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HISTORIC BARKS PART II

September 2023
Annandale Galleries

Preview from Thursday 6 September
Following our exhibition Historic Barks in June 2021, Annandale Galleries are pleased to present Historic Barks Part II. Featuring over seventy bark paintings and sculpture, the works have been drawn from the personal collection of Bill & Anne Gregory, the Directors/Owners of Annandale Galleries. ... read more

Preview from Thursday 6 September
Following our exhibition Historic Barks in June 2021, Annandale Galleries are pleased to present Historic Barks Part II. Featuring over seventy bark paintings and sculpture, the works have been drawn from the personal collection of Bill & Anne Gregory, the Directors/Owners of Annandale Galleries. ... read more



MARK WALLINGER – THRESHOLD TO THE KINGDOM

September 2023
Annandale Galleries

Mark Wallinger’s stunning video work, Threshold to the Kingdom, was exhibited at the prestigious Whitechapel Gallery in London in an exhibition entitled Life is More Important Than Art (that’s why Art is Important). I was fortunate enough to see the exhibition whilst visiting London in early July. The exhibition, including video films, installation and painting by a number of artists, deals with themes of hope and loss in a post-Covid world. Exhibited in the last room before exiting the show, for me the work summed up the concerns and themes of the show and allowed me to leave with a richer understanding of how art intersects with us in our daily lives. ... read more

Mark Wallinger’s stunning video work, Threshold to the Kingdom, was exhibited at the prestigious Whitechapel Gallery in London in an exhibition entitled Life is More Important Than Art (that’s why Art is Important). I was fortunate enough to see the exhibition whilst visiting London in early July. The exhibition, including video films, installation and painting by a number of artists, deals with themes of hope and loss in a post-Covid world. Exhibited in the last room before exiting the show, for me the work summed up the concerns and themes of the show and allowed me to leave with a richer understanding of how art intersects with us in our daily lives. ... read more



GUNYBI GANAMBARR - From My Mind

20 April 2012
Bill Gregory

Annandale Galleries are proud to present this new exhibition of works by GUNYBI GANAMBARR. Th exhibition in 2009 was a sell-out show with five works going into the collection of the National Gallery of Australia. The current show is even more innovative in the use of materials and original in terms of presentation. ... read more

Annandale Galleries are proud to present this new exhibition of works by GUNYBI GANAMBARR. Th exhibition in 2009 was a sell-out show with five works going into the collection of the National Gallery of Australia. The current show is even more innovative in the use of materials and original in terms of presentation. ... read more



WILLIAM KENTRIDGE - UNIVERSAL ARCHIVE (PARTS 7 - 23)

12 February 2012
Bill Gregory

WILLIAM KENTRIDGE (born 1956 Johannesburg) has emerged over the last fifteen years as one of the most influential artists and thinkers in the world. ... read more

WILLIAM KENTRIDGE (born 1956 Johannesburg) has emerged over the last fifteen years as one of the most influential artists and thinkers in the world. ... read more



GEOFFREY DE GROEN - in to the distance

2 August 2011
Bill Gregory

"Do not despair, one of the thieves was saved. Do not presume, one of the thieves was damned. " Samuel Beckett.

In that symbiotic relationship between an artist and his viewer nothing can be taken for granted. Indeed, without that relationship there is no art. Nor is there any art if either party rests content with formulas, with second-hand experience or with seduction. ... read more

"Do not despair, one of the thieves was saved. Do not presume, one of the thieves was damned. " Samuel Beckett.

