Contemporary Landscape, Exhibition on view, 1 to 31 May 2026

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Rex-Livingston in Katoomba presents Contemporary Landscape in May 2026, featuring a suite of Katoomba's Narrowneck location by well known Sydney and Hawkesbury artist (& musician), Phil Stallard. 

KATOOMBA WHITE LIMBO (The Narrowneck Suite)

"In this series I am using a Chinese Zen approach to evoke emotion in the works . These paintings are memories of the high places I have explored for many years around Katoomba.

Katoomba land forms have been the subject for many landscape artists. I have used Narrowneck (a narrow rock plateau jutting out into space ) as a subject for these works. 

My Narrowneck is soaked in succulent mist, mist is the medium I have chosen from which improvised abstractions arise.

I climbed the various cliffs around Katoomba in the 70’s and 80’s and I have chosen a place I know intimately for the these works. Last year I returned to Narrowneck and just absorbed it all. Mist for me is allegorical and beautiful, the works are laden with memories of sandstone forms that I know intimately.

These works evoke a sense of space and mystery, I’m trying to imbue each work with gentleness and peace - like a haiku."  Phil Stallard, March 2026.

The exhibition is accompanied by a selection from our gallery artists & consignment artists including; Judi Moss, Margarita Georgiadis, Katya Petetskaya, 

j.b. Moran-Dias, David R Hill, Rob Davis, Jude Rose, Karen I. Vernon, Josh Bullen, David Asher Brook , Mona Zhang, Michael Conquest & 2026 Archibald finalist - Nick Stathopoulos.