15 May to 14 August, 2021 50 years of ceramics by significant Australian potter, Judy Lorraine, showcasing her work from 1960s to 2010s. Our major exhibition for the year is Judy Lorraine – Retrospective in Clay. Judy is a member of the WAS Gallery family and has been an active ceramicist for 50 years, now…
13 March to 8 May, 2021 WAS Gallery’s second exhibition for 2021 was Connected by three artists, Teresa Kuczynska, Mitch Vane and Laura Lavender. They have a long connection with gallery Director, Anne Lorraine and WAS potter, Gary McPhedran, who all studied Graphic Art together at RMIT. The exhibition opened on 13 March and, to…
20 January to 6 March, 2021 WAS Gallery’s first exhibition for 2021 was Trans Nature, a collection of photographs and prints by three Gippsland artists, Irene Proebsting (Tyers), Miriam Potts (Traralgon) and Anne Lorraine (Warragul). Each artist has a distinct interest in the natural world and the significance of the environment and other species to…
15 February to 9 May, 2020 Hans Lorraine (1923 – 2012) was an artist, architect, Jewish refugee from WW2 Germany and a WAS family member. Due to his escaping Germany as an unaccompanied minor at the age of 13, being accepted into Bedford Modern School, England, and then rejected by the British government as an…
9 November, 2019, to 8 February, 2020 To launch WAS Gallery, which opened in November 2019, an exhibition of pots by Judy Lorraine and paintings by Anne Lorraine was held. Included were significant 1970s ceramics by Judy Lorraine who had a long and successful career in the arts. One of her major achievements was the…
Meet Bentley, the resident WAS Gallery cat. Bentley has been living at Latrobe Street since 2016, when he moved from Melbourne. Originally being Judy Lorraine’s cat, he took up residence at WAS when Judy moved into Fairview Village, Warragul. Bentley has had a checkered history. The Lorraine’s got him from the Burwood East RSPCA in…
37 Latrobe Street, Warragul WAS Gallery is housed in the original farmhouse for the surrounding area. Over time the town has built up around it, so today it borders light industry and residential properties. The building is a stunning example of rural 1930s Art Deco with most of it’s original features intact. Being solid double…