“The first impulse of the maker of hand pottery is to obtain pleasure in making and decorating an article, and making that pleasure intelligible to others…” – Merric Boyd, 1930

The vibrant, abundant and joyful exhibition Fantastic Forms, celebrating the creativity of the human imagination through drawing, ceramics, sculpture and animation, will be on show at David Roche Gallery from February 17 to May 9, 2026.

Featuring more than 200 drawings and ceramics from the Bundanon Collection (NSW), Fantastic Forms captures the energy, movement and colour in the expansive creative practice of Merric Boyd (1888-1959) in dialogue with three very different practices by living Australian artists – Rubyrose Bancroft, Stephen Benwell and Nabilah Nordin.

Merric Boyd, Trees, 1950, pencil, coloured pencil and watercolour on paper. Bundanon Collection. Photo: Rob Little.