Exhibitions
I have organised or participated in a number of exhibitions since 2000. It is a very challenging and rewarding process to prepare and edit work for an exhibition. It is an important part of the development of any photographer to exhibit work as often as possible. Below is a record of some of the exhibitions I have been involved in.
Colour Between the Lines – 2022
An exhibition of large digital colour photographs taken on multiple road trips through the state of NSW during interstate COVID lockdowns. Featuring Byron Bay, Broken Hill, Lake Mungo, Silverton, Menindee Lakes and may places inbetween.
Click on the flyer image to the left to see all the photos exhibted plus a few extras.
Out of the Box – 2022
An exhibition by five photographers all using old Kodak Box Brownie cameras. Each photographer brought their unique style to the exhibition which included long exposures, night shots and figure studies in a studio. I mainly explored internal landscapes and architectural features, many around the University of Sydney buildings.
Click on the image of the flyer to see my photos and all those from the other four photographers.
Lockdown Landscapes – 2020
An exhibition by two local photographers displaying a variety of printing techniques and approaches. The COVID-19 lockdown has provided an opportunity for each to think about his work in different ways. One created his own miniature landscapes and photographed them using an early 19th century photographic medium to create beautiful one-of-a-kind pieces. The other explored his archives to create a travelogue of places visited in the past 25 years using a mixture of traditional film and digital techniques.
Tony Egan – The recent lockdown got me thinking about how we had taken for granted how easy it seemed to jump on a plane and travel to almost any part of the world within 24 hours. Also, how simple it once seemed to get in a car and travel to any of the hundreds of spectacular Australian landscapes on offer. I showed a sample of landscapes of places around the world I’ve visited in the last 25 years to recognise the privilege to roam freely we have probably taken too lightly in the past!
Fixed In Time – 2019
This was a group show at the Corner Gallery in Stanmore in December 2019.
Together with Adrian Cook and Bob Kersey we featured a variety of work using traditional photography practices including wet plate collodion, silver gelatin and platinum/palladium prints.
I presented 13 prints of landscapes taken in various parts of the world in the previous 10 years.
If you click on the exhibition flyer image you will be taken to a page of images of the work shown.
Sand in Silver – 2018
This was a solo show at the Corner Gallery in Stanmore in August 2018.
It was the culmination of 5 years of photographing the sandstone coastline near Sydney.
If you click on the exhibition flyer image you will be taken to a page of images of the work shown.
As Long as there’s Music – 2010
This was a solo show at Meyer Gallery in Darlinghurst in 2010. It was the culmination of about 10 years of gig and concert photography.
A high quality Blurb book is available for purchase featuring much of the work shown in this exhibition HERE:
Much of this exhibition is also featured in the Musicians Gallery in this site.
Country & Blues – 2004
This was a two man show with my friend Gordon Stevenson who exhibited some fine Australian landscapes opposite my photos primarily of performers at the Byron Bay Bluesfest over a 4 year period.
Much of this exhibition is also featured in the Musicians Gallery in this site.
Emergence 6 – 2002
This was an annual exhibition by participants in workshops at Point Light Gallery. My image “Urban Cow” was featured on the invitation. Sadly this gallery has now closed, however, Gordon Undy has inspired and mentored many fine photographers in the years the gallery was operating. A wonderful legacy to photography in Australia.
Refraction – 2001
This was a group show with other photographers I had met through workshops at Point Light Gallery and the Australian Centre for Photography. It was a real pleasure to have Lewis Morley open the exhibitions and to discuss my work with him. This exhibition featured images around my childhood home in a small village in the Hunter Valley. I revisited it after more than 30 years and captured some new impressions to accompany many strong memories.
Click on the image of the flyer to the left to see my photos from this exhibition.
The Journey – 2001
One of my first exhibitions which was a bit of a mixed bag “best of” my photographs to that point. I had just re-established my darkroom after 20 years of hard work in the commercial world and helping to raise and educate three children. This time marked a resurgence in my photographic interest and output.