Studio Notes

Studio Notes

Solo Exhibition

Solo Exhibition

Orange Regional Gallery 2027 Through 2026, Colleen will be working towards a solo exhibition at Orange Regional Gallery. Details will be released closer to the date, but to be the...

Conversations With Clarice Beckett

Conversations With Clarice Beckett

Exhibition - Orange Regional Gallery 7 December - 23 March 2025 Conversations with Clarice Beckett presents the work of 8 local artists from across the Central West who were invited...

A Workshop at Glenmore House

A Workshop at Glenmore House

On 6 October 2024 Colleen will be visiting Glenmore House, the beautiful home and garden of Mickey Robertson, for a workshop, conversation and lunch. “The Neighbourly Garden” is all about...

Ross Garden Tours are Back!

Ross Garden Tours are Back!

On 22 October 2024, the one and only Graham Ross will be returning to the The Garden Curator home and garden, for Graham’s tour of NSW gardens.  As usual we’ll...

Heart Place

Heart Place

22 May - 2 June 2024 Corner Store Gallery, Orange, NSW A group exhibition with artistsColleen Southwell, Skye Bragg, Georgia Bragg and words by Maggie Mackellar  The four diverse artists...

Pearls

Pearls

Wisdom from Women who are Quietly Changing the World  by Angela Schaffer Colleen’s art practice and garden are featured in Pearls, a book by Angela Schaffer. Pearls tells the stories...

Untethered

Untethered

4 - 26 November 2022Opening drinks, 2-4pm Saturday 5 NovemberGrace Cossington Smith GalleryAbbotsleighGate 7, 1666 Pacific Highway, Wahroonga, Sydney NSW  Alyson Bell | Ingrid Bowen | Susie Dureau | Amanda Fuller...

Faire Magazine

Faire Magazine

Colleen’s art practice and garden are featured in Issue 5 of the beautiful international publication, Faire magazine.  Based in France, Faire shares stories of artists and makers from all corners...

A feature in Galah

A feature in Galah

Colleen is featured in issue 5 of the fabulous magazine, Galah, a publication that celebrates the real stories of rural Australia.  The story, On Starting a Garden, features 10 pages...

Repose

Repose

Suki and Hugh Gallery, Bungendore NSW. 10 September - 16 October 2022 Catalogue available online now at www.sukihugh.com.au Colleen’s current solo exhibition, Repose, is showing at the wonderful Suki and...

Better Homes & Gardens

Better Homes & Gardens

Colleen and The Garden Curator home garden and studio has featured on Better Homes and Gardens TV Australia, and in the April 2022 issue of the BHG magazine!  Colleen and...

Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

Colleen’s work has been feature over two pages in the international contemporary art magazine, Beautiful Bizarre. The interview posed some thought-provoking questions; If you had unlimited resources, what would you...

Artisans in the Gardens

Artisans in the Gardens

Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Lion Gate Lodge 26 March - 3 April 2022 Colleen has once again been invited to exhibit as part of the wonderful Artisans in the Gardens...

In Safe Keeping

In Safe Keeping

Sell-out Solo Exhibition Corner Store Gallery,  Orange NSW,  2021 In Safe Keeping pays homage to the natural treasures we gather, collect and study. I have long been fascinated with natural...

Into the Wilder

Into the Wilder

Sell-out Solo Exhibition. Corner Store Gallery Orange, 2019 A garden is best a little on the wild side, when the lines between cultivation and disorder are joyfully blurred in communal...

The Shadow of Wings

The Shadow of Wings

Solo Exhibition Suki & Hugh Gallery NSW, 2020. It is estimated that over 80 percent of species on the planet are yet to be found. There is much that continues...

On the Cover - Graziher Mag!

On the Cover - Graziher Mag!

Colleen and Hugo are on the cover of the Autumn 2021 edition of Graziher magazine! The story about Colleen’s garden and art practice fills seven pages in this lovely magazine...

Country Style Magazine

Country Style Magazine

In March 2020 Colleen and her family featured in the annual art issue of Country Style Magazine.  The story by Skye Manson explored the connection between Colleen’s art practice and...

Unfurl

Unfurl

Sell-out Exhibition with sculptor Peter Worsley Corner Store Gallery, Orange NSW.  2018 Colleen’s inaugural exhibition, Unfurl, was a sell-out. A joint exhibition with friend and sculptor, Peter Worsley, Unfurl introduced...