EXHIBITION Susan Penfold | Gallery One
Opening 6pm Friday 16th of October 2020
Showing from the 16th October | 31st October
These paintings are a representation of the life that artist Susan has built in Darwin. Good friends; a home that visitors call a ‘sanctuary’, with glorious comfy red chairs and waterlilies; and its surroundings – the trees, the sea, and the amazing sky.
Susan Penfold has dabbled in art at various times, but found pastels a bit over five years ago. Loving their tactile nature and the brilliance of the pigment, she has been building her skills in landscapes, still life and portraiture. Having won the Seabreeze Festival Jetty Art Prize in 2020 she decided that she better take her art more seriously. This is her first exhibition. She has lived in Darwin for the last 16 years.
ArtBroken
This exhibition reflects the ‘Revitalisation’ of ‘Femininity’ and ‘Cultural Resilience’.
These pieces capture the spirit and rebellion of the world’s most unforgettable musicians.
Inspired by the unpredictable nature and vivid colours of Darwin’s wet season
Discover the bold, imaginative world of Darwin’s own trailblazing publisher Wild North Comics.
Explore the nature of local lifestyles with intent to
capture funky fashions and everyday living in Darwin.
The artworks displayed will depict the fun, enigmatic and colourful existence of
tropical Darwin during the day, and the busy, energetic nightlife around its local
haunts.
Step into the vibrant world of the Australian Top End with Colours of Home, an exhibition of predominantly pastel paintings that capture the striking beauty of the local landscape.
‘Ways of Seeing: Miya/Significant Plants – Beginnings’ showcases works from five culturally diverse, female artists – Glynis Lee, Angelina Lewis, Juwayning Lorraine Williams, Linda Yarrowin, Nena Zanos - created during a printmaking project at Wagait Beach. Artworks reflect each artist’s personal connection to chosen plants. Accompanying stories and video communicate cultural knowledge.
The viewer is exposed to obscurities of the universe including artwork, ‘Solar Flare’ depicting a solar explosion also, ‘Meteor Shower’ and ‘Supernova’. Energy and passion are radiating from the paintings, highlighting intensity. In contrast, ‘The Wormhole’ and ‘Galaxy’s Breath’ depict the timelessness and constancy of galaxies and the beyond.
Have you ever spent so long not talking to other people that when you finally did, your voice cracked? Have you ever been somewhere so remote that if you died, no-one would know and you might not be found for weeks - if ever?
