Narooma Gallery Archive
2025 Exhibitions
2025 16 - 20 January: Narooma Regional Coastal Scenes
A suite of paintings by John Bradley, reflecting the coastline and specifically the beaches from Dalmeny to Narooma. The subject matter features rock agglomerates associated with beach and coastal scenes in this region. Using photographs, Bradley paints with a focus on detail and colour, capturing the likenesses of each beach with their unique rock and headland formations.
John Bradley, ‘Montague Island Narooma’, acrylic on canvas.
John Bradley, ‘Glass House Rocks Narooma’, acrylic on canvas
2025 20 February - 2 March: Transiting
This was a farewell exhibition for our little gallery with a last hurrah. Eighteen artists submitted work for this group showing.
The gallery was demolished at the end of June in 2025 to make way for the new gallery.
Jules Brooker, ‘Embers of Renewal’, Tree bark, paper cord, binding wire, wool
David Whitfield, ‘Portrait of a Spotted Hand Fish - transitioning to extinction’, (detail) charcoal and pastel on paper
2024 Exhibitions
2024 24 - 30 January: Fundamental. Bernie Miles and Sally Skinner present an exhibition of their recent works.
2024 8 - 11 February: Prussian Blue. Daniel Allam presents a collection of oil on canvas paintings sharing his vision of the local environment.
2024 28 March - 7 April: Place your tray tables in their upright locked position. Jane Barney presents an exhibition of photo animations using colour, abstraction and retro boats, cars, aeroplanes, rockets and submarines as a travelogue of CO2 emissions. * Laurie Anderson, From The Air lyrics 1982.
2024 19 April - 5 May: The Pose. A group exhibition by local artists who meet regularly to draw the figure form life. Lucy Badman, Mike Badman, David Campbell, Di Knoll, Lesley Lambert, Alex Newfield, Elisabeth Newfield, Kate Wall, Diana White and David Whitfield.
2024 6 - 16 June: Sea Change. A group exhibition depicting the mesmerising pull of the oceans and seas. Vivienne Bowe Wood, Diana White, Kareli Vine, Alison Spurgeon, Corin Rossouw, Margaret Moran, Barbara McConchie, Mathieu Lartigau, Donna Goulding, Camelle Deny, David Campbell, Jenni Bourke, Jane Barney, Paul Bradley, Dennis Arnold.
Daniel Allam, ‘Whale passing Dromedary’, oil on canvas.
Jane Barney, ‘Blue Rocket’, still from photo animation
2024 27 September - 8 October: River of Art Prize 2024. Narooma School of Arts partnered with the River of Art Festival to present the River of Art Prize 2024. River of Art Prize winner Annika Romeyn, “Passing Through”; River of Art Prize Runner Up winner Cathy Laudenbach “What Remains, Remains”; River of Art Prize Highly Commended Katherine Boland “Burnt Orange No.1”.
2024 11 - 20 October: Turned and Pressed Art. Perpetua McInnes and Tony Jaggers. Paintings, drawings and prints by McInnes and turned bowls by Jaggers.
2024 31 October - 12 November: From There to Here. Dennis Arnold, Margaret Moran, Alison Spurgeon. Three local artists present works inspired by the landscape from here to elsewhere.
2024 21 November - 1 December: Narooma High School 2024. Works by students fro Yr 8 to Yr 12 presenting work made in the visual art program at Narooma High School.
2024 5 - 10 December: Formed and Fired. A group exhibition of pottery works showcasing various techniques taught by Jenni Bourke. The exhibition included: Selanie Waddilove, Sue Stadler, Corin Rossouw, Cat Leach, Mel Laker, Jenny Haine, Anna Bieler, Donna Anderson and Yvonne Adams.
Katherine Boland, ‘Burnt Orange No. 1’, photograph
Selanie Waddilove, ‘Nautilus’, ceramic
2023 Exhibitions
2023 6 Dec - 4 January 2024: Members Exhibition A group exhibition by Members of the Narooma School of Arts
2023 4 - 8 January: Postcards from Narooma
Group exhibition with artists from the Narooma School of Arts Urban Sketching & Plein Air art groups, including Irene Harmsworth, Margaret Moran, Janet Jones, Morna Duggan, Lorna Smyth, Alison Spurgeon, Cathie Crow, Laurelle Pacey and Judy de Smeth
2023 12 - 29 January: Frida to Feathers
Local Narooma artists Perpetua (Petti) McInnes and Donna Golding presented a year's work of paintings in oil and acrylic and a series of new ceramic works.
