Gecko Studio Gallery – Celebrating Ten Years in Business – January 8, 2007 to January 8, 2017.
Kerry Spokes and Michael Lester
Exhibition Timeline
No. / Artist/Exhibition title / Artists / Start / Finish110 / Prints and Paintings - Geoffrey Ricardo. / Geoffrey Ricardo / January 2017 / February 2017
109 / In a Darkened Room - new works by Melanie Caple. / Melanie Caple / December 2016 / January 2017
108 / "I thought I could fly..." - new works by Kerry Spokes / Kerry Spokes / November 2016 / December 2016
The Gathering 2016 (extended stockroom exhibition) / Christine Larsen, Peter Cole, Kim McDonald, Adam Nudelman, Susan Purdy, Chris Tuttle, Tommy Pau, Kate Zizys, Owen Rye, Kerry Spokes, Dennis Leversha & Leigh Fraser / June 2016 / November 2016
107 / L'oeuvre des Oeufs ~ The Work of the Eggs - group exhibition. The artists were given an ostrich egg each. / Lisa Hocking, Andrew Hocking, Claudia Casson, Lian Casson, Mary Sullivan, Debra Le Cerf, Sue Gilford, Kerry Spokes, Josephine Jakobi, Grant Flather, Helen Wilkinson, Abigail van Rooyen, Suelyn Waterson, Lisa Burrell, Melanie Caple, Janie Frith, Ann Parry, Chezz Bradshaw, Rodney Forbes, Catherine Blamey Wheeler, Trevor Wheeler, Caroline Durre, Sue Quinn, Mandy Gunn, Catherine Larkins, Jane Power, Kath O'Neil, Heather Shimmen, Wendy Satchell, Andrew McPherson, Jan Learmonth, Annie Stark, Mark Reyment, Colin Suggett, Peter Cole, Susan Purdy, Christine Larsen / May 2016 / June 2016
106 / A Survey of Transition - recent intimate landscape paintings from around the Hoddle Ranges overlooking Wilsons Prom and Corner Inlet - acrylic and oil - Adam Nudelman. / Adam Nudelman / March 2016 / April 2016
105 / Understory - Gelatin silver photograms and works on paper from the collected works of Susan Purdy 2004 -2016. / Susan Purdy / February 2016 / March 2016
104 / Transmitter - works leading up to "Pylon Man 2015" -drawings, prints, painting and sculpture - Kevin Mortensen. / Kevin Mortensen / January 2016 / February 2016
103 / Findings : documenting the serendipitous - sculpture and works on paper - Jan Learmonth & Mary Sullivan. / Jan Learmonth & Mary Sullivan / December 2015 / January 2016
102 / Double Vision - landscapes in watercolour and oil - Adrian Johnson & Gillian Carpenter. / Adrian Johnson & Gillian Carpenter / November 2015 / December 2015
101 / Ad Wer (sacred star stories of eastern Torres Strait islanders) - lino cuts by Tommy Pau. / Tommy Pau / October 2015 / November 2015
The Gathering 2015 (extended stockroom exhibition) / Martin King, Chris Ingham, Graeme Peebles, David Frazer, Susan Purdy, Annie Stark, Kerry Spokes, Helen Wilkinson, Grant Flather, Andrew Stacey, Wendy Satchell, Paul Satchell / May 2015 / October 2015
100 / Blown Off Course - recent drawings, paintings & prints - Kerry Spokes / Kerry Spokes / April 2015 / May 2015
99 / the whole shebang: a survey of recent works - paintings - Susan Quinn / Susan Quinn / March 2015 / April 2015
98 / Circus of Life - paintings and sculpture - Peter Cole / Peter Cole / February 2015 / March 2015
97 / The Bower - Sarah Dingwall (paper collage/works on paper with gouache and flameworked glass) and Julie Niekamp(oils and paper collage/works on paper, sculpture) / Sarah Dingwall and Julie Niekamp / January 2015 / February 2015
96 / Holding On - prints - David Frazer / David Frazer / December 2014 / January 2016
