2020: Light & Shade
This title pays tribute to the technical and metaphorical expression of light and shade.
It includes the contribution of light and shade to both our visual and interior world.
Chiaroscuro (the use of light and shade to give dimension and form, to create drama and to create balance) and notan meaning dark-light harmony, were richly expressed in some works while others adopted a playful interpretation of the theme.
2019: Light & Shade
The theme Light & Shade showcased an exploration into the way tonal contrast, light & shade, or chiaroscuro is used by artists in the development of their compositions.
Kathy Hoyt, Cradle Mountain 1, etching, 2017
Each printmaker presented a series of works giving their own interpretation of this theme.
2018: Bridges
Ewart Art Gallery
2017: Perspectives
A few images from our artists’ talk:
2016: Roots
Marion Chapman with her exhibited pieces
2016: Moran Gallery
2016: Reclaimed -Regeneration
2015: Lyrical
This exhibition included individual pieces from over 30 SPA members inspired by the theme Lyrical, as well as a large collaborative display.
Marthese Pierce setting up the collaborative display
An array of postcards from our Lyrical inspired postcard exchange which attracted entries from across Australia and internationally were also exhibited.
2014: Notation
2013: Found in Print
Artists were asked to create art works around the theme with the resulting exhibition showing how a single idea can be interpreted in unlimited ways through the techniques of printmaking.
Southern Printmakers Association 