Ann Thomson's work is currently on show in the exhibition Direction Now at Port Macquarie's Glasshouse Regional Gallery. Direction Now features the work of ten contemporary Australian artists all exploring the visual language of abstraction. The exhibition is takes its title from the 1956 exhibition Direction 1 held at the Macquarie Galleries, Sydney. Direction 1 included the work of John Olsen, Robert Klippel, John Passmore, William Rose and Eric Smith and marked an important turning point in Australian abstract art. Direction Now explores a contemporary approach to abstraction and, "celebrates all aspects of abstraction including lyrical, gesture, texture and objectification as individual expression." - Glasshouse Regional Gallery Direction Now will also travel to The Town Hall Gallery, Lismore Regional Gallery and Caboulture Regional Art Gallery in 2014. Direction Now 27 June ? 3 August 2014 Glasshouse Regional Gallery Corner of Clarence and Hay Streets Port Macquarie NSW 2444 [caption id="attachment_2910" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Direction Now featuring the work of Ann Thomson[/caption]