Art Stories from Day Gallery Blackheath
Dive into the Stories behind the Art at Day Gallery. From the inspirations behind BK Ku’s textured landscapes and Johnny K’s bold Australian landscapes to the community impact of Claire Nakazawa’s bushfire mural, our stories bring you closer to the artists and their works.
Visit us in the Gallery or enquire online to learn more or commission a piece.
Johnny K’s Plein Air Journey for ‘Where Birds Soar’
Follow Johnny K as he paints plein air for his upcoming solo show Where Birds Soar. His bold Australian landscapes, created with vibrant Fluro colours, capture the untamed beauty of the Blue Mountains. Explore the exhibition catalogue online and enquire to add Johnny K’s contemporary artworks to your collection.
Film by Kin Things
Jane Canfield’s Profile and Artistic Inspiration
Jane Canfield shares her artistic vision: ‘I try to pare back what I see. The subtleties of colour in the landscape, the shapes produced in nature, and the peace and calm I feel when in nature are all in there.’ Discover Jane’s serene works at Day Gallery Blackheath and enquire online to explore her collection.
Film by KinThings
Olivia Shimeld | Artist Profile | Art Edit Magazine Issue 27
Olivia Shimeld’s work is featured in Art Edit Magazine Issue 27, showcasing her Order Out of Disorder series. Her art explores the chaos and beauty of the natural world, as seen in her current pieces available at Day Gallery.
View her latest works online and enquire to bring Olivia’s thought-provoking art into your collection.
Claire Nakazawa’s vibrant New Mural for Blackheath
Thank-you to @clairenakazawa for the amazing mural. @elgustoyo for music and @kingthings for the rad video!
Renowned Blackheath painter and electro, pop, punk artist Claire Nakazawa has transformed the corner of Wentworth and Govetts Leap Road, Blackheath with a painted mural that is distinctly Blackheath.
The mural is located on the Wentworth Street side of The Kenmare Buildings, also where Day Gallery is situated. The Blackheath Summer fires left a lasting impact on the bush and our community. The mural depicts charred trees with re-growth and strong colours in the background, showcasing Claire’s distinct style.
When COVID 19 first hit Australia and we were all faced with the reality of its impact on our work and social lives, painter and performing artist Claire Nakazawa could no longer tour with her band Haiku Hands so she returned to live in the Blue Mountains where she grew up.
Based in Blackheath, Claire found herself surrounded by burnt regenerating bushland from the 2019/2020 bushfires. This influenced Claire to paint the mural with strong, bold colours, combining abstraction and landscape in order to leave a lasting impression for the side of Day Gallery, Blackheath and visitors.
Gallery owner Helen Day said she is thrilled with the mural, ‘for me what Claire has chosen to paint on the side of our building is not only beautiful and colourful but also strikes a cord with what we have all been through with the bushfires and now seeing the after effects and regrowth’. Helen hopes that this mural will also bring some colour and joy to Blackheath while we all learn to navigate this time which is now COVID 19.
Rowen Matthews featured on The Mix, ABC iView
Congratulations to Rowen Matthews for being featured in the current episode of The Mix. Now available to watch on ABC iview.
The bold regional gallery pushing one artist's work through the pandemic.
Liverpool Plains artist showcases 'Land is emotional' in Tamworth Regional Gallery's first online exhibition
"These paintings are a record of the conversation between this place and my survival here," says Liverpool Plains artist Dr Rowen Matthews.
His evocative exhibition Land is Emotional captures the essence of the connection between a farmer and his land, pondering the phrase: 'land is an emotional subject for farmers'.
Join Jane Canfield for a virtual tour of her current exhibition, TONAL. April 2020
Exhibition Now Open - Virtual Viewing To Come! | Land is Emotional | Tamworth Regional Gallery | Rowen Matthews
Keep an eye on the Tamworth Regional Gallery website. Over the next few months there will be lots of virtual tours from Rowen’s show.
Rowen Matthews | Tamworth Regional Gallery
28th March - 24th May 2020
Land is Emotional | 28th March - 24th May 2020
Rowen Matthews
Studio shot of the last three works painted for Land is Emotional. The show will be at Tamworth Regional Gallery for two months from 27th March. (image courtesy of Rowen Matthews)
BLUE MOUNTAINS CULTURAL CENTRE ACQUISITION | ROWEN MATTHEWS ARTWORK
Our little rule breaker, lol.
Harold David and Abstract Painting
Harold David Photographer | Past Projects and New Directions | MTNS MADE | 30.09.19
Words Manda Kaye, Photos Helen Flint
Almost the first time I met photographer Harold David, it was to buy his house in Blackheath. We met up on a chilly winter’s evening at Sydney pub, the Norfolk Hotel on Cleveland Street. Harold strode in wearing a trucker’s cap and a handsome vintage plaid hunter’s jacket. He wore them well, with a quiet confidence like he’d stepped out of Twin Peaks. Who is this mysterious guy with the soft Mid-Western drawl? As we sealed the deal (Mountains style with a handshake over a schooner and chips), I figured that would probably be the last time I saw Harold. Just as I was moving up the hill, he was moving back down to Sydney, having found out he was going to be a dad to twins. But Harold hadn’t counted on how much he loved the mountains… READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE
