Song of earth and sea: Shay docking 1955-1996

March 22 2013 — May 12 2013

Shay Docking, Fortressed Cliff and City, 1972, pastel and acrylic on hardboard, 77.5 x 94.6 cm, University of Newcastle Art Collection
Shay Docking, Fortressed Cliff and City, 1972, pastel and acrylic on hardboard, 77.5 x 94.6 cm, University of Newcastle Art Collection

Explore the majestic world of Australian landscapes through the eyes one of its foremost artists, Shay Docking.

Songs of Earth and Sea curated by Macquarie University’s Rhonda Davis and Leonard Janiszewski, reflects the way Docking represented nature and landscape as instrinsically linked to our evolving natural identity. Her unique vision, coupled with her intense study of volcanoes and angaphora trees, offers new readings of the Australian environment.