Holmes à Court Gallery

Artist Talk // Desmond Taylor + Helen Seiver
2024-04-27 14:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Perth) | Holmes à Court Gallery @ no. 10, 10 Douglas St, West Perth, WA, 6005, Australia
Join us to hear from the artists Desmond Taylor and Helen Seiver as they share insights into their coming together in a process of sensitive and profound cross-cultural artistic collaboration. These artists have journeyed together, both physically on each other’s country and spiritually through ritual. Their joint exhibition, another way, is the culmination of the compassion and complexity of their journey toward healing.

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Image: Desmond Taylor and Helen Seiver, Sitting Together, 2022, copyright of the artists

ARTIST TALKS: Mandorla Art Award 2024
2024-06-01 13:30 - 15:00 | WA
Join us for an engaging series of free artist talks with some of our local Mandorla finalists. Facilitated by Erin Coates, these talks will give insights into the processes, techniques and ideas behind selected works in the 2024 Mandorla Art Award exhibition.

Sat, 1 June 2024 | 1:30-3pm : Olga Cironis, Sam Bloor, Tessa MacKay, Sarah Elson

Sat, 15 June 2024 | 1:30-3pm : Ross Potter, Camilla Loveridge, Sohan Ariel Hayes, Serena Parker

Tea & coffee provided. Please arrive at 1:15pm for a 1:30pm start.

Olga Cironis is a multidisciplinary artist who explores the murky undertones and impact that history and memory have on personal and shared identity. Her work is described as psychologically loaded with meaning, provoking and seducing the viewer to question our social and environmental connections. Olga’s artistic investigations are founded upon her Greek, Czech and Australian heritage. These aspects are used to engage people beyond the familiar.Sam Bloor’s background as a traditional signwriter informs his use of text provocations and large-scale public artworks. Blurring the line between his trade and artistic careers he intends to play with existing perceived notions of value and labour. Sam has exhibited in group and solo shows both nationally and internationally including, Totem In Tribute (2016) in Edinburgh, UK, the Fremantle Print Award (2016/18), Rotterdam Photo Festival (2019), NL, and was commissioned to produce a major public work as part of the 2022 Perth Festival program.Sarah Elson’s interest in traditional metalsmithing and its use in contemporary visual arts practice spans 30 + years. She has exhibited locally and internationally including solo exhibitions Anigozanthos (eudaimonia hybrid) at Galerie Düsseldorf 2007, phloem poetica at Perth Institute of Contemporary Art 2010 and Fasciation – expectations of growth, Art Collective, 2020. Her work is held in numerous collections including AGWA and the Janet Holmes à Court Collection. Sarah is a member of Art Collective WA.Sohan Ariel Hayes has achieved international acclaim for his large-scale multimedia installations, public projects and performance collaborations. His site-responsive process works with drawing, projection and archival materials to invoke particular places, collective voices and communities of labour. Sohan was one of the key artists involved in the spectacular Boorna Waanginy – The Trees Speak, shown as a part of Perth Festival in Kings Park over several seasons.Ross Potter is a Kamilaroi man living and working full time as an artist on Wudjuk Noongar Boodjar, Fremantle. He works with pencil and paper to produce highly detailed representations of his subjects. Through magnifying microscopic features, Ross brings the abstractions of reality to our attention, while telling compelling stories of everyday life. Well-known works include the life-size WHALE at High Tide 17 Fremantle Biennale on display at Boola Bardip WA Museum. Ross recently undertook an artist residency in Siglufjörður, Iceland.

Camilla Loveridge is a printmaker and has a particular passion for drawing. She has exhibited around Australia and overseas, has received awards for her work, and is represented in public and private collections. She was curator of the Mandorla Art Prize (2009-2012) and worked for the Art for Change Foundation in New Delhi (2016) as an international artist in residence. Camilla also studies part time as a PhD candidate in Creative Practice Research at Notre Dame University in Fremantle.Based in Walyalup Fremantle, Tessa MacKay’s paintings speak to the discipline of Hyperrealism. The works simultaneously embrace the medium of paint, and subtle but intentional instances of less-refined brushwork provides relief and reminds the viewer they are before an artwork made by human hands; an interpretation, not a reproduction. At a time when high resolution images are more ubiquitous and disposable than ever before, it is through the apparent labour and time involved that Tessa strives to facilitate the viewer’s connection with the subject matter embedded in her paint.Serena Parker holds degrees in Fine Arts and Education, and merges her passion for art and teaching in her professional practices. Notable for her poesis-inspired miniature pieces exhibited at Heathcoate Gallery in 2011, she explores the nexus of time, place, and representation. Majoring in painting, she delves into material culture, fascinated by the history and language of materials. Serena’s work reflects a profound interplay between past and present, inviting viewers to ponder human complexities.

