ARTBOX offerings continue with artist, Deborah Cavanagh

ARTBOX will showcase the works of Euroa artist Deborah Cavanagh in Strathbogie in May, featuring her watercolour and acrylic paintings. Deborah’s art is a celebration of life after 60.

During a three-year journey through northern and central Australia, Deborah immersed herself in her lifelong passion for drawing and painting.

Her aim was to capture the vibrancy of colour and light in the ever-shifting landscapes.

The exhibition will be held from Thursday 2 May to Tuesday 28 May at ARTBOX’s current location, situated on the grounds of Strathbogie Memorial Hall, Strathbogie.

In 2018, Deborah settled in Euroa, where she began to capture the seasonal transitions of Taungurung Country in the Victorian Highlands and Naarm (Melbourne).

Her time in Euroa is dedicated to depicting local landscapes, birds, botanicals, and, by popular demand, various livestock, including a variety of pets. Deborah often humorously refers to her work as “Deb’s painting of random local stuff.”

After residing in tropical Australia for 30 years, Deborah embraces the challenge of portraying the dramatic seasonal shifts of southern Australia.

“The greens down here are a challenge,” she comments.

“Tropical greens are vastly different, and it’s been enjoyable trying to convey the striking changes throughout the numerous seasons. There’s really no need to venture far; everything unfolds right on my doorstep.”

ARTBOX is being brought to Strathbogie Shire with Creative Victoria grant funding. For more information or expressions of interest from artists, curators, arts groups and organisations to take part in ARTBOX are now open for the 2023/24 exhibition schedule.