Past exhibition · Art Gallery
Calico Ceiling / Enigma
31 August 2026 to 13 September 2026
Two distinctive exhibitions brought painting and photography together at the Raillery Hub Gallery, exploring history, identity and the stories that shape our understanding of ourselves and others.
In Calico Ceilings: Women of the Goldfields, artist Linda Gallus explores the often overlooked experiences of women during Victoria’s gold rush. Drawing on family histories, archival research and the landscape of the Central Goldfields, her paintings reflected on the resilience, hardship and hopes of women who built lives in challenging circumstances. Her work also acknowledged the profound impact of European settlement on First Nations people and Country.
Photographer Terence Bogue presents Enigma, an exploration of identity, perception and the complexities of human expression. Through evocative photographic portraits, Bogue examined the relationship between appearance and reality, inviting viewers to look beyond the surface and consider the stories, emotions and mysteries that lie beneath.
Together, the exhibitions offer two different perspectives on the human experience, one through the lives and landscapes of the past, the other through the revealing and sometimes ambiguous language of contemporary portrait photography.
The exhibition
Calico Ceilings
Linda Gallus
Linda Gallus is a full-time artist whose lifelong passion for drawing, painting and making began in childhood and led to a career teaching secondary school art and craft. Alongside her teaching, she developed an extensive exhibition practice, drawing inspiration from family history, historic buildings and landscapes. By combining real places with imagined elements, her paintings create evocative narratives that invite viewers to explore stories of place, memory and mystery. Her work has also been featured on the official website supporting the Victorian Goldfields' UNESCO World Heritage Bid, recognising her contribution to interpreting the region's rich cultural heritage through art.
Her paintings are distinguished by their technical precision, rich textures and layered surfaces, balancing expressive brushwork with intricate detail. Much of Linda's recent work explores the lives of women on the Victorian goldfields, inspired by the discovery of her own ancestors' experiences and the poetry of Susan Kruss. Through these deeply researched and imaginative works, she honours the resilience, strength and untold stories of women whose lives helped shape Australia's history.
The exhibition
Engima
Terence Bogue
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Terence Bogue studied at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles in the early 1960s before working for renowned photographer Adrian Flowers in London. After migrating to Australia in 1974, he established a Melbourne studio in 1979 specialising in photography for artists, galleries and museums. Today, his practice focuses on publication and exhibition photography. His work is held in private and public collections in Brazil, the United Kingdom and Australia, including the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Castlemaine Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra.
Terence's photographic practice explores themes of façade, costume, uniform and adornment, examining how they shape identity, perception and prejudice across different cultures and periods. Fascinated by the tension between appearance and reality, he views photography as both interpretation and illusion—an image that invites viewers to bring their own memories and experiences to what they see. By seeking beauty in overlooked details and the everyday, his photographs create powerful, evocative works that extend far beyond mere documentation.
