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15/10/2026

“We’re kind of saturated by images, especially online. Painting gives me a way to investigate these images and slow them down”.

Studio Forum #4 has just launched! Read the full text about Mythra Schwartz on the website, you can find the link in our bio.

For those who have joined the mailing list, you will find the full issue in your inboxes now!

14/10/2026

Last days of BLOSSOM SPRINGS
A group exhibition of botanically inspired works celebrating the arrival of Spring
🌸 closes Saturday 17th October 2026

A delight to present the colour and energy of Spring through these sensuous paintings and photographs. We bring you in up close to the works through these detail shots to give a digital glimpse of the materiality and nuance made by the artists, but urge you to see the works for yourself!

Featuring Elsa Thorp’s black and white photographic works alongside luscious colours of plants, landscapes and creatures of seasonal bloom by local Naarm artists and First Nations artists from the Barkly Region NT, courtesy of Barkly Regional Arts and Arlpwe Arts & Culture.

Artists:
Ada Beasley Barkly Regional Arts
Alana Kennedy Alana Kennedy
Denise Bonney Barkly Regional Arts
Elsa Thorp Elsa Thorp
Greg Elms Greg Elms
Julie Beasley Barkly Regional Arts
Carlo Golin Carlo Golin
Martha Poulson Nakamarra arlpwe art and culture centre
Michelle Yuan Fitz-Gerald 云
Pammy Foster Barkly Regional Arts
Roger Byrt
Tara Stubley Tara Stubley
Valerie Nelson Nakamarra arlpwe art and culture centre

There are still a few places left to join Elsa Thorp’s special Life Drawing performance in the gallery:
• Life Drawing & Botanical Art
Thursday 15th October from 6.30pm
Bookings essential, link in bio

Browse artworks online and we welcome your enquiries 🌼

08/10/2026

SAVE THE DATE + ON ABC TV TONIGHT

Chapman & Bailey are delighted to present new work by Emma Stuart in her upcoming solo exhibition:

Emma Stuart
TEMPUS: Works on Paper
24 October – 7 November 2026

Opening celebration Saturday 24 October 3.30 - 5.30pm.
All welcome.

“Time asks something of us.
These works began with the aftermath of the fires of summer 2025/26, when the grass trees flowered in extraordinary numbers—an ancient chorus rising from scorched ground. They are paintings of renewal, but also of attention: an attempt to stay with a place long enough for it to reveal itself.
Working across paper, I return to the same landscapes repeatedly. Each painting begins with looking but gradually becomes an act of listening. Edges dissolve, weather shifts, and the distance between observer and landscape becomes less certain
Tempus is a meditation on time—not measured by clocks, but by textures of trust. It suggests that belonging is not something we find, but something that slowly emerges through sustained attention.”

Browse artworks online or request a preview, link in bio

Watch Emma Stuart and hear more about the country that inspires her on “Back Roads: Grampians, Vic” on ABC TV Thursday, 8 October at 8pm

Emma shares: “It was such a delight to be featured in the Season 12 finale of ABC’s Back Roads, alongside my little boy Redmond, and to have my work included both as an author-illustrator and landscape painter.
The episode celebrates Gariwerd / the Grampians and the people who live and work in this beautiful part of Western Victoria, so it felt especially meaningful to be able to share a little of my own creative life here.

It also comes at a lovely time in the lead-up to my next exhibition, TEMPUS — Emma Stuart: Works on Paper, opening 24 October at cbOne Gallery, Chapman & Bailey, Abbotsford.

Back Roads: Grampians, VIC officially airs this Thursday, 8 October at 8pm on ABC TV, and is also available on ABC iview.”

Stream Back Roads Season 12 now on ABC iview or Thursdays 8pm on ABC TV.

