A Slow Journey With Wool - an exhibition for winter by Fiona Dunbar King and Glynis Charles
June 1 - July 29 2022
June 1 - July 29 2022
The winter exhibition at CTC Robertson will feature woolly works by Glynis Charles and Fiona Dunbar King. Fiona's textile art is a series of landscapes inspired by scenes of the Southern Highlands that blur the lines between Art and Craft. Fiona is responding to the beauty of this land with a series of knitted landscapes and unique hats created from locally sourced wool.
Glynis has always had a deep connection to all things wool through the knitting and crocheting women of her family and especially through her Dad who spent his whole career involved in the manufacture of top quality Australian Woollen textiles. Glynis sculpts and shapes with fine Australian merino wool fibre using the ancient method of wet felting. With an amazing depth and range of colours it is as though she is painting with wool. Her inspiration is derived from nature and her pieces are often embellished with silk fibres and fabric.
Glynis has always had a deep connection to all things wool through the knitting and crocheting women of her family and especially through her Dad who spent his whole career involved in the manufacture of top quality Australian Woollen textiles. Glynis sculpts and shapes with fine Australian merino wool fibre using the ancient method of wet felting. With an amazing depth and range of colours it is as though she is painting with wool. Her inspiration is derived from nature and her pieces are often embellished with silk fibres and fabric.
Birds, Beasts and Other Things - an exhibition by Regina Brewster
2 March - 29 April 2023
Regina is an award winning artist, author and illustrator from Robertson, in the Southern Highlands. Gouache is her preferred medium. Basically a realist at heart, she will stretch the boundaries and use other media to achieve the desired effect. Her favoured subjects are the rainforest, animal and plant life that she encounters in her daily life in the Southern Highlands.
In 2002 she completed a Diploma in Fine Art at the Illawarra Institute of TAFE, Moss Vale Campus, receiving the Institute Award for Fine Art. She loves the challenge of a Miniature and received “Best in Show” at the International Miniature Awards held at The Gold Coast City Gallery, Qld. in1997 and 1999, and in 2009 the Reserve Champion painting at The Royal Canberra Show for a Miniature. She is included in private and public collections including Goulburn Regional Gallery and HOTA (Home of The Arts),Gold Coast, Qld. Regina’s illustrations have been published in Magazines in Australia and the U.S.A .
2 March - 29 April 2023
Regina is an award winning artist, author and illustrator from Robertson, in the Southern Highlands. Gouache is her preferred medium. Basically a realist at heart, she will stretch the boundaries and use other media to achieve the desired effect. Her favoured subjects are the rainforest, animal and plant life that she encounters in her daily life in the Southern Highlands.
In 2002 she completed a Diploma in Fine Art at the Illawarra Institute of TAFE, Moss Vale Campus, receiving the Institute Award for Fine Art. She loves the challenge of a Miniature and received “Best in Show” at the International Miniature Awards held at The Gold Coast City Gallery, Qld. in1997 and 1999, and in 2009 the Reserve Champion painting at The Royal Canberra Show for a Miniature. She is included in private and public collections including Goulburn Regional Gallery and HOTA (Home of The Arts),Gold Coast, Qld. Regina’s illustrations have been published in Magazines in Australia and the U.S.A .
Impressionist Landscapes - a Reg Rowe retrospective
January 12 - February 25 2023
Reg Rowe was an impressionist landscape painter and art author and Associate of the Royal Art society, Life Fellow of the Institute of British Artists, and member of The Berrima District Art Society. His work is represented in the UK, France, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Canada, USA and Japan.
Born in 1918, Reg painted professionally from 1945 until his retirement in 2006. On his retirement he donated his collection of paintings to the Wingecarribee Community Foundation now known as the Southern Highlands Foundation with the aim of creating the Reg Rowe Art Scholarship to assist young artists in their career.
Reg built a home in Phillip Street, Burradoo in the 1970’s with his studio in the middle of the house. Here he produced his best works. His subjects came from many areas including Sydney Harbour and Kangaroo Valley, Jamberoo Valley, and Berrima. His Australian painting travels took him to outback Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Gold coast.
