Michael Reid & Peter Walker Fine Art - From the Colonial to the Personal

Peter Walker and Michael Reid have teamed up for the first time to present an exhibition blending their twin artistic passions; colonial and contemporary art.

FROM THE COLONIAL TO THE PERSONAL- PETER WALKER & MICHAEL REID

EXHIBITION: 23 OCTOBER - 8 NOVEMBER 2014

Peter Walker Fine Art101 Walkerville Terrace

Walkerville, South Australia 5081info@peterwalker.com.au

CHRISTIAN THOMPSONForgiveness of Land, 2012C-type print100.0 x 100.0 cmedition of 10 + 2APNative Instinct seriesframed

CHRISTIAN THOMPSONLamenting the Flowers, 2012C-type print100.0 x 100.0 cmedition of 10 + 2APNative Instinct seriesframed

ABORIGINAL KIMBERLEY STONE HEADSA rare group of Aboriginal Kimberley Stone Heads carved by the Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. This movement started in the late 1970’s and continued into the early 1980’s with thepatronage of the well known collector Lord McAlpine being a driving force. The imagery varies from realistic to what could be described as primitive natural interpretations of the human face. The heads are carved from sandstone and decorated using paints and natural ochres.

JOAN ROSSTouching other people’s shopping, 2013Hand painted pigment print on cotton rag paper70 x 39 cmedition 5 + 1 AP

JOAN ROSSM’lady’s Ikebana Room, 2014Hand painted pigment print on cotton rag paper91 x 71 cmedition 5 + 1 AP

JOAN ROSSWe love your sunburnt country, 2014Hand painted pigment print on cotton rag paper86 x 76 cmedition 5 + 1 AP

JOHN H. CLARK (ENGLISH 1771- 1863)Foreign Field Sports of the Natives Inhabitants of NSW, circa 1813The rare full Set of ten hand-coloured aquatints with text descriptions.

WILLIAM BUELOW GOULD (1803 – 1853)Myoporum insulare, Betsey Island, Tas., circa 1833 Watercolour

A very rare, museum quality work by this highly collectable convict artist.

CATHERINE NELSONGully, 2013Pigment print from digital photograph150.0 x 187.5 cmedition of 2Expedition

JOSEPH MCGLENNONKangaroo Study Number 4 , 2011Giclee digital print on archival Hahnemule Fine Art paper120.0 x 120.0 cmAP

JOSEPH MCGLENNONKangaroo Study Number 5, 2010Giclee digital print on archival Hahnemule Fine Art paper100.0 x 120.0 cm1/8

JOSEPH MCGLENNONKangaroo Study Number 8, 2010Giclee digital print on archival Hahnemule Fine Art paper100.0 x 120.0 cm1/8

JOSEPH MCGLENNONThylacine Study Number 5, 2013Giclee digital print on archival Hahnemule Fine Art paper100.0 x 120.0 cm7/8

PETRINA HICKSLauren with Fruit, 2011Lightjet print100 x 100 cmedition of 8 + 1APfrom ‘Beautiful Creatures’framed

PETRINA HICKSRosemary’s Baby, 2008Lightjet print120 x 120 cmedition of 8 +1APfrom ‘The Descendants’framed

JOHN WILLIAM LEWIN (ENGLISH 1770 - ARRIVED AUST 1800 - 1819)Spotted Gross-Beak and White Breasted Honey Sucker, circa 1822Hand coloured engravings

Christopher PeasePossum Hunter, 2014Oil on canvas130 x 200 cm

CHRISTOPHER PEASENoble Savage One, 2013Oil on canvas65 x 100 cm

CHRISTOPHER PEASENoble Savage Two, 2013Oil on canvas65 x 100 cm

PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVES OF ABORIGINALSA rare group of 25 glass negatives depicting aborigines in different social situ-ations. The monogram of Detective Walter Lingwood Smith, who was given the job of organising photography for the SA Police force in 1892, is present on several of the slides. Each glass negative measures 8 x 10.5 cm.

4. HAM DARROCHPinwheel 1 (static 1) 2014Gouache on antique bat43.0 x 20.0 cm

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1. HAM DARROCH Glass 2013 gouache on antique bat 32.0 x 36.0 cm

2. HAM DARROCH Pinwheel 1 (static 2-5) 2014 Gouache on antique bats 41.0 x 90.0 cm

3. HAM DARROCH Aix (triptych) 2014 Gouache on table tennis bats 40.0 x 45.0 cm

VERA COATES Art Exhibition at the Institute Building, North Terrace, Adelaide, circa 1915 Oil on canvas51 x 36 cmsig lower right

This painting depicts an exhibition at the heritage listed building on the corner of Kintore Avenue and North Terrace that is part of the State Library of South Australia. This historically significant painting illustrates an exhibition of the period, with artworks by artists such as James Ashton, and demonstrates how at the time aboriginal works were hung alongside those of the artists of European descendent. The artist Vera Coates was associated with the Royal South Australian Society of Arts.

EXHIBITION: 23 OCTOBER - 8 NOVEMBER 2014

Peter Walker Fine Art101 Walkerville Terrace

Walkerville, South Australia 5081info@peterwalker.com.au