Meet the Artist: Tea with René Bolten

Join artist René Bolten for a walkthrough of his exhibition Still Life: more than just objects. Learn more about the artist and his practice and enjoy a cup of tea afterwards.

Still Life: More than just objects – René Bolten is on display at Tweed Regional Gallery until 20 November 2022.

About the Exhibition

In Still life: more than just objects René Bolten explores intimate connections to familiar objects. Via these new works he re-visits objects as memory holders and expands their storytelling potential through unexpected combinations and arrangements to convey deeply personal visual conversations. Bolten’s poetic approach to still life painting reminds us of the power of tangible objects to embody narrative and feeling.

The subjects are objects that Bolten has painted many times over, in different configurations, throughout his life. Loaded with memory and translated into paintings he shares with us their story, humour and deeply held reminiscences.

About the Artist

René was born 1954 in The Hague, Netherlands. He studied at the Amsterdam Academy for Visual Art Education. René has lived and worked as an artist and much loved art teacher in the Northern Rivers region of NSW for more than 30 years. He has exhibited nationally and internationally in numerous solo and group exhibitions and was awarded the Northern Rivers Portrait Prize in 2013.

René’s preferred genres are still life and portraiture. He creates work in his studio in Georgica, Northern Rivers region, NSW.

A Tweed Regional Gallery initiative.

Event Photography

Please note photographs may be taken at this event for reporting and social media purposes, please advise Gallery staff on arrival if you do not wish to be photographed.

Cancellations

As places are strictly limited due to social distancing measures, if you can no longer attend please cancel your booking by following the link in your booking confirmation email so that others may book their visit.