Past Exhibitions
Here you will find a reference list of exhibitions held at the Cooks Hill Galleries since 2009. The Gallery has held exhibitions almost monthly since 1975. If you require further details please contact the Gallery Director.
Introducing
KEN STRONG
ARTIST'S CHOICE - A COLLECTION OF WORKS REPRESENTING THE PAST 30 YEARS | EXHIBITION OPENING 14, JUNE 6-8PM | CONTINUES TO 7, JULY
HELEN HOPCROFT | THE SHIPPING NEWS | ONLINE EXHIBITION 2024
EXHIBITION SHOWING 31 MAY TO 26 JUNE Helen Hopcroft is a Tasmanian artist, writer and occasional performer who lives in Maitland. She holds a Master in Fine Arts (Painting) from the Royal College of Art and a Creative Writing PhD from Newcastle University. Helen has just been awarded Creative Australia’s Keesing Studio
CATHERINE BANNEY | STORIES WITHOUT WORDS | FEBRUARY 2024
OPENS SATURDAY 10, FEBRUARY 3-5PM | CONTINUES 27, FEBRUARY. There’s no doubt that pictures are powerful. They crystallise our memories; depict thoughts, fears, and desires; stir imagination; and evoke emotions. In the book, TheNeverending Story, there’s a chapter where the protagonist has lost all his memories and
DAVID BESCHI | PAINTINGS FROM MY SKETCHBOOK | MAY 2024
"I have been sketching and painting for a long time and I can always delve into any one of my 60 or so sketch books or doodles on restaurant napkins, or envelopes to find a subject I'd like to make into a painting.With a little imagination to enhance or detract from the original sketch, I hope to achieve a picture, and
JOHN MAITLAND | A PARISIAN INFLUENCE | APRIL 2024
EXHIBITION OPENS IN GALLERY 12 APRIL 6-8PM Title:- Parisian Influences Artist's exhibition statement: I accepted Mark’s kind invitation to show my new works in April 2024 just prior to leaving for an overseas trip to do some historical research for a commission I had been awarded. It was needed for March 2024. Ireland
2024 Exhibitions
31 MAY | HELEN HOPCROFT | ONLINE EXHIBITION ONLY
2023
1. ANDREW BENNETT | SURREALIST PAINTER (October 6 - October 28)
2. GRAND RE-OPENING EXHIBITION (Saturday 25 March)
2022
1. PHIL STALLARD | RIVER ECHOES (October 2022)
2. WEAVER & GLASSBOROW | ISLANDS & FIRES + PRECIOUS METAL (September 2023)
2020
1. POST ISOLATION GROUP EXHIBITION (June 2020)
2. ABSTRACT TO SEMI ABSTRACT (September 2020)
2021
1. PHIL STALLARD | SIGNALS (7 May - Monday 24 May 2021.
2019
1. PHIL STALLARD | "BIRDLAND" (Friday 8 November 6)
2. ROD BATHGATE | SUMMER BREEZE ( Friday 29 November - 16 December)
2018
1. ABSTRACT TO SEMI ABSTRACT (Friday 18 September - Monday 5 October)
2. THE SUMMER COLLECTION (Friday 5 January 2018)
2017
1. EVEN SEAHORSES GET THE BENDS FROM PHIL STALLARD (February 2017)
2016
1. BEN KENNING - MAZGAON MUSINGS (Saturday 13 February - Sunday 29 February)
2. PHIL STALLARD - UNRELIABLE ABSTRACTIONS (4 - 21 March 2016)
3. TRACEY SMITH - EXPOSED GROUND (3 - 20 June 2016)
4. THE SPECIALISTS - JOHN MAITLAND, BEN KENNING, ROD BATHGATE, SUSAN SHERIDAN & GAVIN FRY (5 - 29 August 2016)
5. FIGURE VS LANDSCAPE - WEAVER, ROWLAND, HEINRICH, WOODWARD & HART (30 September - 17 October 2016)
6. PURELY VISUAL + TRADING PLACES - JAMES KEARNS & NICK OSMOND (11 November - 28 November 2016)