Emma Kathryn Stuart

02/10/2026

Come in from the rain for bright Spring abundance in the gallery. 🌿🌧️

Join us for opening celebration tomorrow
Saturday 3 October from 3.30pm

Blossom Springs: A group exhibition of botanically inspired works celebrating the arrival of Spring
3 – 17 October 2026

Artists:
Ada Beasley, Alana Kennedy, Denise Bonney, Elsa Thorp, Greg Elms, Julie Beasley, Carlo Golin, Martha Poulson Nakamarra, Michelle Yuan Fitz-Gerald, Pammy Foster, Roger Byrt and Tara Stubley

Our exhibition for Spring 2026 starts with the gallery as a creative space.
On the Equinox, artist and life model Elsa Thorp held a drawing session in the gallery, inviting artists to respond to her as she posed amongst her botanic sculpture, the body mingling with plants. The installation remains on show accompanied with artworks celebrating Spring’s renewal of nature and the ways we envision it.
Featuring Elsa Thorp’s black and white photographic works alongside luscious colours of plants, landscapes and creatures of seasonal bloom by local Naarm artists and First Nations artists from the Barkly Region NT, courtesy to Barkly Regional Arts and arlpwe art and culture centre
Blossom Springs invites you to get amongst the flowers and the harvest for some Spring revelry.

Join the next drawing session on Thursday 15th October, bookings essential

Full list of works online cb-onegallery.com

Get in touch for any enquiries

01/10/2026

Mark Chapman takes us through the origin story of Chapman and Bailey’s sustainably sourced and crafted stretcher bars.

We started making stretchers in the early 1990’s, when they were generally made using imported timbers harvested from old growth forests—ecosystems which have developed over long periods of time without disturbance.

Our goal was to create high quality, affordable stretches using sustainable practices and materials. We use a timber called Araucaria, which is plantation grown in QLD.

Further, we use timber wedges made of scrap materials rather than using plastic, because who doesn’t want less plastic in the world?

29/09/2026

GALLERY OPENING: Join us for some Spring revelry on Saturday 3 October 3.30 – 5.30pm
All welcome 🌞

Blossom Springs: A group exhibition of botanically inspired works celebrating the arrival of Spring

Exhibition dates: 3 – 17 October 2026

Our exhibition for Spring 2026 starts with the gallery as a creative space.

On the Equinox, artist and life model Elsa Thorp held a drawing session in the gallery, inviting artists to respond to her as she posed amongst her botanic sculpture, the body mingling with plants. The installation remains on show accompanied with artworks celebrating Spring’s renewal of nature and the ways we envision it.

Featuring black and white photographic works of Elsa Thorp alongside luscious colours of plants, landscapes and creatures of seasonal bloom by local Naarm artists and First Nations artists from the Barkly Region NT.

Blossom Springs invites you to get amongst the flowers and the harvest for some Spring revelry.

Get in touch to RSVP and receive preview of artworks.

Artists in order of images above:
Tara Stubley, Ada Beasley, Michelle Yuan Fitz-Gerald, Denise Bonney, Roger Byrt, Pammy Foster, Greg Elms, Martha Poulson Nakamarra, Alana Kennedy, Carlo Golin, Julie Beasley and Elsa Thorp.

28/09/2026

Ying has been busy netting some ornate frames. It is a rare, traditional process that is not seen much these days⚜️It involves adhering netting to prepared frames before they are gilded. It's a tedious method which often requires revisions, all worth it for that final luxurious, chain mail-esque look!

17/09/2026

"Life doesn't have to be closed in. Mystery is not something to turn away from. Mystery is something to turn into."
We had a visit from recently, where chatted spirituality, connecting to the invisible and the versatility and aliveness of paints.
Join the Studio Forum mailing list on our website to get the full interview straight to your inbox! This issue also includes words by Lascaux owner Barbara Diethelm, a Melbourne "Whats On" guide and more!

15/09/2026

Incredible water colour & ink work by on Belle Arti paper canvas. This unique base is made up of both paper and canvas, allowing artists to create large scale watercolour paintings—with lower risk of sagging, buckling & wrinkling—which can then be stretched. Currently, this product is on sale! 25% off in store and 15% off website prices.
Now's the time to try it out...

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	10:30am - 3pm

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