Leaf and Thread

It’s the final week to see @gregwood_art’s stunning show, Traversing, at the wonderful @bettgallery. It was such a joy to be able to be in Hobart for the exhibition 🤍
Thank you so much too for the insightful, poetic words for this very special show @ameliawallin, of which there is an excerpt below. If you’re not near Hobart, the works are available to see on Bett Gallery’s website. So beautiful Greggy! 🥹

‘This new body of work by Greg Wood evokes the painter’s deep and enduring connection to Lutruwita/Tasmania. Since studying at the University of Tasmania’s School of Art, Wood has regarded the island as a kind of beacon—a place that continually calls him back. In his most recent return, facilitated by an artist residency at Salamanca artist studios, Wood spent time traversing the engulfing mountain ranges, dense forests, and wild beaches.

This deep connection to place informs both the subject and structure of the works. Encountering them replicates the feeling of being led to someone’s favourite spot—a secret swimming hole or the best vista —but go looking for one of these sites and you won’t find it. Instead, like other paintings in Wood’s oeuvre, these landscapes are reconstructions of place as it is felt and remembered.’
Amelia Wallin, Dja Dja Wurrung Country, 2025