CTC Robertson is very pleased to be partnering with the Southern Highlands Foundation in presenting this exhibition. The sale of these paintings will contribute towards the arts in our community.
January 12 - February 25 2023
Reg Rowe was an impressionist landscape painter and art author and Associate of the Royal Art society, Life Fellow of the Institute of British Artists, and member of The Berrima District Art Society. His work is represented in the UK, France, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Canada, USA and Japan.
Born in 1918, Reg painted professionally from 1945 until his retirement in 2006. On his retirement he donated his collection of paintings to the Wingecarribee Community Foundation now known as the Southern Highlands Foundation with the aim of creating the Reg Rowe Art Scholarship to assist young artists in their career.
Reg built a home in Phillip Street, Burradoo in the 1970’s with his studio in the middle of the house. Here he produced his best works. His subjects came from many areas including Sydney Harbour and Kangaroo Valley, Jamberoo Valley, and Berrima. His Australian painting travels took him to outback Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Gold coast.
CTC Robertson is very pleased to be partnering with the Southern Highlands Foundation in presenting this exhibition. The sale of these paintings will contribute towards the arts in our community.
Past Exhibitions
Reimagined by Sonia O'Shea, Jim O'Shea and Barbara Combe
Simplicity Meets the Modern World by Jharrad Agius
November 3 - December 23 2022
Reimagined is an exhibition by three Robertson artists using materials often discarded. Sonia O’Shea creates colourful mosaics using broken glass, mirrors, tiles, jewellery and china whilst her husband Jim has on display works he calls "Barking". Jim collected bark from the forest floor of their old farm property and has created landscapes of great texture. Barbara Combe, who won the inaugural Robertson Potato Festival Art Prize, is back with a beautiful selection of her collages, made using recycled paper and often reclaimed frames.
In the Alcove Gallery, Simplicity Meets the Modern World is the first exhibition by Jharrad Agius who creates elegant line work using digital technology.
Simplicity Meets the Modern World by Jharrad Agius
November 3 - December 23 2022
Reimagined is an exhibition by three Robertson artists using materials often discarded. Sonia O’Shea creates colourful mosaics using broken glass, mirrors, tiles, jewellery and china whilst her husband Jim has on display works he calls "Barking". Jim collected bark from the forest floor of their old farm property and has created landscapes of great texture. Barbara Combe, who won the inaugural Robertson Potato Festival Art Prize, is back with a beautiful selection of her collages, made using recycled paper and often reclaimed frames.
In the Alcove Gallery, Simplicity Meets the Modern World is the first exhibition by Jharrad Agius who creates elegant line work using digital technology.
Seeing Things by Helen Cameron
Continues through October 2022
Helen's focus is on abstract landscapes and still life genres. She interprets her ideas freely and expressively using a range of different techniques. She has an innate sense of design and colour and expertly creates her own stunning and quirky combinations.
Continues through October 2022
Helen's focus is on abstract landscapes and still life genres. She interprets her ideas freely and expressively using a range of different techniques. She has an innate sense of design and colour and expertly creates her own stunning and quirky combinations.
A Class Act
August 2022
The artists for the August exhibition will be Jane Courtenay, Dean Boyce, Susie Woodbury, Wendy Hill, Annette Hearne and Christine Bowman with a mix of watercolour, acrylic and pastel artworks.
August 2022
The artists for the August exhibition will be Jane Courtenay, Dean Boyce, Susie Woodbury, Wendy Hill, Annette Hearne and Christine Bowman with a mix of watercolour, acrylic and pastel artworks.
Wendy Hill Still Life
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Susie Woodbury
Still Life with Blue and White Vases
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Growing Up on Wiradjuri Country
an exhibition by Dashanti Carr
30 June to 30 July 2022
Dashanti Carr is an 18 year old, 4th generation Aboriginal artist who grew up on Nanima Mission outside Wellington in central western NSW.
