Louise Donovan
Beautiful sketched etchings from Louise Donovan of subjects that simply appeal to her - whether in the countryside or in the city. And etching directly onto the plate creates an immediacy of place and time. Organic in feel and appearance, Donovan captures an immediacy of that place and time - farm animals, occasional landscapes or cityscapes - but in particular trees she encounters by the side of the road, in a city park or on farmland in regional Victoria.
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Exhibitions at Tacit include
2023 Here & There
This eclectic mix of prints has one thing in common and that is they all share the touch of Donovan’s hand. Her ability to transform what she sees into what she feels through the medium of printmaking is unparalleled.
A master of drypoint, her energy is felt within the scratched and burnished plates, her immediacy replicated in the inking and wiping back. On the surface, this somewhat crudeness must not be confused with the integrity of Donovan’s process, constantly evidencing her love of the overlooked. An ordinary vision becomes extraordinary at her hand.
2021 Stories II
Louise Donovan captures an immediacy of place and time in her work, a personal moment created through her markmaking with line.
Donovan looks to the structures around her - manmade or natural - and reflects on her encounters. The cathedral facade, a ship's hulk, the looming dominance of a tree - like it's spatial position, temporality is an intrinsic property of her subject.
Exhibition history
solo
2023 Here & There - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2021 Stories II - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2016 Stories - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2014 Small Thoughts - Tacit Art, Melbourne
group
2025 Summer Salon - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2024 SALON Works on Paper - Tacit Art, Melbourne
Gathering - The Old Butcher's Shop, Ballarat
2023 SUBSTRATE 23 - Tacit Art, Melbourne
Arbor - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2022 SUBSTRATE 22 - Tacit Art, Melbourne
Editions Print Prize - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2020 20[2020] - Tacit Art, Melbourne
Editions - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2019 Editions - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2018 The Exquisite Palette - St Luke, Melbourne
Editions - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2016 Impressions - Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne
Editions - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2015 Editions - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2014 Impressions - Australian Print Workshop
Editions - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2013 Australian Print Workshop - Melbourne
Dust - No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
2012 Impressions - Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne
2005 Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize
2003 The Hutchins Art Prize - Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
2001 The Hutchins Art Prize - Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart