Summer Sojourn

Summer Sojourn 2025

End of Year Group Exhibition

22 November –6 December 2025

Exhibition opening with the Artists

to be launched by

Andrew Cameron AM

Trustee, Art Gallery of NSW

Board Director, Sydney Festival

Saturday 22 November 2025

2.30 – 4.30 pm

Adrian Lockhart Akira Kamada Andrew Tomkins

Asher Milgate Barbara McGrady Blak Douglas

BRAT Christopher Connell Claudia Chan Shaw

Clinton Nain Dapeng Liu David Holm David Middlebrook

Fan Dongwang Jacqueline Balassa Fahn (James Gardiner)

Jan Cleveringa Jayanto Tan Jeffrey Samuels John Murray

Juno Gemes Kaye Mahoney Keith Fyfe

Kyra Kum-Sing Lucy Moloney Maryanne Wick

Michelle Belgiorno Miguel Olmo Mostafa Azimitabar

Naidee Changmoh Nick Ferguson Oscar Garcia

Pamela See Patrick Shirvington Paul Connor

Peter Poulet Philip Cox Ros Auld

Sophie Dunlop Susan O'Doherty Teena McCarthy

Tony Costa Tony Twigg Vic McEwan

Wang Xu William Yang Yiwon Park

Juno Gemes

Until Justice Comes

Book Launch and Panel Discussion 

with

Nicholas Tsoutas & Catherine De Lorenzo

Saturday 29 November 2025

4.30 - 5.30 pm


Fan Dongwang

Chinese Ink Brush Painting on Rice Paper Workshop

How to Paint Plum Blossom 梅花

Saturday 6 December 2025

2.30 - 4.30 pm

Cost : $ 70 including all material

2 hour workshop for a class of 14 (no experience necessary) to learn the basics of traditional Chinese ink brush painting, using simple but expressive brush stroke on rice paper to creative some beautiful Chinese painting of a plum blossom. To learn about the importance of Chinese philosophy and aesthetics in the creation of this art form. The elegant brush technique is taught in a way that is easy to understand, meditative, enjoyable and relaxing.

The plum tree is renowned for bursting into a riot of blossoms exuding an otherworldly exquisiteness and beautiful elegance during the desolation of winter. On Chinese culture it serves as a metaphor for inner beauty and humble display under adverse conditions.

RSVP : Fan Dongwang Chinese Ink Brush Painting Workshop 

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