograph on dibond aluminium, purchased through the Horsham Art Gallery Trust Fund with the assistance of the Robert Salzer Foundation, 2009. © Reproduced courtesy of the artist.

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