Chrissie Cotter Gallery
Inner West Council's art deco Chrissie Cotter Gallery is located in Pidcock Street, Camperdown (next to Camperdown Commons) and is available for exhibitions and cultural events by individuals and organisations.
When in use, gallery opening hours are Thursday to Sunday, 11am to 4pm – unless stated – please check below.
Entry is free. Accessibility information: The gallery has an accessible bathroom. There is a set of stairs inside the building and a lift for wheelchair access.
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Lost Gardens by Amy Jones
- Opening Event: Saturday 1 November, 3-5pm. RSVP here
- Exhibition dates: 31 October - 16 November 2025 (open Thurs-Sun, 11am-4pm)
- Closing event: Sunday 16 November, 2-4pm
Public Programs:
- Quiet hours: Friday mornings 10-11am (no music, minimal talking)
- Free drop in and stich sessions: Thursdays and Fridays
- Embroidery workshop: Sat 8 November 9am-12pm and Wed 12 November 10am-1pm. Book via Class Bento
- Renewable textiles workshop: Wed 5 November 10am-2pm. Book via Class Bento
Image credit: Amy Jones, Terrarium with polka dot plants, 2025 (detail). Cotton, silk and wool on linen, 40x40cm
Lost Gardens is an exploration of the way that the passing of time is embedded within the landscape. A once well-loved garden becomes redundant and overgrown, reclaimed by the natural world. Each hand stitched and painted piece recalls memories of gardens that have existed and have disappeared or decayed. A garden requires regular human intervention to maintain it and prevent its decay. By their very nature, gardens are cyclical and ever changing. A deliberately planned, yet transient space.
The Lost Gardens series explores spaces that were planted and nurtured, but over time have disappeared, either by neglect or design. It explores the way that both our collective and personal memories of these spaces connect us.
Amy Jones
Amy Jones’ work is based on botanical references, both abstract and figurative. She seeks to explore the notion of memory and change over time, creating dreamlike, abstracted gardens. Amy works primarily in textiles, using a mixture of new and recycled materials. Jones’ current series “Lost Gardens”, is an exploration of the way that the passing of time is embedded within the landscape, and how our relationship to the natural world can connect us with our history.
Jones has exhibited throughout Australia, is a regular host of Sydney Craft week events in the inner west, and teaches textile art workshops throughout Sydney. This is her sixth solo exhibition. In 2025, Amy won the Embroiderers’ Guild of NSW Australian Fibre Art Award for her artwork “Under the Camelias at Lord Street”.
Image Credit: Amy Jones, Terrarium with polka dot plants, 2025 (detail). Cotton, silk and wool on linen, 40x40cm.
Coming Up Next
Young Creative Awards 2025 Art Exhibition
- Exhibition Dates: 21 - 30 November 2025 (open Thurs-Sunday 11am-4pm)
View the 2025 shortlisted and winning artworks in a gallery space and vote for your favourite in the People's Choice Awards.
Award presentations and artist-led workshops will take place at the gallery across November
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More information
Floor plan, guidelines and contact information
Applications are now closed for 2024. For more information go to our artist opportunities page.
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View the gallery floor plan here.
Read general information for applicants here.
For further information about the Chrissie Cotter Gallery, contact Amylia Harris via email amylia.harris@innerwest.nsw.gov.au.
Location
31A Pidcock St, Camperdown NSW 2050
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