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Gallery autumn arts program Close encounters By Jo Kennett
The autumn program includes Oliver Abbott's exhibition Processing
Hedgcock said.
TWEED REGIONAL Gallery launched its autumn program on Friday, February 20, pre‑ senting four exciting exhibi‑ tions spanning photography, installation and contemporary painting. The new season features a landmark survey by ac‑ claimed photo‑media artist Anne Zahalka, a playful yet probing installation series by Antoinette Edmunds, a monu‑ mental self‑portrait by Archie Moore (Kamilaroi/Bigambul) touring from the National Por‑ trait Gallery, and a new body of paintings by Oliver Abbott exploring memory and place. Anne Zahalka and MAPh Gallery Director Anouska Phizacklea were on hand for the launch with an exhibition walk-through of ZAHALKA‑ WORLD – an artist’s archive, a Museum of Australian Pho‑ tography (MAPh) touring exhibition. Gallery Director, Ingrid Hedgcock, said that the ex‑ hibitions were an example of depth of talent and diversity in the Australian art landscape. “Together, these shows in‑ vite audiences to step inside artists’ methods and archives, consider the politics of identi‑ ty, reflect on our shared envi‑ ronment and reimagine local histories through the lens of memory and making,” Ms
ZAHALKAWORLD - an artist’s archive
Renowned Australian pho‑ to‑media artist Anne Zahal‑ ka presents a major survey drawing together key bodies of work from four decades of practice. Centred on the artist’s archive, the exhibi‑ tion pairs seminal series with personal and professional ma‑ terials - notes, ephemera and collected treasures - that have informed her image‑making. A striking re‑creation of Zahal‑ ka’s house‑studio within the Gallery invites visitors into the creative processes behind her illusionary worlds. Curator Anouska Phizacklea said Zahalka’s photographs have become iconic and rep‑ resent key moments in Austra‑ lia’s history and being able to see how the artist works is an exceptional opportunity.
Sensory - Antoinette Edmunds
A Tweed Regional Gallery initiative and outcome of the Platform program. Regional artist Antoinette Edmunds explores the im‑ portance of the senses and the symbiosis between humans and animals within a shared environment. Working across sculpture, installation, photography and painting, and drawing on horticultural and health sci‑
ences, Edmunds transforms discarded, everyday materi‑ als (including eggshells and found objects) into whimsical forms that gently probe how and what we consume.
Mīal - Archie Moore
Fresh from international ac‑ claim as the first Australian to win the Venice Biennale’s Golden Lion for best nation‑ al participation (2024), cele‑ brated multidisciplinary artist Archie Moore (Kamilaroi/Big‑ ambul) Mīal, and the Nation‑ al Portrait Gallery presents Mīal, an abstract, conceptual self‑portrait touring from the National Portrait Gallery’s collection. Composed of multiple geo‑ metric paintings - each repre‑ senting a part of the artist’s body and matched to the Pan‑ tone equivalents of his skin Mīal continues Moore’s inci‑ sive examination of identity, racism and language systems. Moore’s work is presented with the support of the Na‑ tional Portrait Gallery as part
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Processing - Oliver Abbott
In Processing, Sydney‑based artist Oliver Abbott explores how personal and collective histories are constructed by revisiting relics of architecture and infrastructure unique to the Tweed. Embracing the uncertainties and gaps in the visual historic record, Abbott treats omissions as opportuni‑ ties to generate new, fictional spaces. Recipient of the 2025 Tweed Regional Gallery – National Art School Master of Fine Art (Painting) Residency Award, Abbott’s solo exhibition Pro‑ cessing is the culmination of the artist’s time at the Gal‑ lery’s on-site Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence Studio. ZAHALKAWORLD and Sensory (Antoinette Edmunds) are open until May 17, Mīal (Archie Moore) until May 31 and Processing (Oliver Abbott) is open until June 28.
of the bird kind
By Julia Collingwood
AN ENCHANTING EXHIBI‑ TION by Amy Carroll ‘Close Encounters of the Bird Kind’ opens at Art Post Uki 6pm Thursday February 26. Her show, consisting of 7-bird and 3-butterfly waterc‑ olour paintings, is nothing less than exquisite. The fine detail is captivating. Amy’s art invites us to slow down. To look. To be mindful of the beauty in our natural environment. These paintings are not Amy’s ‘impressions’ of the nat‑ ural world, they are the result of deep looking and curiosity. When Amy paints a bird, they aren’t perched on a non-specific branch, they are painted in a tree or bush in which they roost and feed. Amy’s birds and butterflies are specific studies. As she explains, ‘they are a nod to the historical art of botanical illustration’. They offer an authenticity in an age of compromised images. Amy trained as as a botanical artist and illustrator. She arrived in Uki 30 years ago from Brisbane and built with her partner a home of rock and timber. Regularly Amy stays on a p ro p e r t y i n n o r t h e r n Queensland which is alive
In the studio
Satin bower bird
with birds and animals and is the inspiration for much of her work. Amy has exhibited in the Northern Rivers and Brisbane. ‘Close Encounters of the Bird Kind’ opens 6pm Thurs‑ day February 16 at the Uki Post Office. Closes April 8. Opening hours: 7am-5pm weekdays, 7.30-12.30pm Satur‑ day and 8am-12.30pm Sunday.
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