The Language of Laws

A deep insight into the extraordinary making of one of the Sunshine Coast’s favourite contemporary Australian artists, Judith Laws. With works drawn from private and public collections, this exhibition examines the depth and breadth of Laws’ art. Follow her visual exploration from early works of people, places and discoveries while travelling with life partner Rex Backhaus-Smith, to her love of impressionism, abstraction and colour.

Laws has always painted from her imagination and, as her making evolved, her works became less subject or medium-bound. She experimented with different mediums, never settling on one, and her practice flows through acrylic, watercolour, mixed media and collage, oil sticks, pastels and inks. As Laws notes, she is passionate about painting and all aspects of art. Her work invites the viewer to delve into and become one with the art.

Gallery hours: Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 4pm and Saturday to Sunday, 10am to 2pm. Closed public holidays.

Image: Judith Laws | Tilt | 2021 | mixed media | 101 x 101cm. Image courtesy of the artist and CoolArt Gallery.