95 / flat earth - Andrew Stacey / Andrew Stacey / November 2014 / December 2014
94 / The White Act - Gabrielle Woodhams / Gabrielle Woodhams / October 2014 / November 2014
93 / Mysterious Creatures - a group exhibition of strange beings, oddities and mystique - Jane Power, Kate Zizys, Helen Wilkinson, Grant Flather, Heather Shimmen, Chris Ingham, Kerry Spokes, Frank Wildenberg, the children of Foster Primary School / Jane Power, Kate Zizys, Helen Wilkinson, Grant Flather, Heather Shimmen, Chris Ingham, Kerry Spokes, Frank Wildenberg, the children of Foster Primary School / September 2014 / October 2014
92 / horse - works on paper - Kim McDonald & Abigail van Rooyen / Kim McDonald & Abigail van Rooyen / August 2014 / September 2014
91 / This Land - group show of contemporary landscape. David Bell, Leigh Fraser, Linda Gibbs, Mandy Gunn, Andrew Hocking, Andrew McPherson, Susan Quinn, Kerry Spokes, Annie Stark. / David Bell, Leigh Fraser, Linda Gibbs, Mandy Gunn, Andrew Hocking, Andrew McPherson, Susan Quinn, Kerry Spokes, Annie Stark. / July 2014 / August 2014
90 / DYSTOPIA - drawings and sculptures - Paul Sheehan & RajkoGrbac / Paul Sheehan & RajkoGrbac / June 2014 / July 2014
89 / Alison Lester's Animals - featuring a new release of prints form "Noni the Pony" - digital prints - Alison Lester / Alison Lester / May 2014 / June 2014
88 / Out There –Digital Landscapes by Kerry Spokes / Kerry Spokes / April 2014 / May 2014
87 / Te - Voto - paintings - Martin Allen / Martin Allen / March 2014 / April 2014
86 / "The Mind's Eye - Landscapes From the Heart" – paintings - John Adam / John Adam / February 2014 / March 2014
85 / Sub Zero Sub Aqua Sublime - Monoprints and collages - Mandy Gunn / Mandy Gunn / January 2014 / February 2014
84 / Ebb and Flow - Computer 3D rendered scenes - Michael Chang / Michael Chang / December 2013 / January 2014
83 / Paintings, Prints and Sculptures - Dean Bowen / Dean Bowen / November 2013 / December 2013
82 / Wild Beasts Wild Flowers - linocuts by Aileen Brown / Aileen Brown / October 2013 / November 2013
81 / As It Is - drawings using chinagraph, charcoal & oilstick - Paul Satchell, Wendy Satchell & Tom Murray-White / Paul Satchell, Wendy Satchell & Tom Murray-White / September 2013 / October 2013
80 / Art of Love - collages and assemblages by Rachel Warren / Rachel Warren. / August 2013 / September 2013
79 / Art of Life - linocuts & etchings by John Sharp / John Sharp. / July 2013 / August 2013
78 / “In the Deep” – linocuts and etchings - Gillian Kline & Judy Dorber / Gillian Kline & Judy Dorber. / June 2013 / July 2013
77 / “Gone to the Dogs” – a group show focusing on all things dog - Colin Bennison, Kim Devenish, Chris Grant, Sheena Mathieson, Paul Satchell, Wendy Satchell, Gwen Scott, Kerry Spokes & Abigail van Rooyen. / Colin Bennison, Kim Devenish, Chris Grant, Sheena Mathieson, Paul Satchell, Wendy Satchell, Gwen Scott, Kerry Spokes & Abigail van Rooyen. / May 2013 / June 2013
76a / “Something for Kate” - Silent Art Auction in Fish Creek Memorial Hall to benefit Kate Zizys, 12th May, followed by exhibition and sale of Kate’s works in Gecko Studio Gallery. / Kate Zizys
76 / Trace Wings - Super 8 film stills, woodblock prints and digital/illustrative diaromas- Irene Proebsting, Miriam Potts, Ann Lorraine. / Irene Proebsting, Miriam Potts, Ann Lorraine. / April 2013 / May 2013
