Nora Heysen Website: Light and Life
http://carrickhill.sa.gov.au/exhibitions/noraheysen/
South Australian artist Nora Heysen (1911 – 2003) is considered one of the outstanding Australian women artists of the twentieth century.
She grew up at The Cedars near the Adelaide Hills town of Hahndorf and was deeply influenced by her father, the well-known landscape painter Hans Heysen.
Exhibition: Spectacular Tree Stories - Photographic Exhibition
3 August - 13 November 2011
Everyone has a tree story in their past or present marking an incident or important moment. Carrick Hill has a hundred acres (40 hectares) of trees and many fascinating stories to tell but the most urgent is the battle between the endangered indigenous Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa) and the feral olive that infests the hillside.
Other features of the exhibition are Linda Catchlove’s whimsical botanical watercolours of ‘trees and their critters’ and a remarkable road trip involving artist Jeff Mincham AM and Mick Bradley, photographer, capturing seven trees with spectacular stories in South Australia.
The book “Australia’s Remarkable Trees” by Richard Allen and Kimbal Baker is available during the exhibition depicting an exploration of the extraordinary lives of fifty of Australia’s oldest, largest and most unusual trees. Richly illustrated with over 500 photographs, writer Richard Allen and photographer Kimbal Baker travelled over 60 000 kilometres across Australia to photograph trees and tell their stories.
Exhibition: Carrick Hill Home Show
December 2011 - April 2012
The guest wing of Carrick Hill will be set back in place for the summer season for visitors to enjoy the guest bedrooms and their stylish 1940s decor. The working life of the house will be presented explaining the role of the servants
in post-war Australia.
Exhibition: Russell Drysdale Drawings
April 2012 - June 2012
The Exhibition curated by Mr Lou Klepac celebrates the centenary of this major 20th Century Australian artist, the exhibition will present over fifty works presenting Drysdale's draftsmanship and ability to capture the essence and character of Australians and their environments. The Exhibition will open in Sydney, travel to Carrick Hill for the months of April to June and then travel to the Mornington Peninsula.
Please note that the Exhibition space is located on the first floor of Carrick Hill Historic House and access is via stairs only.