Exhibitions 2010

HANS HEYSEN

20 November 2010 - 30 January 2011
One of Australia’s greatest artists, Hans Heysen (1877-1968), will be celebrated with this major retrospective of his work.
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KILGOUR PRIZE 2010

6 November 2010 - 16 January 2011
This biannual acquisitive painting prize encourages innovative figurative painting by Australian artists and awards $50,000 for the most outstanding work of art, as judged by a selection panel.
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Zen and the art of Japanese Ceramics

6 November 2010 - 16 January 2011
This exhibition explores the influence of Zen Buddhism on art with its emphasis of gesture, simplicity, spontaneity and the essential qualities of materials, technique and the object.
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VIRTUAL ENCOUNTERS Paula Dawson holograms

11 September - 7 November 2010
This survey of Paula’s Dawson’s unique practice explores how Dawson simulates and evokes complex temporal states of being though holographic imagery.
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PAPER TRAIL Drawings from the collection

14 August - 24 October 2010
This exhibition includes drawings from the collection by Angus Nivison and Max Linegar and pushes towards new definitions of drawing.
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TEMPEST Andy Devine, Peter Gardiner and James Gleeson

14 August - 24 October 2010
This exhibition explores the common ground between Australia’s foremost Surrealist James Gleeson and Newcastle based artists Peter Gardiner and Andy Devine.
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CURIOUS COLONY A twenty first century Wunderkammer

10 July - 29 August 2010
A twenty first century room of wonders where colonial curiosities jostle contemporary art.
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ART EXPRESS 2010

15 May - 1 August 2010
The annual exhibition of HSC works of art includes the outstanding work of Hunter Region ARTEXPRESS students.
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MATTHEW PERCEVAL Portrait paintings

1 May - 27 June 2010
This exhibition is comprised of portraits produced by Matthew Perceval between 1967 and 1981.
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SACRED SPACES The spiritual and the collection

1 May - 27 June 2010
Sacred spaces unveils the world beyond appearances, where matter and spirit converge.
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SHIGEO SHIGA A focus exhibition

1 May - 27 June 2010
This focus exhibition presents a selection of Shiga’s work from the Gallery’s collection.
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Story Lines: Indigenous works on paper

27 February – 2 May 2010
This collection-based exhibition celebrates the increasingly pivotal place of printmaking in Aboriginal art making and storytelling.
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Times like these: the self portraits of Rick Amor

27 February – 2 May 2010
This exhibition showcases the intensity and often brutal honesty of Rick Amor’s journey through the best and worst of times.
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CLASH: contemporary sculptural ceramics

13 February – 18 April 2010
Clash explores contemporary Australian ceramic sculpture - each work selected contains a clash or contradiction between the materiality of the work, its subject matter and/or its meaning.
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Painters and Perception: four artists of the Hunter

13 February – 18 April 2010
Four artists of the Hunter, Chris Capper, Toby Dupree, John Morris and Mazie Turner, share their painting processes and unique perceptions in this exhibition. Each artist’s individual concerns will...
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Rupert Bunny Last fine days A focus exhibition

13 February – 18 April 2010
This focus exhibition of works from the collection brings together the many aspects of Bunny’s practice including drawings, monotypes and paintings.
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