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A THRILL is the way Creswick artist Craig Barrett describes the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s recent acquisition of two of his works.

The gallery has acquired Barrett’s Berry #1 Mine, and his associated Madam Berry West Mine paintings, both of which depict historic gold mining impacts in the landscape north of Creswick.

In addition to this, Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, and Member for Ballarat Catherine King has selected the Berry #1 Mine painting to feature on her seasonal Christmas cards this year.

The local artist painted the two oil on linen works in 2019 as part of his more extensive Berry Consols series originally exhibited at the Eureka Centre in 2021, and at the Central Goldfields Gallery in Marybrou

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