SMH: The last hurrah of Colin Lanceley, peer of Arthur Boyd and Sidney Nolan
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SMH: The last hurrah of Colin Lanceley, peer of Arthur Boyd and Sidney Nolan
Article: Elizabeth Fortescue
Photo: Kay Lanceley, at her home in Redfern, contributed valuable memories to the show. Kate Geraghty
Kay Lanceley is under no illusion. Her role as key advisor on a retrospective exhibition of work by Colin Lanceley, her late husband, comes with a burden of personal gravity.
“It’s my last hurrah – the last thing I can do for Colin,” Kay says.
At 84, she can certainly lay claim to unique qualifications for the job. She was with the artist “every day for 50 years”.
The National Art School in Darlinghurst will honour its alumni and former teacher with Colin Lanceley: Earthly Delights which will run from June 24 until August 12 at the beautiful NAS Gallery.
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