MEDIA RELEASE

ROBERT WILSON - Near and Far Horizons

• WHERE:  ALTENBURG GALLERY - BRAIDWOOD  NSW
• OPENING NIGHT: FRIDAY 21 May 2010 @ 5.30PM
• TO BE OPENED BY: Bob Marchant
• EXHIBITION RUNS: Saturday 22 May – Tuesday 15 June 2010

Robert Wilson was born in 1942 and grew up in the beautiful Towac Valley near Orange in Western NSW.  Robert now lives and works by the water in a small village in the Royal National Park NSW.

Near and Far Horizons is a magnificent body of new works exploring the Australian landscape from the vast dry red outback to the majestic old forest “ribbon” gums in rich verdant rural country.

Using a strong rich palette Wilson captures the unique light, power, and vastness of the Australian landscape. Robert asks us to observe an ancient land and to dwell upon the importance of place and our own understanding of the part we play in it.

Wilson spends most of his time travelling and painting in the Australian outback, capturing weather patterns, bushland fauna and flora and rural pastoralist scenery.

I appreciate having my memories captured so faithfully in Robert’s work and know you will enjoy quietly observing his appreciation and love of the Australian rural landscape in Near and Far Horizons
 Gina Oldham – Director Altenburg Gallery

Wilson has been painting professionally since 1970 and in that time has held over forty one-man exhibitions throughout Australia. He has been Artist in residence five times at the Ayers Rock Yulara Resort and spent some time as Art Director onboard the cruise ship Norwegian Star. Robert is a Fellow of the Royal Art Society. In recent years he has studied in the USA, England and France.

Many impressive collections of Robert's work have been presented at various regional galleries throughout NSW.  There have also been many successful exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.  His works are represented internationally in the Westpac collection London, Commonwealth Bank collection as well as in many private collections throughout the U.S.A, Europe, Japan and Korea. The Australian Prime Minister’s department has regularly purchased paintings for presentation to foreign dignitaries. Robert is a Fellow and Vice President of the Royal Art Society.

Contacts: Gina Oldham  Director Altenburg Gallery

      geoldham@yahoo.com.au    ph/fax (02) 4842 2384  or  0410 557927

  Kelly Sturgiss  Graphic Designer

     kelly@flatproductsdesign.com   0424 699194