CURRENT EXHIBITION

A Kind of Resistance

19 September – 25 October 2025

Robert Cleworth
Kate Dorrough 
Doug Heslop
Georgina Pollard  
Malvika Satelkar

Curated by Doug Heslop, A Kind of Resistance brings together five artists—Robert Cleworth,  Kate Dorrough, Doug Heslop, Georgina Pollard, and Malvika Satelkar—whose works embody humanity, truth, and connection in a rapidly polarizing world. Through painting, blueprints, and experimental practices, they offer a gentle yet powerful counterpoint to division, fostering dialogue and understanding.

This exhibition responds to the erosion of middle ground and the rise of echo chambers, using art to bridge divides and map complex ideas. From Cleworth’s critique of power structures to Pollard’s spiritual explorations in color, Dorrough’s layered reflections on river systems, Satelkar’s sensorial cyanotype veils, and Heslop’s distilled forms of human resistance, these artists invite viewers to see the world through unguarded, generous perspectives. Their practices, rooted in care and trust, celebrate connection and the ephemeral nature of life.

Join us to experience alternative approaches to art-making that resist division and nurture interconnected growth, offering a critically engaged vision of kinder, more meaningful futures. – Doug Heslop August 2025

Download a copy of the A Kind of Resistance Catalogue here

_{IMAGE: Kate Dorrough River Installation (detail)  2025, Textile, stitching with ceramic vessels,  hand built stoneware ceramic with glaze , 290 x 650 x 190 cm}

PREVIOUS EXHIBITION

Know My Abstraction

19 July – 06 September 2025

Virginia Cuppaidge   Belinda Street

Lezlie Tilley   Patricia Wilson-Adams

Inspired by the National Gallery of Australia’s 2019 ‘Know My Name’ initiative, a project that has effectively redressed many of the silent, unknown histories of women painters in Australia, this exhibition features the work of four Newcastle based abstract artists.

‘Know My Abstraction’ highlights their unique approaches to abstraction,  all rooted in the Australian landscape. Each artist brings a distinct aesthetic: Cuppaidge’s atmospheric minimalism, Street’s expressive gestures,  Tilley’s geometric process, and Wilson-Adams’ eccentric abstraction.

Although progress has been made in public institutions, women artists continue to be underrepresented in major collections and exhibitions.  This exhibition addresses that ongoing disparity by highlighting the diverse and accomplished practices of women whose work spans decades and continents—work that has received awards and recognition, yet remains overlooked within the broader art historical narrative.

‘Know My Abstraction’ brings together exemplars working in abstraction through their evolving and multifaceted practices—a call to know  their names, know their abstraction.

Download a copy of the Know My Abstraction Catalogue here

_{IMAGE: Belinda Street Know My Abstraction, 2025, digital image, variable
BACKGROUND IMAGE: Virginia Cuppaidge Lyon, 1972,  synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 198.5 x 306 cm (stretched),  National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, gift of the artist 2012}