A painting of a man and a woman walking in a park, with the woman using binoculars. The scene has trees with pink and yellow leaves, a park lamp post, and a dirt pathway.
A colorful painting of an underwater scene with three striped fish swimming among pink, purple, and red coral and aquatic plants.
Vintage illustration of a city park with trees, street lamps, art deco cars, and streetcars, with a city skyline and historic buildings in the background.
A stylized painting of a wooded area with tall trees in the foreground, mountains in the background, and a grassy clearing in the middle.
A vintage style illustration of a man and woman walking in a park, watching a view of a landscape with trees, a hill, and a pathway. The woman has black hair and is wearing a red dress with a navy hat, and the man has white hair and is dressed in lig
A colorful painting of a coastal town with houses and buildings on a hill, overlooking a beach and ocean, surrounded by mountains.
An illustration of a landscape with mountains and fields, seen from a balcony with autumn-colored foliage and a red pillar.
Painting of a white cockatoo with yellow crest and red cheeks, paired with two rainbow lorikeets with vibrant red, blue, green, and yellow feathers, surrounded by leaves.
A stylized landscape painting with mountains in shades of pink, purple, and blue, a light green sky, and tall black trees with red highlights in the foreground.
A winter scene with children playing in the snow, a girl in an orange jacket touching her forehead, and a skier holding a ski pole in the foreground. In the background, there are snow-covered houses and trees under a clear blue sky.
Painting of a coastal landscape featuring a sandy beach, calm blue water, green trees, and a large hill or small mountain in the background with a cloudy sky.
A painting of a marina with boats docked and sailing on the water, a pier with people walking, and a calm blue sea under a clear sky.
A colorful painting of a beach scene with trees in the foreground, a sandy shore with people, and a background of houses and mountains under a blue sky.
Two people tending to a garden with pink flowers at night, with dark sky and trees in the background.
Stylized landscape with mountains in shades of blue and green in the background, and dark rocks with vegetation in the foreground, under a light sky.
A seaside park with walking paths, green landscaped areas, a fountain with swans, and people enjoying a sunny day. In the background, there are boats on the water and flags flying.

ANNOUNCING: We Sit in Circle 3–30th July 2026

The James Northfield Heritage Trust is very proud to be supporting the second iteration of We Sit in Circle – an exhibition about women’s strength, hope, and survival. The second iteration of a series presented by The Torch in partnership with Queen Victoria Women’s Centre (QVWC), We Sit in Circle showcases powerful paintings and intricate weavings by First Peoples women with lived experience of incarceration. They are mothers, aunties, grandmothers, daughters, and sisters.

Curated to reflect the circle and a resting place, We Sit in Circle positions works by artists in the community near the entrance and exits of the gallery space, while those positioned in the centre are by artists currently in prison. This design reflects the position of each artists’ journey – with those in the centre regrouping, reconnecting and resting until they in time, join the community and continue on their own paths after release.

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An Indigenous Australian dot painting with patterns of concentric circles, arches, and wave-like lines using colors including blue, white, brown, and black.

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The works of James Northfield are held in the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, State Library of Victoria, State Library of New South Wales, National Library of Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australian War Memorial and private collections locally and internationally. 

 
 
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