This exhibition pays homage to the limitless fertility of geometric form. Each study is a concentrated exercise in chromatic tension and structural contrast. ...
Michael Johnson: Eurobodalla
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Destination Sydney: Re-imagined
'Destination Sydney' comprises 130 works from Ken Done, Adrian Feint, Ethel Carrick-Fox, Nicholas Harding, Michael Johnson, Robert Klippel, Roy de Maistre, Wendy Sharpe and Jeffrey Smart....
Michael Johnson: The 1970s
In the mid 1960s Michael Johnson pioneered the way for a calculated geometric composition, characterised by a refined use of vibrant acrylic colour on a scale not commonly seen in Australian art. From the fusion between architectonics and painting to distinctive flat planes, this exhibition showcases...
Fiona Lowry wins the 2014 Archibald Prize
Fiona Lowry wins this year’s Archibald Prize for her portrait of Penelope Seidler. Fiona Lowry first saw architect Penelope Seidler about six years ago at a gallery opening. “I was really struck by her beauty and her presence and asked someone who she was. I decided...
Michael Johnson: Paintings and works on paper 1960s & 1970s
Michael Johnson left Sydney travelling to Europe and then London at the beginning of the 1960s. He was drawn to New York at the end of the decade by a magnetic art world where pop art and the hard-edged school of painting were thriving. Johnson’s early...