The Wiradjuri area is know as the land of the three rivers, the Wambuul (Macquarie) the Kalare (later the Lachlan) and the Murrumbidgeri (Murrumbidgee). The Wiradjuri are the largest First Nations group in NSW.
Dashanti mainly learned about Aboriginal art from her mother but it was only about 4 years ago that she began to include painting as an almost daily practice.
Most of Dashanti’s art is based on what she saw growing up on Nanima Mission, Wellington and around NSW.
Her art is inspired by the dry season, the wet season and the colours of the landscapes from the mountains to the plains.
‘All of my art is based around exactly what I saw growing up as an Aboriginal kid.’
an exhibition by Dashanti Carr
30 June to 30 July 2022
Dashanti Carr is an 18 year old, 4th generation Aboriginal artist who grew up on Nanima Mission outside Wellington in central western NSW.
The Wiradjuri area is know as the land of the three rivers, the Wambuul (Macquarie) the Kalare (later the Lachlan) and the Murrumbidgeri (Murrumbidgee). The Wiradjuri are the largest First Nations group in NSW.
Dashanti mainly learned about Aboriginal art from her mother but it was only about 4 years ago that she began to include painting as an almost daily practice.
Most of Dashanti’s art is based on what she saw growing up on Nanima Mission, Wellington and around NSW.
Her art is inspired by the dry season, the wet season and the colours of the landscapes from the mountains to the plains.
‘All of my art is based around exactly what I saw growing up as an Aboriginal kid.’
Being Brave, Making Change
- an exhibition of works by local First Nations artists
May - June 2022
The CTC is so proud to host our May exhibition called ‘Being Brave, Making Change’, featuring the artwork of four First Nations artists. Artists Aunty Trish Levett, Michelle Gordon, Pamela Luke and Leeallison Downie have combined modern and traditional colours and designs in an exciting and must-see exhibition.
In support of National Reconciliation Week
- an exhibition of works by local First Nations artists
May - June 2022
The CTC is so proud to host our May exhibition called ‘Being Brave, Making Change’, featuring the artwork of four First Nations artists. Artists Aunty Trish Levett, Michelle Gordon, Pamela Luke and Leeallison Downie have combined modern and traditional colours and designs in an exciting and must-see exhibition.
In support of National Reconciliation Week
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3 March 2022 - 2 April 2022
About Face an Exhibition by Susie Woodbury
A colourful and thought provoking exhibition featuring acrylic paintings and hand coloured prints.
Susie has a background in decorative ceramics and printmaking, and combines her passions for religious art, ethnic textiles and carpets, and travel.
"This current body of work is also influenced by my interest in differing religious and cultural ideologies, and my own personal philosophies and values. About Face is my attempt to process an eclectic string of thoughts, observations and inspirations....the use of bright or intense colour in my work may initially appear joyful, but further scrutiny reveals a less cheerful essence or deeper personal conviction."
About Face an Exhibition by Susie Woodbury
A colourful and thought provoking exhibition featuring acrylic paintings and hand coloured prints.
Susie has a background in decorative ceramics and printmaking, and combines her passions for religious art, ethnic textiles and carpets, and travel.
"This current body of work is also influenced by my interest in differing religious and cultural ideologies, and my own personal philosophies and values. About Face is my attempt to process an eclectic string of thoughts, observations and inspirations....the use of bright or intense colour in my work may initially appear joyful, but further scrutiny reveals a less cheerful essence or deeper personal conviction."
2 December 2021 - 26 February 2022
At Home and Away by Catriona Anderson & Trish Helps
An Exhibition of Art Scarves by Wyldflower By Nature
At Home and Away by Catriona Anderson & Trish Helps
An Exhibition of Art Scarves by Wyldflower By Nature
4 November - 27 November 2021 - Land, Sea and Form by Hazel Richardson
Hazel is a local artist, who moved to the Southern Highlands from Sydney 20 years ago. Her preference is to work with acrylics and mixed media, and as suggested by the title of this exhibition, her paintings are mostly inspired by nature, from seascapes to snow scenes. All paintings displayed are available for sale.
