Artists in Conversation Elisabeth Cummings, David Collins and Belinda Street

Artists in Conversation - Elisabeth Cummings, David Collins, Belinda Street

Moderated by Peter Haynes

Join us for an engaging discussion with renowned Australian visual artists as they share insights into their creative processes and experiences on residency in Australia and abroad.

Following the conversation, enjoy a glass of See Saw Wine (proud sponsors of this event) and a selection of cheese platters.

🔔When: April 5th 

📅 Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Please arrive 15 minutes early) 

📍Where: 2997 Darbys Falls Road, Wyangala, NSW 

🍷 Drinks & Cheese: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

We look forward to seeing you there!                                                                   

About Elisabeth Cummings

Elisabeth Cummings is one of Australia’s most respected living artists with a career spanning over 60 years. Cummings studied at the National Art School in Sydney and was awarded the AGNSW Travelling Art Scholarship in 1958. (born 1934, Brisbane) is an Australian artist known for her large abstract paintings and printmaking. She has won numerous awards including Fleurieu Art Prize, The Portia Geach Portrait Prize, The Mosman Art Prize, and The Tattersalls Art Prize. Her work is owned in permanent collections across Australia including Artbank, The Queensland Art Gallery, The Gold Coast City Art Gallery and the Art Gallery of New South Wales. She is notable for receiving recognition later in her career, considered by the Australian Art Collector as one of the 50 most collectible Australian Artists.

History:

Cummings lived in Europe for a decade, painting and, for a short time, studied under Oskar Kokoschka in Salzburg. On her return to Sydney, Australia, and through a generous donation of land from Barbara & Nick Romalis, Elisabeth Cummings — along with Roy Jackson and John Peart — established an artists’ community at Wedderburn in the early ’70s. Elisabeth continues to work from her studio there today.

Cummings’ bold use of colour and exaggerated mark-making is her signature approach to the Australian landscape. An intrepid traveller, Elisabeth continues her journeys around the Australian bush, painting smaller ‘en plein air’ works, as well as larger pieces back in the studio. She frequently returns to Wedderburn, where Elisabeth finds unending subject matter in the interior of her studio and in the surrounds she knows so well. 

Elisabeth’s work can be found in the collections of all major public institutions throughout Australia including the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of South Australia and the National Gallery of Australia. Her work is also included in the collections of the Australian Club, Artbank, Macquarie Bank, College of Fine Arts UNSW, and numerous regional art galleries across Australia. Elizabeth Cummings is represented by King Street on William Gallery, Sydney. [words mix of Wikipedia and King Street on William Gallery]

About David Collins

David Collins is a landscape painter who has lived on the Hawkesbury River, NSW, with his partner and fellow artist, Ana Pollak, since 1987. Bushwalking, rowing on the river and painting or drawing from its shores have been the major influences on his work over this time. Since 1990, David has held 21 solo exhibitions of paintings and drawings and participated in many group exhibitions. He has worked in various locations both within Australia and overseas, including The Kimberley, The Pilbara, Central Australia and France, with residencies in China, Queensland, New Zealand and various locations in NSW. David Collins is represented by Defiance Gallery, Sydney

About Belinda Street

Belinda Street is a professional Australian Artist, currently living and working in Newcastle, Australia.

Street is the 2019 winner of the Paddington Art Prize, twice winner of the Mosman Youth Art Prize, and has been a finalist in the Gosford Art Prize, Calleen Art Prize, Muswellbrook Art Prize, Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize, Fleurieu Food & Wine Art Prize, the Warringah Art Prize and the Mudgee Portrait Prize. The artist was awarded a full scholarship to the Julian Ashton Art School, and has attained a degree in Visual Arts at The University of Newcastle, with Honours at The College of Fine Arts (UNSW). Her work is held in public and private collections nationally and internationally. Belinda Street is represented by Curatorial & Co, Sydney.

Belinda Street is an abstract expressionist painter known for her bold paintings that convey intense emotional energy and a deep connection to nature. Her paintings are characterised by their vibrant colours, gestural brushwork, and dynamic compositions, reflecting the artist’s personal experiences and her observations of the natural world.

About Peter Haynes

Peter Haynes is an established curator, visual arts historian and art critic. Previous positions include Director of ACT Museums and Galleries, Canberra; Curator of the Parliament House Art Collection; and University Art Curator, University of Canberra. He has lectured on the visual arts and heritage, curated over 250 exhibitions, and is widely published nationally and internationally. Current projects include monographs on renowned sculptor Ron Robertson-Swann and ceramic artist Martin Halstead. Peter Haynes lives and works in Cowra, NSW.

*The Corridor Project - is a not-for-profit multidisciplinary arts and cultural organisation providing a platform for residence, education, cultural pursuits and/or research, where alternative methodologies can by explored and developed, located on Wiradjuri county, in regional NSW Australia.

Images above: from left to right details of paintings by Artists - Belinda Street, Elisabeth Cummings, David Collins