Autumn at Tweed Regional Gallery

TWEED Regional Gallery has launched its autumn program, opening three new exhibitions for 2025.

The exhibits will showcase works by Gadigal/Sydney-based artist Minghua Xiang and two regional artists, Zion Levy Stewart and Dawn Walker.

Xiang was the recipient of the Tweed Regional Gallery’s National Art School (NAS) Master of Fine Art (Painting) Residency Award in 2024, an ongoing partnership that supports emerging artists in celebration of Margaret Olley’s legacy as a NAS alumna and a supporter of rising creatives.

His solo exhibition, Finding Harmony in Hope, results from his residency at the Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence Studio last year.

Tweed Regional Gallery director Ingrid Hedgcock said the event will showcase the nexus between artist, practice and lived experience.

“We are delighted to showcase the work of these immensely talented artists who explore elements of life and connection in their own unique ways,” Hedgcock said.

The gallery’s regional artist showcase includes Stewart and Walker launching solo exhibitions at the opening event.

Stewart is an artist with Up syndrome (generally called Down syndrome) and is known for his joyful personality and infectious zest for life, chronicled through his art.

For the past 25 years, he has been drawing and painting every day. His series of vibrant acrylic paintings, Life is Art, celebrates works that espouse the intrinsic link between the artist’s life, creative work and the symbiotic relationship between the two.

Walker’s exhibition, Porcelain Places, presents a new body of work that builds upon her exhibited pieces in the gallery’s 2022 and 2024 WAA. Exploring the popular appeal of souvenirs from the Tweed and its surrounds, her works evoke a sense of nostalgia while presenting a new meaning for each of the antique souvenirs.

Both exhibitions are Tweed Regional Gallery initiatives and outcomes of the PLATFORM program.

For information and opening hours, visit gallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au.