General enquiries: info@mandorlaart.com | Phone: +61 407 089 224

Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10Douglas Street, Gooyaman | West PerthExhibition: 25 May – 15 JuneOpen: Tues – Sat, 11am – 5pm

Image: Ross Potter, Cold Water, pencil on paper, 130 x 110 cm

Cygnus Arioso Winter Gala 2024
2024-07-14 14:00 - 16:00 | WA
The Cygnus Arioso Winter Gala is a celebration of our extended musical family, bringing together our cherished musical collaborators for an afternoon of effervescent music-making. We hear two works of Mahler: first the Adagietto from his 5th symphony spotlighting harpist Will Nichols before we are joined by acclaimed mezzo-soprano Ashlyn Tymms for his sublime Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen. The Cygnus Arioso String Orchestra shines in an expanded version of Wolf’s Italian Serenade, before again adding harp for Schoenberg’s atmospheric and melodic Notturno. Bassist Oakley Paul stars alongside Cygnus Arioso director Akiko Miyazawa in Bottesini’s rollicking Gran Duo Concertante, and Boccherini’s 7th Cello Concerto showcases young sensation Isaac Davis. Perth-born trumpeter Fletcher Cox and WASO principal cor anglais Jonathan Ryan beguile in Copland’s Quiet City, before Fletcher reprises Lachlan Skipworth’s trumpet concerto Altiora Peto, promising an uplifting conclusion to this unmissable event.

Doors and Gallery Bar open 30 minutes prior to performancePerformance length approximately 120 minutes with interval

PRICE : $30 – $70 AUD + BF

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PROGRAM

Aaron Copland : Quiet City

Luigi Boccherini : Cello Concerto No. 7 in G Major, G. 480

Hugo Wolf : Italian Serenade in G Major WWXV/3

Arnold Schönberg : Notturno for Strings and Harp

= INTERVAL =

Giovanni Bottesini : Grand Duo Concertante for Violin and Double Bass

Gustav Mahler : Symphony No. 5, 4th Mov. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

Gustav Mahler : Rückert-Lieder ” Ich bin der Welt Abhanden gekommen”

Lachlan Skipworth : Trumpet Concerto “Altiora Peto”

Soloists

Ashlyn Tymms (Mezzo-Soprano)

Fletcher Cox (Trumpet)

Jonathan Ryan (Col Anglais)

Isaac Davis (Cello)

Oakley Paul (Double Bass)

Akiko Miyazawa (Violin)

CA Strings

Violin : Akiko Miyazawa, William Huxable, Karen Matoba, Yasmin Omran, Helena O’sullivan, Lisa Smith, Anika Collins

Viola : Erica Ketterer, Daniel Corvaia

Cello : Isaac Davis, Jeremy Garside, Miranda Murray-Yong

Double Bass : Oakley Paul, Jack Charles

artist floor talk: Codes in Parallel // Sustain @ no.10
2024-08-24 14:00 - 16:00 | WA
Join the artists featured in Codes in Parallel // Sustain for a wandering floor talk through this dynamic exhibition of large-scale hanging textile artworks.

Find out more about their practice, techniques and the ideas driving their art.

Participating artists include: Maggie Baxter, Brinda Dudhat (Morii Design), Lisa Mori, Dias Prabu and Yim Yen Sum.

Where: Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10

refreshments provided

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Image: Yim Yen Sum, Threshold of Memoir, 2021, copyright of the artist

IOTA24 Exhibition Closing - Curator Panel
2024-10-19 11:00 - 12:00 | WA
Join Holmes à Court Gallery curator Laetitia Wilson, IOTA Co-curator and Co-founder Carola Akindele-Obe and artist and IOTA Co-founder Maggie Baxter as they discuss the coming together of IOTA24 and the theme of this year’s triennial – Codes in Parallel – within the exhibition on its final day.

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IMAGE: Maggie Baxter, Red-Act, 2024, courtesy and copyright of the artist

Cygnus Arioso // 40th Notes : Celebrating with Music, fundraising for Dreams
2024-11-10 15:30 - 18:00 | WA
Presented by Akiko Miyazawa

Akiko is turning 40!