In that symbiotic relationship between an artist and his viewer nothing can be taken for granted. Indeed, without that relationship there is no art. Nor is there any art if either party rests content with formulas, with second-hand experience or with seduction. ... read more



DRAWING FROM PAINTING

10 Sept 2010
Bill Gregory

LEON KOSSOFF (lives and works in London) is one of the most esteemed artists working in the world today. Along with Lucien Freud and Frank Auerbach he is the most important artist of the so-called "School of London" that had it's genesis in the 1950's - 1960's and whose influence is a firm part of worldwide art history. ... read more

LEON KOSSOFF (lives and works in London) is one of the most esteemed artists working in the world today. Along with Lucien Freud and Frank Auerbach he is the most important artist of the so-called "School of London" that had it's genesis in the 1950's - 1960's and whose influence is a firm part of worldwide art history. ... read more



MICHAEL WESTON

10 April 2010
Bill Gregory

MICHAEL WESTON'S fifth solo exhibition at Annandale Galleries features an installation of his famous heads with some large landscapes. The show is subtly different to anything from the past asthere is a mystery to these works that puts them more on the edge than is usual ... read more

MICHAEL WESTON'S fifth solo exhibition at Annandale Galleries features an installation of his famous heads with some large landscapes. The show is subtly different to anything from the past asthere is a mystery to these works that puts them more on the edge than is usual ... read more



WILLIAM TILLYER

10 April 2010
Bill Gregory

The WILLIAM TILLYER exhibition at Annandale is his third solo show here and concentrates on the graphic work ranging from 1972 ? 2010 with a careful selection of painted constructions and some paintings, including a work done in Melbourne in 1981. ... read more

The WILLIAM TILLYER exhibition at Annandale is his third solo show here and concentrates on the graphic work ranging from 1972 ? 2010 with a careful selection of painted constructions and some paintings, including a work done in Melbourne in 1981. ... read more



CHARLES COOPER

12 March 2010
Bill Gregory

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Loic Le Groumellec

03 September 2009
Bill Gregory

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BRAM BOGART

25 August 2009
Bill Gregory

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YALMAKANAY - LIYAWADAY - GURRUNDUL - Three Yolgnu Women

18 June 2009
Bill Gregory

YALMAKANAY MARAWILI/MARIKA and GURRUNDUL MARAWILI/MARIKA are sisters of the great Djambawa Marawili. LIYAWADAY is the third wife of Djambawa Marawili and daughter to Dhukal Wirrpanda and Galuma Maymuru. These three extraordinary women artists are from from the Yirrkala region NT. There is a history of contact between the Yolgnu people of Yirrkala and both New Guinea and Indonesia. ... read more

YALMAKANAY MARAWILI/MARIKA and GURRUNDUL MARAWILI/MARIKA are sisters of the great Djambawa Marawili. LIYAWADAY is the third wife of Djambawa Marawili and daughter to Dhukal Wirrpanda and Galuma Maymuru. These three extraordinary women artists are from from the Yirrkala region NT. There is a history of contact between the Yolgnu people of Yirrkala and both New Guinea and Indonesia. ... read more



ÖMIE - bark cloths from New Guinea

18 June 2009
Bill Gregory

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JOHN VIRTUE - New Italian Landscapes

12 March 2009
Bill Gregory

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SHIRLEY KANEDA - Soft Freeze

16 September 2008
Bill Gregory

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AMBRYM

11 July 2008
Bill Gregory, Annandale Galleries

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Wanyubi Marika & Young Guns II

11 April 2008
Bill Gregory, Annandale Galleries

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Zadok Ben-David - Blackfield

20 February 2008
Bill Gregory, Annandale Galleries

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Guy Warren - Still Flowing, watercolours & sketchbook diaries installation

8 September 2007
Bill Gregory, Annandale Galleries

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Godwin Bradbeer - Aspects of the Metaphysical Body

7 September 2007
Bill Gregory, Annandale Galleries

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Michael Weston - Brittany

May 2007
Annandale Galleries

MICHAEL WESTON was born in Jerusalem in 1943 and lives and works in Paris and Brittany. His father is the painter Reginald Weston. ANNANDALE GALLERIES are proud and delighted to present our FOURTH SOLO exhibition of his work. This is his sixth show in Australia since 1987. His work is in numerous private collections in the UK, Europe, the USA and Australia. ... read more

