A retrospective of the prominent Australian artist and Glasshouse Mountains resident, Lawrence Daws has opened at the Caloundra Regional Art Gallery.
The Promised Land: The Art of Lawrence Daw, is his first retrospective and the most significant curatorial undertaking by the Caloundra Gallery to date. After Caloundra it will tour Australia for two years. The exhibition features work from each of his extraordinary six decades as a painter.
Aged 82 and still energetically painting, Lawrence had a studio in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, long a haven for prominent Australian artists, including Brett Whiteley, Ian Fairweather, John Olsen, Tim Storrier and Donald Friend. That Beerwah retreat has offered a place of contemplation and the opportunity to explore more than just the visible landscape.
One of Daws’ favourite quotes is by Hermann Hesse, “The true profession of a man is to find his way to himself.” Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s Cultural Heritage and Collections Manager, John Waldron, said through this current retrospective of 50 paintings, diaries and other works, we gain insight into the continuing journey of Daws.
Lawrence’s work is represented in every major Australian public collection, as well as the Tate Gallery, London; The Victoria and Albert Museum; The National Gallery of Beijing and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
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