For this special occasion, Akiko reflects on her life with music;

“Music, which has accompanied me ever since I started learning the violin at age 3. And the joyous world of chamber music, which has been my ever-present guide. So of course for my birthday I’m excited to tick off one more in my ongoing Beethoven String Quartet Project, details of which are outlined below. But I also want to celebrate how grateful I am for this life, for my parents who instilled this lifelong treasure, and for everything and everyone who has shaped who I am today. As you know, Cygnus Arioso is my outlet for this gratitude, my creation to pass this all on to the next generation. So by attending this concert, you’ll also be helping me fundraise for the Cygnus Arioso String Orchestra Summer Camp –it’s my no. 1 passion project and next year will be its fifth iteration. As you can imagine, putting together a large ensemble is an expensive and time-consuming project, so your attendance at this milestone event for me will be a great support.“

Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024

Time: 4pm – 6pm including interval with a complimentary glass of wine  (Doors open 3.30pm)

PRICE : $30 – $70 AUD + BF

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Conversation with Stuart Elliott @ no.10
2024-11-30 15:00 - 16:00 | WA
Gain unique insight into the art of Stuart Elliott as he discusses the meanings, theories, stories and ideas driving diasporae. This exhibition has evolved over the last two to five years and within it are contained many of the thoughts that have compelled Elliott throughout decades of art practice.

3-4pm | Saturday, 30 November 2024 @ no.10

light refreshments provided

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Image: Stuart Elliott, Boneyard AKA Endeavour, 2024

CANCELLED: Conversation with Richard Weller @ no.10
2024-12-07 11:00 - 12:00 | WA
**Due to unforseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled.**

Join us for a scintillating conversation as Richard Weller delves into his recent series of paintings. These 48 artworks in The Human Condition were inspired by the role of the human in relation to the non-human in the sixth mass extinction. Each painting features an anima and provokes us to consider different situations and layered meanings connected to that animal.

11am | Saturday, 7 December 2024

light refreshments provided

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Image: Richard Weller, Owl, 2024

OPENING: Drift Woods | Elmari Steyn @ Vasse Felix
2025-01-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Holmes à Court Gallery @ Vasse Felix, Cnr Tom Cullity Dr & Caves Rd, Cowaramup, WA, 6284, Australia
Drift Woods is a solo exhibition by Elmari Steyn featuring a considered selection of recent art works. Steyn’s unique-state etching prints take the viewer into a wandering, many-pathed narrative journey; into exquisitely detailed worlds of wonder, sadness and delight. Drawing on her background in Namibia, Steyn folds personal stories into the familiar subject matter of trees and boats, often pictured in unison. Trees and boats become places of mystery that compel the imagination. They hold memories and emotions. Tree houses and boat houses feature as evocative of the idea of home, as well as holding a sense of child-like wonder and playfulness. Throughout the works there is a frisson between transience and stasis, between putting down roots and taking to the skies or seas. Drift Woods, enables you to consider these states of stillness and movement as you enter and drift through entrancing realms of the imagination.

To be officially opened by JANET HOLMES à COURT AC

11.00 am | Sunday, 26 January 2025

Only light refreshments will be served during the formal opening in the Gallery.

To book for lunch separately, contact Vasse Felix : P. 9756 5050 or email restaurant@vassefelix.com.au

Mandorla Art Award Artists Forum
2025-02-22 10:00 - 11:30 | WA
Join us for a stimulating conversation about Mandorla’s 2026 Art Award ThemeThis forum is aimed at anyone interested in entering thematic art awards and those curious about the 2026 Mandorla Theme. It is intended to think through artistic considerations behind creating an artwork for a thematic art award and to provide additional theological commentary on the 2026 theme. Our panelists will bring their diverse perspectives to discuss approaches to entering the next Mandorla Art Award.

What is Truth?“I was afraid, because I was naked: and I hid myself”–Genesis 3:10

Date: Saturday, 22 February 2025 | 10am (AWST)Location: Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10, Douglas St, Gooyaman West PerthOnline Streaming: Via Webinar RegistrationDuration: 1.5 hours (Including questions & discussion time)Tickets: $10

If you are joining us in person, tea and coffee will be provided at the gallery.

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Panelists:Dr Glenn Morrison – Associate Professor at Notre Dame University & published authorRoss Potter – 2024 Mandorla Finalist, Kamilaroi artist based in Walyalup FremantleDr Angela McCarthy – Mandorla Chair & TheologianErin Coates – Mandorla Curator & Selection Panel Facilitator

Drylands Artist Talk #2
2025-03-01 14:00 - 15:30 | WA
Presented in association with Perth Festival, 2025

Join us to hear from Valdene Diprose and Molly Ryan. In an exciting collaboration these artists have used mycelium in the art making process.