Hazel is a local artist, who moved to the Southern Highlands from Sydney 20 years ago. Her preference is to work with acrylics and mixed media, and as suggested by the title of this exhibition, her paintings are mostly inspired by nature, from seascapes to snow scenes. All paintings displayed are available for sale.
Continues to 30 October 2021 From Russia With Love - Lee Bogart and Robbert Smit
An exhibition by husband and wife team Lee Bogart (Bogat) and Robbert Smit. Lee's work is influenced by her native country Russia and rustic farm yard scenes, flowers and birch trees in watercolour and acrylic. Her work is methodical and deliberate. Lee also has a range of her cards available for sale. Robbert has been involved in the film industry where he started as an animator and story board artist, graduating to being a director on films such as Footrot Flats and Blinky Bill as well as advertising campaigns. Based on this cinematic background his charcoal and pencil drawing has more of an illustrative nature.
An exhibition by husband and wife team Lee Bogart (Bogat) and Robbert Smit. Lee's work is influenced by her native country Russia and rustic farm yard scenes, flowers and birch trees in watercolour and acrylic. Her work is methodical and deliberate. Lee also has a range of her cards available for sale. Robbert has been involved in the film industry where he started as an animator and story board artist, graduating to being a director on films such as Footrot Flats and Blinky Bill as well as advertising campaigns. Based on this cinematic background his charcoal and pencil drawing has more of an illustrative nature.
July 8 - July 31 - Generations - an exhibition of work by Thomas Walters Whyte & Vivienne Helliar and also featuring work by Catriona Anderson at CTC Robertson
Generations is an exhibition of work from Thomas Walters Whyte and his grandmother Vivienne Helliar. Vivienne recently passed away unexpectedly, which makes this exhibition so special. Vivienne loved painting, especially acrylics, and frequented many art classes in the Highlands. Her paintings vary from traditional still lifes, local landscapes and some with a colourful modern flair. Thomas has an eye for photography specialising in digitally enhanced images emphasising colour and mood. He has specifically created some local images for this exhibition. Vivienne's art colleague Catriona Anderson is a Robertson based artist whose work is often featured at the CTC.
An Exhibition With Love
Generations is an exhibition of work from Thomas Walters Whyte and his grandmother Vivienne Helliar. Vivienne recently passed away unexpectedly, which makes this exhibition so special. Vivienne loved painting, especially acrylics, and frequented many art classes in the Highlands. Her paintings vary from traditional still lifes, local landscapes and some with a colourful modern flair. Thomas has an eye for photography specialising in digitally enhanced images emphasising colour and mood. He has specifically created some local images for this exhibition. Vivienne's art colleague Catriona Anderson is a Robertson based artist whose work is often featured at the CTC.
An Exhibition With Love
13 May - 5 June 2021
An Exhibition of Botanical Drawings by Cathryn Coutts and Photographs by Members of Robertson Environment Protection Society
This exhibition features botanical drawings and photographs of trees, shrubs, vines and ferns from the Yarrawa brush, many of which are included in the new edition of A Guide to the Robertson Rainforest by Robertson Environment Protection Society (REPS)
An Exhibition of Botanical Drawings by Cathryn Coutts and Photographs by Members of Robertson Environment Protection Society
This exhibition features botanical drawings and photographs of trees, shrubs, vines and ferns from the Yarrawa brush, many of which are included in the new edition of A Guide to the Robertson Rainforest by Robertson Environment Protection Society (REPS)
In Our Nature by Dean Boyce and Jane Courtenay
1 April 2021 - 1 May 2021
Dean Boyce, a retired journalist, historian and author, enjoyed a formal art training. He has exhibited his watercolours for more than 40 years. A figurative painter, his choice of subjects is eclectic but his favourites are landscapes and water scenes. He says, “There is something mystical about a landscape in particular that entices the viewer into the frame to explore the painted world.”
As a self-taught artist and pastelist, Jane Courtenay has always been drawn to portraiture and feels that capturing the essence of a person in a picture is the ultimate achievement of any portrait artist.
