Australian Watercolour Institute

Australian Watercolour Institute The Australian Watercolour Institute is Australia’s oldest and most prestigious watercolour society with a national and international membership. E. Minns, A.J.

The Australian Watercolour Institute is Australia’s oldest and most prestigious watercolour society with a national and international membership comprising the most eminent artists in Australia, England, Scotland, China and America. It was on Tuesday, 21st August 1923, that the Australian Watercolour Institute was born. The venue was 50 Young Street, Sydney. Six artists, B. Daplyn, C.E.S. Tindall,

Martin Stainforth, J.A. Bennett, , and A.H. Fullwood, were the initial members of the newly-formed Institute. Their stated aim was to encourage the practice of watercolour, as well as to promote the appreciation and ownership of watercolour paintings. These six artists were fine exponents of the medium, who recognised the need to establish a body consecrated exclusively to watercolour. Subsequently, another eight artists were invited to join the Australian Watercolour Institute as foundation members, notably Albert Collins, John Eldershaw, Harold Herbert, Syd Long, M.J. McNally, H. Septimus Power, J.W. Tristram and Blamire Young. Under the presidency of B.E. Minns, and with the ground rules in place, eleven of the fourteen foundation members and thirty-two non-members showed together at the Australian Watercolour Institute’s first exhibition at Anthony Horderns’ Art Gallery in March 1924. This inaugural exhibition established a format for subsequent AWI exhibitions, which embrace a variety of styles and subject matter. The works of non-members were selected, exhibited and reviewed. New members were recruited from these exhibitions, often only after several shows, with a view to maintaining the highest possible standards. This selective process remains in place.

AWI member Rachel Carroll will co- open her and Ian Dodd's exhibition on Saturday, 2 May 2026, from 2:00–4:00 pm at Rosb...
29/04/2026

AWI member Rachel Carroll will co- open her and Ian Dodd's exhibition on Saturday, 2 May 2026, from 2:00–4:00 pm at Rosby Gallery, 122 Strikes Lane, Mudgee, NSW.

For those not local, this exhibition offers a wonderful excuse for a visit to Mudgee and is well worth the trip to see Rachel’s work in this beautiful setting.

IAN DODD & RACHEL CARROLL

This exhibition brings together the sculptural and two-dimensional practices of Ian Dodd and Rachel Carroll, offering a thoughtful dialogue between abstraction, material, and the lived experience of landscape.

Working primarily in stone and wood, Ian Dodd creates tactile, abstract forms that resist fixed interpretation. His sculptures and drawings are shaped by subjective associations rather than logical systems, inviting viewers to move around the work, to look closely, and to form their own meanings. Grounded in traditional craftsmanship, Dodd’s practice values surface, touch, and the quiet intensity of form—art that unsettles certainty while offering moments of personal reflection.

Rachel Carroll’s expressive paintings are deeply informed by place and environmental awareness. With a practice spanning more than two decades, Carroll paints landscapes that endure—bringing the “bush to the city” and encouraging connection to the natural world. Her work, increasingly abstract yet firmly rooted in landscape, reflects years of travelling, camping, and painting on Country across Australia, from the Murray–Darling Basin to Arrernte Country.

Together, Dodd and Carroll present works that ask us to slow down, look again, and reconnect—with material, with place, and with ourselves.

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AWI member Ochre Lawson’s exhibition, "Charcoal Trees in the Hanging Swamp", opens Saturday, 9 May 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:00 ...
29/04/2026

AWI member Ochre Lawson’s exhibition, "Charcoal Trees in the Hanging Swamp", opens Saturday, 9 May 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, at Jennings Kerr Gallery, 74-76 Hoddle St, Robertson NSW. We hope you can make this wonderful exhibition.

Here is an opening of 'Equilibrium: Women in Art 2026', Celebrating International Women's Day, Curated by Rachel Carroll...
02/03/2026

Here is an opening of 'Equilibrium: Women in Art 2026', Celebrating International Women's Day, Curated by Rachel Carroll, on Thursday, 5 March 2026, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, at The Schoolhouse, 11 Mount Street, North Sydney. Twenty percent of the proceeds of sales will be donated to Mary’s House Services in North Sydney, assisting women and children escape domestic violence.

Join Gina Bruce’s exhibition, 'Palace and the Shade Tree', on Thursday, 5 March 2026, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, at Liverpool St...
01/03/2026

Join Gina Bruce’s exhibition, 'Palace and the Shade Tree', on Thursday, 5 March 2026, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, at Liverpool Street Gallery, 243a Liverpool St, East Sydney 2010. On until the 4th of April.

Left Image : 2025, The palace & the Shade tree Right Image: 2026, Bronte from the right Hut

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01/03/2026
AWI member Tanya Baily’s exhibition, Rhapsody, opens Saturday, 14 February, 2:00pm - 4:00 pm, at Jennings Kerr, 74-76 Ho...
06/02/2026

AWI member Tanya Baily’s exhibition, Rhapsody, opens Saturday, 14 February, 2:00pm - 4:00 pm, at Jennings Kerr, 74-76 Hoddle Street, Robertson NSW 2577. The exhibition runs until 8 March 2026. So worth a visit.

📣 Extended until October 31!🎨 Postcards from China: An Artistic OdysseyThe 2nd China–Australia Dialogue ExhibitionDue to...
06/11/2025

📣 Extended until October 31!

🎨 Postcards from China: An Artistic Odyssey
The 2nd China–Australia Dialogue Exhibition

Due to popular demand, this cross-cultural exhibition has been extended until October 31! Don’t miss your chance to explore over 40 stunning artworks by 10 artists — 5 from the Australian Watercolour Institute and 5 from Guangxi Arts University, China.

Through powerful visual storytelling, these works delve into universal themes of life, time, nature, and the environment, offering a fresh perspective on today’s world through the eyes of a new generation of artists.

📍China Cultural Centre in Sydney
📅 On site now – extended to October 31

✨ Free entry
📸 Tag your visit:



Artists include:
OAM (Curator)



If in the Blue Mountains, NSW, here's a great exhibition coming up by AWI member Rachel Carroll, totled 'After Civil Twi...
06/11/2025

If in the Blue Mountains, NSW, here's a great exhibition coming up by AWI member Rachel Carroll, totled 'After Civil Twilight' on Saturday, 8 November 2025 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, at Rex Livingston Art + Objects, 182 - 184 Katoomba St, Katoomba 2780.




A wonderful exhibition is coming to Sydney by one of our newest AWI members, Anna Glynn: Worlds Within ooening Saturday ...
05/11/2025

A wonderful exhibition is coming to Sydney by one of our newest AWI members, Anna Glynn: Worlds Within ooening Saturday 22 of November 2025 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, at Frances Keevil at Studio W, 6 Bourke St, Woolloomooloo. The exhibition runs from 19 November until 30 November.

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