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Country & Western: landscape re-imagined is proudly funded by

Country & Western landscape re-imagined

About the Curator

Townsville City Council and Manager of Gallery Services Townsville invite you to

Country & Western

Since 1993, Gavin Wilson has forged a successful career as an independent curator, landscape architect and author. In that time, he has conceived, researched and curated a number of significant exhibitions for public galleries in metropolitan and regional areas.

landscape re-imagined

His wide-ranging exhibitions and publications focus on the inter-connected themes of landscape and culture in the Australian experience.

A Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Exhibition Curated by Gavin Wilson 24 July - 20 September 2015

Image above and front:

William Robinson, b. 1936 Brisbane Shaded pools Carnarvon [detail] 2008, Oil on canvas, 92 x 122 cm

Exhibition Launch: 6.30pm for 7pm, Friday 24 July 2015 To be opened by: Ewen Jones MP Federal Member for Herbert RSVP: (07) 4727 9011 ptrg@townsville.qld.gov.au

Photograph: Greg Weight

Country & Western: landscape re-imagined This exhibition seeks to explore how artists in a post bi-centennial landscape have referenced the past, the future and the ever present, to identify and give a sense of place to the space they occupy and present a comprehensive landscape exhibition that brings into focus the

contrasting insights and cultural imperatives, both indigenous (country) and non-indigenous (western), that have given shape and substance to our evolving attitudes and perceptions of the national landscape over the past 25 years.

Country & Western: landscape re-imagined Curator’s Floor Talk Presented by: Gavin Wilson 11am - 11.30am, Saturday 25 July 2015 Perc Tucker Regional Gallery