Exhibiting at St Albans

Killcare Heights resident and artist Gabriele Richter will be holding her solo-exhibition Phantasma at St Albans Gallery from August 23 to September 21.

St Albans Gallery will showcase a selection of Ms Richter's paintings and drawings which has been inspired by the Bouddi National Park.

"All my inspiration I get from the Bouddi National Park, with its colours of the sandy beaches, the sandstone formations and the constant movement of the sky and the ocean," Ms Richter said.

"This is my collection of images and reflections of my inner world seen with the mind's eye.

"Years of living in the East are now being superimposed with the sandstone stratifications of the Central Coast.

"Consequently, cultural and natural diversities seep subconsciously through my palette and metamorphoses from one cultural state to another."

Ms Richter was born in Germany and spent 25 years living in China, Indonesia and Japan, working as an instructor of German as a Foreign Language, graphic designer and photographer.

She has had numerous solo exhibitions and publications of her work in Asia and Europe.

Ms Richter has lived in Australia since 2003, and studied Fine Arts for one year at the National Art School in Sydney, before starting a new career as a painter.

The opening of the exhibition will be held on Saturday, August 23, from 2pm to 6pm.

St Albans Gallery is open Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5pm.

For more information, contact the gallery on 4568 2286.

Press release, 10 Aug 2008 Suzie Startin, St Albans Gallery