2026 - an 'interesting year'
What a Year So Far!
The first half of this year would not exactly be described as "fun" — a surprise major surgery saw to that. But with recovery well underway, exhibiting season has ramped up in a big way. Right now I have not one, not two, but six shows on the go in various guises. To say I'm a bit pleased to still be going so strong would be an understatement — clearly, He is not finished with me yet!
Here's everything that's on:
Headline Show: I Like the Wobbly Bits
This one comes out of a recent creative lab at UNSW Fowlers Gap Station, hosted by Ellipsis Gallery.
Opening: Thursday 3 September, 6:00pm
Viewing: 2–26 September
Where: Sydney
Led by: Keith Chidzey
What do you get when you take a group of creatives and transport them to desert regions? Lots of delicious "wobbly bits" — that's how the recently deceased art world icon David Hockney is said to have described his relationship with the land and with drawing.
But beneath the levity sits something larger. Art in the land transforms physical geography into a living, spiritual archive. It bridges the material world and the human soul, becoming a medium for ecological reverence and for the unseen forces of nature.
This group of artists, working in drawing, paint, sculpture and the land itself, have been given the freedom to explore the depths of their responses to the sublime beauty of our desert regions in Far Western NSW.
Also Showing
Sculptors Society Show Running until 4 September in Sydney.
Sculpture in the Vineyards 12–27 September, Hunter Valley.
Possible Sculptors Society x Portia Geach Prize Show 24–27 September, Sydney (still to be confirmed).
Soul & Spirit 26 September – 3 October, Project Art Space, Wollongong.
Sculptures in the Garden 10–25 October, Mudgee.
Six shows, one recovering body, and a whole lot of gratitude to be back out there making and exhibiting work. More updates to come as opening nights approach — hope to see some of you at one (or several) of these!
