THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY

Works from the Permanent Collection

17 March – 29 April

Curator: Ellie Ray

 

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Works from the Permanent Collection curated by Devonport Regional Gallery Director Ellie Ray surveyed the many faces of Devonport City’s Art Collection.

A range of works have been purchased or donated over a 40 year period; this exhibition aimed to traverse the various genres, media and themes of the Collection.

However, what made this exhibition different from past collection shows is that the Gallery is invited visitors to judge the individual artworks as either good, bad or ugly. The Gallery compiled the information gathered and uploaded the results here on the website.

 

Dale Richards, Landscape Near Manly, 1987, oil on canvas	Maureen King, Meeting PLaces, 2012, collograph

 

THE LITTLE GALLERY

Emerging Artist Program

Undercurrent dry-point etchings and collagraphs

Artist: Maureen King

 

Maureen King’s collagraphs and drypoints represent an exploration into the often indistinct meeting of land and water where ‘worlds appear and retreat under banks and other forms, and tides cover up and expose narratives of place and time’.

 

And here are the results of the voting, The Good, The Bad, The Ugly ....

 WEEK # 1

GOOD
	Michael McWilliams Spotted by the Lakes acquired 2001 acrylic on board. Devonport Regional Gallery Collection.

 

BAD
	Jenny Turner Mighty Seedling 1979 colour etching Purchased with assistance from the TAAB 1979

 

UGLY
	Dale Burke Untitled1974 oil on canvas Donated by the artist 1984

 

 WEEK # 2

GOOD
	Michael McWilliams Spotted by the Lakes acquired 2001 acrylic on board Purchased from the Eskleigh Art Award with DCC Acquisition Funds 2001

 

BAD
	Anne Holtum Unknown (Undated) mixed media drawing, collage, pencil and crayon on paper Purchased from the artist 1984 with DCC funds

 

UGLY
	Dale Burke Untitled 1974 oil on canvas Donated by the artist 1984

 

WEEK # 3

GOOD
	The Robinson Collection, 21 Selected Works from Negatives purchased in 1993 Negatives purchased by the DCC 1993

 

BAD
	Dale Richards, Landscape Near Manly 1987 oil on canvas Purchased from the artist with DCC Acquisition Funds 1988

 

UGLY
	Carol Rodwell Duo 1977 acrylic on canvas Purchased from the artist with Gallery Society Funds

 

WEEK # 4

GOOD
	Christine Forsythe Hawthorn II 1979 colour etching aquatint on paper Purchased from 'Harrington Street Gallery', Hobart with DCC Acquisition Funds 1980

 

BAD
	Nicholas Glade-Wright Nude 1976 oil on canvas Purchased by The Gallery Society 1980

 

UGLY
	Dale Burke Untitled1974 oil on canvas Donated by the artist 1984

 

WEEK # 5

GOOD
	Christine Hiller Pepperberries 1999 Hand coloured linocut edition 6/30 Purchased from the artist with DCC Acquisition Funds 1999

 

BAD
	Anne Holtum Unknown (not dated) mixed media drawing, collage, pencil and crayon on paper Purchased from the artist 1984 with DCC funds

 

UGLY
	Dale Burke Untitled1974 oil on canvas Donated by the artist 1984