The Central Goldfields Art Gallery is featuring central Victorian artists in two upcoming exhibitions from this Saturday (22/08).
While the gallery is closed in line with current restrictions, the exhibitions will be available to view online.
Jeff Makin: Australia Felix and Tiffany Titshall: Out of the Fire are the titles of the two new exhibitions. Jeff Makin is one of Australia's most well regarded Australian landscape artists who lives in Chewton and Tiffany Titshall lives in Majorca.
The suite of ten etchings by Jeff Makin are called Australia Felix. This was a term used in 1836 by the explorer Major Mitchell to describe country south of the Murray River as the lucky country. These images take the viewer on a journey from the top of Australian to the Cradle Mountain in Tasmania.
Jeff and his wife Elizabeth donated the prints to Central Goldfields Art Gallery's permanent collection last year through the Cultural Gifts Programme of the Australian Government.
Last year, Jeff Makin explored the local landscape around Maryborough as part of his interest in the architectural relics of the goldmining era. His interest was captured by the Grand Duke Mine in Timor and the subsequent painting has also been acquired by the gallery and will be on public display for the first time.
Tiffany Titshall works in charcoal on paper from her studio in Majorca. While in Portugal in 2018, she was caught in the catastrophic bushfires that ravaged the country around the town of Pedrogao Grande, north of Lisbon, killing 69 people. Four months after returning home her mother passed away. This is a selection of works produced in the following months.
Central Goldfields Shire Chief Administrator Noel Harvey said the new exhibitions showcase some of the finest talent in central Victoria.
"The outstanding talent of local artists from central Victoria are highlighted in these two exhibitions by Jeff Makin and Tiffany Titshall. Their art provides our community with the chance to enjoy the beauty of the Australian landscape in Jeff Makin's prints and Tiffany Titshall's sombre yet beautiful response to major life events she recently experienced."
The two exhibitions can be viewed online from Saturday by going to www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/exhibitionsandevents
