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Gift of the Grape<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
13\u201315 November 2015 \u2013 Solo Exhibition<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Balmain Watch House, Darling Street, Balmain NSW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This exhibition was officially opened on Saturday 14 November 2015, by Angus Fisher my etching teacher from Sydney\u2019s National Art School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work was all based on my personal experiences with the vines, through assisting in local vineyards. I was fascinated by all stages of the grapes\u2019 yearly cycle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this exhibition I ventured away from strictly botanical studies and experimented with some abstraction. Sometimes I need to break away from the discipline of scientific drawing for a while. The grapes and vines suggested all sorts of interesting shapes to me. For colours – black, white and gold are some of my favourites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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With one of my works: Rainforest Trees; Six leaves. <\/em>Coloured pencil.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Glimpses in a Rainforest<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
21 April\u201319 May 2018 \u2013 Solo Exhibition<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Robertson Community Technology Centre, Robertson NSW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started making images of Robertson Rainforest flora in earnest in 2014, and in that year exhibited 14 of my works with other artists at the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra. This later exhibition in 2018 was a solo show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the exhibition opening Susannah Blaxill, one of Australia\u2019s leading botanical artists, very kindly spoke about my work, which included drawings, etchings, collagraphs, and oil paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The oil paintings were all based on actual sites in the Robertson Nature Reserve, where I did bush regeneration each month. A visitor in there could see sunlight falling through the forest, huge twisting vines and scattered mossy rocks along the ground. It is a magical place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My aim with this exhibition was to help to raise awareness about the local critically endangered rainforest and its importance. I was therefore very excited when, in September 2019 the National Threatened Species Scientific Committee on behalf of the Australian Government, listed the Robertson Rainforest as the 83rd<\/sup> ecological community to be of national environmental significance under national environment law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following this, in 2019, I was invited to coordinate a community project for the Robertson Environment Protection Society (REPS) to prepare a new field guide about the Robertson Rainforest and create all the botanical illustrations for the book.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Guide to the Robertson Rainforest: Trees, Shrubs, Vines and Ferns of the Yarrawa Brush<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
14 \u2013 28 May 2021 \u2013 Solo Exhibition<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Robertson Community Technology Centre, Robertson NSW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibition of selected drawings, and my presentation given as part of the book launch on 15 May.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This community project, initiated in 2019 by REPS in the NSW Southern Highlands, involved producing a new guidebook for the wider community about the trees, shrubs, vines and ferns which comprise the critically endangered Robertson Rainforest, also known as Yarrawa Brush. My task was to coordinate the project as well as creating botanically accurate drawings of 81 plant species. The book was completed, in spite of delays caused by COVID, and launched in May 2021. As part of the book launch, REPS asked me to exhibit a selection of the full-page drawings from the book. I chose twenty of these to be displayed \u2013 two are shown here.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clematis aristata<\/em>, Toothed Clematis, pen and ink<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Myrsine howittiana<\/em>, Brush Muttonwood, pen and ink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Past Exhibitions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BELCO Arts Gallery Belconnen ACT, Botanical Art Society of Australia Bountiful Botanicals \u2013 Botanical Art Worldwide.<\/em>
Robina Art Gallery, Qld, Friends of the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens Perceptions of Nature<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, Rainforest Discovery Centre, Maleny Qld, Botanical Art Society of Australia (BASA), Framing Nature.<\/em>
Robina Art Gallery, Qld, Friends of the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens Perceptions of Nature<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robina Art Gallery, Qld, Friends of the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens Perceptions of Nature<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robertson Community Technology Centre, NSW, A Guide to the Robertson Rainforest<\/em>, solo exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robertson Community Technology Centre, NSW, Glimpses in a Rainforest,<\/em> solo exhibition.
BDAS Gallery, Bowral NSW, For the Love of Plants<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BDAS Gallery, Bowral NSW, For the Love of Plants<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Balmain Watch House Gallery Sydney, Gift of the Grape<\/em>, solo exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Craft NSW Centre The Rocks Sydney The Joy of Plants.<\/em>
Australian National Botanic Gardens Canberra, Tucker, Tonics & Tools: Native Plants & Their Uses.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art Roomers Artspace, Mittagong Through Her Eyes<\/em> Women\u2019s Art Exhibition.
Light Horse Gallery Robertson, A Bountiful Harvest.<\/em>
Balmain Watch House Gallery Sydney, Bountiful Har<\/em>vest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BDAS Gallery Bowral, NSW, Millennium Artists, Paradise Lost<\/em>.
Light Horse Gallery, Robertson, The Curious Garden<\/em>.
Muir House Gallery Berry, NSW, Botanical Inspirations<\/em>.
BDAS Gallery Bowral, NSW, BDAS Printmakers, Visions<\/em>.
Balmain Watch House Gallery Sydney, Wednesday Painters Exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BDAS Gallery Bowral NSW, Millennium Artists, Garden of Delights.<\/em>
BDAS Gallery Bowral, NSW, BDAS Printmakers, Come and See Our Etchings<\/em>.
Gallery Chiron Robertson NSW, Where Art Meets Science<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robertson Fettlers Heritage Art Exhibition, Robertson NSW, first prize.
Sturt Gallery Mittagong, Southern Highland Printmakers Exhibition.
Old Court House, Wollongong, Botanical Inspirations<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiama Art Society Exhibition, Kiama NSW, highly commended.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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