Exhibition: The Nature of Us

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Glasshouse Regional Gallery

The Nature of Us Exhibition

From backyards to beaches each artist collects and abstracts their observations and inner workings. Using the found and observed to distort and invent new worlds though collage, symbolism, colour and sculpture.

Whether it is in the making or the collecting, this mother daughter duo explore how nature can connect and become a part of the tapestries of daily lives.

Exhibition On View: 4 February - 23 April 2023

Image Credit: Dianne Greenwood, Bone figure 1, 2023, found objects
Kim Greenwood, Fish bones, 2014, collage

Dianne Greenwood

Dianne Greenwood showed an early interest in art, painting lessons in 1961 with Desiderius Orban, shaping her future outlook and ideas on art philosophy. She reintroduced herself to art studies in 1991 completing TAFE coursed in Fine Arts & Ceramics, later Visual Arts with Southern Cross University. Becoming a member of the Mid North Coast Fibre group extended her practice through an exploration of creating artists books, small sculpture and fibre constructions. Dianne has exhibited in numerous group exhibitions and her work has is held in private collections.

Kim Greenwood

Kim Greenwood is a Port Macquarie based artist who has been painting all of her life. “It is what I do, a bit like breathing”. Kim has a Diploma of Graphic design and Digital Media/ game design. Kim explores the natural world through pattern, design, symbolism, collage, gouache and watercolour. Kim freelances as a designer and has exhibited in group exhibitions and competitions.