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Our River

The next exhibition at the Welcome Swallow Gallery, entitled Our River will run from Friday 28th August to 16th October. and is sponsored by IKA Consulting. The launch will take place from 5.30pm on the opening night. All welcome.!

We do not need to look too far into art hgistory for inspiration regarding rivers. Monet who was obsessed with reflections in water did a whole series of the Thames, as shown in a 2017 exhibition at the Tate Britain. British artists, Turner and Constable respectively used the rivers Thames and Stour to project atmosphere and social commentary. Vincent van Gogh’s famous Starry Night is in fact entitled, Starry Night over the Rhone. And, New Zealand artist Douglas Badcock as part of his landscape studies included rugged river compositions such as his 1974, composition, Above the Rapids.

Although the Waikato river has featured many times, no art narrative currently exists. It is anticipated that there will be innovative insights and interpretations on view. Not to be missed!

Gallery artists presenting in this exhibition

Rosanne Croucher

Hong Cumming

Rebecca Dowman-Ngapo

Chris Greenslade

Kirsten McIntosh

Martin Necas

Bernadette Parsons

Juliet Roper

Sandra Turner-Barlow

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W E L C O M E A R T I S T S - P O D C A S T S

Sandra Turner Barlow: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2463533/episodes/16844802-out-of-italy-with-sandra-turner-barlow.mp3

To access on your podcast app of choice, follow this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2463533/free_share_page

This podcast interview explores Sandra Turner-Barlow's art and in particular the Out of Italy exhibition where she presents her studies and compositions while undertaking study in Italy as part of a European art tour.

Elena Brambilla: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2463533/episodes/16966212-out-of-italy-continued-with-elena-brambilla.mp3?client_source=small_player&download=true

To access on your podcast app of choice, follow this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2463533/episodes/16966212-out-of-italy-continued-with-elena-brambilla

This podcast follows Elena Brambilla's journey from Italy to New Zealand and her artistic development and choices that are manifest in the Welcome Swallow exhibition, Out of Italy.