ROB HOWE
Strange, True Beauty
15 Sep 2026 – 26 Sep 2026
Strange, True Beauty is a collection of 18 paintings selected from Rob Howe’s recent Wollongong Art Gallery exhibition Transience Atlas.
The paintings document the people, places, and everyday encounters Howe experienced over four seasons. At the heart of the work is the act of attention. Howe's subjects are not necessarily chosen because they are exceptional, but because something in them has caught his eye and stayed with him. In this way, Howe’s paintings reflect a kind of personal mapping of what is close at hand. Taken together, the works form a loose portrait of a life and its surroundings—an accumulation of encounters with the things we notice, love or strive to return to.
Rob HoweStumpy camellia 2025oil on board40.5 × 30.5 cm$1,700.00
Rob HoweTibouchina and rhododendron 2025oil on board30.5 × 40.5 cm$1,700.00
Rob HoweThe big gum 2025oil on board40.5 × 30.5 cm●●
Rob HoweHouse 2025oil on board30.5 × 40.5 cm$1,700.00
Rob HoweNational Library 2025oil on board30.5 × 40.5 cm●●
Rob HowePicnic 2025oil on board30.5 × 40.5 cm●●
Rob HoweAbsence makes the heart grow fonder 2025oil on board30.5 × 40.5 cm$1,700.00
Rob HoweBottlebrush, NSW Christmas Bush 2025oil on board30.5 × 40.5 cm$1,700.00
Rob HoweBillimari 2025oil on board30.5 × 40.5 cm$1,700.00
Rob HoweSchool of Arts, Library (Forbes) 2025oil on board30.5 × 40.5 cm$1,700.00
Rob HoweParkes garage 2025oil on board30.5 × 40.5 cm$1,700.00
Rob HoweTenterfield 2025oil on board30.5 × 40.5 cm$1,700.00
Rob HoweLarge country shed 2025oil on board30.5 × 40.5 cm$1,700.00
Rob HowePort Kembla Station 2025oil on board40.5 × 30.5 cm$1,700.00
Rob HoweInterior with cat 2026oil on board30.5 × 40.5 cm$1,700.00
Rob HoweBackyard still life 2026oil on board30.5 × 40.5 cm$1,700.00
Rob HoweGolden everlasting 2026oil on board40.5 × 30.5 cm●●
Rob HoweThree gulls 2026oil on board30.5 × 40.5 cm$1,700.00