Well-known Australian artist, Leon Pericles, will be holding an exhibition, titled, ‘Periclesian Habitats’, at the Collie Art Gallery, 6 October to 12 November 2017. Born and educated in Western Australia, Leon completed fine art studies at Perth Technical College and … Continued
The opening of the ‘Forms of Landscape’ exhibition by Charlie Wells was held on July 14th and was attended by people who braved the cold and joined us for a memorable evening. The exhibition includes 24 framed textile works that … Continued
The Gallery will host Forms of Landscape, an exhibition by textile artist Charlie Wells, 14 July to 3 September. Charlie has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Sydney and has won numerous awards. Her works have been … Continued
Susan McKee’s art class, Drawing and Painting for the Terrified, came to an end after eight sessions, on June 26th. The class received a great response from the local community with 12 people attending every Monday evening. It especially suited … Continued
Local artist Chris Harnby who specializes in textiles and fabrics resulting in the creation of many different clothing items from stylish overcoats to scarves and broaches, brought in her materials to demonstrate her felting techniques on May 5th in the … Continued
Members of the Studio Club organised an exhibition of their paintings in the Studio space of the Gallery. The exhibition was organised to celebrate Mother’s Day on May 14th. The artists included Cheryl Rochester, Dianne Clark, Judy Lancaster, Karin Stein, … Continued
Internationally acclaimed art teacher, Lyn Diefenbach, was a guest in Collie to conduct two workshops at the Collie Art Gallery right at the end of April. Both the pastels and oils workshops were well attended and participants enjoyed them very … Continued
The exhibition of Artist Yidumduma Bill Harney from Northern Territory brought many visitors to the Gallery during January-February this year. During their visit, the year 5 and 6 classes from St Brigid’s School were inspired by the traditional stories the … Continued
Lyn Diefenbach is a nationally and internationally well-known artist who traveled from Queensland to hold a few workshops in Western Australia in late April. Lyn uses pastels and oils to paint a myriad of subject matter. She was accepted into the … Continued
The Collie Art Gallery was honored to display unique collection of woodblock prints by renowned master printmaker Hiroshi Tomihari (b. 1936). Named as a Japanese ‘National Treasure’, Tomihari specialises in a style of printmaking known as modern Moku Hanga. Repetitive … Continued