1 April 2021 - 1 May 2021
Dean Boyce, a retired journalist, historian and author, enjoyed a formal art training. He has exhibited his watercolours for more than 40 years. A figurative painter, his choice of subjects is eclectic but his favourites are landscapes and water scenes. He says, “There is something mystical about a landscape in particular that entices the viewer into the frame to explore the painted world.”
As a self-taught artist and pastelist, Jane Courtenay has always been drawn to portraiture and feels that capturing the essence of a person in a picture is the ultimate achievement of any portrait artist.
Back on Track - an exhibition of photographs and paintings by Janelle Menzies.
4 March - 27 March 2021
4 March - 27 March 2021
Some Roads Taken
Exhibition of Pastel Drawings by Annette Hearne
Feb 4 - Feb 28 2021
Exhibition of Pastel Drawings by Annette Hearne
Feb 4 - Feb 28 2021
Annette has been working in soft pastels for many years, she loves the vibrancy and immediacy of pastels for her drawing. Annette exhibits locally in group shows at the Bowral Art Gallery and has won awards there. This exhibition is her third solo show in the Southern Highlands.
Past Exhibitions
Out 4 a Duck Exhibition by Poss Keech
20 November 2020 - 30 January 2021
Poss Keech - Painter, Burrawang
Poss dreams in colours. For her, colour is everything; in food, in her garden, clothing and art. After a 35 year succession of restaurants, cafes and catering businesses in the Highlands, Poss has happily reinvented herself as an artist. Eclectic is an apt descriptor for the variety of media, subjects and styles evident in Poss's work. Despite her passion for colour, Poss often chooses the discipline of a restricted or neutral palette. Bush landscapes and desert colours inform Poss's work, but her love of animals and abstraction are also recurring themes.
20 November 2020 - 30 January 2021
Poss Keech - Painter, Burrawang
Poss dreams in colours. For her, colour is everything; in food, in her garden, clothing and art. After a 35 year succession of restaurants, cafes and catering businesses in the Highlands, Poss has happily reinvented herself as an artist. Eclectic is an apt descriptor for the variety of media, subjects and styles evident in Poss's work. Despite her passion for colour, Poss often chooses the discipline of a restricted or neutral palette. Bush landscapes and desert colours inform Poss's work, but her love of animals and abstraction are also recurring themes.
Spring Exhibition until 14 November 2020 featuring work by Gail Newell, Catriona Anderson, Regina Brewster, Sonia O'Shea, Karon Sacks and Stefan Wieland
"Silver Lining" Exhibition - a mixed exhibition by local artists. 20 August- 19 September 2020
Beautiful Art - Group Exhibition - Regina Brewster, Penny Levett and Catriona Anderson, Poss Keech, Stefan Wieland, Karon Sacks, Sonia O'Shea, Jane Courtenay
February 6 to March 6 - Extended to April 4
Open Thur-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1.00pm
February 6 to March 6 - Extended to April 4
Open Thur-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1.00pm
Christine Wilson - a Retrospective
July 6 - July 27 2019 Thur-Sat
Opening event Saturday 6 July from 1.30pm
RSVP essential phone John Wilson 0439 561 373
Surprise An exhibition of work by Karon Sacks until 9 March 2019
Open 10am-4pm Thurs-Fri, 10am-1pm Saturday
Open 10am-4pm Thurs-Fri, 10am-1pm Saturday
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Photographic and Digital Art Exhibition
CTC Gallery - 58-60 Hoddle St Robertson Open Wednesday to Sunday - 10am to 2.00pm - till Sun 25 November 2018 This exhibition features the talent of local photographers and digital artists including:
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Continuing to Sunday 28 October 2018 In Garden Stillness
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Exhibition Hours: Thursday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 4pm, Saturdays 10am - 2pm & Sundays 10am - 2pm This exhibition features a garden theme including paintings, ceramics, mosaics, sculpture, and scents of the garden. The wide variety of works for sale makes this exhibition a great place to visit and you can take home a memento of the Robertson Open Gardens. |
To enquire about current exhibitions or to book the exhibition space email arts@robertsonctc.org.au
