Exhibitions 2002
Bernadette Jennings -
Foyer Gallery, 10/01/2002 – 06/02/2002
Local artist Bernadette Jennings an accomplished traditional painter who showed her own unique form of abstract realism.
David Shaw – Time - Foyer Gallery, 10/02/2002 – 06/02/2002
Sculptures made from aerated concrete, limestone, various metals and synthetic resin. David has been the recipient of many sculpture awards.
Mentals 3 -
Gallery 1, 8/2/2002 – 24/3/2002
An exhibition of silk screens and works on paper by members of the band Mental as Anything. This was a Wollongong City Gallery Touring Exhibition.
Images of Children - Uniting Care Burnside -
Gallery 2, 8/2/2002 – 3/3/2002
A photographic exhibition created to capture the essence of children. Photographer Jim Rolan is an outstanding portrait/people photographer and recipient of many awards.
Cas van Puffelen & Eileen Luton – Figuring it out - Foyer Gallery, 8/2/2002 – 5/3/2002
Local artists Cas van Puffelen and Eileen Luton exhibited a series of paintings through their love of figure drawing and sculpture.
NO MUTTERING – Contemporary Australian Printmedia - Gallery 2 8/3/2002 – 7/4/2002
This exhibition was an exploration of the exciting, innovative and sometimes unusual print processes being used by Australian artists. The exhibition was curated by Rilka Oakley and toured by the Ivan Dogherty Gallery.
Yoko Tachi – Beauty of Nature - Foyer Gallery 8/3/2002 – 26/3/2002
An award winning Japanese artist who has exhibited many times in Japan.
Esther Paterson – A Creative Life - Gallery 1 28/3/2002 – 12/5/2002
An exhibition of an artist who was almost lost to the history of Australian art. It traces the story of Patterson’s art as she travelled abroad, her life in Melbourne in the 1920’s – 1940’s, and the difficulties facing women artists at the time. Toured by the New England Regional Art Museum.
Hyun Mi Lee – Bush Calligraphy - Foyer Gallery 28/3/2002 – 15/4/2002
This exhibition was an interpretation of the Australian environment with the interest of interpreting the Australian landscape based on Zen meditation.
Ursula Old -
Foyer Gallery 16/4/2002 – 6/5/2002
Work by local artist Ursula Old which consisted of large and small silk screens along with along with many drawings.
Painting in the Garden -
Gallery 2,19/4/2002 – 12/5/2002
Local artists paint the Japanese gardens, Sponsored by Bayer
Peter Baka – The Spirited Presence - Foyer Gallery 6/5/2002 – 22/5/2002
Central Coast painter Peter Baka executed a series of painterly abstractions from nature–based on forms of the surrounding landscape.
Spirit of the Land - Paintings by Barbara McKay -
Gallery 1 17/5/2002 – 16/6/2002
This exhibition focused on two of McKay’s recent series of works that concentrated on the land and environment surrounding Bingarra (North Western NSW) and the Central Coast.
NSW Tafe Art & Design Prize - Gallery 2,17/5/2002 – 8/6/2002
A selection of the best works produced by final year TAFE students. This exhibition, always fun and thought provoking, celebrated the talents and achievements of young people.
Reconciliation week -
Foyer Gallery 24/5/2002 – 13/6/2002
This exhibition consisted of art works created by Indigenousl people of the local area that reflected their interpretation of reconciliation through many mediums of art and their personal journeys.
Kimberley Connor – Polydora - Foyer Gallery 14/6/2002 – 8/7/2002
Polydora was Connor ’s interpretation through her oil paintings of fragmented images exploring the feminine identity.
Central Coast Craft 2002 -
Gallery 1&2, 21/6/2002 – 21/7/2002
An exhibition of Craft objects produced by local Central Coast artisans, including, Quilts, Ceramics, Weaving, Glasswork, Jewellery, Wood Work, and Silks.
Pauline Jollow -
Foyer Gallery, 8/7/2002 – 25/7/2002
This exhibition of Nether Regions was an installation with a combination of mixed media and ceramics from Pauline Jollow.
Across -
Gallery 1,26/7/2002 – 2/9/2002
This exhibition reflected the integrity, diversity and cultural richness of Contemporary Indigenous art across many mediums such as performing art, visual art and literature.
Andy Collis & Paul Pulati – Looking Out, Looking In - Gallery 2, 26/7/2002 – 2/9/2002
In Looking Out, Looking In, Andy Collis and Paul Pulati both reflected on their personal lifestyle through their paintings.
Liz Balean - Flotsam -
Foyer Gallery, 26/7/2002 – 26/8/2002
Liz Balean’s exhibition of Flotsam is a collection of paintings, drawings and media work with inspiration taken from the shoreline to include bits of seaweed, fish, shells and wood.
Beyond the Frame -
Foyer Gallery, 28/8/2002 – 10/9/2002
An exhibition of work by students from local schools. The theme of this exhibition was the Mountain and the Sea. The students are working with local artists, Anne Brack and Barbara McKay.
Gosford Art Prize -
All galleries 13/9/2002 – 27/10/2002
The Gosford Art Prize is an annual exhibition open to local artists, with prizes running for painting, photography, sculpture and ceramics.
Journey into Self – Four Decades of Paintings by Rod Milgate - Gallery 1&2 1/11/2002 – 15/12/2002
A celebration of the artistic output of a major figure in Australian Art. Rod Milgate has won the Blake Prize for Religious Art three times, as well as numerous other awards.The exhibition included works from public and private collections as well as drawings on the collection of the Artist.
Colin Henry – Recent Sculpture and Digital Prints - Foyer Gallery, 28/10/2002 – 14/11/2002
A number of new works by local sculptor sculptor Colin Henry, including digital prints. This exhibition focused on his passion for expressing the female form through his work.
A Central Vision, K – 12 School Exhibition - Foyer Gallery, 15/11/2002 – 6/12/2002
An exhibition of the best works from central Coast school students ranging from Kindergarten to Year 12.
Gary Webber & Mark Welsh – Molehills to Mountains - Foyer Gallery, 6/12/2002 – 5/1/2003
This exhibition was of black and white, and colour photographs, features macro and panoramic perspectives of dynamic alpine subjects.
Stephen Copland – The Migration Series -
Gallery 2, 13/12/02 – 2/2/03
A contemporary exhibition in which local artist artist Stephen Copland had retraced his heritage through a diary he found of his grandmother’s, which traces her story as a migrant to Australia.
Out of Site - Gallery 1, 13/12/2002 - 2/2/2003
Out of Site is a survey of works produced from 1998 –2000 at the International Art Space Kelleberrin Australia (IASKA ), a ground breaking artistic project based in a small rural town in the wheatbelt region of Western Australia.