An insatiable appetite for pictorial adventure

Known as the master of Australian watercolour, Blamire Young was critically acclaimed, loved by the public and venerated by contemporaries such as Julian Rossi Ashton and Norman Lindsay.

Mildura Arts Centre commemorates the 90th anniversary of Young’s death in 2025, with the exhibition, An insatiable appetite for pictorial adventure, guest curator Stephen Marshall has selected works which highlight Blamire Young’s preoccupation with nineteenth-century culture and deep love of the Australian and British landscape.