Art @ The Rowers 2025 Acquisitive Exhibition
Thank you to everyone who made the 2025 Art@TheRowers Acquisitive Exhibition a fantastic success. From the talented artists who shared their incredible ‘Coast’ themed works to the art lovers who came to admire them and of course our generous sponsors who made it all possible.
A special thank you to our major sponsor Team Bowden | Raine & Horne, as well as ArtSmart in Seaforth for sponsoring our Members' Choice Award and Margan Wines for adding a touch of elegance to the event.
We were honoured to have esteemed Australian artist and architect Susan Rothwell as our judge, bringing her expert eye and deep appreciation for art to this year’s exhibition.
Our warmest congratulations to all the exhibitors and in particular to our 2025 winners:
First Prize: Trudy Goodwin - ‘Morning Dip’
Second Prize: Ian Collins - ‘Before Sirius Cove’
Third Prize: Jon Crothers - ‘Mosman Bay’
Additionally, the following artists that received Highly Commended accolades:
Julie Foster, ‘Coastal Colours – Bicheno’,
Lis Curman, ‘The John Dory’,
Antoinette McSharry, ‘Balmoral’
And our Members Choice Award winner: Jeffrey Kendall, ‘Low Tide and Whiting Beach’
Exhibitions @The Rowers: A Cafe Gallery in Mosman Bay
Art Shows in the Archie Cafe space - Exhibitions@The Rowers - will run from May- September in 2025. Applications for this years exhibitions are now closed.
The 2024 Art@The Rowers Acquisitive Exhibition
After all the terrible weather on Friday the sun shone on Mosman Bay on Saturday night for our opening event to a large crowd of artists, their family and friends, Club members and invited guests.
We were fortunate indeed to also have an artist of the calibre of Tim Storrier, AM judging the event.
We are very grateful for the generous sponsorships from Team Bowden | Raine & Horne Lower North Shore and Sarah Montgomery and David Barnett of ArtSmart who provided the Members Choice award.
Our warmest congratulations to all the exhibitors and in particular to the 2024 winners:
First Prize: $2,500 awarded to Penny Harkness for "Wendy’s Park"
Second Prize: $1,000 awarded to David Wiggs for "Comings and Goings - Over Burnt Banksia"
Third Prize: $500 awarded to Helen Clare for "Luna Madness"
Additionally, the following artists received Highly Commended accolades:
Gill Burke for "Silent Sentinel"
Lynne Malcolm for "Secret Rockpool"
Ben White for "Clark Island”
The Members Choice Award $500 Art Smart voucher Robyn Kennedy - From the Ferry
The works will be on display and on sale until Friday 19th April. Click here, If you would like to view the catalogue.
Exhibitions @TheRowers 2024
The Press Gang: Monday 20th May − Friday 31st May
Forbes St Collective: Tuesday 4th June − Friday 14th June
Adelia Reis: Tuesday 18th June − Friday 28th June
Alessandra Spadoni: Tuesday 2nd July − Friday 12th July
Joe Bollen: Tuesday 16th July − Friday 26th July
Mosman Art Society: Tuesday 6th August − Friday 16th August
The Splotcher (official portrait) 2022 acrylic on canvas
