26 March – 18 May
Abstraction: Systems, Signs, Syntheses
Curated by artist Tony Mighell, Abstraction: Systems, Signs, Syntheses celebrates expressive freedom through drawing, calligraphy, and material exploration.
The exhibition features abstract paintings and works on paper by eight major historical and contemporary artists from Australia and USA: Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Peter Maloney, Brice Marden, Terry Winters, Lottie Consalvo, Newell Harry, Patrick Hartigan, and Matt Bromhead.
Spanning three decades, the earliest works were created in Central Australia and New York and the most recent in studios in Newcastle and Sydney. Connecting them is the primacy of small gestures, sensitivity to the poetics of materials, and a certain lyricism.
Peter Maloney, SEAWEED LULLABY 2021, acrylic on paper, 73 x 55cm. Courtesy: artist’s estate & Utopia Art Sydney
Exhibition dates: 26 March – 18 May, 2025
Gallery hours: Wednesday – Sunday, 12-5pm. Free admission. Closed over Easter weekend.
Exhibition opening reception: Sunday 30 March, 2 – 4pm
Guest speaker: Tony Oates, Director, ANU Drill Hall Gallery
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
SATURDAY 12 APRIL 3pm
Exhibition floor talk with curator Tony Mighell.
SUNDAY 4 MAY 2.30PM
Tony Mighell and exhibiting artists Matt Bromhead and Lottie Consalvo in conversation with Michael Fitzgerald, novelist and former editor, Art Monthly Australasia.
