Max Angus

In 2006 The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery held a retrospective exhibition of this well known Tasmanian icon.  The works we have in the gallery are all recently painted by this 96 year young artist.  A real gentleman, amusing, considerate and a splendid artist.  He was one of the first artists to exhibit in our gallery forty years ago with its inaugural exhibition and was guest speaker at our fortieth Birthday celebration last year.. We have been lucky and acquired two works from his Lake Pedder series ( featured in his book called "Lake Pedder").  We have a range of fine water colours s and oils from this Tasmanian icon.

Matthew Armstrong

Glover Prize Winner 2009.  This popular artist is very much in demand.  The work featured below was destined for the Glover Prize 2010, but was not completed for the submission date. See recent show.

Matthew Armstrong "The Domain"  167.5x107 Oil on linen.  $8,000

Jonathan Barnard

2010 Glover Finalist.  Described by Clyde Selby, art reviewer for the Mercury as "one of the most underrated landscape artists in Tasmania is Jonathan Barnard. Timeless and rugged terrains untrammeled by human occupation are his mileu..." January 2010

Elizabeth Barsham

Chris Bennett

Contemporary, challenging...  Chris likes portraying people just before or just after something has happened... he captures that moment which is that personal reflective space. We have had one landscape, which was quickly snapped up.  We have two works in stock, which have recently arrived.

Chis Bennett "Telephone" Oil on canvas.  120x90.  $2,900

Dallas Bromley

Robyn-Mary Calvert

Robyn-Mary is well known for her ceramics. 

Katherine Cooper

Katherine has just has her first and very successful inaugral exhibition at this gallery. A respected and talent natural wildlife artist, her award winning works are sought after.  We had an overbooked preview dinner and people came from far and near to view the her exhibition "Moments of Observation". 

Keith Climpson

2009 Glover Finalist and Salamanca Islington Art Prize finalist, Keith is becoming well known for his interesting impressionist landscapes. Often working on photographic paper, this artist is creating a well deserved niche for himself.

Jacqueline Fowler
Jacqueline is a member of the Twenty Melbourne Artists Society, started by Max Meldrum in 1918.  She is a tonal impressionist who paints in oils and pastels.  Jacqueline grew up with Japanese wall hangings \, china and art and each vase pictured comes from her private collection.  Her work has been well received at the Gallery and her first solo show is scheduled for this year..

Jacqueline Fowler "Blossoms with Imari Vase" 90x90cms $7,000

Roland Gabatel

Rolands' work is featured around Tasmania. We have two works in stock, the beautiful waterfall image.  This work, in solid Huon pine is called "

Roland Gabatel "Encounter"  62x34x27 Huon Pine.  $3,500

Adrian Lockhart

Gillian Lojek

Gillian is very popular.  She was a finalist in the Islington Salamanca Art Prize, Wrest Point Art Awards and People's Choice at the Royal Hobart Art Show.  She has a Honours Degree in Graphic Design.

Gillian Lojek. "Wild Water" 92x92 Acrylic on canvas. $1,750

John Lownds

His work is held in various private collections, in all Australian States and in private collections in California and Houston, Texas, U.S.A.  He held his inaugural show at the Salamanca Collection in 2008, and in the same year won first prize in the Artery Art on Show exhibition at the Royal Hobart Show.  He has a solo exhibition opening on 5 March "Coastal Meanderings" and the work is bright, bold and beautifully executed.

Andrew McIlroy

Andrew McIlroy has completed studies with Melbourne, Monash and Swinburne Universities and the Julian Ashton Art School. He has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions in Australia and the USA. In 2006 McIlroy was a finalist in the ANL Maritime Art Prize, the North Sydney Art Prize and he was selected for the Landcom International Artists Project. In 2008 he was a finalist in the Kings School Art Prize, Sydney. After two acclaimed sell-out exhibitions in 2007 and 2009 McIlroy embarks on his third Melbourne solo show.  He is represented by The Salamanca Collection in Tasmania. For an interview with the artist, click here Andrew McIlroy: Artist:artsHub.com.au | The Australian Arts Portal

Jerzy Michalski

Jerzy Michalski is a very talented Tasmanian-based painter who exhibits regularly at The Salamanca Collection. Jerzy’s works often reflect the themes of some of his most popular subjects - interiors and the man-made landscape. Born in Gorzow in 1949, Jerzy was academically trained in his home country. In 1977, he completed a Masters in Fine Art Painting. In 1985, he was awarded a doctorate in Fine Art Painting and became the Head of the Drawing Studio at the Polish Academy of Fine Art, and in 1991 was made Associate Professor in Fine Arts-Painting at the Fine Art Academy. He has lived in Tasmania since late 1992.

