Millicent Art Gallery

22 of Davson’s art works are held in the permanent public collection of the Millicent Art Gallery in Millicent, South Australia.

Janice Nitschke, Director of the Millicent Art Gallery was delighted for these works to feature in the Davson Arts Museum’s second exhibition in Newcastle. Flying up from South Australia, she assisted with hanging the collection. She attended the exhibition as Guest Speaker and officially opened Davson - a long journey on 28 September 2010.

The collection includes drawings, original silk-screen prints, etchings, mono prints and spatter works from early in the artist's career. It also contains examples of her woven art pieces and two preliminary drawing concepts from the 1980's and 1990's.

Davson’s affiliation with the Millicent Art Gallery began in 1981 when she visited the area on her her solo journey across much of Australia, with her dog, horse and motorbike in an old ex-government bus towing a horse float.

In April 2002, the Millicent Art Gallery hosted the final exhibition of With Gratitude For The Light which toured 14 public regional art galleries over a two year period. This extensive retrospective exhibition showcased 63 pieces of Davson’s art, borrowed from collectors including the Art Gallery & Museum of the Northern Territory, Cathay Pacific Airlines, Time Life Books, Konica Australia and James Fairfax AO.

In 2010, the Millicent Art Gallery hosted another major retrospective touring exhibition of her art, Davson ~ World Leaders & Enlightenment.

Over the years, Janice Nitschke and Sharon Davson have become good friends. They have worked together on various exhibitions, functions and events, including preparations for the canonisation of Mary McKillop, now known as Mary of the Cross in Panania, South Australia. Their collaborations and enthusiasm continues to enhance opportunities for the Millicent Art Gallery, the Davson Arts Museum and their local communities.

in the Millicent Art Gallery collection:

Shelter In The Sun
1993 … woven limited edition prints
image size: 35 cm x 61 cm

Journey
1991 … silk screen print on rag paper
image size: .. cm x .. cm

Finding Balance
1990 … silk screen print on rag paper
image size: 25 cm x 18 cm

Hawkesbury Dreaming - concept
1989 … water colour pencils on rag paper
image size: 19 cm x 40 cm

Conversation With A Fern
1989 … silk screen print on rag paper
image size: 30 cm x 18 cm

Lyre Bird
1986-89 … woven silk screen prints
image size: 54 cm x 40 cm

Olympia World - concept
1985 … colour pencils on rag paper
image size: 23 cm x 30 cm

The Tree Cries, The Artist Bleeds, The Woman Dies
1985 … etching on rag paper, proof print - black and white
image size: 23 cm x 30 cm

Of The Nuclear Generation
1985 … etching on rag paper
Image size: 11.5 cm x 15.5 cm

Topless Blue
1975-85 … etching on rag paper
image size: 20 cm x 25 cm

Toes Repose
1975-85 … etching on rag paper
image size: 2 plates, 9 cm 13 cm each

What It Means To Me
1974 … silk screen print on paper
image size: 29 cm x 39 cm

Let’s Go Walking
1974 … silk screen print on paper
image size: 29 cm x 39 cm

Island
1974 … silk screen print on paper
image size: 39 cm x 29 cm

San Til Barred - green
1974 … silk screen print on paper
image size: 39 cm x 29 cm

Reflections
1974 … silk screen print on paper
image size: 39 cm x 29 cm

Highlights
1974 … spray paint on paper
image size: 11 cm x 13.5 cm

City Pulse
1974 … spray paint on paper
image size: 11 cm x 13 cm

Meander
1973 … silk screen print on paper
image size: 38.5 cm x 28.5 cm

Rock Figure - black & white
1972 … china-graph crayon on paper
image size: 18 cm x 12.5 cm

Leaf Design
1972 … ink on paper
image size: 21 cm x 28 cm, paper size

Past Memory
1972 … wash on paper
image size: 29 cm x 19 cm

Davson World