Bundanon

Paul and Tracy Smith have been working professionally alongside each other but with separate careers for over 4 decades.

Paul Smith was a master printmaker and worked with Arthur Boyd as well as many other high profile artists. He now continues his own art practice using wood as his base medium, painting, sculpting and making wooden objects. His painting practice has been about the bush and environments he has lived in.

Tracy Smith has been a finalist in many juried shows including, Salon des Refuses, Adelaide Perry, NSW Parliament Plein Air, Blake Prize (including being represented in the 60 Years of the Blake Prize book), JADA Drawing Awards, Sculpture in the Vineyards and many more. She was Winner of the Fleurieu Peninsula Vistas Prize and has been acquired by d’Arenburg Winery.  Tracy has also held several solo exhibitions including at North Sydney Contemporary Gallery, Punch on King, and Gallery at 28 in Woollhara.

Her practice explores the psychological and physical aspects of existence and the ephemerality of the environment.

In Residence at Bundanon

Bonnard said ‘Inhale the nature, go back to the studio and exhale your art.’

We want to create works that come directly from touching, walking and being in Bundanon. We will have close encounters with the terrain of the Shoalhaven.

We will make deeply felt intuitive artworks, immersive and with authenticity, having grown out of the place that Arthur Boyd so loved.

We anticipate exhibiting these works as part of an ongoing engagement with our local farming and forestry community. Highlighting the fragility of the land and bush and the importance of collaboration and supporting each other and the environment.