75 / Recent works - paintings and prints - George Matoulas / George Matoulas / March 2013 / April 2013
74 / Prints - etchings and lithographs - Jim Pavlidis / Jim Pavlidis / February 2013 / March 2013
73 / True to Life - Works on paper by Helen Wilkinson and wire workby Grant Flather. / Helen Wilkinson and Grant Flather. / January 2013 / February 2013
72 / Letting Go - new works by Kerry Spokes / Kerry Spokes / December 2012 / January 2013
71 / a little melencolia' - prints and drawings - Martin King / Martin King / November 2012 / December 2012
70 / "Remember me” - A collection of dry-point etchings ranging from endangered and local species printed on geological maps - Clare Whitney / Clare Whitney / October 2012 / November 2012
69 / Collections of the Gatherer' - a collection of prints, paper cuts and sculptural etchings - Sheridan Jones / Sheridan Jones / September 2012 / October 2012
68 / Varieté - Drawings and prints inspired by old world circus and vaudeville performers - Paul Compton / Paul Compton / August 2012 / September 2012
67 / Natural Diversity - paintings and drawings -Janie Frith & Pauline John / Janie Frith & Pauline John / July 2012 / August 2012
66 / Coast - paintings in acrylic by Dennis Leversha / Dennis Leversha / June 2012 / July 2012
65 / Arboreal - 'Out on a Limb' - group exhibition focusing on trees - Susan Purdy, Rosalind Atkins, Malcolm Pettigrove, Ben Henry, John Sharp, Christine Larsen, Andrew McPherson, Colin Bennison, Rachel Warren, Sian Adnam, Grant Flather, Helen Wilkinson, Rod Bechaz, Anne Roussac Hoyne / Susan Purdy, Rosalind Atkins, Malcolm Pettigrove, Ben Henry, John Sharp, Christine Larsen,
Andrew McPherson, Colin Bennison, Rachel Warren, Sian Adnam, Grant Flather, Helen Wilkinson, Rod Bechaz, Anne Roussac Hoyne / May 2012 / June 2012
64 / Black Dog - paintings and printmaking from Abigail van Rooyen / Abigail van / April 2012 / May 2012
63 / Freestone Printmakers - prints from Freestone Press printmakers, Briagolong -Debra Milligan , Lorraine Watt, Maxine Salvatore, Wendy Chappelow, Louise Van Kuyk, Ali Fullard, Glenda Johnson, Adelaide Macpherson, Diana Balhorn, Pat Waters, Gillian Kline, Jenny Noone, Kathy Luxford, Kye Hanley & Judy Dorber. / Debra Milligan , Lorraine Watt, Maxine Salvatore, Wendy Chappelow, Louise Van Kuyk, Ali Fullard, Glenda Johnson, Adelaide Macpherson, Diana Balhorn, Pat Waters, Gillian Kline, Jenny Noone, Kathy Luxford, Kye Hanley & Judy Dorber. / March 2012 / April 2012
62 / Multifold Narrations - works in oil on panels plus ink and watercolour on paper - Frank Wildenberg / Frank Wildenberg / February 2012 / March 2012
61 / Inkworks - printmaking from Lyndy Lord, Amanda Thompson & Elisabeth Scott. / Lyndy Lord, Amanda Thompson & Elisabeth Scott. / January 2012 / February 2012
60 / quiet down' - new paper and glass works by Sarah Dingwall / Sarah Dingwall / December 2011 / January 2012
59 / snAPP! - Mobile Phone Camera Art - Jane Power, Colin Suggett, Warren Reid, Kerry Spokes, Rick Rutjens & Abigail van Rooyen / Jane Power, Colin Suggett, Warren Reid, Kerry Spokes, Rick Rutjens & Abigail van Rooyen / November 2011 / December 2011
58 / Bulabilboordupdjerrupbarboonyinin da booyegigatnonoongarranggananoonoonmangkiemarrambin ("two good mates celebrate the creation of our thoughts with you") - Kate Zizys (etchings & drawings) and Mick Harding (wood artifacts & print overlaid with copic markers) / Kate Zizys & Mick Harding / October 2011 / November 2011
