Tim Gresham

Coming in April I’m having a one day tapestry workshop for beginners @raretradescentre in Ballarat. Looms will be warped up ready to go, so it’s all about the fun stuff. All materials supplied and even some premixed threads from my own tapestry projects. Take home your own small tapestry! April 18 @raretradescentre #tapestry #tapestryweaving #tapestryart #handwoventextiles #learntoweave

FINAL WEEKEND! Tim Gresham | Perpetual Closes Sunday 15th February 2026 at 4pm Tim Gresham’s tapestries explore light, colour and rhythm, and are influenced by landscape and modernist design. The time it takes to weave tapestries by hand, and the rhythm of the weaving process are integral to Gresham’s practice. 'Perpetual' is Gresham’s first solo exhibition in nine years, presenting a series of eight tapestries spanning the last decade. Gresham’s creative practice has long intertwined photography and tapestry. The landscape images he captures during dawn walks around Ballarat’s Lake Wendouree have guided many of the colour palettes throughout this exhibition. Gresham uses centuries old tapestry techniques such as hatching and half passing, which further reflect the influence of photography, evoking blurred edges, shifts between focus and blur, and the contrast of sharp and softened areas. Starting with minimal elements of a concept and colour palette, Gresham draws the tapestry design onto the warp incrementally during the weaving process. While the weave is finely crafted and controlled, the abstract forms are encouraged to distort and stretch as they grow, giving life to the work. Colours shift across the surface, playing with effects of depth and perception. Gresham’s tapestries are improvised, sensual and spontaneous, yet created in extreme, precise slow motion. You can find the recording of Tim Gresham’s artist talk on our website - follow the link in our bio to listen 🎤 Ararat Gallery TAMA is free entry and open daily, 10am - 4pm. 📷 Installation view 'Tim Gresham | Perpetual', Ararat Gallery TAMA, October 2025. Photo: Tim Gresham @greshtim @araratruralcitycouncil #AraratGalleryTAMA #TextileArtMuseumAustralia #PGAVgalleries #AustralianPublicGalleries #regionalgalleries #regionalgalleriesvictoria #textileart #contemporarytextiles #contemporarytextileart #australiantapestry #tapestry #tapestryweaving #contemporarytapestry #TimGresham

FINAL WEEKS! Tim Gresham | Perpetual To Sunday 15th February 2026 Tim Gresham’s tapestries explore light, colour and rhythm, and are influenced by landscape and modernist design. The time it takes to weave tapestries by hand, and the rhythm of the weaving process are integral to Gresham’s practice. 'Perpetual' is Gresham’s first solo exhibition in nine years, presenting a series of eight tapestries spanning the last decade. Gresham’s creative practice has long intertwined photography and tapestry. The landscape images he captures during dawn walks around Ballarat’s Lake Wendouree have guided many of the colour palettes throughout this exhibition. Gresham uses centuries old tapestry techniques such as hatching and half passing, which further reflect the influence of photography, evoking blurred edges, shifts between focus and blur, and the contrast of sharp and softened areas. Starting with minimal elements of a concept and colour palette, Gresham draws the tapestry design onto the warp incrementally during the weaving process. While the weave is finely crafted and controlled, the abstract forms are encouraged to distort and stretch as they grow, giving life to the work. Colours shift across the surface, playing with effects of depth and perception. Gresham’s tapestries are improvised, sensual and spontaneous, yet created in extreme, precise slow motion. You can find the recording of Tim Gresham’s artist talk on our website - follow the link in our bio to listen 🎤 Ararat Gallery TAMA is free entry and open daily, 10am - 4pm. 📷 Tim Gresham, ‘Reverb’ 2019, wool, cotton, 80 x 100cm. © The Artist @greshtim @araratruralcitycouncil #AraratGalleryTAMA #TextileArtMuseumAustralia #PGAVgalleries #AustralianPublicGalleries #regionalgalleries #regionalgalleriesvictoria #textileart #contemporarytextiles #contemporarytextileart #australiantapestry #tapestry #tapestryweaving #contemporarytapestry #TimGresham

