Gallery: Xander Townsend THE WORLD IN STUDY Photo to Paint JULY AUG 2023

A collection of 14 works, including pairs of  photographs and acrylic paintings.

The photographs have been taken within Charters Towers area to showcase different aspects of rural culture, nature, identity, and resource. 

Each photograph is paired with an acrylic study of the focus element of the photograph, showcasing a more artistically abstract viewpoint and execution of the original work. 

All photographs & acrylic paintings will be available for purchase.

meet the artist at the gallery opening

Friday 21 JULY 7pm

exhibition on display until 18 AUG 2023

free entry. all welcome.
bar open. light refreshments

Xander Townsend: Bio

Xander Townsend is an Artist, Academic, and Director at Misfit VR and Misfit Media, mainly specialising in stylised environmental and character artwork for digital spaces. They graduated from a Bachelor of Games and Interactive Entertainment from the Queensland University of Technology (with Distinction) majoring in Animation, and a Bachelor of Information Technology (First Class Honours). Their research was focussed on the effect of virtual reality graphical styles on eliciting emotional responses. They also work designing and creating graphical assets for VR experiences developed for burns survivors and cancer patients, focusing mainly on physical rehabilitation and pain distraction methods. Xander has always attempted to push the boundaries of technology and imagination, creating multi-modal installations and artworks.