Drawing is Everything will explore the central place of drawing in the practice of legendary Australian artist Brett Whiteley, who found significant international success in the 1960s with his avant-garde art.

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The Art Gallery of NSW exhibition is the first to explore the central place of drawing in Whiteley's practice, featuring rarely seen early works from Sydney and Europe through to the great abstracts that brought Whiteley international fame.

Drawing is Everything curator Anne Ryan said the exhibition will involve drawings of the Bathurst region, which played a vital role in Whiteley's upbringing.

"Whiteley was educated out this way, and he returned as a mature artist and enjoyed drawing and painting the local landscapes around Bathurst," Ms Ryan said.

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"There's never been such an intense look at Whiteley's drawing practice, but his drawings and sketches underpinned everything he created, including paintings, ceramics and printmaking."

Teaming with the theme of drawing, I Drew a Line and Called It Home has seen Sydney-based artist Anastasia Parmson respond to Whiteley's exhibition through her site-specific immersive installation based on her childhood home in Soviet-occupied Estonia.

"There's some vintage throwbacks to the 80s and 90s, a few Soviet-era items and Finnish designer pieces; it's an aspiration room reflecting my childhood," Ms Parmson said.

"I hope a lot of 'Instagram selfies' come out of this exhibition, as it's highly interactive."

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Luminosity has seen local artist Peter Wilson draw inspiration from the natural landscape, and his studies in geology and palaeontology, to create glazed ceramic artworks made from locally sourced materials.

"It's a culmination of a lifetime in ceramics, and I've crafted a whole range of forms to demonstrate the quality of the glazes," Mr Wilson said.

"Ceramics require a sound understanding of the properties of fire and glaze chemistry, so I hope this exhibition offers a deep insight into the complexities of this craft."

The exhibitions will launch on Saturday and run until February 6.

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