With works drawn from the collections of Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, several other regional galleries and private owners, this exhibition looks back over some of Australia’s still life artists, as far as eighty years ago and right up to the present day. Still life studies have taught many students the art of observation; from very representational work through to abstract portrayals it is also very often the composition or an artist’s skill in arranging the objects in the work which make it beautiful. 

With a range of artists including Grace Cossington Smith, Alison Rehfisch, Brian Dunlop, Pam Tippett and Angus McDonald, this exhibition shows the variety of techniques and styles used by Australian artists in this genre.

Goulburn Regional Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges loans from all lenders including: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Orange Regional Gallery, Tweed River Art Gallery