MICHAEL WESTON was born in Jerusalem in 1943 and lives and works in Paris and Brittany. His father is the painter Reginald Weston. ANNANDALE GALLERIES are proud and delighted to present our FOURTH SOLO exhibition of his work. This is his sixth show in Australia since 1987. His work is in numerous private collections in the UK, Europe, the USA and Australia. ... read more



John Virtue: London Landscapes - Major paintings & drawings

April 2007
Annandale Galleries

A taste of the extraordinary success of the exhibition of John Virtue?s painting at the National Galley London has come to Sydney. The London exhibition broke all records for an associate artist show drawing over 135,000 visitors and receiving enormous critical acclaim in the press. ... read more

A taste of the extraordinary success of the exhibition of John Virtue?s painting at the National Galley London has come to Sydney. The London exhibition broke all records for an associate artist show drawing over 135,000 visitors and receiving enormous critical acclaim in the press. ... read more



Film Installation - Tide Table + Selected Rare Graphics

March 2007
Annandale Galleries

WILLIAM KENTRIDGE (born 1955 lives and works in Johannesburg) is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and influential artists in the world today. Annandale Galleries are delighted to provide this opportunity to the Australian public to view a selection of rare graphics from 1989 to 2004. Ranging in size from small works to the 110 part ?Learning the flute? which is 2.8 x 3.6 metres in size, the mediums include lithography, linocuts, etchings and mixed media graphics. ... read more

WILLIAM KENTRIDGE (born 1955 lives and works in Johannesburg) is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and influential artists in the world today. Annandale Galleries are delighted to provide this opportunity to the Australian public to view a selection of rare graphics from 1989 to 2004. Ranging in size from small works to the 110 part ?Learning the flute? which is 2.8 x 3.6 metres in size, the mediums include lithography, linocuts, etchings and mixed media graphics. ... read more



John Mawurndjul - Mapping Djang [2006]

18 October 2006
Annandale Galleries

JOHN MAWURNDJUL is considered one of the most significant Australian artists of his generation. He has led a virtual revolution in bark painting, transforming the work of his country in central Arnhemland from what is referred to as X- Ray painting... ... read more

JOHN MAWURNDJUL is considered one of the most significant Australian artists of his generation. He has led a virtual revolution in bark painting, transforming the work of his country in central Arnhemland from what is referred to as X- Ray painting... ... read more



Roger Ackling [2006]

12 September 2006
Annandale Galleries

When one first encounters the work of ROGER ACKLING the response is inevitably puzzling. Bits of wood with burned images on white walls. The label lists "sunlight on wood" as the medium. Sunlight on wood? Now the curiosity is aroused. The geometric burn marks are actually thousands of individual burn marks made by directing the suns rays through a magnifying glass. Ackling's relationship with the open air begins with finding his driftwood supports on long walks usually by the sea near his home in Norfolk. ... read more

When one first encounters the work of ROGER ACKLING the response is inevitably puzzling. Bits of wood with burned images on white walls. The label lists "sunlight on wood" as the medium. Sunlight on wood? Now the curiosity is aroused. The geometric burn marks are actually thousands of individual burn marks made by directing the suns rays through a magnifying glass. Ackling's relationship with the open air begins with finding his driftwood supports on long walks usually by the sea near his home in Norfolk. ... read more



Guy Warren

1 August, 2006
Annandale Galleries

GUY WARREN?S recent paintings are quite extraordinary indeed. Over the many decades he has spent as a practising artist, GUY WARREN has a certainly developed a distinctive style. ... read more

GUY WARREN?S recent paintings are quite extraordinary indeed. Over the many decades he has spent as a practising artist, GUY WARREN has a certainly developed a distinctive style. ... read more



Reginald Weston

1 August, 2006
Annandale Galleries

Next year will mark the fortieth anniversary of the passing of REGINALD WESTON at fifty-eight years of age. The late works we have chosen for this inaugural exhibition are a first taste of what will to be an ongoing representation, or rather unveiling, of a remarkable body of work. Further exhibitions are planned for Annandale, Osborne Samuel Gallery in London and a yet to be named venue in Israel. ... read more