This is an art project that builds on science, aesthetics, and lived experience. It celebrates fungi’s unique, often unseen, unrecognised presence and acknowledges its importance in the ongoing health of dryland environments.

Come along to find out more.

2pm | Saturday, 1 March 2025

refreshments provided

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Poetry Reading | Ghosts of the Wheatbelt
2025-03-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Holmes à Court Gallery @ no. 10, 10 Douglas St, West Perth, WA, 6005, Australia
This event will feature the reading of a series of poems against the backdrop of the Drylands exhibition. The poems have been written in response to Ghosts of the Wheatbelt, a ghostly art installation featuring knitted wire trees by contemporary WA artist Tania Spencer. This installation has inspired the publication of a book of poems by Tania Spencer and the Poets @ The Katherine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre. This book will be available for sale at the event.

Poems by: Norma Schwind, Amanda Spooner, Jennifer Catalano, Shelley Kissick, Maggie Van Putten.

To be read by: Maria Bonar, Kay Brand, William Reid, Michael Stevens, Mardi May, Rose van Sion, Shey Marque, Virginia O’Keefe.

light refreshments provided

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Image: Tania Spencer, Ghosts of the Wheatbelt, 2024-25, (detail)

TESTIMONY to the Atom Bomb | two survivors speak
2025-05-10 12:00 - 14:00 | WA
As a key part of Never Again: The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition, we are deeply honoured to present two people who have directly and personally witnessed the detonation of an atomic bomb. We believe their testimonies will provide a uniquely poignant human experience to those listening. The first is Ms Yahata Teruko, who as an eight-year-old child, experienced and survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945. Since then, she has devoted herself to sharing her experience, and inspiring us to understand what happened to our sisters and brothers on that fateful day, and how it should never be allowed to occur again. The second person is a local West Australian, Mr Bill Plewright. Mr Plewright served in Occupied Japan with HMAS Bataan in 1947-48 and visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He is also a veteran of three nuclear tests: Operation Hurricane (Montebello Islands 1952) and Operation Mosaic G1 and G2 (Montebello Islands 1956). Though both Ms Teruko and Mr Plewright are in their nineties, they are both fit, and powerful and articulate speakers.

12.00pm | Saturday, 10 May 2025

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Image: Photo by Kazuma Hayashi, provided by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Sharing Japanese Culture and Language for Peace
2025-05-10 15:30 - 18:00 | WA
Teaching the legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Join us for the hibakusha testimony from Ms Teruko Yahata alongside a discussion around teaching Japanese language and culture facilitated by Adrian Glenmorgan. 3.30pm – 6.00pm | Saturday, 10 May 2025

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Image: Ms. Teruko Yahata, Japanese Hibakusha/Atomic Bomb Survivor

The Atomic Age on Film
2025-05-17 15:00 - 2025-06-14 18:00 | WA
This is a series films related to the Atomic Age, carefully selected and curated by Mick Broderick.Prior to the film starting, a viewing of NEVER AGAIN: The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition is recommended. The Backlot cinema is a three minute walk from the Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10.

DATE & TIME : Saturdays @ 3.00pm17 May ON THE BEACH (1959)24 May DR STRANGELOVE (1964)7 June IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD (2016)14 June TWILIGHT TIME (2024)

VENUE : The Backlot Perth | 21 Simpson St, West Perth P. 0410 876 747

TICKETS : from $20.00

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Nuclear weapons, nuclear power, nuclear risk: local and international issues
2025-05-31 14:00 - 15:30 | WA
Take part in a timely discussion about nuclear weapons, nuclear power, and nuclear risks in WA and around the world.

With: Melissa Parke, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons; Paul Grace author of Operation Hurricane; KA Garlick, Nuclear Free WA; MC Shayan Rasaratnam and a performance by Japanese Choir Sakura クアイアさくら

This panel is part of the Never Again Exhibition. Don’t miss the accompanying film program, The Atomic Age on Film, featuring iconic films and special guests.

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TAFE to FAME : Curator's Talk
2025-08-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Holmes à Court Gallery @ no. 10, 10 Douglas St, West Perth, WA, 6005, Australia
As part of the TAFE to FAME exhibition, join us to hear from Curator, Connie Petrillo on the development of the exhibition and some of its highlights.

