Pandanus in the Desert
31 January 2020 - 15 March 2020
Pandanus in the Desert
Emily Donaldson
Emily Donaldson, Castle Hill scrub, 2019, Oil on canvas, 80 x 100cm.
Painting and sculpture converge in Emily Donaldson’s exhibition Pandanus in the Desert, responding to the artist’s experience within the diverse landscapes of Queensland. This series of artworks celebrates the impressions of the northern terrain and is dedicated to landscape and its varying forms.
Join Umbrella Studio at 6pm on Friday 31 January for the launch of Pandanus in the Desert and Nick Drake’s overThink. RSVP to the opening event here. Hear more from the exhibiting artists at a Floortalk at 11am on Saturday 1 February. RSVP to the floortalk event here. Emily Donaldson will also be running an Oil Painting Workshop in conjunction with her exhibition from 9:30m on Sunday 16 February. More details coming soon.
Please note the exhibitions and both floortalks will be held in the gallery space at Umbrella Studio, 408 Flinders Street, Townsville (next to Mary Who? Bookshop). Both exhibitions are on display from 6pm Friday 31 January 2020 (for the opening) and run until 15 March 2020.
Exhibition Opening: Friday 31 January 2020, 6:00pm
Also on display during this period
All Exhibitions13 January 2020 -
15 March 2020
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Gallery closed Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks.
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Qld, 4810 Australia
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Qld, 4810 Australia
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Acknowledgements
Umbrella is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, part of the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments. | Umbrella is supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. | Townsville City Council is a funding partner of Umbrella's program.
