This comprehensive exhibition will transform Metropolis Gallery with an exceptional range of images by some of Australia’s most prominent contemporary printmakers: Anna Austin, Dean Bowen, Jazmina Cininas, Robert Clinch, Madeleine Goodwolf, Nicolas Goodwolf, Graham Fransella, David Frazer, Rew Hanks, Deborah Klein, Damon Kowarsky, Clare Whitney, and Deborah Williams (courtesy Australian Galleries).
The importance of printmaking in Australian art is reflected by the massive
archive of works from colonial to contemporary held in the National Gallery
of Australia Print Collection. Artists’ edition prints are a great
opportunity to acquire excellent images by Australian artists who are important
practitioners in the printmaking medium. Several artists in this exhibition
are successful painters who also create etchings and lithographs as a logical
extension of their painting practice.