{"id":1310,"date":"2018-12-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/uncategorized\/stunning-and-heart-wrenching-exhibition-gosford-regional-gallery\/"},"modified":"2018-12-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T14:00:00","slug":"stunning-and-heart-wrenching-exhibition-gosford-regional-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/lifestyle\/stunning-and-heart-wrenching-exhibition-gosford-regional-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"A stunning and heart-wrenching exhibition is on at Gosford Regional Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1_22.jpg\" width=\"608\" height=\"279\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Bring the tissues!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A stunning exhibition from a local artist is on at Gosford Regional Gallery \u2013 and boy, we would recommend packing some tissues for this one.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Dying to See\u2019 is the documentation of much-loved Central Coast painter Graehme Balchin\u2019s journey with terminal illness before his death in July of this year.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving a terminal diagnosis, he used his art as a way to deal with his own mortality, reflect on the emotional turbulence of his diagnosis, and relate his deteriorating health to the inevitable processes found in nature.<\/p>\n<p>His stunning works allowed him to leave his mark on the world, while exploring a multitude of different themes including mortality, light, shadow, vulnerability and inner power.<\/p>\n<p>Balchin was determined to finish these works, and this exhibition was named just days before his passing.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition will run until Saturday 3rd February. Entry is free.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au\/whats-on\/galleries\/graeme-balchin-dying-to-see\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/articles\/5-breath-taking-day-trips-take-central-coast\" target=\"_blank\">SEE ALSO: 5 breath-taking day trips to take from the Central Coast\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/articles\/top-5-waterfalls-central-coasthttps:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/articles\/top-5-walks-central-coast\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SEE ALSO: Top 5 walks on the Central Coast\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Written by Kate Stevens <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Images: Central Coast Council\u00a0<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bring the tissues! 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