29 MAY – 18 OCT 2009

Abstract Earth: A View from Above.
Photographs by Richard Woldendorp
29 May – 5 July
West Gallery

These aerial landscapes are scenes of power and presence showing wilderness shaped by human intervention with an astonishing artistic dimension.

Penguin Gizzards and More! UNE Collections  
29 May – 27 September West Gallery
West Gallery

A surprising diversity of objects from the university collections, including Herbarium, Zoology Museum, Museum of Antiquities, Zoology Museum, Museum of Education, Heritage Centre and UNE Art Collection.  Sourced by UNE Curator Christine Bryan and curated by NERAM.

Juxtapositions: From the Permanent Collections
29 May – 18 October Richard Lalor Harris Gallery

Two aspects of Australian Painting from NERAM’s permanent collections. Curated by Barry Pearce

Wave and Line: From the Chandler Coventry Collection
9 May – 18 October
Mazda Theatre

The Coventry Collection was described by the former Director of the Australian National Gallery, James Mollison as one of the most important private collections of contemporary, Australian art. Chandler Coventry, born in Armidale into a pastoral family, began collecting the works of contemporary Sydney artists in the 1960s.  The Collection strongly reflects the art movements of the 1960s and 1970s.

Lin Quaife: Upon Reflection
29 May – 2 August
Dulce Lindsay Gallery

A collection of richly coloured and textured collagraphs from this experienced printmaker. Incorporating the chine colle technique into the images Lin has created vibrant and textural works. All works are for sale.

Mechanical Aesthetics
10 July – 2 August
Dobell Gallery

An exhibition of posters inspired by the Museum of Printing, by TAFE Cert IV and Diploma Graphic Design students.

29 MAY – 18 OCT 2009

Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award
10 July – 30 August West Gallery

This exhibition is a showcase of Australia’s best contemporary documentary photographers, bringing together diverse views of the human experience from war photography to quiet observations on the streets of Beijing.

UNE “Let’s Hang It” 
29 May – 27 September
West Gallery

The Schools Art Prize. Initiated by UNE School of Education, an Art Prize for the schools in the New England/North West.

Fay Porter: “ I know what it is about this place, it’s the sky!”
7 August – 18 October
Dulce Lindsay Gallery

A collection of works to connect viewers with the drama of the New England sky.  Fay has filled many years of sketchbooks recording the changing sky – the play of light, the colours and the drama of the ‘big sky ‘ on the top of the range.  It is a continuing visual feast which provides an unfailing source of inspiration.

Marty Branagan: laddies' night @ the e-bore
7 August – 18 October
Dobell Gallery

This is landscape-based show by regional artist Marty Branagan and features narrative, figurative and Dadaist works. Styles include surrealism and en plein air expressionism, with influences such as Gordon Bennett, Louis Buvelot, Kevin Connor, John Olsen, James Gleeson and William Robinson. a variety of media is exhibited, including oils, acrylics, gouache, photomontage and assemblage.

Annual Packsaddle Selling Exhibition.
2-18 October
East and West Galleries

A variety of painting and original prints by established and emerging artists from major Sydney galleries. A drawcard for art collectors statewide.

Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award
23 Oct – 20 December 2009
East and West Galleries

JADA is twenty years old and this is reflected in the significant collection of contemporary Australian drawing developed through the award by the Grafton Regional Gallery. The award’s history is the history of the renaissance of drawing as a major area of practice by Australia’s leading artists. Image: Godwin BRADBEER, Man in squared space, 2007

Munificent Benefactor: A Celebration of 80 years from the first Hinton Donation
23 October – 31 January 2010
Richard Lalor Harris Gallery

2009 is the 80th anniversary of the first work donated by Howard Hinton to the Armidale Teachers’ College. This exhibition focuses on this special benefactor, and his donations, and is supplemented by a photographic history of the College itself.

Allsorts: From the NERAM Collection
23 October – 31 January 2010
Mazda Theatre

From the bold to the subtle, from big to small, this is an exhibition from the permanent collections, selected by Friends of NERAM.

James White: Major and Minor Movements
23 October – 31 January 2010
Dobell Gallery

The gentle falling of rain, evening light on dappled water, the whoosh of a child’s swing – these are some of the themes James has explored in this exhibition depicting natural movement.

Ann Streckfuss
23 October – 31 January 2010
Dulce Lindsay Gallery