Blow Back Ins

Next date: Tuesday, 04 March 2025 | 11:00 PM to Sunday, 27 April 2025 | 04:00 PM

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At the beginning of May 2024, a group of notable Australian artists visited Broken Hill and worked intensively for two weeks, exploring the township and its surrounding landscape. They followed in the footsteps of the original “Blow-In Art Collective,” which visited Broken Hill in 2014, several members of whom are included in this group of ‘Blow Back-Ins.’ Based at the Palace Hotel, they worked at various locations, including the iconic Junction Mine and Line of Lode.

As with the first ‘Blow-Ins,’ a significant body of work emerged from the collective’s appreciation of Broken Hill and its place on the edge of the desert. Media ranging from salvaged steel to watercolour will form a compelling exhibition at the Broken Hill City Art Gallery, opening on 7 February.

The Blow Back-Ins are well-known painters who practise ‘en plein air’ or draw inspiration from the landscape in their studio work. They include:

Ann Thomson
Ann Cape
Chris Gentle
Daniel Pata
Gina Bruce
Kerry McInnis
Paul Connor
Renata Pari-Lewis
Sophie Cape
Mike MacGregor
Willemina Villari

Image: Chris Gentle, North Mine, Oil on Polycotton, 2024

CATALOGUE

Blow Back Ins 2025 Digital Catalogue & Price list

View or download a digital copy of the Blow Back Ins Exhibition catalogue here(PDF, 2MB)

Click here(PDF, 2MB) to download a PDF copy of the price list. To purchase or enquiry about any of the works, please contact Darren Parker, Gallery Installation Officer, on 08 8080 3440 or via email at Darren.Parker@brokenhill.nsw.gov.au