The Grafton Regional Gallery recently underwent extensive redevelopment and to open the new space they presented  River to the Sea. 

This beguiling exhibition celebrates the magnificent Clarence River and surrounding landscape through the eyes of renowned artists - Sophie Cape, Steve Lopes, Euan Macleod, Robert Moore, Frances Belle Parker, Amanda Penrose Hart, Deborah Taylor, and Ann Thomson. 

River to the Sea pays homage to the opening program of the Gallery in 1988, curated by Director Julian Faigan that responded to the Clarence Valley. Today, this exhibition continues the tradition of ‘en ​p​lein air’, with the artists, having sourced inspiration from the various and diverse array of landscapes throughout the expansive Clarence Valley that they visited in late 2020.   

The project explores our connection to place and the natural environment, as well as providing a new perspective of the Clarence, with each artist having captured their unique experiences in the valley through their body of work. This exhibition is the result of a poetic journey across the Clarence Valley from the river to the sea.   

​It was a pleasure to be involved with such a creative team doing great things from nearby my hometown in Australia.