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3 Blackshaw Road, Goulburn, NSW 2580
Opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00am to 4:00pm Closed 25 December to 7th of January 2025 Closed Friday 26 January (Australia Day) Closed 25 April - ANZAC Day T: +61 2 4822 7889 Email: [email protected] Gallery on Track exhibits, displays and sells arts and crafts created by artists and artisans located in the Southern Tablelands, Blue Mountains and Southern Highlands of New South Wales.
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November Exhibition
Opening Saturday 2 November
Chinoiserie - Marguerite Luntungun & Lesley Gartrell
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CHINOISERIE
What is Chinoiserie? Originating in France, Chinoiserie is the European interpretation of Asian & Sinosphere artistic traditions in culture & decorative arts. This exhibition is the collaboration of two close friends. Marguerite Lunungun is a traditional Sumie artist; Lesley Gartrell is a realism painter. MARGUERITE LUNTUNGUN Marguerite has been practicing Sumie art for quite some time under a Taiwanese master in Sydney. She has won 4 awards in exhibitions in China & Japan. Sumie art is usually practiced on rice, bamboo or archive art paper & the main medium is ink that is ground from a charcoal stick. Inspired by French/Asian influences, Marguerite has painted a natural selection of fish, bird & flora. Mediums used are watercolours & acrylics with Chinese brushes. LESLEY GARTRELL Lesley discovered oils at the age of 13 & has been painting ever since. Starting in a drafting field, she is obsessed with detail &neatness. Moving into graphic design, she eventually taught painting for 25 years on the Sydney Northern Beaches. Her fave mediums are watercolour & oilcolour. “For this exhibition I’ve returned to my love of Utamaro from the 18th century. I’ve always liked his interpretation of the female form & the drape of silk fabrics. I saw Monet was also influenced by Japanese art at Les Nymphaeas in Giverney.” METHOD The small stretched canvases were first based in pale gold acrylic. They have all been painted with the freshest colours of French Charvin oil color using only size 1/4 Neef slant shader. I like to work with a dirty brush to increase the chance of tertiary colours. I wash up with olive oil. I used Italian MaimeriBlu watercolours on 300gsm Archival paper. Both works are done using only Size 8 Neef sable round brush. |
October Exhibition
Opening-Saturday 5th October at 2pm.
Judith Bradhurst and Bill Dorman in collaboration.
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Judith Bradhurst and Bill Dorman in collaboration.
Materials- Sculptural works in metal, fibre, wood, plastic and found object. Tangled masses of woollen cords and tentacles contrast spindly smooth steel bird-legs and rusty mushroom figures in this imaginative collaboration of Goulburn Artists Judith Bradhurst and Bill Dorman. Creatures that often blur the line between flora and fauna in their inspiration and mix inorganic with organic in their materiality, step inquisitively into the exhibition space. This assembly of flying and walking characters showcase the artists’ technical skillsets and love of their environmental influences. |
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August 2024 "Ephemera" An exhibition by Michelle Giles
Ephemera Exhibition opened - Saturday 2/08/2024 at 2pm at Gallery on Track and continues for the month of August 2024
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Ephemera
Originally thought to be a medical term, “lasting only one day” In modern usage “Something that lasts for a very short time” Something that is “Ephemeral” – A plant that grows, flowers and dies within a few days. Quite often used to describe paper products such as travel tickets, theatre programs, cards and letters. Perhaps a strange choice for an exhibition title, but most items started as purchases from garage sales or op-shops, essentially the items that in our modern world we now see as replaceable?? The CONSUMMING nature of our present society where everything can be replaced by a newer upgraded model discarding items that are still useful is a cause of dismay and concern for me. We no longer replace a missing or broken button, but rather, replace a whole garment and then need matching shoes, bag and other accessories ... The simple fact that plastic has a longer life span than a human being should have been enough of a warning for all to slow the consumption and quick replacement of items around the world. I’m not anti-technology or improvements through science but I am aware that there is an ever-increasing price to be paid by future generations, probably to the point of extinction for the human collective. Are humans to become the future ” Ephemera” in the history of the planet called Earth?? |
Michelle Giles
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Exhibition: 'Threads and Things' by Carol Bairnsfather
On show during September 2024
Featured at the Gallery during opening hours throughout July 2024- now closed
'The Grotto Makers' An Exhibition by Jo Howard
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The Grotto Makers 2024
My artwork has always been intuitively connected to symbols, history, mythology and imaginings. This work specifically relates to a place for dreaming and the need to be surrounded or enclosed in a sanctuary. First conceived by obsessively drawing the winged figure reposed in a grotto (progression from former body of work, Angel Architecture), the oil paintings and hand-built ceramics combine to create an otherworldly atmosphere, a liminal space for dreaming. The Grotto Makers is an exploration of self, sanctuary and a place to be safe for creating and wondering, a difficult task in this increasingly frenetic world. Creating meaning from self-introspection and connection to spiritual elements, my work is an exploration of what it means to be human, through colour, symbols and philosophic reflection. Jo Howard 2024 |
Jo Howard
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The exhibition in June 2024 showcased the extraordinary talent of Members from the Gallery who presented their creations made from wool.
