11 DEC > 6 JAN

Iconic surfing photographs from the 1960s and ’70s.
John Witzig

MAIN GALLERY

In the 1960s and ’70s, John Witzig had his eye on surfing. He was young and he had his mind wide open. He roamed surfing’s physical and spiritual map, restlessly soaking up the minutiae. With his curiosity and sense of history he chose photographic images to represent a surfing zeitgeist that was so unconscious that it barely had a language. Things were happening and words were not enough. Surfing only had a few meaningful translators then and Witzig was one of them.
In many of his photographs, it’s easy to make out the influence of culture, lifestyle and politics. But even so, the photos themselves are very straightforward. They either depict people who surf or surf-related locations and artifacts. This is never ambiguous even when there is a complete absence of waves and surfboards. Although such a lack may seem strange in a surf photograph, this is an integral part of the Witzig signature and one of the features that defines his work – he had a knack for this type of thing. It wasn’t just that he was good with a camera. His photographs are more than a technical exercise – they are intuitive pieces of art-directed reportage.
Mark Cherry

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11 DEC > 6 JAN

Casting Slip, Slip Casting. Reiko Hashimoto

FOYER GALLERY

A recent winner of the Meroogal Women’s Art Prize, Reiko Hashimoto continues her exploration of the diversity of clay forms using slip casting techniques.

Horse. Group Exhibition

ACCESS GALLERY

The role of the horse has changed over the last couple of centuries from an integral and functional part of everyday life to a more peripheral one. We have less contact with these animals in our modern world and yet they still hold a unique place in our society and our psyche. This diverse exhibition features the work of seven local artists as they explore their responses to this important animal in human society. Exhibiting artists include Alison Chiam, Alison Mackay, Julie Maclachlan, Reiko Hashimoto, Helen Nugent, Vicki Robinson and Cheryl Scowen.

Shoalhaven Light. John Brown & Ross Mullane

GREEN GALLERY

This exhibition explores light and colour in contemporary landscape and colour field paintings. John Brown was inspired at an early age by Lloyd Ree’s work ‘Road to Berry’ and has been painting his beloved Shoalhaven for 20 years. Ross Mullane uses harmonies and disharmonies of colour to express abstract feelings and thoughts. The blues of the sky and water are starting points, with colours floating on the surface of the works.

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8 JAN > 4 FEB ‘10
LAUNCH: FRI 8 JAN 5>7 PM

What I’ve learnt so far. alex frank

FOYER GALLERY

I took these images from small b&w cartoons sketched around the diary entries in my journals dating from 2005 to now. I aimed to retain that simplicity while I worked them into paintings. In fact they cover a lot of ground – family, relationships, learning about indigenous values, never-ending search for self and the spiritual search.

Contrasts. Susan Virtue

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A series of works created using watercolour, collage, gouache and mixed media by local Berry artist Susan Virtue. Within this exhibition, she explores realistic and emotive representations of contrasting Australian landscapes. This exhibition seeks to further develop the idea of contrasts using colour, shape and line within a variety of styles.

Memoires de France – a sensory journey. Bruce Chanter

GREEN GALLERY

A portrayal of the evocative atmosphere of France through oil paintings and assemblage works, capturing both the vibrancy and light of Paris and the peaceful ebb of seasonal life in the French countryside. Incorporated in the exhibition are impressionist oil paintings , in traditional ornate frames and assemblages of bygone ephemera and antique finds gathered in France.

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