Next year will mark the fortieth anniversary of the passing of REGINALD WESTON at fifty-eight years of age. The late works we have chosen for this inaugural exhibition are a first taste of what will to be an ongoing representation, or rather unveiling, of a remarkable body of work. Further exhibitions are planned for Annandale, Osborne Samuel Gallery in London and a yet to be named venue in Israel. ... read more



OMIE

19 July 2006
Annandale Galleries

Dynamic. New. Art. This is the work of the Omie women, from the Oro Province in Papua New Guinea at the South end of the Kokoda trail in the shadow of a volcanoe. ... read more

Dynamic. New. Art. This is the work of the Omie women, from the Oro Province in Papua New Guinea at the South end of the Kokoda trail in the shadow of a volcanoe. ... read more



Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek - late works

19 July 2006
Annandale Galleries

ANNANDALE GALLERIES first exhibited Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek in 2003. It was his first solo show after approximately 30 group exhibitions since 1975. Now, in 2006, we are pleased to announce another solo show of the great man?s work. ... read more

ANNANDALE GALLERIES first exhibited Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek in 2003. It was his first solo show after approximately 30 group exhibitions since 1975. Now, in 2006, we are pleased to announce another solo show of the great man?s work. ... read more



ED RUSHCA - SELECTED RATE GRAPHICS

April 2006
Annandale Galleries

Annandale Galleries are pleased to announce an exhibition of rare graphics by American artist ED RUSCHA, in a medium that is particularly suited to his work and has therefore been an integral part of his oeuvre. ... read more

Annandale Galleries are pleased to announce an exhibition of rare graphics by American artist ED RUSCHA, in a medium that is particularly suited to his work and has therefore been an integral part of his oeuvre. ... read more



LARRY BELL - CUBES AND WORKS ON CANVAS

April 2006
Annandale Galleries

ANNANDALE GALLERIES are proud to present the first solo exhibition in Australia of the work of legendary American artist LARRY BELL. ... read more

ANNANDALE GALLERIES are proud to present the first solo exhibition in Australia of the work of legendary American artist LARRY BELL. ... read more



Lesley Dumbrell - Press Release

August 2005
Annandale Galleries

New paintings & works on paper
OPENING Wednesday 24 August 6.30 ? 9.00 PM
EXHIBITION DATES 24 August ? 24 September 2005 ... read more

New paintings & works on paper
OPENING Wednesday 24 August 6.30 ? 9.00 PM
EXHIBITION DATES 24 August ? 24 September 2005 ... read more



Kevin Malloy: Press Release

August 2005
Annandale Galleries

Saccadic Spaces is the latest exhibition of new works by Kevin Malloy. Over the last five years Annandale Galleries has had the pleasure of showcasing Malloy's work as it flourished from pieces austere in their execution and feel, featuring brighter colours amongst muted greys, to paintings that are truly celebratory in nature, featuring thousands of multicolour circles that, rather than hiding amongst subdued tones now spring forth, their presence exaggerated by the white disks that illuminate the fresh joyful colours. ... read more

Saccadic Spaces is the latest exhibition of new works by Kevin Malloy. Over the last five years Annandale Galleries has had the pleasure of showcasing Malloy's work as it flourished from pieces austere in their execution and feel, featuring brighter colours amongst muted greys, to paintings that are truly celebratory in nature, featuring thousands of multicolour circles that, rather than hiding amongst subdued tones now spring forth, their presence exaggerated by the white disks that illuminate the fresh joyful colours. ... read more



Cathy Blanchflower - new paintings

1 August 2007
Bill Gregory

CATHY BLANCHFLOWER (B. 1971, lives and works in Melbourne) is an artist who has reached a watershed in her work. I would like to refer to it as "the end of the beginning". ... read more

CATHY BLANCHFLOWER (B. 1971, lives and works in Melbourne) is an artist who has reached a watershed in her work. I would like to refer to it as "the end of the beginning". ... read more



