NOW SHOWING
John Mullins Memorial Art Gallery
SOFT PRESSING
SIMON DEGROOT
Simon Degroot is Creative Director of QCAD LiveArt and Lecturer in Visual Art, he has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions around Australia. Soft Pressing is an exhibition which investigates and encourages an interaction with surfaces that make up our everyday environments. Paintings are developed from the imprinted surfaces of buildings or other textured structures in the built environment as an active way to promote agency and empower individual connection in contemporary environments. These works consider how, together, we can transform places through collective touch and reflexive mark making.
EXHIBITION DATES
7 December 2024 – 1 February 2025
Image: Simon Degroot | Soft Pressing Right Here 2024 | Oil on linen | 1680mm x 1220mm
ON THE CURVED WALL
FIVE TO EIGHTY-FIVE
EMILY MACKLIN VONHOFF
Five to Eighty-Five is a collection of pencil drawn portraits, created by local artist Emily Macklin Vonhoff. These works explore the faces within multiple generations of her and her partner‘s family, from the youngest face of five years old to the eldest of eighty-five years old. This intimate glance into her family showcases her value for people and relationships. Through drawing Emily aims to capture an individual’s personality as well as a ‘moment in time’. For Emily this creates a special keepsake or depicts a memory to share with family and friends.
EXHIBITION DATES
7 December 2024 – 1 February 2025
Image: Emily Macklin Vonhoff | The Girls 2024 | Pencil on paper | 297mm x 420mm
