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New works in watercolour & graphite by Sharon Field Established artist Sharon Field will open her solo exhibition 'Dead leaf dreaming: vignettes' on Saturday 4th July. The exhibition showcases small works in watercolour & graphite based on objects found in the Australian bush landscape. A nature lover, volunteer fire-fighter, and Burra resident, Sharon is at home in the bush. She has a deep fascination for the insects and plant life that inhabit it. ‘The Australian bush holds so many tiny treasures when you poke around the ground litter on your hands and knees. This collection of works provides a momentary...

Canberra artist Sara Freeman will open her solo exhibition on 23 May. The making of this exhibition entitled ‘No such thing as solid ground’ has been a healing experience for Sara. A way of processing the events of the past 6 months. For many of us, the chaos of the pandemic compounded the anxiety of a Summer of fires. These events further exacerbated the trauma Freeman was already suffering following the death of her father in October last year. ‘My father was a painter and as a child I used to sleep with the smell of turpentine wafting through the...

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Paintings from a wild summer, in egg tempera and beeswax by Sara Freeman