Jo Fernandez is a landscape artist living on the outskirts of the historic village of Millthorpe, in the NSW Central Tablelands. Her work draws deep inspiration from the region’s expansive skies, open land, and the shifting light and colour brought by its distinct seasons. Rooted in a landscape that is personal and close to home, Jo’s paintings begin with an emotional response to her surroundings. She seeks out elements that resonate deeply, using colour, tone, and atmosphere to distil their essence. Her technique of glazing—applying transparent layers of oil paint—brings a luminous depth to her works.

Exhibiting Artists: Pippita Bennett, Lea Durie, Christina McLean and Karlie Simring

Four artists, each rooted in the mediums of ceramics and textiles, unite in an exploration of materiality. This exhibition invites the audience on a sensory journey of earth and fiber. Through their distinct yet interconnected practices, the artists celebrate the tactile essence of these ancient materials, revealing stories of tradition, innovation, and the profound relationship between maker and medium.

Our extremely popular Art Prize INSIDE THIS BOX is back for another! Thanks to our friends at Whiteley Ironside & Shillington Solicitors AND De Salis Wines in Orange, there will be two prizes up for grabs: the overall winner, selected by Gallery Director Madeline Young, will receive $1000 in cash sponsored by Whiteley Ironside and Shillington Solicitors. There will also be a People’s Choice Award with voters choosing their favourite work announced at the close of the exhibition, the winner will receive a Magnum of 2021 Lofty Pinot Noir from De Salis Wines.

The Corner Store Gallery, in partnership with Seesaw Wines, is delighted to present a vibrant group exhibition to celebrate the Orange Wine Festival. This colourful and diverse showcase features an exciting mix of local talent alongside artists from beyond the region, all coming together at Seesaw Wines for a special event.

Exhibiting Artists: Kim Bizo, Larissa Blake, Rhonda Campbell, Mary Donnelly, Clare Dubina, Madeline Young.

Artists were invited to submit one landscape artwork of any medium (video excluded) to be judged by a panel of experts. This competition is open to emerging and established artists living in regional, rural and outback Australia. Artworks submitted may depict any type of landscape, eg. traditional, rural, arial, abstract, suburban, imagined etc.The finalist exhibition will include the most exciting and original artworks submitted for selection from artists all over regional, rural and outback Australia.

To honour and celebrate of a decade of cultivating and showcasing Australian talent, The Corner Store Gallery proudly presents a commemorative exhibition featuring ten of our distinguished artists from the past decade. Each artist has created two unique 10 x 10 inch works capturing the spirit of their practice and reflecting the gallery’s enduring commitment to artistic innovation.

TEN not only celebrates the last decade of The Corner Store Gallery, but also acknowledges the vibrant community of artists who have contributed to our success. Join us as we honour the past and look forward to the future with this milestone exhibition.

Rogue Sculptors are a collective group of diverse  artists located in the Central West of NSW involved in the production of 2 and 3-dimensional artworks. The group currently comprising of around twenty members, produce a wide and dynamic range of art forms producing small to large works in varied media including ceramics, fibre, stone, plastic, wood, glass and metal. The aim of the group is to foster and promote the practice of sculpture within the region principally by exhibition.

Four artists with a shared history of common ground explore connection to place, the concept of feeling at one with a landscape, and the ways these bring us together.

Through their works in paper, silver and photography, and woven with the written word, the artists each interpret the land and nature as the core of belonging.  The exhibition ponders vast landscapes with the minutiae of life they nurture, and the way these are carried in our identities and personal stories.

Group exhibition by the artists of Bula’bula Arts based in Ramingining, NT.

Our artists have a compelling material culture producing works of deep ritual and spiritual significance and are authentic in their connection to Yolngu (people) and their true nature and beliefs. The artworks contain meaningfulness about sophisticated and complex social structures: such as ceremonies, songs, language, creation beings, family and the Yolngu identity within, as well as the relationships between all things: such as animals, plants, birds, trees, fish and water.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

Bula’bula Arts is generously supported by the Australian Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program.

Our extremely popular Group Show INSIDE THIS BOX is back for another year and this time we've turned it into a PRIZE! Thanks to our friends at Rowlee Wines in Orange, there will be two prizes up for grabs: the overall winner, selected by Gallery Director Madeline Young, will receive $1000 in cash sponsored by Rowlee Wines. There will also be a People’s Choice Award with voters choosing their favourite work, the winner will receive a case of delicious Rowlee Wine valued at $500!

Entries are now closed

An Ode to Pink is a celebration of the captivating colour of pink. This group exhibition features a diverse collective of abstract artists taking us on a vibrant journey through hue and colour.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS

Daniela Cristallo, Chris de Hoog, Ben Foster, Simon Palmer, Kate Pittas, Alexandra Plim, Susan Simonini, Nastia Gladuschenko, Christina McLean, Madeline Young.

