Exhibition Showcases Rosalie Gascoigne's Nature-Inspired Assemblages with Indigenous Collaborations

An exhibition titled 'Rosalie Gascoigne: Sky, Earth, Water' is being held at Bundanon Art Museum in New South Wales, Australia, from March 7 to June 14, 2026. It features the work of Rosalie Gascoigne (1917–1999), a New Zealand-born Australian artist renowned for creating sculptural assemblages from discarded objects that reflect natural elements like water, clouds, and landscapes, particularly inspired by the Monaro region's wheat fields. The display explores connections between industrially sourced materials and the Australian environment, highlighting Gascoigne's profound engagement with the physical world. Additionally, the exhibition includes commissioned pieces by First Nations artists Lorraine Connelly-Northey, Janet Fieldhouse, and Glenda Nicholls, fostering a dialogue between Gascoigne's art and Indigenous perspectives. One notable artwork on view is Gascoigne's 'not titled (White wood study #1)' from 1995–1997, an assemblage of found wooden components held by the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, gifted by Hester, Martin, and Toss Gascoigne in 2015. This event underscores Gascoigne's legacy in transforming everyday materials into evocative representations of nature, while integrating contemporary Indigenous voices to enrich the thematic focus on land and sky.