2023 5 - 17 April: Ann Michael Espinoza
Ann Espinoza solo exhibition presented a collection of works that play explored memory and recognition. The sophisticated images fluctuated between the soft edge of memory and the sharp detail of the present.
Irene Harmsworth, Going Home, acrylic
Allison Aitken, A path to sunset, Photograph: The Artist
2023 5 - 14 May: Out of Wagonga
A group exhibition of artists from the Eurobodalla shire celebrating Wagonga and Narooma. See the virtual exhibition here.
2023 14-25 June: A Stitch in Time
Audrey Jean Coxhill first solo exhibition at the Narooma Gallery.The exhibition featured Audrey’s collection of hand crafted needlepoint textiles.
2023 13-26 September: Capture -A Photographic Exhibition A group exhibition of photographic works by Leanne Joyce, Peter Jeffrey, Rita Horta, Peter Robinson, Katherine Wagner, Allison Aitken, Corin Rossouw.
2023 9 - 20 November: Narooma High School Art Exhibition Works by the Narooma High School Students from years 8 to 12.
2023/4 6 Dec - 4 January 2024: Members Exhibition
A group exhibition by Members of the Narooma School of Arts
Geoff Odgers, ‘Impressions Coila beach 3’, Collage, Watercolour, Gouache on Canvas
Cat Wilson, ‘Drift’, (detail), video still
2022 Exhibitions
2022 5 - 11 January: Euro Painters and Potters
local painters and potters Patricia Boisgard, Bernie O’Neil, John Payne (Bingie Pottery), Wendy Pollard and Linda Marshall in an exhibition that brings together two- and three-dimensional works using clay, paint, brass and pyrography.
2022 21 January - 6 February: River of Art Prize 2021
The River of Art Prize is part of the Eurobodalla’s unique regional arts festival. This year the prize was open to artists of the Eurobodolla Shire Council.
2022 1 March: Ephemeral Tag
Hoon Doctor and Byrd, Street Art project on the external southern wall of the Narooma Gallery.
2022 15 - 18 April: Keep Calm and Carry on
New works by artist Felicity Townsend. The exhibition included works that traversed a range of subjects, mediums and styles.
2022 22 April - 9 May: Wicked Inspirations
A group exhibition by the community groups using the Narooma School of Arts Studios.
2022 22 April - 9 May: Wicked Inspirations
A group exhibition by the community groups using the Narooma School of Arts Studios.
2022 13 - 22 May: Looking
Tess Horwitz and Barbara McConchie’s exhibition presented works that we re concerned with looking at, and reflecting on, the natural world, its intricacy and wonder.
2022 8 - 12 July: Foraged to Fired
Kym Brookes collects objects that have been ‘discarded’ by. nature and repurposes them to. create bespoke, one-off pieces of wall art.
2022 19 - 27 September: Through the Lens of Locals
An exhibition featuring artistsAllison Aitken, Corin Rossouw, Katherine Wagner. Using the medium of photography the artists reveal their connection to place.
Felicity Townsend, ‘Church Spires’ watercolour, ink
Ephemeral Tag: Hoon Doctor and Byrd, mural on external wall of Narooma Gallery
Tess Horwitz, ‘Shell Sky’, watercolour, oil stick, collage on paper. ‘Looking’ exhibition.
Cat Wilson, ‘Drift’, (detail), video still. “Out of Wagonga’ exhibition.
2021 Exhibitions
2021 7 - 20 January: The Art of Body Language
An exhibition of nudes drawn by Cheryl Djikic, Jarrod Elvin, Ann Espinoza, Janet Jones, Lesley Lambert, Alarna Simms, Lorraine Willcock, Judith Wood.
2021 1 - 7 April: Lorem Artis… healing through art
This group of local artists were brought together by their belief that art represents for them a very personal journey of healing.
2021 10 - 18 April: The South Coast - Not Just a Beach
Michele Skuza’s works are inspired by her time as a marine scientist on the Great Barrier Reef and the fantastic creatures and scenes found along the Australian coastline.
2021 29 April - 9 May: Paint like a child
A special window display of children’s painting from the Narooma Pre-School and the Octopus Garden Pre-School. The exhibition is in response to a quote by Pablo Picasso: “It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a life time to paint like a child.”
2021 28 May - 6 June: This place we call home (a time capsule)
Susan Nader’s installation was an examination of the emotional attachments and complex relationships to our homes. Amongst a lifetime of collected possessions, home is where memories are made, our identities are etched and our sense of place is anchored.
Michele Skuza, ‘Dragon’,s Lair’, oil on canvas. ‘The South Coast, not just a beach’ exhibition.
