A series of specialist floor talks offering personal insights into Margaret Preston's work. Talks are held in the exhibition space. Free with exhibition entry

11 August 3pm
Robyn Stacey, artist
Book signing of Stacey’s book Herbarium in the Gallery’s Preston bookshop at 4pm

17 August 5.30pm
Denise Mimmocchi, Assistant Curator, Australian art, Art Gallery of NSW and of the Margaret Preston exhibition

18 August 3pm
Geoffrey Smith, Curator of Australian Art, National Gallery of Victoria

25 August 3pm
Lindy Lee, artist and Senior Painting Lecturer at Sydney College of the Arts

1 September 3pm
Ursula Prunster, Curator Special Projects and Coordinator Public Programs Art Gallery of NSW

2 September 1pm
Andrew Sayers, Director National Portrait Gallery of Australia
From masonite to monotype; Margaret Preston’s materials and methods

7 September 5.30pm
Kate Llewellyn, author and Pat Harry artist
Book signing of Kate Llewellyn’s book Playing with Water in the Gallery’s Preston bookshop at 6pm

8 September 3pm
Mathew Poll Artistic Director, Boomalli Aboriginal Artists’ Cooperative and Sheona White Senior Coordinator Public Programs Art Gallery of NSW

9 September 1pm
Barry Pearce, Head Curator Australian Art, Art Gallery of NSW - unavailable, due to illness. New speaker: Sheona White, Coordinator Public & Tertiary Education Programs

16 September 1pm
Suzanne Archer, artist and Lecturer at the National Art School, Sydney

23 September 1pm
Debra Phillips, artist and Lecturer at College of Fine Arts