Exhibitions

Ozquilt Network Inc is pleased to present Art Quilt Australia 2021, a biennial exhibition showcasing the very best of contemporary art quilt making in Australia.
Art quilts are defined as stitched and layered textiles and have been described by Dr Sam Bowker, Senior Lecturer in Art History & Visual Culture at Charles Sturt University as “complex surfaces shaped by the interplay of intriguing materials. More than images they are sculptural –”

This exhibition provides local artisans an opportunity to display their creative talents. 2021’s theme is ‘From Mountain to Sea’. Although the three mediums featured are very diverse, they complement each other, enhancing and enriching the viewing experience.

Within her practice, Sydney based artist Michelle Cawthorn engages with memory as an agent of creativity in artistic practice. For the exhibition 'Songbird', the artist considers the ways that birdsong can link memory with place through a series of drawing and collage works that offer a visual expression of her aural experience, both past and present.

The work in this exhibition was inspired by the artist's visits to the Botanic Garden in Booderee National Park. First visiting the garden around five years ago, he immediately felt a strong connection to the place. The atmosphere was very special and evoked many feelings, one of which was that childhood sense of wonder of being in a strange and magical place. The title refers not only to the physical place but also to that quiet place in the mind.

Present Tense is an exploration of the tension experienced throughout Shoalhaven landscapes that once were spaces of reprieve, escape and personal regeneration for the artists, but now embody a type of traumatisation due to recent unprecedented bush fires.

Over the last decade Brisbane based artist Jeanette Stok has been modifying traditional embroidery techniques for use with alternative materials. These non-textile materials allow her to create unusual patterns that are impossible with a needle and thread. They also encourage a reflection of the way identity and perspective is shaped through culture, adaptation and repetitive actions.

Awarded to the best portrait, ‘preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in art, letters, science or politics, painted by any artist resident in Australasia’, the Archibald Prize is a who’s who of Australian culture, from politicians to celebrities and from sporting heroes to artists.

This large annual exhibition, coordinated by Shoalhaven Art Society, draws entries Australia wide, with a particular focus on local talent. The exhibition explores painting and drawing in all its forms and invites a large variety of subject matter.

In more than 40 portraits of Australian surfing identities, shot between 1997 and 1999, award winning photographer Ashley Jones-Evans has created a pantheon of gods; a photographic collection of heroes and trailblazers who made Australian surfing history.

The Reef, a collaboration between Richard Tognetti and a collection of remarkable artists, is an extraordinary merging of music and film, delving into the links between surfing, the ocean, landscape and music.