COWARR ART SPACE — 2730 Traralgon–Maffra Road, Cowwarr. Phone 03 5148 9321. LINK

Margaret McIntosh, Other People's Houses

"I am interested in the spaces we occupy, particularly, domestic spaces.  I like the narrative that occurs in them and how such familiar elements such as windows and fences for example imply things outside of what the viewer sees.  They seem to invite us into realms which we can only regard from a distance or at times separate..." Until 30 Aug.

Image: Margaret McIntosh, When I First Met Your Ma 2010 oil on plywood 60x64cm.

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McCubbin: Last Impressions 1907-17 (A National Gallery of Australia Exhibition)

Frederick McCubbin is one of the foremost Australian Impressionists, most well known for his images of the bush. This exhibition traces the radical changes in his work after he viewed the works of the European masters JMW Turner and Claude Monet in London. The exhibition features works from all the major galleries in Australia in addition to rarely publicly displayed works from private collections. Until 25 Jul.

Image: Frederick McCubbin, Summer evening (detail) c1908; oil on canvas board; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1979.