3 parts prosecco, 2 parts Aperol, 1 part soda water, all parts Jessie Feitosa’s An Aperol Summer.

Garnish with an orange wedge and you are now saluting to your perfect Summer.

Making her debut at Michael Reid Murrurundi, we welcome emerging artist, Jessie Feitosa to kick off our 2022 Summer program. Feitosa appreciates the life a piece of art can bring to a home. In her latest body of work, Feitosa has explored the art of the cocktail, capturing their elegant bottles, translucent shadows and glassy reflections.

Followers of Michael Reid CLAY may recognise the work of Fliss Dodd from her April exhibition Ode to the Ox. Showing for the first time at Murra we welcome Dodd and her latest body of work Change of season.

Change of season is inspired by the artist’s self reflective and contemplative experiences during lockdown. This internal world was felt in the external world, during moments where the artist had time to walk and be surrounded by nature. Dodd noticed the forever changing state of nature and how this constant flux imbued in her a sense of calmness. These changes are subtle and can only be observed with a conscious effort. It’s these changes that have influenced Change of season.

Change of season is also an optimistic exhibition. Stepping out from our confinement coupled with the change of season we transition out the other side. Together we look towards what we have ahead of us and can create our own individual story.

Fliss Dodd is a sculptor/photographer living outside of Berry NSW. She studied Ceramics at the ANU School of Art back in 1994 where she fell in love with hand building whilst being taught by ceramicist Hiroe Swen. Fliss draws upon her life experiences, travel, culture, humour and everything in between as reference points and inspiration for her work. She has also worked closely with textiles, design and photography. Her continual fascination for other cultures and travel has enabled her to develop her own unique and distinctive sense of style from which she now draws upon in her latest sculptural abstract pieces

Following a sell out exhibition of new water colour works in MURRA MONTH, Denise Faulkner returns with her third solo exhibition for 2021. No Place Like Home pull together a vibrant, imaginative and expertly painted suite of watercolour artworks which may be the artist’s best to date.

Postcards is the first major solo exhibition of paintings by Carla Tucker, an artist who was introduced to Michael Reid Murrurundi when she participated in our Country Style exhibition in March 2021.

In this exhibition, Tucker places art museum gift shop postcards in each painting. These vignettes of art history become windows to new worlds, adding a lovely touch to the artists gorgeous oil paintings.

Steve Tyerman’s work is renowned for its bright, lush and energetic illustration of tropical Australian landscapes. Through a generous use of oil paint which Steve applies in the impasto technique, his paintings wonderfully capture the sensory delights of north-east coastal flora and fauna.

“While my paintings are predominantly landscapes and seascapes, my main interest in paint is to get closer to the way I actually see and experience the world around me. My art is an attempt to create a total synthesis of my visual sensations and lived experiences, the paintings are emotional responses to my familiar surroundings, tempered and informed by my keen interest in gardening, wildlife, literature and the natural world.”
– Steve Tyerman

Steve is an award winning artist and has been a finalist in numerous prestigious art prizes including the Eutick Memorial Still Life Award (EMSLA) 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, QLD Figurative art Prize (Commended) 2014, The Border Art Prize (Highly commended) 2015 & 2007, Doug Moran Portrait Prize (semi finalist) 2012 and many more. His paintings are held in private collections all over the world and public collections including the Gold Coast City Art Gallery.