First Solo Exhibition: Carl Gopal Solo 1991

Some local press for my first solo exhibition at Bridge Gallery, Northbridge February 1991. I had a simple start, my work was in chalk and oil pastels on paper and my roots were in the naive, folk, Outsider tradition back then. I keep returning to that for some reason.

Carl Gopal Solo 1991

Bridge Gallery, William Street, Northbridge, Western Australia

My gallery section has a selection of paintings from my first solo exhibition Carl Gopal Solo. I was 23 years old. It was held at Bridge Gallery in Northbridge in 1992, Western Australia. They are largely dry and oil pastel paintings on card and paper. I love the lack of complexity, to be quite honest, and their simple response to the world around me. Photo taken by Gary Tait 1991 Visit the galleries

I don’t post the stuff from beyond this date because I lost some of the clippings from these early years. I had a little media before this in smaller group shows in Perth, WA and one group show at AGORA Gallery in NYC (doesn’t everyone starting out do one show with them? so grateful for the experience) and I got a mention in the NYC’s local art guide for that week and then totally disappeared. Above is a local newspaper that ran a story on me on their front page and brought in a LOT of sales, so thank you kindly. The rest I cant remember anything written, but I do remember I had a great time between 1991 to 95 in the close-knit Northbridge art community.

Seven Rooms, oil pastel on paper 1989 Carl Gopalkrishnan

Room 221 Oil pastel on paper Carl Gopalkrishnan