 The Johnstone Gallery had a unique character.It was housed in a privately owned, purpose built, gallery in a large sub-tropical rainforest setting.Owners Brian and Marjorie Johnstone were extremely successful gallery curators and apart from having their own unique collection of Australian and overseas art, they managed to attract leading Australian artists such as Sir Sidney Nolan, Robert Dickerson, Lawrence Daws, Margaret Olley, Charles Blackman, Ray Crooke, Arthur Boyd, Donald Friend, Laurence Hope and many others to exhibit their artworks at special exhibitions.