ARTIST TALK // Jock Alexander

Hear from 2023 BRAGS Art Fair and BRAG collection artists each Saturday at 11am during the fair!

Join some of our region’s best artists as they discuss their work and practicing in the region.

Saturday 18 November — Jock Alexander
Saturday 25 November — Nic Mason
Saturday 2 December — Graham Lupp

The Art Fair is a fundraising exhibition for the gallery’s artistic program and collection, and is an exciting opportunity to support regional artists.

$5 donation, refreshments provided, RSVP essential, all welcome

About the Artist

After a childhood in Oberon and Bathurst, NSW, Jock Alexander completed a BA (Fine Art, Painting) at the National Art School in 1988. Alexander went on to enjoy a career as a part-time newspaper artist creating cartoons and illustrations for Fairfax and News Limited for over 25 years. This dream job supported the artist's painting practice and other creative endeavours. Alexander now lives and works back in Bathurst.

The landforms and flora of the local landscape, and the Indigenous and colonial history of this place, are the primary inspirations for much of the work Alexander produces. For the last decade or so, the artist has worked mainly with watercolour, Eucalyptus gum ink, raw earth pigments, and reed pens sourced from local creeks and rivers.

About the Art Fair

An initiative of the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Society Inc. (BRAGS Inc.), the 2023 BRAGS Art Fair is a fundraising exhibition for the gallery’s artistic programming and collection, featuring artworks for sale from both established artists and emerging talents.

Artworks are available to view and purchase in-gallery and online, in a curated display showcasing our region’s best contemporary art from artists based in the Bathurst Regional Council district and surrounding areas including the Blue Mountains, Lithgow, Oberon, Blayney, Cowra, Orange and Mudgee. Explore works in a range of mediums including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, ceramics, textiles, and more.

Images: Jock Alexander, Portal, 2022, eucalyptus gum and oil paint on canvas, 50 x 60 cm. $680. Photo courtesy the artist, Jock Alexander self-portrait. Image courtesy the artist.