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Insights from a man of the earth

Insights from a man of the earth

A review of Milton Moon’s book A Potter’s Pilgrimage, launched in Sydney in conjunction with an exhibition of Milton Moon’s pottery at the Peter Pinson Gallery in June 2010. read more…

Andrew Frost
The Sydney Morning Herald
2-4 April 2010


Peter Pinson: Opening address for the Survey Exhibition “John Conway. A Humble Metaphysical Presence”

Peter Pinson: Opening address for the Survey Exhibition “John Conway. A Humble Metaphysical Presence”

No people appear on John’s paintings - his is a world of curious objects. The colours are beguiling, but there is an undertone of disquiet and apprehension. The scenes in John Conway’s paintings are intriguing and compelling and convincing, but they still leave us feeling uneasy and apprehensive. read more…

Wollongong City Gallery
Saturday 5 March 2010


Margaret Woodward: Opening address for the exhibition “John Passmore: Unseen Musings, Ideas, Studies”

Margaret Woodward: Opening address for the exhibition “John Passmore: Unseen Musings, Ideas, Studies”

I’ll start by giving you a picture of John Passmore - “Passy” - when I knew him (as a teacher and a friend). read more…

Peter Pinson Gallery, Woollahra
Saturday 10 April 2010


Field Notes

Field Notes

The Field, an exhibition of abstract Australian art which opened in August 1968 at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), was a major blip in the seismic chart of local art history. Even more than four decades later, The Field remains one of those earth shattering historical moments that anyone with even a passing interest in Australian art is meant to be familiar with. read more…

Art Guide Australia
September/October 2009


Wit and Wonder: the ceramic practice of Bernard Sahm

Wit and Wonder: the ceramic practice of Bernard Sahm

Bernard Sahm’s ceramic practice embraces 55 years of great change in Australian society and in the Australian art environment. A retrospective exhibition of this significant ceramic artist, has both a personal and a social dimension. read more…

Craft Australia
June 2007


Shapes of purity and reality: an interview with Bert Flugelman

Shapes of purity and reality: an interview with Bert Flugelman

This self-professed “slow learner” is a very high achiever. Sitting in his studio on an early autumn afternoon was indeed a privilege as we turned back the years to look at his long life as an artist and iconic sculptor, his passions and influences. read more…

Art Monthly Australia
March 2009


Flugelman constructs realism of ideas

Flugelman constructs realism of ideas

Like an aging pop star who is booed off stage when he proceeds beyond the familiar repertoire of evergreen favourites, to which the audience can sing along, when we go into a well-known veteran sculptor’s exhibition we expect to see more of what we have seen before and we are wary of unexpected change. read more…

The Canberra Times
14 March 2009


Nancy Borlase AM: Expressive Abstraction 1960-1968

Nancy Borlase AM: Expressive Abstraction 1960-1968

A group of paintings created by the distinguished Sydney artist Nancy Borlase in the 1960s has gone on display at the Peter Pinson Gallery. read more…

Daily Telegraph
4 February 2009


Nancy Borlase - Expressive Abstraction 1960-1968

Nancy Borlase - Expressive Abstraction 1960-1968

Exhibition Catalogue
Text: Peter Pinson

Available through the Peter Pinson Gallery.


Peter Coleman: Opening address for the exhibition “Nancy Borlase. Expressive Abstraction 1960-1968”

Peter Coleman: Opening address for the exhibition “Nancy Borlase. Expressive Abstraction 1960-1968”

The late Jack Lynn - an old friend and collaborator - would sometimes say that to get ahead in the art world it is important not go be too independent or too adventurous or too avant garde or too unpredictable. read more…


Expressionist Legacy Lives On

Expressionist Legacy Lives On

“…no other Australian artist had comparable contact with the abstract expressionist movement in America and Borlase then went on to develop her own distinct form of abstract painting.” read more…

The Mosman Daily - LIFESTYLE - ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
04 February 2009


Carving a Sculptor’s Legacy in Stainless Steel

Carving a Sculptor’s Legacy in Stainless Steel

His stainless-steel sculptures have dotted the country’s cityscapes for decades, earning him a reputation as one of Australia’s best-known sculptors. read more…

Australian Jewish News
19 December 2008


Book Celebrates Bert’s Brilliance

Book Celebrates Bert’s Brilliance

“Bert is Australia’s greatest senior generation contemporary sculptor,” Dr Pinson said. “He has been a dynamic figure in the Australian sculpture scene since the 1960s, and his work has never been better. He is now 85 and his work is still absolutely cutting edge.” read more…

University of Wollongong Alumni Magazine
December 2008