Retrospective exhibition of the late Kym Afford

The man, the character and his art

This is more than just an exhibition. It is a collection of art and objects which tell the story of a bloke who was equally comfortable when holding a paintbrush, a pen, a hammer or an egg whisk.

Inspired by the world immediately around him, Kym Afford took considerable pride in being a self-taught artist, particularly in the fields of sculpture and caricature. During the 1990’s he enrolled for several practical art courses, carefully chosen to develop those hands-on skills that he needed to bring his ideas to the canvas. Art history and theory were of passing interest to him. His art usually came straight from the head to the hand.

Rose Hannaford’s travels to Lake Eyre, the Kimberley Region and Central Australia have exposed her to an inspiring world of red dust, spinifex, sand hills and vast vistas.

The huge skies, broad bodies of water and endless horizons grasp her imagination in ways that demand recording; an urge that she also experiences when taking in the vegetation and native birds surrounding her Adelaide Hills home. Her recent paintings are formed when she is overcome with a need to translate the natural world she is experiencing when the colours are intense, the vegetation and inhabitants surprising and personal response rejuvenating.

Official Opening Sunday October 25 at 11am

A few years ago Ed Douglas had an epiphany while holding a piece of firewood.  In that branch he saw the abstract form of a human torso.  From that moment on natural objects, mostly found on his Adelaide Hills property, have become the muse for his art. Ed brings several decades of experience as an artist and art academic to this vision.  Like everyone he has a head full of images, experiences, knowledge and intuitions which also influence his vision. 

'Ironically the things that I currently find of deep interest are lifeless but they are not without energy and, at times, they convey something like spirit.' Ed Douglas

An exhibition that brings together rust, dust (natural pigments) and the humble teabag to give expression to her time living in Irrunytju on the tri-state border (SA, NT and WA). Incorporating textiles and printmaking, seemingly unrelated materials come together to create a rich and unique look at life in a remote community.

Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's Virtuvian Man Liana Vargas discovers new serendipities for organic line though the bodies proportional perfection.

In contrast to the repetitive structured process of her large-scale drawings Liana's series of Inkblot works and Accidental/Automatic paintings investigate the internal machinations of the subconscious. Interpretations of these paintings are uniquely individual revealing the viewers hidden psychological impulses.

A fun and vibrant exhibition showcasing the the work of young Adelaide Hills artists. The prints, drawings, paintings, sculptures and mixed media works are produced by students aged between 5 and 15 who attend the ArtyTypes Art School based at the Hahndorf Academy and run by Rebecca Prince.

Term 3 classes

Judy Morris interprets the world around her using a slow process of mark making with graphite and coloured pencil on paper. She is particularly inspired by the environment in her garden, watching the emergence and eventual turnover of native and introduced plants and the animal life they harbour. She is attracted to the more unusual shapes and textures of these plants and seeks to discover and represent the universal appeal of these amazing works of nature in her larger than life size drawings, hopefully encouraging others to take a closer look!

Ian Gibbins’ accompanying text begins as a response to the visual and scientific language of the illustrated plants, then imagines past or future journeys of discovery.

A personal study regarding the continuation of what it means to be a painter in the digital age - in an age of 'abbreviated meaning' and 'connectivity'

Higher Jazz is a hybrid - littered with modernist, historical painting debris. The substantive theme, simplifies, would be - 'other than the quotidian, and/or popular energy'.

A sensitive series of work by Glenys Mann which repurposes collections of hand knitted baby clothing and old blankets and embodies treasured lifelong memories of a knitter father. 

These mixed-media works explore the memories of Foundlings - the children placed in care in the 1700’s – through materials associated with warmth, comfort and security. Something perhaps lacking for those abandoned babies and children.

A Country Arts SA touring exhibition of photography by South Australian artists Gregory Ackland, Joe Felber and Will Nolan, Full Spectrum is an investigation into representation, perception and abstraction. It is designed to challenge the viewers perspective of photography today with each artist experimenting with a range of image making processes in order to engage the still image as both a conceptual and cultural object.

Adelaide Hills based artists Jorji Gardener and Andrea Wyatt find their inspiration in nature and in particular the endangered flora and fauna species of the Adelaide region.

This vibrant sensory display of paintings, lino prints, etchings and mixed media works depict locally found animals and plants and provide a critical narrative about each specific spacies and their battle for survival.

Julia Wakefield has brought printmakers from all over Australia, the USA and Singapore together for the first of a planned biennial series of international print exchanges. Their interpretations of the theme ‘Winged Messengers’ are varied and include birds, angels, gods & goddesses, insects and even aeroplanes.

The print exchange is accompanied by additional works by South Australian artists whose work compliments the ’Winged Messengers’ theme.

Astra Parker’s forms of mild steel and Adelaide Granite are derived from a fascination with species regeneration, life cycle and the interdependence of natural forms.

Her sculptures embody patterns of growth and cycles of regeneration existing within life forms and interpret processes of seed germination, cell division and the release of new life.

She considers the creation, or self-replication of seeds and cells and their predetermined biological blueprint and external environment changes in the generation of new life.

This is reflected in the making processes of the work in finding the relationship of one part to another and how each fits within the greater whole.

This exhibition is the result of an opportunity created by the Hahndorf Academy in collaboration with the Heysen Sculpture Biennial and in support of the arts in our community.