An ongoing calendar of exhibitions in our Cellar Door space, art x wine features exceptional Australian artists. See our list of current and past events below.

CURRENT EVENTS

MARK STUART: 11 MAY TO 11 JUNE

Mark Stuart is an Australian figurative sculptor and abstract painter.

These are a series of seascapes and landscapes that he began after returning to Australia after 35 years living in France and Italy. Mark’s misophonia has led him to look at his own reaction to the world with more intention. His paintings are a layered response to stillness and movement, apathy and energy, sound and silence. Light is disrupted and the possibility of chance becomes a driving force. His sculpture embraces the European sensibility of marble. His pieces are made mostly by hand, as a rejection against the quasi-industrial processes of sculpting. His art is about curiosity for the mysteries of the world and a certain resistance to social expectations.

Mark grew up in Beaumaris and moved to Sydney in 1978 determined to be a sculptor. He became associated with the leading Sydney artists of the time, using Brett Whiteley’s studio in Waverton for a year and purchasing Joel Ellenberg’s sculpting tools. In 1983, on the advice of Ellenberg, Stuart moved to Carrara, Italy, to carve monumental sculptures by hand. Carrara was the centre of marble sculpture in Europe and laid the foundation for acquiring timeless techniques and a European sensibility towards the beauty of marble.

Mark lived in France for thirty years and has exhibited widely in France, Italy, America and the United Kingdom. His work is in numerous important private collections, and he was a finalist in the 1992 Wynne Prize. He returned to live in Australia in 2014.

Mark Stuart’s Instagram: @mark_stuart_88

Past Events

sue burke: art x wine’s foundation exhibition

Sue Burke

Sue Burke showcased her latest works at Cellar Door, including those from a residence at La Mancina di San Cresci, Grece in Chianti in 2023.

We also collaborated on the label of our first sparkling wine, "Vigneto".

Fine out about Sue’s latests exhibitions via Instagram: @suemillerburkeart