28 April - 22 May 2010

Opening at Solander on Wednesday 28 April is an exhibition of stunning new watercolour paintings by renowned artist Kathryn Madill.

The exhibition showcases two suites of paintings featuring Madill's signature rich, allegorical imagery - 'The Red Forest' and 'Time is Bleeding'. Figures emerge from a red forest, fires flare on the plains under a luminous sky and birds and otherworldly animals move in procession or observe from the borders.

The intimate scale of the paintings draws the viewer into this haunting world that feels part fairytale, part dream or premonition.

Madill was born in Ruatahuna in 1951, and has lived in Taupo, Nelson and Dunedin. Graduating from Canterbury University in 1971 she holds a Diploma of Fine Art majoring in Printmaking. An established printmaker and painter, Madill has exhibited widely in New Zealand in both solo and group exhibitions. In December 2004 she travelled to Antarctica as an Antarctic Arts Fellow.

Kathryn Madill currently lives and works in Dunedin.

	Kathryn Madill, Time is Bleeding (3) Watercolour on Paper (framed) (415 x 510), 1 of 1, 2010. NZ$1250 incl GST.
	Kathryn Madill, The Red Forest - Fire Raiser (1) Watercolour on Paper (framed) (415 x 510), 1 of 1, 2010. Contact gallery.
	Kathryn Madill, Time is Bleeding (2) Watercolour on Paper (framed) (415 x 510), 1 of 1, 2010. NZ$1250 incl GST.
	Kathryn Madill, The Red Forest - Coals of Fire Watercolour on Paper (framed) (320 x 410), 1 of 1, 2010. Contact gallery.
	Kathryn Madill, Time is Bleeding (1) Watercolour on Paper (framed) (415 x 510), 1 of 1, 2010. NZ$1250 incl GST.
	Kathryn Madill, The Red Forest -The White Raven Watercolour on Paper (framed) (415 x 510), 1 of 1, 2010. NZ$1250 incl GST.
	Kathryn Madill, Time is Bleeding - Night Watch Watercolour on Paper (framed) (320 x 410), 1 of 1, 2010. Sold.
	Kathryn Madill, Time is Bleeding - The Dream Watercolour on Paper (framed) (415 x 510), 1 of 1, 2010. Sold.
	Kathryn Madill, The Red Forest - Rat-A-Tat-Tat Watercolour on Paper (framed) (320 x 410), 1 of 1, 2010. Contact gallery.
	Kathryn Madill, The Red Forest - Following the White Raven Watercolour on Paper (framed) (415 x 510), 1 of 1, 2010. Sold.
	Kathryn Madill, Time is Bleeding - Fires on the Plain Watercolour on Paper (framed) (415 x 510), 1 of 1, 2010. Contact gallery.
	Kathryn Madill, The Red Forest Watercolour on Paper (framed) (415 x 510), 1 of 1, 2010. Contact gallery.
	Kathryn Madill, The Red Forest - Fire Raiser (2) Watercolour on Paper (framed) (320 x 410), 1 of 1, 2010. Contact gallery.
	Kathryn Madill, The Red Forest - Fire Raiser (3) Watercolour on Paper (framed) (320 x 410), 1 of 1, 2010. Contact gallery.
	Kathryn Madill, The Red Forest - Fire Watcher Watercolour on Paper (framed) (320 x 410), 1 of 1, 2010. NZ$950 incl GST.