57 / Points of View - A group show by students of Mandy Gunn in a variety of media - Suzanne Brandenberger, John Brandenberger, Jill Harvey, Jill Butterfield, Marni Hattam, Rob Hattam, Anne Waters, Robin Stevens, Deb Bray, Elizabeth Landy, Helen Harrison, Helen Mackenzie, Neil Mackenzie, Rosemary Livingstone, Bruce Grainger, Ian Gunn & Mandy Gunn / Suzanne Brandenberger, John Brandenberger, Jill Harvey, Jill Butterfield, Marni Hattam, Rob Hattam, Anne Waters, Robin Stevens, Deb Bray, Elizabeth Landy, Helen Harrison, Helen Mackenzie, Neil Mackenzie, Rosemary Livingstone, Bruce Grainger, Ian Gunn & Mandy Gunn / September 2011 / October 2011
56 / "Root & Branch - the Trees of Brown Valley". Pen drawings by Malcolm Pettigrove / Malcolm Pettigrove / August 2011 / September 2011
55 / Alison Lester's Kids Antarctic Art Project - Alison Lester / Alison Lester / July 2011 / August 2011
54 / Recent Linocuts - Aileen Brown / Aileen Brown / June 2011 / July 2011
53 / "Opposites" - A group exhibition featuring:
Grant Flather, Helen Wilkinson, Deb LeCerf, Peter Cole, Andrew McPherson, Jane Power, Annie Stark, Kerry Spokes, Susan Purdy, Colin Suggett, Wendy Satchell, Mandy Gunn / Grant Flather, Helen Wilkinson, Deb LeCerf, Peter Cole, Andrew McPherson, Jane Power, Annie Stark, Kerry Spokes, Susan Purdy, Colin Suggett, Wendy Satchell, Mandy Gunn / June 2011 / June 2011
52 / Lost and Found - Works on paper: wood engraving, etching & lithography - David Frazer / David Frazer / April 2011 / May 2011
51 / Reflectionism' - Eighty Ways to Adore Life. Dreams fulfilled by white chalk as well as imitation Buddhism, India inks and a myriad of coloured pencils - Barry Dickens / Barry Dickens / March 2011 / April 2011
50 / New Works - 2D & 3D works - Sue Gilford / Sue Gilford / February 2011 / March 2011
49 / Another Time and Place - Journeys to the West - works in acrylic - Annie Stark / Annie Stark / January 2011 / February 2011
48 / South Gippsland Scapes. Paintings exploring the majesty of the Southern most point ofAustralia's mainland - Linda Gibbs / Linda Gibbs / December 2010 / January 2011
47 / Waterlines – paintings, drawings, mixed media - inspired by stencil & street art - Megan Dell / Megan Dell / November 2010 / December 2010
46 / It’s In Our Hands - paintings, prints, drawings, collage by Jane Power & stitched, forged & formed sculptures by Sharon Monk / Jane Power & Sharon Monk / October 2010 / November 2010
45 / Mélange - landscapes in oil and mixed media by Tracy Lewis and sculptural works by Boyd Maddocks. / Tracy Lewis & Boyd Maddocks / September 2010 / October 2010
44 / Full Play - prints, paintings, drawings and sculptures - Kerry Spokes and Laurie Collins / Kerry Spokes and Laurie Collins / August 2010 / September 2010
43 / The Graphic Coast - images of Sth Gippsland coastlines in graphite and acrylic - Dennis Leversha / Dennis Leversha / July 2010 / August 2010
42 / These Strange Places - Collage & Glasswork by Sarah Dingwall. Works in Oil by Celeste Whittle / Sarah Dingwall & Celeste Whittle / June 2010 / July 2010
41 / Trees of Gippsland - paintings and drawings by Colin Bennison / Colin Bennison / May 2010 / June 2010
40 / Retracing Darwin - An exhibition to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species - photography, paintings and rock art - Norm Hanson / Norm Hanson / April 2010 / May 2010