The collaboration between City of Perth and North Metropolitan TAFE celebrates 125 years of creative education at TAFE. From its beginnings at the Perth Technical School in 1900 to the creative hub it is today, this exhibition of works by lecturers and graduates in photography, industrial design and visual art, honours the journey and impact of TAFE education in Western Australia.

As seating is limited for this event, registration is required.

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Gallery Hours: Wed -Fri 11am-5pm | Sat 12pm-4pm

ARTIST TALK: SV.IV out of towners
2025-09-06 12:30 - 13:30 | WA
Curated by Cathy Blanchflower, Structured Visions IV presents fourteen artists from Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Thailand, working within the broad field of abstraction, who use individually developed processes to explore aspects of colour, form, space and perception.

Please join us for a walk-through of Structured Visions IV with participating artists from Melbourne and Northam, WA.

Artists will share insights into the thoughts and processes behind the creation of works for this exhibition.

Daniel Argyle . Marieke Dench . Louise Forthun . Emma Langridge . Jane O’Neill

12.30pm-1.30pm | Saturday, 6 September 2025

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IMAGES: Daniel Argyle, Untitled, 2023; Marieke Dench, Data Stream #1-3, 2025; Louise Forthun, Mauve + Ochre, 2024; Emma Langridge, Ascend, 2024; Jane O’Neill, Kalev Waterpark, 2024

Book Launch: Ningaloo by Tim Winton and Cindy Lane
2025-09-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Holmes à Court Gallery @ no. 10, 10 Douglas St, West Perth, WA, 6005, Australia
Join award-winning author and passionate conservationist Tim Winton, and watercolourist Cindy Lane as we celebrate the picture book Ningaloo: Australia’s Wild Wonder.

Launched by Professor Fiona Stanley AC, Tim and Cindy will dive into this incredible part of the world – home to some of the planet Earth’s rarest and most endangered creatures. From colourful coral reefs to muddy mangroves, and from enormous whale sharks to minuscule Cape Range millipedes, the biodiversity and interconnectedness of each distinctive ecosystem will fill you with wonder and awe.

Books will be available on the night courtesy of Boffins Books, and Tim and Cindy will be on hand to sign them.

About the creators

Tim Winton was born in Perth, Australia in 1960. A four-time winner of the Miles Franklin Award and shortlisted twice for the Booker Prize, Winton is a bestselling author whose work has been adapted for the stage and screen and is widely translated.

Cindy Lane is a Perth-based artist, illustrator and children’s book creator. Her first picture book, Great White Shark (written by Claire Saxby), won the Royal Zoological Society of NSW Whitely Award Best Children’s Book for 2022, and Cindy was listed on the CBCA Shortlist for New Illustrator in 2022.

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PANEL DISCUSSION: SV.IV
2025-10-11 14:00 - 15:30 | WA
Please join us for an insightful discussion around the works in the current exhibition Structured Visions IV, featuring local artists

Cathy Blanchflower, Jennifer Cochrane, Alex Spremberg and Jurek Wybraniec.

To be hosted by Barbara Bolt, Professor in Contemporary Arts and Culture at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at The University of Melbourne.

2.00pm-3.30pm | Saturday, 11 October 2025

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IMAGES: Daniel Argyle, Untitled, 2023; Marieke Dench, Data Stream #1-3, 2025; Louise Forthun, Mauve + Ochre, 2024; Emma Langridge, Ascend, 2024; Jane O’Neill, Kalev Waterpark, 2024

Art for Aid: Public Open Day
2025-10-26 10:00 - 17:00 | WA
Art for Aid is a fundraising event to raise much-needed funds for medical and humanitarian aid for those whose lives have been devastated by war.

A special ticketed event is being held on 25 October (SOLD OUT), however the Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10 will be open to the public on Sunday, 26 October from 10am to 5pm, with interactive activities and opportunities to learn more about Palestinian culture. Donation on entry.

“We are proud to support Art for Aid. The response from the arts community has been deeply moving. Artists give so much of themselves, and in this case, they are giving to people facing unimaginable conditions. This is a small but meaningful way to stand with our medical colleagues and the people of Gaza.” Janet Holmes à Court AC

All proceeds are going to Perth Doctors Medical Aid for Palestine, working with charities to support children and their families in Gaza.

For all enquiries, please email : perthdoctorsartforaid@gmail.com

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Art for Aid cover artwork: Luisa Hansal, ‘Spells’ (detail), 2021, © the artist.

ARTIST+Curator's TALK
2025-11-29 14:00 - 16:00 | WA
Join us for an intimate conversation with artist Marcus Beilby and curator Connie Petrillo as they explore the themes and processes behind The Real and the Remembered .

