Program of Exhibitions 2007

10 Feb - 11 March
Sydney Prints: 45 years of the Sydney Printmakers

Sydney Printmakers are a broad community of contemporary artists who actively promote printmaking as a vital form of cultural expression. Past and present members include Graham Marchant, Roslyn Kean, Laura Stark, Susan Rushforth, Joyce Allen, Earle Bracken, George Barker, Elise Benamane, Geraldine Berkemeier, Anthea Boesenberg, Cressida Campbell, Brian Dunlop, Frank Hinder, Peter Laverty, Ursula Laverty, Margaret Preston, Rose Vickers and John Coburn.

The exhibition comes from The S H Ervin Gallery and is accompanied by a special selection of John Coburn Creation Series prints from the private collection of Alan & Judith Leek (Breewood Galleries).

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16 March - 22 April 2007
Into Abstract

This exhibition tackles the status of abstract art in the twenty-first century, and asks why devoted women abstractionists often slip below the radar in an art world clamouring for ‘new media’. We put the case for a feminised abstractionist agenda, and honour the work of artists demonstrating the vigour and infinite variety of the genre.

Online Exhibition

27 April - 3 June 2007
Regarding Retro

Reanimations of the Preloved.  At last Hawkesbury art-lovers will get to see the much-publicised show curated by our Director, Ingrid Hoffmann, in her former role as Director at Blacktown Arts Centre. Since then, Regarding Retro has been seen at The Museum of Brisbane, The ANU School of Art Gallery, Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre and other points north.

Online Exhibition

8 June - 22 July 2007
Western Front

Contemporary visual arts with a site-specific focus in non-gallery spaces. Featured artists include Jo Ersten, Glenda Ewin, Fida Haq, Alan Jones and Robyn Ryan.

Online Exhibition

2 August - 14 October
BloodLines: Art and the Horse
Opening night: 1 August (Wednesday)  6pm

From The Man From Snowy River to 'the race that stops the nation', the horse has played and continues to play an important role in Australian culture and identity. Nowhere is this more apparent than in The Hawkesbury, where the enthusiasm for all things equine includes breeding, thoroughbred racing, endurance riding, polo, show jumping and showing. This enthusiasm goes back to the earliest days of settlement, when buyers and spectators from all over the colony regularly came by special trains for the annual sales at Hobartville, a property which continues as a horse stud to this day and boasts three Melbourne Cup winners. Click here for more information. & Public Program

26 October - 16 December 2007
Drawn Together

Nora Heysen, Judy Cassab and Margaret Woodward formed a special bond over many years of meeting and drawing Also, a display of intimate photographs of the artists at work by Barbara Konkolowicz.

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21 Dec - 3 Feb 2008
Being Modern:  Grace Crowley

The development of Modernism in Australia owes much to Grace Crowley, who undertook a remarkable journey from atmospheric landscapes to her extraordinary late abstracts. Hawkesbury is the only NSW venue to host this exceptional exhibition from the National Gallery of Australia.