Kean’s geometry glimmers across five decades Visual Arts / The Space Between by Roslyn Kean and Rock at the Roadside, the Mokuhanga Project, Generator Gallery at Belconnen Arts Centre. Until 11 October. Reviewed by DAVID WHITBREAD What resonates in Roslyn Kean’s exhibition is the combination of technical mastery and geometric complexity in a curated selection of her works over an extended period of time. It creates a wonderfully peaceful aura with subtle environmental messagi

Senior curator at the British Museum Catherine Daunt acquired Midare-Disorder for the collection of prints and drawings. Also in the prints and drawing study room is a copy of my 2024 monograph by Sasha Grishin, The Art of Roslyn Kean Title: Midare-Disorder Medium: Mokhanga- traditonal handprinted Japanese Woodblock with water soluble pigment. Year: 2023 Paper dimensions : Awagami Shiramine Select 110gsm 43cm x 52cm Image dimensions : 21.5cm h x 41.5cm w

The exhibition spans 5 decades of art practice from early colour theory studies to today. Roslyn Kean is one of Australia's most respected and admired printmakers. After studies in Sydney, The Slade in London, and in Tokyo, Kean developed a mastery of mokuhanga printmaking - traditional Japanese woodblock printmaking. She is an internationally acclaimed practitioner who is recognised by her peers as an outstanding artist, an inspirational teacher and a sage. This is her first