Past Exhibitions
Ash, Mud & Tears
In Ash, Mud & Tears, Michelle Walker & Jude White present an exhibition of artworks capturing the energies and turmoil in the aftermath of fires and floods in the Northern Rivers. Images of burnt trees, mud-stained houses and impacted landscapes are fragmented, scaled and remixed, depicting a time of great upheaval. Each artwork considers house our relationship to the landscape, and a sense of place and home can emerge during this time of recovery.
Exhibition dates: 3 May – 25 June 2023
Opening: 5:30pm 11 May 2023
Artist Talks: 2pm 17 June 2023
Northern Rivers Community Gallery, 44 Cherry Street, Ballina, NSW
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Images – top: ‘Nothing’s the Same’ and Michelle Walker at NRCG; below: ‘After the Mud Dried I, II & III’ and Michelle Walker at NRCG. Photos: Nelly le Comte
ABC North Coast Interview
Land Weaver
A solo show of abstract landscapes by artist, Michelle Walker, exploring perceptions of ‘ownership’ and connection to the places we inhabit. These works play with the tradition of western landscape and its origins of providing those who are wealthy evidence of status using their property. In contrast, the artist see myself as part of the landscape. Painting from an aerial view, she map elements and features of significance in an abstract form, a legacy of her years as an environmental planner where maps were tools of the trade.
Exhibition dates: Feb – Mar 2021
Metcalfe Gallery, Brisbane
Image: ‘Land Weaver I’
Out of the Blue
‘Out of the Blue’ was an exhibition of paint and print works by three collaborating artists exploring their passion for the natural environment in distinct and complementary ways. The theme ‘Out of the Blue’ captures both the physical colors of sea and sky that envelope landscapes of meaning for the artists, as well asthe sense of spontaneity and emergence when unexpected events impact on daily life. [This exhibition was rescheduled and interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and lived up to its title ‘Out of the Blue’!]
This was a joint exhibition with artists, Rachel Eberhard and Helen Douglass.
Exhibition dates: Feb – Mar 2021
Metcalfe Gallery, Brisbane
Image: ‘Serenity Hills: My Paddock Paradise’, photo: Michelle Walker
Earth Matters
Featuring works in acrylics and mixed media, Michelle’s abstract landscapes are both a symbol of the places we inhabit, and the connections and experiences we hold in our hearts to those places. Michelle draws significant influence from her lifelong love of nature and her previous career in conservation. The past decade living at Serenity Hills farm near Nimbin has meant daily life is intimately spent with the changing rhythms of weather and nature. The threat of fires and the damage of landslips are part of everyday land management. This was a joint show of abstract landscapes with artist, Helen Douglass.
Exhibition dates: Aug – Sep 2022
Blue Knob Hall Gallery, Northern Rivers
Image: Collection of works from the ‘Poems of Water & Rust’ series, photo: Michelle Walker
Featured Paintings
Flooded Country
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Finding Shelter
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Flooded Country I
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Flooded Country II
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Flooded Country III
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Flooded Country IV
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My Flooded Heart (Murwillumbah)
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My Flooded Heart (Murwillumbah) II
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My Flooded Heart (Mullumbimby)
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My Flooded Heart (Lismore)
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Flooded Country VII
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Flooded Country VI
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Flooded Country V
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