Exhibition program 2002

Recent Acquisitions - Until 3 March

Geelong but not forgotten - Until 30 April
A selection of photographs from the Historical Records Centre. Sponsored by Costa's Pty Ltd.

Fred Williams: Coastal Strip (30 November - 6 January 2003)
Fred Williams' coastal landscapes painted around Port Phillip Bay between 1959 and 1979. The exhibition traces the artist's response to the Victorian coastline from Lorne on the West Coast, to the Mornington Peninsula and beyond to Wilson's Promontory and Bass Strait.
A Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery touring exhibition.

Tom Roberts' Shearing the Rams (11 January - 25 January 2002)
Painted at Brocklesby station in NSW in 1890, Tom Roberts' Shearing the rams is probably the most famous image in the history of Australian art. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Victoria, Shearing the rams will be on view at Geelong Gallery for a short season only in January 2002.

All that Glitters: Australian colonial gold and silver from The Vizard Foundation
(6 December - 3 March 2002)
A dazzling showcase of colonial craftsmanship in precious metal. Drawn from the remarkable collection assembled by media identity Steve Vizard, this exhibition of elaborate presentation cups, silver mounted emu eggs, jewellery, and various object d'art, offers fascinating sights into Australian society in the 19th century. A Geelong Gallery exhibition.

None More Blacker (1 February - 20 March)
This exhibition explores the influence and aesthetics of 'glam rock' and 'heavy metal' music in relation to contemporary Australian art. Features the work of artists Hayley Arjona, Adam Cullen, Alexander knox, Ricky Swallow, John Meade and Lyndal Walker.
A touring exhibition from 200 Gertrude Street.

One Tree Project (1 February - 27 March)
What can be done with one stringy bark tree destined to be turned into woodchips? Using the whole tree from roots to the leaves, Tasmanian artists have made furniture, sculpture, musical instruments, textiles and industrial prototypes.

Radiant Reflections in Chinese Glass (12 March - 30 June 2002)
A Ceramics and Glass Circle exhibition of antique Chinese glass from private collections. A display of exceedingly rare and richly coloured glass vessels made at the Imperial glassworks in Beijing. Works date from the 18th and 19th centuries and are drawn from important private collections in Australia.

Transparent Things - Expressions in Glass (28 March - 12 May)
Two centuries of spectacular art glass drawn from the collections of the National Gallery of Australia and the Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery. A National Gallery of Australia traveling Exhibition in collaboration with Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery and The Thomas Foundation.

Student exhibition (21 - 26 May)
Students working with the Oswald Gibson collection.

12th VIGEX International Salon of Photography 2002 (19 April - 19 May)
Proffessional and amature artists from around the world submit entries for this major international photographic exhibition. Vigex is one of only three international photography exhibitions held in Australia. Three medals and a number of certificates of merit will be awarded in seven categories from the 1,500 entries. All medal and certificate winners will be on view.

Sera Je - Gyume Monks Sand Mandala (4 May - 11 May)
Schools and the public are invited to view the Sera Je monks as they create a sand mandala in the Geelong Gallery. Of the man traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, mandalas created with coloured sands from the Himalayas is the most unique and exquisite. Millions of grains of sand are painstakingly laid to create complex geometric patterns inlaid with ancient spiritual symbols. FREE

Katherine Hattam - A Vocabulary of Chairs (22 May - 30 June)
Kathryn Hattam creates images and objects alluding to everyday items that embody or represent family relationships. A major survey of work by this Lorne based artist.

Urban Transitions: The Changing Face of the Australian City (17 May - 30 June)
Curated by Dr Colin Holden, this The Changing Face of the Australian City includes images of such icons of the Australian cityscape as Melbourne's Flinders Street Station, Flemington Racecourse, the 'Paris' end of Collins Street, Sydney's Circular Quay and the opera House. Well-known Geelong sites such as St Mary's and the first Customs house are prominent exhibits. The artists are mainly twentieth century printmakers and these include Lionel Lindsay, Eric Thake, Noel Counihan, John Shirlow and Victor Cobb and a number of contemporary artists. Their works provide views of cities as we knew them, and cities as they appear to us today.

Views of Australia: Celebrating the Year of the Outback (4 June - 3 July)
Artists represented: John Olsen, John Wolseley, Sali Herman, Russell Drysdale, Hans Heysen, Fred Williams from the Geelong Gallery's collection.

Ros Bandt, Mack Memories (12 July - 1 September)
A new sound installation by Ros Bandt that involves the re-commissioning of an historical instrument by Hirschfeld Mack in Geelong's collection. A Geelong Gallery exhibition.

Nocturn: Images of Night and Darkness from Colonial to Contemporary
(12 July - 1 September)
Curated by John Buckley, thisexhibition of historical and modern paintings examines the way artists have treated nocturnal imagery and the subject of darkness and light from the early 1800s to the present. Artists represented Joseph Lycett, David Davies, Jane R Price, JJ Hilder, Charles Blackman, Herbert Badham, Fred Williams, Peter Booth, Gareth Sansom, Louise Hearman, Bill Henson, Andrew Browne and Domenico de Clario. An MPRG Travelling Exhibition.

Don Walters Sculpture - The plantation Series (10 July - 25 August)

Potted History - Australian Ceramics from the permanent collection
(10 July - 27 October)
This selection of studio ceramics from the Gallery's permanent collection illustrates some of the characteristics styles and idioms that feature in the development of a dynamic Australian tradition of ceramics made by artist-craftspeople. (1949 to the present day)

Geelong Contemporary Art Prize (6 September - 3 November)
Sponsored by the Geelong Art Gallery Foundation, this $25,000 acquisitive prize showcases recent paintings by contemporary Australian artists. The Geelong Contemporary Art Prize attracts widespread critical and popular attention. A premier event in the Gallery calendar.

Jenny Kamp - Landscape Blinds (6 September - 29 September)
Lithographic prints and paintings of the urban landscape.

Print Prize Retrospective (5 October - 11 November)
Throughout its history the Geelong Gallery has collected prints. Since 1997 a support group of the Gallery the Gallery grasshoppers have sponsored the Geelong Print Prize. This exhibition highlights the works acquired over the last 5 years.

Art Horses (14 October - 10 November)
6 full-sized fiberglass horses painted by will known artists in a variety of eye catching styles.

Charles Mackin (1817 - 1884) (16 November - 19 January 2003)
A highly respected Geelong physician, Charles Mackin spent many hours roaming about Geelong and district sketching buildings and views that were popular with his contemporaries.A Geelong Gallery exhibition. (Opening 15 November)

Australians Abroad (9 November - 26 January)
A celebration of prints of Australian artists abroad, most notably Sir Lionel Lindsey, whose 100th anniversary this exhibition celebrates. Guest curator Dr Colin Holden. (Opening 15 november)

Rings of History: Contemporary craft from historical timbers (1 November - 17 January 2003)
A selection of fine contemporary woodcraft featuring Australian contemporary designer/makers who use distinctive native timbers. A Museums and Galleries Foundation of NSW touring exhibition.