7. ECLECTICA + ALL THE TIME - ROD BATHGATE & JANE PARKES (2 December - 18 December 2016)
2015
1. PHIL STALLARD - ABSTRACT IMPRESSIONS (13th February - 2nd March 2015)
2. SHOWCASING EMERGING ARTISTS - WE GET BY (6th March 2015 - 30th March 2015)
3. GROUP EXHIBITION - NEW FACES - SURREAL GOOD ART (17th April 2015 - 1 June 2015)
4. GROUP EXHIBITION - STROKES OF FURY (12th June - 13th July 2015)
5. ARTHUR BOYD - LIMITED EDITION WORKS (14th - 30th November 2015)
6. ROD BATHGATE - FROM THE HEART (5 - 20th December 2015)
2014
1. JAMES KEARNS - 'THE CYCLE OF LIFE' (14 February - March 10, 2014)
2. BRUCE ROWLAND - 'MASTER & APPRENTICES' (4 - 28th April)
3. A GROUP EXHIBITION - 'THE AUTUMN COLLECTION' (16th May - 2nd June 2014)
4. SUSAN SHERIDAN - 'AMBIENT IMPRESSIONS' (5 - 30th June 2014)
5. A GROUP EXHIBITION - 'THE MELBOURNE COLLECTIVE // 5 ARTISTS' (15th August - 8th Sept 2014)
6. A GROUP EXHIBITION - 'CHG'S 40TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS' (13th September - 6th October 2014)
7. EMERGING ARTISTS - 'WE GET BY' (6th March 2015 - 3rd April 2015)
8. PHIL STALLARD, TRACEY SMITH, & JESS KELLAR - 'WATCH OUT' (10th October - 3rd November 2015)
9. SUSAN WEAVER - 'ELEMENTS' (7th November - 1st December 2014)
10. ROD BATHGATE - 'GOLDEN HAUNTS NEW VISIONS' (5th December - 21st December 2014)
11. STEVE GLASSBOROW - BRONZE AND VODKA SOIREE (21st November - 21st December 2014)
2013
1. GROUP EXHIBITION - THE NEW YEAR CATALOGUE (11th January - March 2013)
2. RHONDDA WALTERS - COMFORT ZONE, ZEN ZONE (1 - 25th March 2013)
3. GROUP EXHIBITION - THE AUTUMN CATALOGUE (March - April 2013)
4. JOHN MAITLAND - EVERGREEN (April - May 2013)
5. MATTHEW PERCEVAL - PARIS CAFE SERIES (May - June 2013)
6. ANDY DEVINE & PETER TILLEY - BLACK HARVEST (6 June - 1 July 2013)
7. GROUP EXHIBITION - WINTER'S DANCE (July - August 2013)
8. ROGER MCFARLANE & PAUL O'BRIEN - 'RANDOM THOUGHTS' & 'SALT AIR & FIG TREES' (September - October)
9. GROUP EXHIBITION DELVING INTO ABSTRACTION - ABSTRACTION (1st November - 11th November)
10. GROUP EXHIBITION | YOUNG AND EMERGING ARTISTS - WE GET BY (15th November - 1st December)
11. THE GALLERIES MASTERS: ROD BATHGATE & STEVE GLASSBOROW - 'RICH COAST' & '1200 DEGREES C' (CONTINUES UNTIL DECEMBER 23RD)
2012
1. GREG SOMERS - LAND, SEA AND SKY (17 February - 04 March)
2. REBECCA PIERCE - BORDERING SPRING (09 March - 26 March 2012)
3. KEN STRONG - SEEING THE LIGHT (13 April - 30 April 2012)
4. EXHIBITION - COLLECTABLE 2012 (18 May - 11 June 2012)
5. JAMES DRINKWATER - HOME STRETCH (June Long Weekend 10 & 11 June 2012)
6. TONY WHITE - A CONTEMPORARY BOUTIQUE (29 June - 9 July 2012)
7. SUSAN WEAVER - THE MOON (10 August - 27 August 2012)
8. ROD BATHGATE - LIGHTPLAY OVER WATER (10 August - 27 August 2012)
9. BRIAN WOLFENDEN - GLENROCK TO MEREWETHER (10 August - 27 August 2012)
10. MARK PRYOR - ASCENDANCE (10 August - 27 August 2012)
11. BERND HEINRICH - STUDIO AND ARTIST'S SKETCHBOOK (31 August - 24 September 2012)
12. STEVE GLASSBOROW - HEAVY METAL (28 September - 22 October 2012)
13. CHRIS HUNDT - INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE (26 October - 5 November 2012)
For details of current exhibitions see the Exhibitions section of our website.