Artists were invited to submit 3 artworks as a small body of work to be judged by a panel of experts. The winner of our Mini Series Art Prize will receive a solo exhibition with us here at The Corner Store Gallery in 2024. We also award two Highly Commended awards and artists become part of our stable. This competition is open to emerging and professional artists from Australia who have not had a solo exhibition with us before. The exhibition will include the most exciting and original artworks submitted for selection from artists and designers from all over Australia.

Finalists: Amy Raymond, Brooke Whelan, Cecilia Gunnarsson, Chris de Hoog, Clare Walker, Deb Michell-Smith, Diana Ellinger, Emma Small, Erin Pearce, Evie Adasal, Felicite Briggs, Hilary Rookyard, Holly Eva, Jacqueline McCoy, James Gordon, Jane Chacana, Jessica Olpp, Jo Langley, Jodi Thompson, Julie Lynch, Karlie Simring, Kathryn Junor, Katrina Holden, Kym Barrett, Lea Durie, Lise Hobcraft, Luanne Mitchelmore, Lynda McKay, Meg Frances, Megan Campbell, Natalie Martin, Nell Symonds, Nicola Knackstredt, Rachel Shaw, Sharon Cameron, Simon Palmer, Sofie Neuendorf, Stu Doherty, Tina Hunter, Vicki Ratcliff.

To celebrate our 9th anniversary, Gallery Director Madeline Young has curated a group exhibition of 21 artists from across varied and diverse practices. Many have exhibited with The Corner Store Gallery before with some joining us for the first time. Artists were invited to create two artworks each exploring the term “Quiet”.

Exhibiting Artists

Michelle Arnott, Laura Baker, Emily Birks, Kim Bizo, Clare Dubina, Liss Finney, Andrea Hopgood, Matt James, Ingrid Kwong, Sandon Gibbs O’Neil, Stacey McCall, Brendan Nicholl, Amanda Ogilby, Nerrida Parfitt, Sarah Randall, Ruth Rawle, Daniel Rivers, Georgina Sambell, Andrea Shaw, Meg Walters, Alex Watts.

Finalists

Karlie Simring, Katie Bullock, Susan Shortridge, Sonia Martignon, Mary Zammit, Amanda Holman, Simone Hale, David King, Keith Betts, Nicola Jones, Amanda Twyford, Andrew Sleeman, Kirsty Gautheron, Sarah Field, Alice Watson, Gina Andree, Tracy Waite, Jane Forbes, Donna Legovini, Nastia Gladushchenko, Tim Austin, Paula Kos, Leree Lindsay, Kiandra Buchanan, Claire Cummack, Julie Lynch, Pippita Bennett, Hilary Rookyard, Ingrid Kwong, Olwen Henstridge, Deb Michell-Smith, Kate Quinn, Michelle Arnott, Fran Max, Andrew Duffin, Brendan Langfield, Jules Bulleid, Amanda Ogilby, Leah Early, Kelly Anne Shaw, Jason McDonald, Jo Fernandez, Jo Dunsmuir.

Rogue Sculptors Incorporated (the group) brings Altered States to showcase their diversity of thinking, their multiplicity of styles and their individuality in considering altered states of everything.

Passionate about sculpture, Rogues will seek to delight audiences with their newest selection of works which involve all manner of materials.

Exhibiting artists: Aileen Francis, Alison Dent, Chris Cowell, Christine Lanham, Dianne O’Neile, Glenn Hoyle, Jane Tyack, Jaq Davies, Jude Keogh, Karin Smith, Kerry Mahony, Linda Chant, Lanny Mackenzie, Merissa Reid, Michael Priest, Natalie Reid, Ralph Tikerpae, Trish Lovecek.

Terrain brings together some of our wonderful, female landscape painters who have exhibited with The Corner Store Gallery over the past few years. Each artist portrays their environment in unique and personal ways. Some with precise and finite detail, some loosely and freely.

Their connection to particular places and landscapes is heartfelt and joyous, each celebrating the beauty and complexity that surrounds them.

Exhibiting Artists: Natasha Daniloff, Inel Date, Jo Fernandez, Ann Gordon, Amanda Holman, Rishelle Kent, Pennie McKibbin, Petra Pinn, Dee Roberts, Chanel Sohier, Allison Taplin, Jane Tonks.

Exhibiting Artists: Lily Platts, Yani Lenehan, Domenica Russo, Gavin Coote, Liz Wickramasinghe, Sky Jasper Mooney, Jude Keogh, Rina Bernabei, Elizabeth Lewis, Sue Wearne, Sophie Corks, Jaq Davies, Korynn Morrison, Lauren Tausend, Naomi Lawler, Jennifer Rosnell, Ana Anderson, Raphe Coombes, Jason McDonald, Helena Newcombe.