This rare opportunity offers insight into Beilby’s photorealist practice spanning nearly five decades, from his earliest work “Whatever Happened to Sunday Mournings” (1979) to the luminous “Yellow Room” (2025). Discover how everyday objects—a shovel, a broom, a yellow room—are transformed through patient observation into meditations on memory and time.

Following the discussion, enjoy a guided tour of the exhibition where Marcus will share the stories behind individual works and his approach to capturing that liminal space between the real and the remembered. This is a unique chance to hear directly from an artist who has worked with quiet dedication toward this moment, building a body of work that asks us to reconsider how we see the ordinary world around us.

Each painting in this exhibition is a small act of preservation, a way of holding time still.

2pm – 4pm | Saturday, 29th November 2025

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IMAGE: Whatever Happened to Sunday Mourning, 1979 Oil on linen 118 x 141 cm

GALLERY HOURS:

Wed–Fri 11am – 5pm | Sat 12pm – 4pm | 8 November – 13 December 2025

TIME to BURN @ Vasse Felix
2026-04-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Holmes à Court Gallery @ Vasse Felix, Cnr Tom Cullity Dr & Caves Rd, Cowaramup, WA, 6284, Australia
Time to Burn, an exhibition bringing together artists responding to urgent environmental concerns surrounding contemporary forest management.

Curated by Christine Gregory, Time to Burn examines current fire management practices, with a focus on aerial prescribed burning in Western Australia’s Great Southern and South West regions.

Through artistic and community perspectives, the exhibition explores the environmental, cultural, and ecological consequences of these methods.

“The Southwest forests are a biodiversity hotspot, with many unique plants and animals existing nowhere else on Earth, yet they are under threat from many angles including inappropriate fire management. The WA Government should take inspiration from these artists, and be creative, considered and informed in re envisioning fire management in the Southwest to protect both nature and communities.” Jess Boyce, Director Western Australian Forrest Alliance (WAFA) https://wafa.org.au/about-us/

The exhibition aims to provoke informed dialogue and encourage alternative approaches to fire management, highlighting the irreversible damage caused by prevailing practices. Time to Burn asks a vital question: how can we protect both our communities and the natural environment—before time runs out?

The exhibition features Western Australian artists Kate Campbell-Pope, Annette Davis, Elizabeth Edmonds, Peter Hill, Sandra Hill, Paul Moncrieff, Kim Perrier, Ben Pushman, Tania Spencer, Monique Tippett, Peter Usher, and Tony Windberg.

The exhibition is part of the South West Biennial 2026 run by Bunbury Regional Art Gallery.

To be officially opened by JANET HOLMES à COURT AC

11.00 am | Sunday, 12th April 2026

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Only light refreshments will be served during the formal opening in the Gallery.

To book for lunch separately, contact Vasse Felix : P. 9756 5050 or email restaurant@vassefelix.com.au

Image credit: Peter Hill, New Day, 2024, oil paint on burnt Marri timber

Ron Nyisztor ARTIST TALK @ no.10
2026-04-18 14:00 - 15:30 | Holmes à Court Gallery @ no. 10, 10 Douglas St, West Perth, WA, 6005, Australia
Join us for an insightful discussion with Ron Nyisztor around the works in his exhibition Hope Valley Road : an Autobiography

This project refers to the deserted neighbourhood as motivation for a visual autobiography, an alternative, extreme self-portrait. A likeness that is comprised from the depiction of motor vehicles associated with his journey, stalled vestiges, trained on any other horizon.

The artist grew up in this locality and considers the romantic connotations of the road’s namesake to be at odds with its aquired bleakness. Although the locality presents many conflicting sentiments, it has been referential, providing inspiration throughout the artist’s career.

If you’re wanting to hear more from the artist, as he unpacks how an exhibition of vehicle depictions, intriguing names and an overall unique idea of a ‘self-portrait’ encompasses who Ron Nyisztor is; then this is the perfect event for you!

2.00pm – 3.30pm | Saturday, 18 April 2026

Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10 // Douglas Street, West Perth

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GALLERY HOURS :

Wed–Fri 11am – 5pm | Sat 12pm – 4pm | 20 March – 24 April 2026

CLOSED: Sun-Tues & Public Holidays (inc. Good Friday 3 April & ANZAC Day 25 April)

IMAGES: Ron Nyisztor, Served Dumbstruck, 2026, 150×150, Oil On Canvas