*ONE spot available!* Introduction to Tapestry Weaving with Tim Gresham Saturday 7th February 2026, 10am - 3.30pm → Book the last spot via the link in bio! Join artist Tim Gresham for a one-day Introduction to Tapestry Weaving workshop. Tim will guide you through exploring simple shapes and mixing colours with threads and blending in the weave. During the workshop you will have the opportunity to mix your own colours, or use bobbin ends left over thread mixes from Tim’s tapestries! At end of the day you will take home your own small tapestry. Looms and bobbins will be loaned for the day, and looms will be pre-warped. → Suitable for ages 14 and over → Suitable for beginners → All materials provided This workshop is held in conjunction with the exhibition 'Perpetual', which runs to Sunday 15th February 2026. @greshtim @araratruralcitycouncil #AraratGalleryTAMA #TextileArtMuseumAustralia #PGAVgalleries #AustralianPublicGalleries #regionalgalleries #regionalgalleriesvictoria #textileart #contemporarytextiles #contemporarytextileart #australiantapestry #tapestry #tapestryweaving #contemporarytapestry #TimGresham

We are open as usual today for the public holiday, 10am to 4pm. The Gallery is free entry, and air conditioned! We have four rooms of textile art for you to enjoy at your leisure, including works from the TAMA Collection and Tim Gresham's exhibition 'Perpetual'. Tim Gresham, ‘Scale’ 2025, wool, cotton, 100x120cm © The Artist @greshtim @araratruralcitycouncil #AraratGalleryTAMA #TextileArtMuseumAustralia #PGAVgalleries #AustralianPublicGalleries #regionalgalleries #regionalgalleriesvictoria #textileart #contemporarytextiles #contemporarytextileart #australiantapestry #tapestry #tapestryweaving #contemporarytapestry #TimGresham

Just a few more weeks to see PERPETUAL @araratgallerytama Closing 15 February Over a decade in the making these works show my fascination with tapestry weaving techniques and its time consuming process. An exploration of colour, light and landscape viewed with a minimal, modernist perspective they are woven without designs, the forms taking shape spontaneously, but in extremely slow motion. The images are a mix of details and work in progress photos #contemporarytapestry #contemporarytextileart #australiantapestry #regionalgalleriesvictoria #araratregionalartgallery #tapestry #tapestryweaving #minimal #abstractart #abstracttapestry

The recording of Tim Gresham’s artist talk is now available online! Follow the link in our bio to listen 🎤 'Perpetual' is Gresham’s first solo exhibition in nine years, presenting a series of eight tapestries spanning the last decade exploring light, colour and rhythm, informed by landscape and modernist design. Gresham draws the tapestry design onto the warp incrementally during the weaving process, encouraging the abstract forms to distort and stretch as they grow. Influenced by his dawn walks around Ballarat’s Lake Wendouree, his palettes echo the soft transitions of light. Using traditional techniques such as hatching and half-passing, Gresham evokes photographic effects - blur, focus and tonal nuance - through slow, meticulous improvisation. 'Perpetual' continues to Sunday 15th February 2026. We are open daily, 10am - 4pm! 📷 Tim Gresham, ‘Flux’ 2018, wool, cotton, 80 x 100cm © The Artist @greshtim @araratruralcitycouncil #AraratGalleryTAMA #TextileArtMuseumAustralia #PGAVgalleries #AustralianPublicGalleries #regionalgalleries #regionalgalleriesvictoria #textileart #contemporarytextiles #contemporarytextileart #australiantapestry #tapestry #tapestryweaving #contemporarytapestry #TimGresham

'PERPETUAL' Tim Gresham's @greshtim solo exhibition at Ararat Tama Regional Art Gallery @araratgallerytama is an exhibition of tapestries that has very much been hovering around me particularly as I'm entering a new phase in my own work of textile abstract minimalism. As I live close to Ararat Gallery and know Lake Wendouree, the initial source of inspiration for many of Tim's tapestries, being Ballarat born, I have a history there. Tim and I both were employed as 'fresh' weavers at the Australian Tapestry Workshop @austapestry in the late 1980's under Sue Walker's @suew45 dedicated and devoted directorship with Sara Lindsay's @slindsay.daytoday mentoring watchful caring eyes. I've been aware of Tim's progression as a tapestry artist over the decades since. The techniques of hatching and half passing that Tim has masterfully honed to create his own unique style, his language, and a voice in modernist minimalist abstraction have been a long time developing. In comparing 2 of the tapestries 'Shift' the dominantly pink, grey background one and 'Phase II' orange with purple that sit on opposing walls almost opposite one another, one is swept up in the bright colours, ripples reminiscent of water, rhythmical shapes moving in different directions. I'm transported directly to Tim's breathingtaking sunrise photos of the sky and its reflections on the waters of Lake Wendouree, Ballarat. Photos that Tim has exhibited separately. Brilliant startling atmospheric light and vivid colours captured by his eyes and camera lens that only occur at dawn (and dusk ). Photos that have directly influenced these tapestries. If you live in Victoria or are an Australian tapestry weaver, please spend quality time with Tim Gresham's tapestries, a chance in a decade to view such a committed body of weaving. Tim's show closes on the 15th of February 2026, and there is still time to do so. 'SHIFT' and 'PHASE II' the details within this post are bold, cheerful, and one feels overcome with joy standing before them. #TimGresham #PERPETUAL #tapestryweaving #Tapestry #contemporarytapestry #AustralianTapestry #TAMA #textiles #soloexhibition #AustralianComtemporaryTextileArt

