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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Kelly Burke

‘Crack a smile’: Ken Done and Rosie Deacon bring popping colour to Ben Quilty’s new regional gallery

Colourful koala art installation by Rosie Deacon
Rosie Deacon ‘has taken the koala into a whole different level’, says Ken Done. Photograph: Ashley Mackevicius

A splash of colour and a dollop of joy has brought winter sunshine into the country’s youngest regional art gallery, with a joint exhibition of new works from two unlikely collaborators.

Last November, acclaimed artist Ben Quilty realised his ambition of establishing a public gallery in his neighbourhood, in the southern highlands of New South Wales: Ngununggula opened its doors with an exhibition called High Jinks in the Hydrangeas, a collection of photographs and installations by Sydney artist Tamara Dean.

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