Palimpsest | May 1, 2026 – June 27, 2026
Key Dates:
Opening Reception: Friday, May 1 | 5:30 – 7pm
Artist Talk: Thursday, May 7 | 5:30 – 7pm
Artist Workshop: 2-part series, Saturdays: May 9 and June 6 | 10am – 12:30pm
Palimpsest presents a body of work shaped by a life lived between Bermuda and Australia. Through layered imagery and painterly gestures, this exhibition explores impermanence, displacement, and the evolving idea of home. Walters offers a contemporary perspective on Bermuda’s landscape, filtered through distance, memory, and dual belonging.
Artist Statement:
My upcoming exhibition with Masterworks is a visual collection of places and stories. Having spent half of my life in Bermuda and half of my life in Australia, the transient imagery is meant to impart a sense of impermanence. Fleeting moments, not quite fully distilled, float across the canvas to invoke the impression of never completely belonging to one place or another. The idea of ‘home’ is questioned as well as an inquiry into our connection to place and ourselves.
Being able to showcase my work in Bermuda after building a career in Australia over the past eight years is a significant landmark for me. My time living off the island has allowed me to interrogate the landscape and history of Bermuda from a lens of objectivity, integrating my own Australasian perspective. I look forward to sharing a uniquely contemporary take on Bermuda and its landscape and people.
– Meg Walters
Meg Walters is an emerging multi-disciplinary artist from Bermuda who now lives and works in Newcastle, NSW (Mulubinba). She has been a finalist in The Glover Prize, The Portia Geach Memorial Art Award, The Fisher Ghost Art Prize, The Hawkesbury Art Prize and she will be a participating in the 2026 Bundanon Residency. She has held ten solo shows and her works are held in private and public collections in Australia and internationally.
Walters received her Foundation Diploma in Fine Art from Chelsea College in London followed by a Bachelor of Arts (Illustration) from Newcastle University, Australia. More recently, she continued her studies at Byron School of Arts in Northern NSW before returning to Newcastle where she now lives and works with her partner and two children.
Some exhibitions may include content or perspectives that are sensitive to some viewers. Within the Rick Faries Gallery, our mission is to support and amplify the work of local artists by providing a space for diverse creative expression. We believe that art plays a vital role in reflecting and challenging the complexities of our world and we encourage viewers to engage thoughtfully with the works on display. We are committed to fostering open dialogue and critical thought while maintaining a safe and respectful environment for all visitors.