Continuing through summer, to Sunday 15th February 2026! Tim Gresham | Perpetual Tim Gresham’s tapestries explore light, colour and rhythm, and are influenced by landscape and modernist design. The time it takes to weave tapestries by hand, and the rhythm of the weaving process are integral to Gresham’s practice. 'Perpetual' is Gresham’s first solo exhibition in nine years, presenting a series of eight tapestries spanning the last decade. Gresham’s creative practice has long intertwined photography and tapestry. The landscape images he captures during dawn walks around Ballarat’s Lake Wendouree have guided many of the colour palettes throughout this exhibition. Gresham uses centuries old tapestry techniques such as hatching and half passing, which further reflect the influence of photography, evoking blurred edges, shifts between focus and blur, and the contrast of sharp and softened areas. Starting with minimal elements of a concept and colour palette, Gresham draws the tapestry design onto the warp incrementally during the weaving process. While the weave is finely crafted and controlled, the abstract forms are encouraged to distort and stretch as they grow, giving life to the work. Colours shift across the surface, playing with effects of depth and perception. Gresham’s tapestries are improvised, sensual and spontaneous, yet created in extreme, precise slow motion. Ararat Gallery TAMA is free entry and open daily, 10am - 4pm. 📷 Installation view 'Tim Gresham | Perpetual', Ararat Gallery TAMA, October 2025. Photo: Tim Gresham @greshtim @araratruralcitycouncil #AraratGalleryTAMA #TextileArtMuseumAustralia #PGAVgalleries #AustralianPublicGalleries #regionalgalleries #regionalgalleriesvictoria #textileart #contemporarytextiles #contemporarytextileart #australiantapestry #tapestry #tapestryweaving #contemporarytapestry #TimGresham

Introduction to Tapestry Weaving with Tim Gresham Saturday 7th February 2026, 10am - 3.30pm → Book your spot via the link in bio Join artist Tim Gresham for a one-day Introduction to Tapestry Weaving workshop. Tim will guide you through exploring simple shapes and mixing colours with threads and blending in the weave. During the workshop you will have the opportunity to mix your own colours, or use bobbin ends left over thread mixes from Tim’s tapestries! At end of the day you will take home your own small tapestry. Looms and bobbins will be loaned for the day, and looms will be pre-warped. → Suitable for ages 14 and over → Suitable for beginners → All materials provided → 12 places available → Book your spot via the link in bio This workshop is held in conjunction with the exhibition 'Perpetual', which runs to Sunday 15th February 2026. @greshtim @araratruralcitycouncil #AraratGalleryTAMA #TextileArtMuseumAustralia #PGAVgalleries #AustralianPublicGalleries #regionalgalleries #regionalgalleriesvictoria #textileart #contemporarytextiles #contemporarytextileart #australiantapestry #tapestry #tapestryweaving #contemporarytapestry #TimGresham

We will be closed tomorrow, Thursday 1st January for the New Year's Day public holiday, then open as usual for the rest of summer, 10am - 4pm everyday! ✨ Continuing to Sunday 15th February 2026: Tim Gresham | Perpetual Tim Gresham’s abstract tapestries explore light, colour and rhythm through centuries-old weaving techniques. Influenced by landscape and modernist design, his works evolve spontaneously on the loom. Combining precision with improvisation, Gresham creates slow-crafted compositions that shift in depth and perception, revealing the sensual, structural beauty of woven tapestry. 'Perpetual' presents a series of eight tapestries spanning ten years. Ararat Gallery TAMA is free entry and open daily, 10am - 4pm. 📷 Installation view 'Tim Gresham | Perpetual', Ararat Gallery TAMA, October 2025. Photo: Tim Gresham @greshtim @araratruralcitycouncil #AraratGalleryTAMA #TextileArtMuseumAustralia #PGAVgalleries #AustralianPublicGalleries #regionalgalleries #regionalgalleriesvictoria #textileart #contemporarytextiles #contemporarytextileart #australiantapestry #tapestry #tapestryweaving #contemporarytapestry #TimGresham