We currently have three works in stock. Click here to view

Jerzy Michalski "Study for Lawyer"  Oil on Belgian Linen.  36x41 $2,350

Amanda Parer

Amanda Parer is a versatile artist who is gaining a strong following.  She selected in the Directors Cut and a finalist in 2009 in the Blake Prize, and a 2008 Glover Prize Finalist, Her works are interesting, challenging and eclectic. Coming from an artistic family (the great grand niece of Damien Parer, who won the first Oscar for his documentary of the battle of Kokoda and niece to David Parer, producer of wildlife documentaries) Amanda is sure to go far...,

Amanda Parer "Tamar Valley Dreaming" 120x180cm Oil and Gold Leaf on Canvas. $4,850 (gold leaf signifies spirituality - man across landscape is our stewardship and the suit represents business and we are asleep / unaware)

Philip Perides

Chen Ping

Chen Ping has an exhibition opening in New York in March and works in Singapore and Beijing.  He is building an international reputation for himself. We currently have in stock works from his last show "Revisit", which is Salamanca at night.  This is a theme he last visited in 2004, some of the works from that show selling at almost double there original 2004 price in 2009.   We have the following new works in stock...

Chen Ping  "Party"  120x150.  POA

Chen Ping  "Dialogue"  120x150.  POA

Eva Schultz

Eva has no formal art training although has architectural and drawing qualifications.  Her natural ability is easily discerned in the haunting images, from "Stealican" to "Resolve to Slip or Fade". Her work is different.  She will be doing a shared show with Chris Bennett later this year and it will be worth looking at!!  Says Selby ".. her skill is as obvious as her images are arresting"

Dianne Smith

Julian Thompson

Luke Wagner

There is something special about Luke’s paintings.  Born in Hobart in 1962 Luke is a self-taught artist and his work is well recognised as being distinctive and individualistic.  Luke won the first prize in the Seascape Award at the 1995 Circular Head Art Show, and was awarded a special mention by the well-known judge William Mora in the 1998 Eskleigh Art Award. Luke also won first prize in the Central Highlands Art Award in November 1999.  He was a finalist in the Tattersal Competition in 2006 and a Glover Finalist in 2006.  Luke has had a number of extremely successful exhibitions at The Salamanca Collection.  Click here to see his most recent mini-exhibition "Incarnation"

Sophie Haythornthwaite

After more then a three year break this Sydney based Tasmanian born artist is now working again and we are pleased to bring you the first of her works.

Sophie Haythornthwaite "Madonnah and Moon". Oil on linen.29x29  $1,500

Sam Wade

This Tasmanian born artist, winner of The Brett Whitely Art Scholarship and 2009 finalist in the Doug Moran National Portraiture Prize, has had one exhibition at the gallery and a mini show last year.  His works often feature the urban landscape with people living the everyday life.

Katy Woodroffe

Tasmanian Katy won our Salamanca Islington Art Prize in 2008.  An internationally acclaimed artist, she exhibits in Bulgaria, Egypt, China, Canada and Finland to mention a few countries. Winner of numerous awards, Katy had a sell out show with us last year and with Art Equity.  We have a range of reasonably priced works in stock so please contact us for images.

Ingeborg Zotz

This quirky German born artist still exhibits regularly in Germany. She has been very popular with our patrons and has run workshops in the Gallery.  In 2000 she moved to Tasmania to live here with her family. Since 2005 she has been living in Sydney.  She also works as book illustrator for children books and as cartoonist.  Ingeborg has continued to exhibit in Germany but has not exhibited since 2002 in Australia.