Author: Editor

Gallery LNL
49 – 51 King St, Newtown NSW 2042

Opening 14 November 2025, 6-8pm

https://gallerylnl.com.au

https://ralphstanton.com

All in the Family brings together two generations of the Stanton family in a rare celebration of shared creativity across time, place, and medium. Spanning ages from their nineties down, the exhibition unites six artists working in diverse practices—abstract painting, botanical watercolour, ceramics, sculpture, and woodwork.

Though varied in form and expression, the works are linked by a deep respect for craft and a commitment to integrity in making. From Jeff Stanton’s finely crafted woodwork to his brother Ralph’s bold abstractions, and from Phyllis Agam’s meticulous botanical studies to the experimental ceramics and sculptural works of daughters J9, Kerry, and Danielle, each piece carries both individual vision and a thread of family connection.

This exhibition is as much about lineage as it is about art. It invites audiences to consider how creativity is nurtured, inherited, and reimagined within families, offering a tapestry of perspectives shaped by shared history yet uniquely expressed. All in the Family celebrates continuity, difference, and the enduring power of art to connect generations.

To clarify, brothers Jeff and Ralph comprise the older generation; Jeff’s daughters Danielle, J9 and Kerry , with cousin Phyllis, the younger. Is an “artistic gene” evident? It’s true that a great-uncle, Miles Evergood, was a successful artist here and overseas, before WW2, represented in National galleries of Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Canberra, as well as Castlemaine.

With no other joint theme, for this exhibition Danielle and Ralph chose to coordinate impressions of Antarctica (ceramics) with Patagonian glaciers (abstract painting).