Andrew Leslie: Real 2005

June 2005
Annandale Galleries

The work of Andrew Leslie looks like painting, is technically sculpture and feels like architecture.  The common denominator in all three mediums is space. ... read more

The work of Andrew Leslie looks like painting, is technically sculpture and feels like architecture.  The common denominator in all three mediums is space. ... read more



WAMULU

March 2005
Annandale Galleries

WAMULU
Ted Egan Tjangala - Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa - Johnny Possum Tjalpaltjarri
Albie Moriss Tjampitjinpa
In association with Serval Projects ... read more

WAMULU
Ted Egan Tjangala - Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa - Johnny Possum Tjalpaltjarri
Albie Moriss Tjampitjinpa
In association with Serval Projects ... read more



Rotraut - New sculpture and paintings

November 2004
Annandale Galleries

Annandale Galleries is proud to present the first solo exhibition in Australia of the work of globally renowned sculptor and painter, Rotraut. For more than forty years Rotraut has developed an artistic style that can be viewed as utterly her own. ... read more

Annandale Galleries is proud to present the first solo exhibition in Australia of the work of globally renowned sculptor and painter, Rotraut. For more than forty years Rotraut has developed an artistic style that can be viewed as utterly her own. ... read more



LOFTY BARDAYAL NADJAMERREK ? New work on bark

November 2004
Annandale Galleries

Annandale Galleries is proud to present an exhibition of new work by acclaimed Aboriginal artist Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek. Featured in the AGNSW Crossing Country exhibition, which opened at the Art Gallery on the 24 September, ... read more

Annandale Galleries is proud to present an exhibition of new work by acclaimed Aboriginal artist Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek. Featured in the AGNSW Crossing Country exhibition, which opened at the Art Gallery on the 24 September, ... read more



John Mawurndjal - New Paintings

September 2004
Annandale Galleries

Annandale Galleries is proud to present an exhibition of the work of leading contemporary Australian artist, John Mawurndjul. Mawurndjul has received global recognition for his work and is without doubt one of the most pre-eminent Aboriginal artists working today. ... read more

Annandale Galleries is proud to present an exhibition of the work of leading contemporary Australian artist, John Mawurndjul. Mawurndjul has received global recognition for his work and is without doubt one of the most pre-eminent Aboriginal artists working today. ... read more



Modern Master Works On Paper

28 September 2005

The 2005 exhibition of European Modern Masters at Annandale Galleries is yet another milestone towards our goal of furthering the public?s intimacy with these contemporary greats who have had such a profound influence on western art. From Picasso we receive an unparalleled depth of expression; from Matisse, an economy of line that typifies effortlessness; ... read more

The 2005 exhibition of European Modern Masters at Annandale Galleries is yet another milestone towards our goal of furthering the public?s intimacy with these contemporary greats who have had such a profound influence on western art. From Picasso we receive an unparalleled depth of expression; from Matisse, an economy of line that typifies effortlessness; ... read more



John Lessore 'Paintings'

28 September 2005

John Lessore describes his paintings and "gentle and contemplative" and they are almost musical constructions with simple, often domestic subject matter. However, contrary to these initial impressions, Lessore is in many ways an extremist. He holds the view that in painting, it is all there if you have the eyes to see it ... read more

John Lessore describes his paintings and "gentle and contemplative" and they are almost musical constructions with simple, often domestic subject matter. However, contrary to these initial impressions, Lessore is in many ways an extremist. He holds the view that in painting, it is all there if you have the eyes to see it ... read more



Rarrk!

2 November 2005

In Arnhem Land Aboriginal artists have been painting in bark for nearly one hundred years, beginning with the laying down of ceremonial and body paint designs for interested anthropological expeditions. ... read more

In Arnhem Land Aboriginal artists have been painting in bark for nearly one hundred years, beginning with the laying down of ceremonial and body paint designs for interested anthropological expeditions. ... read more



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