FOREWORD

There is little to write about the accomplishments of Dr Anneke Silver that has not already been written.

Her works have been exhibited across Australia, in America, Europe and Fiji in more than 30 solo shows, and countless group, invitation and touring exhibitions. Amongst these have been a number of highlight exhibitions for Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, such as un-framing (2006), Seasons Without Names (1997), and 30 Years in North Queensland (1997), a major retrospective exhibition curated by former Director Ross Searle.

Loved locally, admiration for her work also stretches throughout the North Queensland region and beyond; her works are included in numerous major public collections, including those of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Queensland Art Gallery; Artbank; Bathurst Regional Art Gallery; Glasshouse Gallery, Port Macquarie; Artspace Mackay; Cairns Regional Gallery; Bundaberg Regional Gallery; Parliament House, Queensland, as well as in private and corporate collections in Australia, America, and Europe.

Her contribution to the encouragement of the region’s emerging artistic talents also cannot be overstated, having been the program leader of Fine Arts at James Cook University’s College of Music, Visual Arts, and Theatre for a number of years.

Rivers un-cut is a welcome, and long overdue, solo exhibition of new work by the artist, ten years since the staging of her last solo show at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery. The exhibition provides an opportunity to celebrate Silver’s immense contribution to the region’s arts community, and take joy in her pure passion for painting.

Silver’s love for painting is perhaps only matched by her affection for the North Queensland environment, and this exhibition is a splendid union of these great passions.

Anneke Silver’s Rivers un-cut affirms Perc Tucker Regional Gallery’s commitment to showcasing the work of the region’s leading artists. My congratulations go to the artist on realising this major achievement, a fine exhibition of new work three years in the making.

Shane Fitzgerald Manager, Gallery Services