Susan Nader: ‘Last Summer, an ordeal by fire WIP’ (detail), found objects, paper, charcoal. ‘This place we call home’ exhibition.
2021 12 - 14 June: A long exposure
Peter Robinson - An exhibition of selected photography, artwork and sculpture spanning seventy years.
2021 16 - 31 July: Narooma Nights
Map Collective presents Narooma Nights, a series of two video projections showing in the Narooma Gallery front window mid winter in Narooma. Cat Wilson’s video art work Orbit follows the forms of two trees for one year.
UNTOLD EUROBODALLA: VIDEO INTERVIEWS by Lee Grant and Amadis Lachita, featured interviews with Eurobodalla locals, sharing their thoughts on what matters in life, and how they feel about this precious place we call home.
2021 12 - 12 November: Me We
Me, We is a mixed media exhibition by Liz McCrystal that uses roadwork and construction aesthetics to analyse the concept of romantic love. A mix of photo, text, ceramic and everyday objects.
2021 25 - 31 November: Margaret Moran, Judi de Smeth & Alison Bridle
Three local artists showing work in diverse media and individual approaches to their chosen genre. They create impressions of Narooma and its landscapes that are are familiar and hidden.
2021 11 - 15 December: Sticking Together
An exhibition showcasing works by local women mosaic artists living in Eurobodalla Shire.
Cat Wilson, ‘Orbit - Spring Begins’, video still. "‘Narooma Nights’ exhibition
Liz McCrystal: ‘Me, We’(detail), 2021, photo-installation; inkjet print on fibre gloss and string. ‘Me We’ exhibition
2020 Exhibitions
Ann Espinoza, Untitled, 2020, charcoal on paper. ‘The Art of Body Language’ exhibition
Cat Wilson, Attarine zelij II, detail, 2020. ‘From Fez to Casablanca’ exhibition.
2020 17 - 22 December: In Harmony
Nadja De Brennan and Michelle Peterson
2020 19 November - 3 December: Stitched Up
Group exhibition
2020 5 - 11 November: Ann Michael Espinoza
Solo exhibition,
2020 20 October - 2 November: From Fez to Casablanca
Cat Wilson
‘All Stitched U'p’ exhibition installation.
River of Art Prize 2020: Winning entry: Jenni Bourke, Not a game, ceramics, 2019. Photograph: The artist.
2020 6 - 25 January: Love Without Borders
Peter Walker
2020 12 - 17 February: Rocks
Narooma School of Arts
2020 1 July - 12 September: Be Inspired
Group exhibition
2020 18 - 27 September: River of Art Prize
Exhibition by selection
2019 & 2018 Exhibitions
2019 Exhibitions
2019 3 - 15 January: All Dressed Up
Bethany Thurtell
2019 17 - 22 January: Plants Trees Rocks & Things
Ann Rogan
2019 11 - 17 April: artbyjudi
Judi Goodwin
2019 17 - 29 April: Collective Works Narooma School of Arts, Group exhibition
2019 2 - 7 May: Piece by Piece
The Artful 9 - Mosaics group
2019 17 - 26 May: River of Art Prize
Exhibition by selection
2019 24 May: Buskers, Busking Festival
2019 15 - 20 August: Daisies in Print
Mountain View Farm
2019 23 August - 13 September: Narooma Arts & Community Centre exhibition
Narooma School of Arts
2019 4 - 9 October: Fibre Fest Exhibition
Group exhibition
2019 29 October - 9 November: Take a Seat
Group exhibition
2019 14 - 21 November: Photos of Old Narooma
Narooma Historical Society
2018 Exhibitions
2018 12 - 19 January: Form and Fire
Sam McLeod
2018 25 - 30 January: A Colourful Life
Trevor Smith
2018 23 March - 26 March: Autumn Harvest
Disability Trust Eurobodalla Art Groups
2018 29 March - 3 April: Art for Art’s Sake
Group exhibition
2018 19 - 29 April: Figuratively Speaking
Group exhibition
2018 18 May - 2 June: River of Art - Art Prize
Exhibition by selection
2018 8 September: REALM: Art and Music
Goldheist and James Needham
2018 27 September - 9 October: Story Boards for Childrens’ books
Naomi Lewis, solo exhibition
2018 4 - 16 October: Nature
Ann Rogan, solo exhibition
2018 31 October - 6 November: In Memory of Rhonda Streeter - Fundraiser for Ovarian Cancer Research,
Group exhibition
2018 9 - 20 November: Narooma Remembers
Narooma Historical Society
2018 22 - 27 November: Young Heats Heroes
Children of Narooma Primary School