Burrinja Presents
The Private World of Mind | Stewart MacInnes
Sat 6 Sep - Sun 19 Oct | Burrinja Gallery
This retrospective exhibition celebrates the profound creative life of Stewart MacInnes (1937 – 2021), an artistic force who devoted decades to creating a vast and varied body of work.
Stewart grew up in Camperdown and tried his hand at many things – studying law and medicine, exploring advertising and illustration, and pressing wool in shearing sheds. Ultimately, art was where he found his true calling and purpose.
Stewart’s artworks often depict and explore the human form; abstract and organic, raw and sensuous, harmonising strength and softness. A longtime local of the hills, Stewart lived in Emerald with his wife Carole, where they raised their four children.
He worked as a gardener, an occupation he loved, offering him a meditative sense of peace, as did his art.
Stewart rarely exhibited his work and never created to impress or please. For him, art was a lifeline — an honest expression sustained by need rather than recognition. His creations would ‘paint themselves’ Stewart used to say. Art remained for him a Private World of Mind.
This exhibition brings together a wide-ranging selection of his paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, and poetry.
Exhibition Opening | Sun 7 Sep 2pm - scan the QR code to RSVP
Join us for drinks and nibbles to launch his new exhibition.
All are welcome—don’t miss this inspiring afternoon!
