Pastelwork on show

Multi-award winning artist, Camden’s Jane Wray, is returning to Kiama to exhibit her collection of contemporary realism featuring cityscapes, seascapes and landscapes, as well as still life, florals and wildlife.

Unwind will highlight her new works as well as limited edition prints of her favourite works.

The self-taught pastellist has been nationally and internationally recognised.

She was recently shortlisted as a finalist for Pastellist of the Year in the Pastel Society of Australia Annual Exhibitions and was a dual finalist in the North Carolina Annual Exhibition and in New Mexico. In addition, one of her pieces has recently been selected for an international exhibition in the US. Her work is diverse, unpredictable and unlike many artists as she does not focus on one genre and enjoys the challenge of switching subjects.

“I work on each piece one at a time, solely devoting my thinking processes to the one image and mulling it over throughout the days on which I work on it,” Jane says.

“Some artists have the good fortune to complete even several artworks in one day, but I find my own nature determines that I work slowly and deliberately towards my vision over time. It can be frustrating at times but I’m never happy unless I invest a lot of quiet analysis to every section of each piece.”

7-12 April, Old Fire Station, Kiama, 10-3pm

Homage to Wodi Wodi Country

Local Foxground artist Robyn Sharp captures the landscapes of South Coast NSW that she has grown to love so much in her exhibition Walking on Wodi Wodi Country

Enter Collins St Friday 11.00am to 4.30pm (next to Park)

Sat/Sun: 9.30am – 4.30pm

Monday: 9.30am – 2.00pm

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“I am fortunate enough to live in a very beautiful part of Australia. Foxground is unique due to its sub-tropical rainforest and the fact that it’s ringed by the escarpment.”

She named her exhibition to acknowledge the long history and culture of our First Nations people.

“We know that they have lived for eons on our coastline and came into the rainforest to gather, hunt and hold ceremony. I know that there are some sacred areas in Foxground,” she says.

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Robyn’s exhibition includes paintings, photography, collages, sculpture, some small scale drawings, prints and also hand-painted and printed cards.

11-22 April, Gerringong Library & Museum Gallery, 10-4pm