Geelong Art Gallery has an exhibition on at the moment which presents the work of Australian contemporary artist Cressida Campbell alongside the work of Margaret Preston (died 1963) and a number of Japanese Ukiyo-e prints. The aim of these 3 exhibitions is to show how Japanese prints inspired the work of these two Australian artists. Beautifully presented, there is so much brilliant work that it dazzles the mind and demands that multiple visits be in order.
Lisa Sullivan, the gallery curator, interviewed Roger Butler in an informal talk about Margaret Preston as a print making artist. Roger catalogued the large volume of her prints, at least, as he said, as much as he could find to date. The talk was very informative and the passion Roger has for Australian prints and print makers is so inspiring.
Here are some examples of the wonderful work from the exhibition.
