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New Exhibition!!

Leon Pericles Retrospective, 1969 - 2002
33 Years of Printmaking
June 2002

An exhibition of selected hand made print works by Leon Pericles. This will comprise approximately 100 works spanning a period of 33 years. ...more

Three venues in 2002...

New Artworks online

.Full names of new images posted in the Etchings section. Click to enlarge.

About the Retrospective

An exhibition of selected hand made print works by Leon Pericles. This will comprise approximately 100 works spanning a period of 33 years. The collection will consist of approximately 50% of works which are out of edition and 50% which are currently available . Offering some rare out of edition prints from the artists; private collection. The selection from an extensive body of work will ensure this collection represents an important body of work. Each print will be framed using archival boards and professional framing standard. The exhibition is curated by Moira Pericles.

Launch of a book

Marking the exhibition is a beautifully designed and produced 52 page soft cover book with dust jacket and approximately 70 colour plates carefully selected to represent the handmade print works of Leon Pericles over his life as an artist. The brief biographical text contributed by Moira Pericles provides a warm account of the artist¹s life looking at the events and circumstances which spawned the body of work. The foreword by renowned Widjimorphup art critic Hugh J¹Eegeau adds an insight into Leons work in a style befitting the artists¹ proclivity for satire and whimsy.

Perth Exhibition

The venue for the Perth exhibition is in the foyer of the Central Park building in St. George¹s Tce, opening to the public on Monday 24th June 2002. The exhibition will end on Friday, 5th July 2002 An invitation only opening will be held and further information about this can be received by contacting the Pericles Studios:

• email: penandpaint@echidna.id.au
• tel/fax : 08 9272 2273

Broome & South West Exhibition

In July/August the exhibition will be on show at the Monsoon Gallery in Broome between 24th July and 6th August 2002. The exhibition will then be moved to the new gallery at Xanadu Winery in Margaret River November as part of the Margaret River Wine Festival. It will be on exhibition from 4th November to 31st Dec 2002.

Please contact Pericles Studios for information regarding the openings for these exhibitions.

• email: penandpaint@echidna.id.au
• tel/fax : 08 9272 2273