After first meeting a year ago and then recently bumping into each other at Altona’s Louis Joel Gallery, artists Julee Latimer and Dovey Dee came up with a novel idea: a joint exhibition at, you guessed it, Louis Joel Gallery.
At the beginning of next month that idea will become a reality when Latimer and Dee’s joint exhibition, ‘Echoes of Elsewhere’ opens at the gallery inside the Louis Joel Arts and Community centre.
“We have vastly different artistic styles and approaches yet we both explore aspects of place,” said Latimer of their work.
“We feel our combined work will result in a visually powerful and emotionally resonant show.”
While she is based in Altona, for Latimer – a professional artist who has works in permanent public collections in Sydney, Singapore, and Chicago – the exhibition will represent something of homecoming.
“It has been approx. 15 years since I exhibited locally so I am looking forward to show my latest work in my suburb,” she said.
Dee on the other hand has only returned to painting since retiring from her career as data scientist working in environmental engineering.
Also a furniture maker, Dee’s artwork focuses on the beauty of the Australian landscape, painting primarily in oil pastels in plein-aire and then finalising them in oil paint on canvas in the studio.
And beginning with an opening event on Saturday 1 November Dee’s and Latimer’s paintings will be on display to the public, with Echoes of Elsewhere running until 12 November.
Details: https://www.ljac.com.au/about-louis-joel-gallery/
