Australian Watercolour Institute

01/06/2026

The Australian Watercolour Institute – 102nd Annual Exhibition 1923 - 2026, titled "Moods, Moments, Memores".

Step into a legacy of excellence as the Australian Watercolour Institute (AWI) proudly presents its 102nd Annual Exhibition—a celebration of Australia’s finest watercolour artistry.

📍 Garden Gallery, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
🕙 Open daily from 10:00am – 4:00pm

Discover a strong selection of contemporary and traditional watercolours by leading artists from one of Australia’s longest‑standing watercolour collectives. Set in the Royal Botanic Garden, the exhibition offers a chance to engage closely with the skill, range, and clarity of watercolour practice today.

🗣 Daily Artist Talks at 2:00pm

Gain unique insights into creative processes, techniques, and the stories behind the works from the AWI President David van Nunen OAM and artists themselves. Whether you're an avid collector, practising artist, or simply curious, this is a must-see cultural event in Sydney’s art calendar.

29/04/2026

AWI member Rachel Carroll will co- open her and Ian Dodd's exhibition on Saturday, 2 May 2026, from 2:00–4:00 pm at Rosby Gallery, 122 Strikes Lane, Mudgee, NSW.

For those not local, this exhibition offers a wonderful excuse for a visit to Mudgee and is well worth the trip to see Rachel’s work in this beautiful setting.

IAN DODD & RACHEL CARROLL

This exhibition brings together the sculptural and two-dimensional practices of Ian Dodd and Rachel Carroll, offering a thoughtful dialogue between abstraction, material, and the lived experience of landscape.

Working primarily in stone and wood, Ian Dodd creates tactile, abstract forms that resist fixed interpretation. His sculptures and drawings are shaped by subjective associations rather than logical systems, inviting viewers to move around the work, to look closely, and to form their own meanings. Grounded in traditional craftsmanship, Dodd’s practice values surface, touch, and the quiet intensity of form—art that unsettles certainty while offering moments of personal reflection.

Rachel Carroll’s expressive paintings are deeply informed by place and environmental awareness. With a practice spanning more than two decades, Carroll paints landscapes that endure—bringing the “bush to the city” and encouraging connection to the natural world. Her work, increasingly abstract yet firmly rooted in landscape, reflects years of travelling, camping, and painting on Country across Australia, from the Murray–Darling Basin to Arrernte Country.

Together, Dodd and Carroll present works that ask us to slow down, look again, and reconnect—with material, with place, and with ourselves.

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29/04/2026

AWI member Ochre Lawson’s exhibition, "Charcoal Trees in the Hanging Swamp", opens Saturday, 9 May 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, at Jennings Kerr Gallery, 74-76 Hoddle St, Robertson NSW. We hope you can make this wonderful exhibition.

02/03/2026

Here is an opening of 'Equilibrium: Women in Art 2026', Celebrating International Women's Day, Curated by Rachel Carroll, on Thursday, 5 March 2026, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, at The Schoolhouse, 11 Mount Street, North Sydney. Twenty percent of the proceeds of sales will be donated to Mary’s House Services in North Sydney, assisting women and children escape domestic violence.

01/03/2026

Join Gina Bruce’s exhibition, 'Palace and the Shade Tree', on Thursday, 5 March 2026, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, at Liverpool Street Gallery, 243a Liverpool St, East Sydney 2010. On until the 4th of April.

Left Image : 2025, The palace & the Shade tree Right Image: 2026, Bronte from the right Hut

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01/03/2026

06/02/2026

AWI member Tanya Baily’s exhibition, Rhapsody, opens Saturday, 14 February, 2:00pm - 4:00 pm, at Jennings Kerr, 74-76 Hoddle Street, Robertson NSW 2577. The exhibition runs until 8 March 2026. So worth a visit.

06/02/2026

AWI member Guan Wei’s exhibition, Ark of Time: Myths, opens Saturday, 7 February, at Martin Browne Contemporary, 15 Hampden St, Paddington 2021. The online catalogue can be viewed here: https://martinbrownecontemporary.com/guan-wei-ark-of-time-2026/

06/11/2025

📣 Extended until October 31!

🎨 Postcards from China: An Artistic Odyssey
The 2nd China–Australia Dialogue Exhibition

Due to popular demand, this cross-cultural exhibition has been extended until October 31! Don’t miss your chance to explore over 40 stunning artworks by 10 artists — 5 from the Australian Watercolour Institute and 5 from Guangxi Arts University, China.

Through powerful visual storytelling, these works delve into universal themes of life, time, nature, and the environment, offering a fresh perspective on today’s world through the eyes of a new generation of artists.

📍China Cultural Centre in Sydney
📅 On site now – extended to October 31

✨ Free entry
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Artists include:
OAM (Curator)

06/11/2025

If in the Blue Mountains, NSW, here's a great exhibition coming up by AWI member Rachel Carroll, totled 'After Civil Twilight' on Saturday, 8 November 2025 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, at Rex Livingston Art + Objects, 182 - 184 Katoomba St, Katoomba 2780.