The 'Winter Warmup' exhibition is now closed but many of these wonderful items remain at the Gallery for sale.
The 'Winter Warmup' exhibition is now closed but many of these wonderful items remain at the Gallery for sale.
May 2024: Exhibition - Jessica Norris "Studies in Colour and Weaving" - Now closed
Jess moved to the Goulburn / Southern Highlands region just prior to the outbreak of Covid. Since then, she has deepened her existing love of weaving with an intensive study, devoting many enjoyable hours to understanding the interplay of colour, texture and structure in fabric.
“Colour and weave” techniques use combinations of dark / light yarns in both warp and weft. These interact in unexpected ways with the underlying weave structure, creating beautiful and unique patterns.
This exhibition hopes to show “behind the scenes”, so that people can appreciate the complexity, skill and design that goes into making woven items. We rely on textiles in every aspect of our lives, but we frequently take them for granted. What would we do if there were no factories producing cheap cloth for us?
Hand woven textiles are unique and beautiful, but they are not “just for best”! They are meant to be used, loved, repaired, and then (eventually) composted once their usefulness is done. That’s why Jess chooses natural fibres such as wool, cotton, silk and bamboo.
The exhibition now closed , was on show from 1 May to 26 May 2024 at Gallery on Track during Gallery opening hours.
Exhibition opened on Saturday, 4 May 2024 at 2pm.
“Colour and weave” techniques use combinations of dark / light yarns in both warp and weft. These interact in unexpected ways with the underlying weave structure, creating beautiful and unique patterns.
This exhibition hopes to show “behind the scenes”, so that people can appreciate the complexity, skill and design that goes into making woven items. We rely on textiles in every aspect of our lives, but we frequently take them for granted. What would we do if there were no factories producing cheap cloth for us?
Hand woven textiles are unique and beautiful, but they are not “just for best”! They are meant to be used, loved, repaired, and then (eventually) composted once their usefulness is done. That’s why Jess chooses natural fibres such as wool, cotton, silk and bamboo.
The exhibition now closed , was on show from 1 May to 26 May 2024 at Gallery on Track during Gallery opening hours.
Exhibition opened on Saturday, 4 May 2024 at 2pm.
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April 2024 - now closed
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March 2024 (now closed) "Continuum" Exhibition Recent works by Carol Divall Click on the full screen in Scribd box below to view/download the flyer. |
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"Continuum" showcased Carol Divall's continuing journey
in felting and mixed media.
Carol has long inspired others by example and teaching in this fascinating field. Her work has been well represented in other galleries and this month is a great opportunity to see this fine work up close and personal.
Examples from the "Continuum" Exhibition by Carol Divall are below.
in felting and mixed media.
Carol has long inspired others by example and teaching in this fascinating field. Her work has been well represented in other galleries and this month is a great opportunity to see this fine work up close and personal.
Examples from the "Continuum" Exhibition by Carol Divall are below.
Displayed throughout February 2024 at the Gallery Exhibition: Mythical Creatures
A wondrous display by Gallery on Track artists and artisans depicting Mythical Creatures - fascinating! Some examples are presented below.
A wondrous display by Gallery on Track artists and artisans depicting Mythical Creatures - fascinating! Some examples are presented below.
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Some of the work produced by the Artists associated with the
Gallery on Track |
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Artists' work exhibited at the Gallery on Track and for sale
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