Featured Artists
Jörg Schmeisser a naturalist and autobiographical printmaker and draughtsman. Jörg Schmeisser was born in Germany in 1942, studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg and settled in Australia in 1976. His work is held by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide and international collections in Europe, Israel and the United States. Jörg died in Canberra June 2012. He exhibited at The Robb Street Gallery in 1991 and the video attached references that exhibition.
Dianne Fogwell has been an exhibiting artist since 1979. She is in the midst of a successful career as a master printmaker, having already produced over 200 editions for prominent Australian artists. Through her long association with the ANU School of Art and her other endeavours, Fogwell is one of the most respected printmakers and artists book practitioners in the country. Her work is represented in national and international collections.
Image: Birdwoman 1989, Media: eggtemera on linen, Size: 32 x 30 cm
Owen Piggott Born: 08 March 1931 Staffordshire, England; Died: 05 July 2015, at Metung, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. An abstract painter and teacher, he has won several awards. His work is represented in state and provincial collections. Owen's work that is available in the stock room is mainly of the Gippsland Lakes area.
Series Water & Sky 1984 Metung
About The Robb Street Gallery
Established by Director Elve Olver in 1987 The Robb Street Gallery is situated on the Mitchell River, at 6 Robb Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia for exhibitions by Australian contemporary artists in various media and covering a range of topics.
Stock Room
The following artists have their work available in the stock room.
Gwen Clarke - Oils
Roberta Elliot - Oils
Dianne Fogwell - paper, canvas, ink and paper
Jochen Kruse - Watercolor
Peter Laverty - Oil on board
Ursula Laverty - Oil and Acrylic on canvas
Owen Piggott - Oil and Watercolour
Hunzia Roman - Acrylic
Jorg Schmeisser - Coloured Etchings and Books
Elisabeth Williams - Pastel on paper
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The website is currently under construction and more artworks will be added in the coming months.