Untitled brings together the work of many artists from across Australia, some Corner Store Gallery alumni and some brand new to our space. These artists work across different, and sometimes unusual mediums and ideas. Each artist has been hand-picked by Curator Madeline Young for their unique and striking work. This exhibition will be a joyous, quirky and amusing celebration of a wonderful group of contemporary artists.

Our extremely popular Group Show INSIDE THIS BOX is back for another year with 88 artworks on display from all over Australia. Artists were invited to submit wall-mountable artworks of any style, size, genre, medium and subject matter that fit within a 30x30cm size limit. We had over 200 submissions and have chosen the very best finalists for your eyes to feast upon!

Finalists:

Jo Dunsmuir, Christina McLean, Jennifer Rosnell, Naomi Lawler, Karlie Simring, Andria Beighton, Daniel Rivers, Veronica O’Leary, Chris de Hoog, Tara Axford, Megan McInerney, Kim Bizo, Wendy Tsai, Alice Trow, Tracy Waite, Jaq Davies, Rishelle Kent, Margaret Taylor, Daniela Cristallo, Clare McCartney, Nicola Jones, Christine Appleby, Annie Pavlovic, Natasha Daniloff, Inel Date, Ruth Rawle, Trevor Armitage, Nastia Gladushchenko, Yvette Hugill, Fleur Stevenson, Raphe Coombes, Helena Newcombe, Yani Lenehan, Jennifer Mullen, Sonia Martignon, Narelle Higson, Whitton Park, Helen Chegwidden, Emily Day, Andrew Sleeman, Alicia Cornwell, Sophie Corks, Karlijn Sas, Vicki Potter, Hilary Willing, Fiona Verdouw, Jason McDonald, Robyn Lees-West, Karen Backus, Nerrida Parfitt, Amelia Jajko, Giną Andree, Imogen Rowe, Jane Tonks, Sarah McGrath, Eliza Koch, Jan Spencer, Lynda McKay, Amanda Ogilby, Jane Henry, Libby Moore, Patrice Wills, Monique Fedor, Simon Palmer, Christine Moult, Kate Wheeler, Amanda Holman, Sue Rowsell, Jarrah Johnson, Nell Symonds, Leree Lindsay, Zoe Sernack, Greta Hounslow, Kim Harding, Kate Quinn, Kate Owen, Jo Fernandez, Amy Raymond, Amanda Twyford, Michelle Arnott, Natasha Ruschka, Rachel Prince, Claire Farrell, Fran Max, Mary Zammit, Samantha Dollar, Claire Cummack, Andrew Duffin.

“The last couple of years have been tough in the arts. Lockdowns and loss of work ran right across all artforms. Live shows took a hammering. We wanted to help by creating opportunities for those most affected,” said exhibition curator, Arts OutWest’s Steven Cavanagh.

“In 2021 Arts OutWest commissioned 15 Central West songwriters to each write a track reflecting their experiences of 2020. We created a compilation album of original music titled While the World Waits,” Mr Cavanagh explains, “Then we opened the conversation up to visual artists to see what they were feeling.”

Artists are invited to submit one landscape artwork of any medium (video excluded) to be judged by a panel of experts. This competition is open to emerging and established artists living in regional, rural and outback Australia. Artworks submitted may depict any type of landscape, eg. traditional, rural, arial, abstract, suburban, imagined etc. The finalist exhibition will include the most exciting and original artworks submitted for selection from artists all over regional, rural and outback Australia.

FLORA is a group exhibition curated by Gallery Director Madeline Young to celebrate the arrival of Spring. This collection brings together a fantastic group of unique, colourful botanical artworks of all mediums, shapes and sizes.

These contemporary artists use wonderfully diverse techniques and approach experimentation with mediums and materials and throughout their practices.

Exhibiting Artists: Misha Harrison, Zoe Sernack, Fleur Stevenson, Natasha Townsend, Liz Wickramasinghe and Madeline Young.

Exhibiting Artists: Amanda Tye, Andrea Shaw, Ellie Hannon, Nicola Woodcock, Simon Palmer, Sky Jasper-Mooney.

Curated by: Madeline Young

Bold Landscapes is a group exhibition curated by Gallery Director Madeline Young. This exhibition brings together some of Australia’s most exciting emerging and established landscape artists with a focus on vibrant colour, lively mark-making and graphic compositions.

Each artist brings their own unique and distinct style to The Corner Store Gallery to celebrate this great land we call home.

Exhibiting Artists: Emily Heath, Melanie Vugich, Linda Kruger, Mary Donnelly, Michelle Fogarty, Jan Spencer and Jude Keogh

Curated by: Madeline Young

Domestic Goddess is a group exhibition curated by Gallery Director Madeline Young, bringing together the work of some of Australia’s most exciting, contemporary female artists. Each artist creates vibrant, lively, colourful Still Life and Interior works celebrating the domestic environment. This exhibition is a visual, “tongue in cheek” take on the modern Australian woman’s role in the household.

