Ken Whisson

A Tribute

7 July - 13 August, 2022

Liverpool Street Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of works from the late Ken Whisson (1927-2022). The show surveys Whisson's vast practice as it plays between abstraction and figuration– always with a keen eye for unique approaches to the canvas. Whisson remained outside the spotlight but would become a titan of the art world through his work which redefined the field of Australian painting over his 60 year career. Whisson's work is held in major public and private collections throughout Australia.

 ‘His image is of a general rather than a particular order. It says more by insisting on less. It sets you off watching the painting, considering your experience, sharpening your eye on the world, and gradually discovering, even if only in part, what Whisson saw or felt and why he chose to paint in the way he did. It is an exhilarating and continuing experience.'

– Rosalie Gascoigne