Opening Night
July 31 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us at the New England Regional Art Museum for the opening night of two new exhibitions
Unfamiliar Territory: Angus Nivison
Unfamiliar Territory is a major survey exhibition celebrating five decades of practice by one of Australia’s most respected contemporary painters. Bringing together significant works from public and private collections alongside the artist’s own holdings, the exhibition traces the evolution of Nivison’s deeply atmospheric and abstract engagement with the land. Based in Walcha in the New England region of New South Wales, Nivison’s practice is grounded in place yet resists literal representation. His paintings operate within an abstract and affective register, where landscape persists as an emotional and conceptual presence rather than a fixed image. Through layered surfaces, subtle shifts of colour and immersive fields of mark-making, the works invite viewers into experiences of ambiguity, beauty and contemplation.
Marking the largest solo exhibition of his work to date, Unfamiliar Territory reveals an artist continually pushing the possibilities of abstraction while creating space for reflection, memory and wonder to emerge through the act of looking.
Fins, Fetlocks & Feathers: Julie Edgar
Fins, Fetlocks & Feathers is an exhibition by Mornington Peninsula (VIC)–based artist Julie Edgar, presenting an expressive collection of prints celebrating sea creatures, horses, and birds. While Edgar is widely recognised for her bronze portrait sculptures, she is equally passionate about printmaking, a technique central to this body of work.
In this exhibition birds feature prominently, creatures that Julie feels a strong personal connection to, many works inspired by the range of species that visit her studio. Edgars marine subjects draw on childhood memories and observation of rock pools as well as an ongoing concern for ocean ecosystems, while her horse imagery reflects a lifelong appreciation of their strength, intelligence, and companionship.
Event Information
Date: Friday 31st July
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Location: New England Regional Art Museum
Cost: FREE
Credit: Angus Nivison, Chaos Theory (detail), 2026. acrylic, graphite, gesso, pigment and fixative on polyester