39 / Mezze Plate - printmaking by Sharman Feinberg / Sharman Feinberg / March 2010 / April 2010
38 / Assemblage 15……transforming everyday objects into art - Abigail van Rooyen, Annie Stark, Jane Power, Peter Cole, Deb Le Cerf, Bridget Crowe, Sian Adnam, Kerry Spokes, Mandy Gunn, Rachel Warren, Helen Wilkinson, Grant Flather, Sue Gilford, Suellen Lee, Andrew McPherson, Ann Parry / Abigail van Rooyen, Annie Stark, Jane Power, Peter Cole, Deb Le Cerf, Bridget Crowe, Sian Adnam, Kerry Spokes, Mandy Gunn, Rachel Warren, Helen Wilkinson, Grant Flather, Sue Gilford, Suellen Lee, Andrew McPherson, Ann Parry / February 2010 / March 2010
37 / Primordium - acrylic paintings on canvas - Catherine Wheeler / Catherine Wheeler / January 2010 / February 2010
36 / Girl Friday - paintings, prints, artist books - Kate Zyzis, Lyndy Lord, Elisabeth Scott & Amanda Thomson / Kate Zyzis, Lyndy Lord, Elisabeth Scott & Amanda Thomson / December 2009 / January 2010
35 / re:render - computer generated 3D works and pen and ink drawings - Michael Chang / Michael Chang / November 2009 / December 2009
34 / ‘Pieces of Eight’ - silk paintings, pottery and wood veneer forms - Jeannie & Bill McDonagh / Jeannie & Bill McDonagh / October 2009 / November 2009
33 / An Exhibition of Fine Paper Marbling - Robert McLaren & Joan Ajala / Robert McLaren & Joan Ajala / September 2009 / October 2009
32 / Land and Sea’ - prints, drawings and sculpture - GeorgeMatoulas & Michael Ingleton / George Matoulas & Michael Ingleton / August 2009 / September 2009
31 / Bright and Cheerful - paintings - Brian Cragg / Brian Cragg / July 2009 / August 2009
30 / Recent Linocuts - Aileen Brown / Aileen Brown / June 2009 / July 2009
29 / Fragment - works on canvas - Annie Stark / Annie Stark / May 2009 / June 2009
28 / Second Souvenir - paintings, drawings, paper collages and 3D works - Jane Power / Jane Power / April 2009 / May 2009
27 / Lepidoptera* - paintings, drawings and collages (*moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies & moth-butterflies) - Ann Parry / Ann Parry / March 2009 / April 2009
26 / Pattern#12 - a group exhibition consisting of 13 artists’ response to the concept of pattern. / Toni Buckley, Bill Grundy, Kate Zizys, Andrew Mcpherson, Helen Wilkinson, Neil Stanyer, Grant Flather, Kerry Spokes, Annie Stark, Suellen Lee, Jane Power, Sue Gilford & Suellen McQueen / February 2009 / March 2009
25 / "Akin” - layers of relating - works on canvas exploring relationships with family and the environment - Marilyn Ardley / Marilyn Ardley / January 2009 / February 2009
24 / Spiral Bound' - travels with a sketchbook plus explorations in computer-rendered 3D imagery - Michael Chang / Michael Chang / December 2008 / January 2009
23 / The Kingdom - wireform animal sculptures and digital works - Grant Flather / Grant Flather / November 2008 / December 2008
22 / My Menagerie - an exhibition of paintings of curious and exotic creatures - Jan Stuut / Jan Stuut / October 2008 / November 2008
21 / Orange and Mars - Colour out of this world - an exhibition of paintings & digital ’space’ works - Suellen Lee / Suellen Lee / September 2008 / October 2008
20 / A Survey of Prints and Drawings - Kim McDonald / Kim McDonald / August 2008 / September 2008
