Celebrating the art and life of Margo Lewers (1908–1978), this first survey exhibition of her work in over twenty years comprises paintings, collages, mosaics, fabric hangings, and plexiglass sculptures. The exhibition reflects on the late 1960s when Lewers lived alone in her former home, proclaiming in an interview at the time that “it’s a house without people, its only inhabitants are paintings.”
A House Full of Paintings pays homage to both the artist and the power of place, as a site of creative endeavour, experimentation, friendship, and family.
Margo Lewers, Centred, 1975, synthetic polymer paint on paper and composition (masonite) board, 32 × 28cm. Penrith Regional Gallery, Home of The Lewers Bequest collection, Gift of Tanya Crothers and Darani Lewers, 1979. Courtesy Penrith Regional Gallery, Home of The Lewers Bequest, Sydney
Penrith Regional Gallery
Until 14 May 2023
Sydney
