COMING HOME

Group Exhibition

17 July — 27 July 2024

Nanda\Hobbs is delighted to be in residence at Madeline Gordon Gallery in Launceston, Tasmania. Straight from the Nanda\Hobbs stable, including finalists in this year's Archibald Prize, the carefully curated exhibition has been selected from some of Australia's most exciting contemporary artists. 

For two of the directors of Nanda\Hobbs, one of Australia's leading commercial art galleries, this is a homecoming. Ralph and Sophie Hobbs left Launceston in July 1998 for Sydney; both having studied fine arts at the University of Tasmania. The Hobbs' have a deep affinity and connection with Northern Tasmania, returning several times a year for family gatherings, painting expeditions, fly fishing, and Tasmania's famous produce. Ralph Hobbs, who completed a Masters covering historical investigations into the Tasmanian landscape, holds what can only be described as a life-long passion for the place he calls home, unabated in the decades since travelling north. Ralph was a teacher at Launceston Grammar, the college of Tasmanian artists Katy Woodroffe and Helene Weeding, and taught Madeline Gordon. He was also one of the judges of this year's Glover Prize.

 

\ Exhibition featured works

Paul Ryan

After an evening on the Larrikin soup

2022 \ Oil on linen \ 61 x 51cm

Renata Pari-Lewis

And then

2023 \ Acrylic on board \ 29.5 x 38cm

Jun Chen

Blue sky with magnolia

2022 \ Oil on canvas \ 100 x 102cm

SOLD

Brett McMahon

Bush study 8

2024 \ Acrylic, oil and enamel on paper \ 159 x 106cm

Paul Ryan

Capois death

2022 \ Oil on linen \ 61 x 51cm

Tony Mighell

Diffund 3

2022 \ Oil and linen on board \ 45 x 37cm

Jason Cordero

Each bore the other's weight

2024 \ Oil on aluminium composite panel \ 30 x 40cm

SOLD

Lottie Consalvo

Fading light

2022 \ River pebbles and acrylic on board \ 47 x 37.5cm

SOLD

Dee Smart

Frida II

2024 \ Watercolour and gouache on paper \ 64 x 45cm

David Fairbairn

G.E. No. 10

2014 \ Acrylic, gouache, etching and willow, charcoal on paper \ 76 x 56cm

Kumantji (Hubert) Pareroultja

Ghost gum in Central Australian landscape, cat. 4022023

2023 \ Watercolour on paper \ 71 x 101cm

SOLD

Kate Nielsen

Green vase with cherry blossom

2024 \ Oil on linen \ 75 x 60cm

Floria Tosca

Lotus

2024 \ Water based paint and ink on paper \ 77 x 58cm

SOLD

Dee Smart

Love on top

2024 \ Watercolour, acrylic and collage on arches paper \ 117 x 80.5cm

James Powditch

Metal Skin

2021 \ Mixed media \ 76 x 56cm

Marie Mansfield

Near Ruebens trail

2022 \ Oil on board \ 41 x 51cm

Paul Ryan

Norfolk Date and Palm Rosella

2022 \ Oil on linen \ 91 x 81cm

Nicholas Blowers

Ocean study I

2022 \ Oil on canvas \ 28 x 50cm

Nicholas Blowers

Ocean study II

2022 \ Oil on canvas \ 30 x 40cm

SOLD

Suzanne Archer

Oceania

2024 \ Oil on canvas \ 51 x 51.5cm

SOLD

Morten Lassen

Paper 69

2023 \ Oil on paper \ 76.5 x 61cm

Morten Lassen

Paper 72

2023 \ Oil on paper \ 76.5 x 61cm

Caroline Zilinsky

Pretty in Pink II

2024 \ Oil on linen \ 62.5 x 58cm

Kate Nielsen

Red and green apples with flowers

2024 \ Oil on linen \ 75 x 60cm

Lottie Consalvo

Rising mountains

2020 \ Acrylic on board \ 100 x 120cm

Floria Tosca

Rose

2024 \ Water based paint and pencil on paper \ 76 x 58cm

Dee Smart

Siren 13

2024 \ Gouache on paper \ 125 x 125cm

Christopher Horder

Sparks of Nature II

2021 \ Oil on board \ 60 x 45cm

SOLD

Jason Cordero

The island that never was

2024 \ Oil on aluminium composite panel \ 30 x 40cm

Kirsty Neilson

The oasis

2023 \ Oil on board \ 50 x 80cm

Selma Coulthard

Thunggu NTWAC 420-23

Watercolour on paper \ 63 x 99cm

SOLD

Floria Tosca

Unrequited love

2024 \ Hand blown glass forms \ 12 x 18cm

Nicola Higgins

Untitled

2024 \ Oil on canvas \ 100 x 80cm

SOLD

Floria Tosca

Waratah and Fungus Totem’ on Blundstone packaging

Water based paint and pencil on paper \ 120 x 40cm

Renata Pari-Lewis

Way away

2022 \ Acrylic on board \ 28 x 35cm

James Drinkwater

We Became Trees (D)

2015 \ Hand embellished unique state etching \ 55 x 45.5cm

Jun Chen

Yellow wild flowers 2

2023 \ Oil on canvas \ 100 x 102cm

SOLD

\ Other exhibitions

James Drinkwater

ÉCOLE DES ARTS - Just outside Toulouse

18 November — 14 December 2024

David Fairbairn

THE SPACE BETWEEN THE LINES

24 October — 16 November 2024

Adam Nudelman

UNDER THE CANOPY OF A LOST PARADISE

23 October — 16 November 2024

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Opening Hours
Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm Saturday, 11am - 4pm Summer Dates: The gallery will close on Friday 20 December and reopen on Monday 13 January, 2025 Closed Public Holidays (and Easter Saturday)