19 / Cosmovision - A selection of recent drawings, prints & cut outs which deal with daily life, dream states & spiritual inclinations - Kate Zizys / Kate Zizys / July 2008 / August 2008
18 / "The Friends of Art" / "The Art of Friends" - two exhibitions showcasing the art of members from David Hoare’s Art Groups. / David Hoare's Art Group - “THE FRIENDS OF ART” Deb Bray, Margaret Cumming, Jenene Evans, Sue Gaffy, Elaine Goodman, Julia Hancock, Noelene Henson, Kerry Inns, Elizabeth Landy, Rosemary Perry, Berenice Riches, Cathy Scollo
“THE ART OF FRIENDS” Diana Campbell, Jenny Reeves, Nola Sieh-Brown, Jeannie Wallace, Marie Werrett, Wilma Western, Jane Ziebell, Alayne McKenzie, Les Francis, Pat Dempsey, June Rahn, John Watson, Chezz Bradshaw, Lian Casson. / June 2008 / July 2008
17 / "Rural Pieces" - "works on paper using 'found metal' printing, etching and maps"- Jenny Petersen / Jenny Petersen / May 2008 / June 2008
16 / "Happy Agnes" - pyrography and acrylics on board, gourds and bowls - Sue Gilford / Sue Gilford / April 2008 / May 2008
15 / "Shaken & Stirred" -a cocktail of works - drawings, paintings, prints, jewellery, lamps, mirrors and ceramics - Kerry Spokes and Sue Hoare / Kerry Spokes and Sue Hoare / March 2008 / April 2008
14 / A Slice of Gippsland - paintings - Janie Frith / Janie Frith / February 2008 / March 2008
13 / Powerlines - recent paintings and drawings - Annie Stark / Annie Stark / January 2008 / February 2008
12 / Deciduous - coloured pencil drawings & acrylic paintings on canvas - Ann Parry / Ann Parry / December 2007 / January 2008
11 / “Terra CataUmbrarum: Loots from No–Shadow Land, Exploration of Different Visual Mediums” - Sacha Zoe Lamont / Sacha Zoe Lamont / November 2007 / December 2007
10 / The Banikos Collection - Studies of the Female Form - 1967 – 2007..not so much a retrospective, as a continuing passion…. Yianni Banikos / Yianni Banikos / October 2007 / November 2007
9 / Paintings…bright colours, unusual subject matter and Brian’s own perspective…..works in the naïve style - Brian Cragg / Brian Cragg / September 2007 / October 2007
8 / “Triptych” - images created by using conventional, plastic and pinhole cameras to create images with a sense of mystery and drama - Rod Bechaz / Rod Bechaz / August 2007 / September 2007
7 / Paperwork - …found paper - folded, silhouetted, painted and used to explore the metaphysics of chance and coincidence… an exhibition of current work - Jane Power / Jane Power / July 2007 / August 2007
6 / Linocuts - Aileen Brown / Aileen Brown / June 2007 / July 2007
5 / Chinese water colour paintings - in the Lingnan style of Chinese painting - Sew Khai Chang / Sew Khai Chang / May 2007 / June 2007
4 / “Bird on a Wire” - 2D and 3D works. A playful exploration of shape, colour and form in design and in nature - Grant Flather & Helen Wilkinson / Grant Flather & Helen Wilkinson / April 2007 / May 2007
3 / Piece de Resistance - group exhibition / Annie Stark, Rick Rutjens, Kim McDonald, Jane Power, Colin Suggett, Marilyn Ardley, Trevor Wheeler, Ann Parry, Rhonda Storm, Susan Purdy, Jean-Marc Dupré & Kim Devenish / March 2007 / April 2007
2 / ‘Decorated Paste Papers’- works on paper - Michael Lester / Michael Lester / February 2007 / March 2007
1 / Wood on Paper - photographs of the Victorian bush - Neil Stanyer / Neil Stanyer / January 2007 / February 2007
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