Orange Art Society’s March feature artist Hank Spirek has been exhibiting for over 50 years.

Starting his career in the Western USA during the 1970s, Hank has exhibited work in five countries, including Canada and Australia which he made home in the mid-1980s. He has lived in Orange since 2018.

Hank’s exhibition will focus on a variety of ‘bird motif’ works executed in oil on canvas and mixed mediums on paper.

Birds, executed in various styles, have been a favourite and popular topic of Hank’s art throughout his career. Hank uses birds as a focus of his works in an endeavour to capture just one small aspect of the beauty and power that is natural world.

And with the environment under extreme threat, Hank uses his work to highlight what a terrible void would be left in a world with birds.

Alongside Hank’s works you will also find the Society’s newest group exhibition, feature a range of work by other local artists.

The exhibition is now open to the public and run until April 10.

The official exhibition opening will be held on March 14 from 2-4pm.

The opening will feature the music of 17-year-old local cellist Isabelle Clarke-Randazzo.  Isabelle, a Year 12 student at James Sheahan High School, has played in concert performances at the Sydney Opera House with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw, and with the Australian World Orchestra. Refreshments will also be available at the opening.

Entry to the Orange Art Society’s gallery is through the doors on the Woolworth side of the Orange Cultural Centre building just opposite Harris Farm. Admission is free and the exhibition is open most days. If the door is open and the banner flying come on in!

All artworks are for sale at reasonable prices.

You can find more examples of Hank’s work at hankspirekartist.com