Kate Stevens DOWN AND OUT

New paintings at Civic Art Bureau opening 3pm Saturday 7 November. Until 29.11.26.

This exhibition draws upon people and places from Kate Stevens' own life, plus film stills and photographs that resonate with her.

"When i was young and feeling low about the state of the world, I used to write mental lists of little moments of beauty in life and art, to remind me to remain hopeful. In the times we are currently living through, it feels right to revisit this approach once more." - KS

Kate Stevens has shown in many group and solo exhibitions including at Sydney Contemporary and the Canberra Contemporary Art Space. In 2021 she received the Evelyn Chapman Art Award. Her paintings are held in the collections of Artbank, ACT Legislative Assembly, ACT Health, Canberra Museum and Gallery and numerous private collections. She has won the prestigious Portia Geach Memorial Award for portraiture twice.

In February 2025 Kate exhibited in ELEGY with Lizzie Hall at Civic Art Bureau. During April 2026 her portrait of Zomi Frankcom was shown in the Bureau window to commemorate the second anniversary of Zomi's death. Zomi was an Australian aid worker killed in 2024 by an Israeli drone strike in Gaza.

Kate Stevens is represented by Civic Art Bureau. She lives and works in Braidwood, NSW.

Dionisa Salas A FISTFUL OF LIGHT

New paintings at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery 31.10.26-7.2.26

Dionisia Salas explores in-between states of being, using the material tussle of painting to tap into areas of consciousness, subconsciousness and dream states, to play around in what is reality and what is imagined.

In 2025 she was part of "Tender" at Ngununggula, Bowral NSW, an exhibition celebrating the work of Australian Women Artists. In 2024-25, Salas held two major solo exhibitions "Night Jar" at NAP Contemporary, Mildura, VIC and "Of mouth and mind" at Goulburn Regional Art Gallery. In 2025 she participated in HOT COLD HEAVY LIGHT with Jacqueline Bradley, Ros Lemoh and Merryn Lloyd at Civc Art Bureau.

Dionisia Salas is represented by Civic Art Bureau. She lives and works in Braidwood, NSW.