GALLERIES in the Gardens, Tea Gardens is hosting the “Mambo on the Myall, from Mombassa to Cuba” art exhibition from 6 December to 31 January 2026.
The exhibition has multiple themes including artist and musician Reg Mombassa (real name Cristopher O’Doherty), Mambo surf wear, mambo music and dancing, Cuba and South American art.
The exhibition even features a nine metre-long inflatable fish sculpture by Reg Mombassa that was used in the Sydney Olympics closing ceremony.
“Allison Reynolds, the Director of Space Gallery in Coonabarabran, had purchased from an online auction an inflatable Reg Mombassa sculpture that had been used in the closing ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics,” Galleries in the Gardens said in a statement.
“She used the sculpture in an exhibition at Space that was coming to an end and she thought another gallery might be able to make use of it.”
During the exhibition, a charity raffle will be held of autographed Reg Mombassa merchandise.
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