EXHIBITION DATES: 13 February – 11 April, 2026
OFFICIAL OPENING: Friday 13 February, 6pm
COST: Free

Exhibiting Artists

• G.W. Bot
• Craig Cameron
• Cecile Galiazzo
• Lizzie Hall
• John Pratt

Details

Having first crossed paths in the late 1990s at the Canberra School of Art Printmaking Workshop—as teachers, colleagues and students—these highly regarded printmakers are celebrated for their innovative, boundary-pushing practices. They share a deep foundation in the relationship between material and mark-making. While printmaking remains their anchor, each artist extends its traditions by taking a single strand or idea and pushing it beyond expected limits. In this exhibition, those strands intertwine: etching plates and woodblocks become artworks, metal becomes drawing, and repetition transforms into a powerful methodology.

The Long Look is an act of love as much as it is an exhibition. It references a deep and considered view that is needed in uncertain times, when facing uncertain futures. These old friends have come together to celebrate making art and being with each other. Many of these ideas in this exhibition, represented by wood, metal and paper, are a distillation of years of observing and inhabiting places; the natural landscape that we both reside in and carry with us, and the internal landscapes of myth and memory. The work is a reflection of the artists’ friendships, so in this sense, it is a conversation that does not require interpretation or explanation.

About the Artists

GW Bot studied in London, Paris and Australia, graduating from the Australian National University in 1982. She has been a full-time artist since 1985 and her works are held in collections nationally and internationally. The prints, drawings, paintings and sculptures of GW Bot engage with the environment in a topographic and metaphysical sense, and can be interpreted as an allegory for a person’s passage through life.

Craig Cameron is an artist practicing from his studio at Cowsnest in the Bega Valley. He studied Printmaking at the ANU from 1997-2000. He uses various surfaces to paint  and draw on, sometimes using electric grinder and sander on metal surfaces, for this exhibition he is painting on aluminium composite with oil sticks and oil pastel.

Cecile Galiazzo attended the ANU printmaking Workshop from 1997-2000. Her work is inspired by the return to meaningful places repeatedly over time. Over many decades the Shoalhaven River has become a place where children were raised and relationships formed. Later Galiazzo spent extended periods of time living in Mbantua/Alice Springs – where her grandchildren were born. Now she feels that the Desert and River exist for her side by side. This new body of work is bookended by the death of two great friends – commencing in 2018 in the Northern Territory and completed 7 years later by the Shoalhaven. This work has been a long meditation and was finally birthed in the presence of death.

Lizzie Hall works in painting and installation. She attended the ANU Printmaking Workshop from 1997-2000 which has informed her approach to working with the inherent qualities of different materials, and the use of multiples to create installations. Her imagery is mined from a life full of books. She lives in Braidwood, NSW.

Graphic artist John Pratt has worked in a range of contexts from remand centres to workshops at the National Gallery of Australia however central to his practice has been working in the Printmedia and Drawing Studio at the ANU. The collective experience of working with other artists there has extended and enriched his research and understanding. Media engagement has ranged from etching, woodcut and artist’s books through to projections in Public Space. In each case our relationship to the built and natural environment has been a key focus of enquiry – ‘The Long Look’ is a further extension of that investigation.