Our extremely popular Group Show INSIDE THIS BOX is back for another year with 78 artworks on display from all over Australia. Artists were invited to submit artworks of any style, size, genre, medium and subject matter that fit within a 30x30cm size limit. We had over 200 submissions and have chosen the very best finalists for your eyes to feast upon!

Finalists:

Michele Arnott, Jillian Kelly, Fleur Stevenson, Christine Sadler, Jo Fernandez, Jane Tonks, Jan Spencer, Daniela Cristallo, Amy Raymond, Veronica O’Leary, Carolyn Cabena, Stu Doherty, Lee Leibrandt, Nell Symonds, Nerrida Parfitt, Amanda Ogilby, Jill Dunkerton, Yani Lenehan, Greta Hounslow, Nikita Sheth, Alexandra Mills, Jason McDonald, Eliza Koch, Cathy Usatoff, Judi Hall, Joel Tonks, Amanda Holman, Raphe Coombes, Kate Pittas, Jane Tyack, Kirsty Gautheron, Nicole Foxall, Rachel Prince, Michele Owen, Amanda Fuller, Libby Moore, PJ Smith, Judith Macrae, Ruth Rawle, Matt James, Kim Bizo, Inel Date, MAry Donnelly, Kate Quinn, Ingrid Kwong, Claire Cummack, Sophie Corks, Heather Froome, Patrice Wills, Natasha Townsend, Leree Lindsay, Natasha Daniloff, Alice Tilley, Rachel Gooden, Claire Stapleton, Natalie Turner, Jane Henry, Nastia Gladushchenko, Karlie Simring, Jack Buckley, Sonia MArtignon, Rishelle Kent, Robin Meiklejohn, Jackie Anderson, Emily Heath, Jennifer Roswell, Daniel Rivers, Sarah Randall, stacey Fish, Nicola Jones, Gill Cameron, Emily Day, Heather dunn, Zoe Berber, Clare Walker, Chris de Hoog, Monique Fedor.

Mini Series Art Prize Finalists Exhibition

Sales Launch Online September 14th 8pm

Artists from all over Australia have the chance to win a rent-free solo exhibition with us here at The Corner Store Gallery in 2022.

All artists submitted 3 artworks as a preview of their solo show.

There were 159 entries with only 35 finalists selected. This exhibition will display the best of the best and winners will be announced on Saturday 18th September.

Applications are now closed

In 2021, the Corner Store Gallery is introducing a new inaugural group exhibition to kickstart our events calendar for the year. We are replacing our annual 8x10 show with a new exhibition titled Inside This Box. Artists are invited to submit work of any medium or subject matter with measurements that fit within 30x30cm (this includes framing and must not exceed these dimensions). Submitted work can be square or rectangular, or any other shape for that matter, as long as it fits inside a 30x30cm box. Sculpture, ceramics and 3-dimensional work may also be accepted. The exhibition will include the most exciting and original artworks submitted for selection from artists and designers from all over Australia.

Five female artists from across Australia respond to the landscape.

Abstract artists Daniela Cristallo, Fleur Stevenson, Jackie Anderson, Liz Wickramasinghe and Madeline Young have each created a series of works that celebrate a specific place or landscape. While these artists all have very different styles, this exhibition will bring them all together in a beautiful abstract landscape exhibition.

The Corner Store Gallery is celebrating our 6th anniversary this August with a Group Exhibition of new work exploring the notion on HOME in the time of Coronavirus lockdowns.

What a strange and unsettling year 2020 has been. Our world was turned upside down due to the Coronavirus epidemic and many of us have experience the most difficult few months of our lives. With forced lockdowns, quarantine and isolation rules, many of us have been spending a lot of time at home. Home means something different to everyone, and we’d like to hear your stories.

Applications care now closed

Applications are now closed.

The TATE defines abstract art as: “Art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead use shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect”.

The Corner Store Gallery has accepted submissions to a new ONLINE Group Exhibition featuring ABSTRACT ART. We have rescheduled some of our upcoming exhibitions due to the Covid 19 pandemic, all upcoming exhibitions will now be online only. Artists were invited to submit ABSTRACT work of any medium, subject or style with a size limit of 1m squared. The exhibition will include the most exciting and original artworks submitted for selection from artists and designers from all over Australia.

PLEASE NOTE: this will be an online exhibition only due to the current crisis.

This exhibition will be held in two locations: GOST, Canberra and The Corner Store Gallery in Orange. The Directors of both galleries have curated a group exhibition of their local artists to send to the other gallery. This opportunity allows artists to engage with new audiences and vice versa for audiences to see new artists.