EXHIBITIONS
2009 11th-29th November - themed Nature & The Holy Land,
Kingfisher Gallery, 49 Colin Street (Cnr. Richardson), West Perth
2008 A Song for Trees & Rain, Kingfisher Gallery
2007 In Harmony, with Judi McGuigan & Robby Bischoff, Kingfisher Gallery. Opened by Dr. Ray James, Curtin University
2006 Songs of the Bush & Beach Mullalyup Gallery. Southwest Highway, Mullalyup. Opened by Dr. Sandra Wooltorton, Edith Cowan University
2005 Lakes, Boats & Pelicans Kingfisher Gallery. Opened by Professor Peter Thompson, cardiologist. Televised on ABC-TV
2004 Conversations with Nature Evans & Tate, Margaret River. Opened by Marion McCall
2004 Unexpected Moments II Caf-Fez, Bunbury
2003 Unexpected Moments – Bush & Beach Fremantle Arts Centre
Opened by Dr. Carmen Lawrence & Marion McCall
1998 Bunbury - Bush & Beach Bunbury Regional Art Gallery.
Opened by Melissa Parke & Robyn McCarron
1997 Two Nature Artists Courthouse Gallery, Busselton with Lily Reeves, Fremantle Glass Artist. Opened by Robyn McCarron
1989 (Untitled) A-Shed Gallery, South Mole, Fremantle
1989 Orchids, Birds, Bush & Beach Waverley City Highway Gallery, Melbourne,Vic. Opened by the Hon. Joan Kirner MP
1986 (Untitled) Fremantle Arts Centre
1984 Art of the South-East Corner of Australia Frome Gallery, Merimbula NSW
1983, 85 & 86 Nature of Mallacoota I, II & III Mallacoota, Vic
… and contributed to more than 80 group
exhibitions over Australia
A SONG FOR TREES & RAIN in 2008
Music for the Eyes from the Natural Dimension
This exhibition brings creatures to life, with Kalab’s proficiency in watercolours clear in the transitions, from evoking a coarse banksia pod to the softness of kangaroo fur. ….. Her experiences are included in an accompanying art journal, with her love of the local magpie population ….. observing for 10 years, identifying and taking down their stories.
Louise Bettison, “Nature Inspires”, Western Weekly
SONGS OF THE BUSH & BUSH in 2006
Music for the Eyes
Close observation and a deep affinity for our natural wonders finds its way through Sue’s paintbrush and emanates from the paper with a love of our everyday flora and fauna, depicting not nature at its most perfect but at its most natural – a tattered leaf, a ruffled feather or a warbling magpie. Opening night heralded an environmental reminder from Dr. Sandra Wooltorton as she opened the show by emphasising Sue’s message to treat lightly on the earth and of finding belonging in establishing a true sense of place through an awareness of our surroundings and our impact upon them. Her talk was echoed poetically by a talkative frog quacking cheekily throughout, much to the delight of the environmentally inspired crowd.
Naomie Hatherley, Director, Mullalyup Gallery
UNEXPECTED MOMENTS – BUSH & BEACH in 2003
Conversations with Nature
Sue shows how pleasant it is to converse with nature and encounter unexpected moments that bring clarity and stillness to our daily life. Her images are like traditional icons, used to assist the passage between external reality and the inner world of the spirit. A sea urchin is a meditation. A Seashell with all its weathered imperfections invites contemplation.
Julie Prott, Arts Writer