Titled Tom Wills Country, the exhibition features works by former Lake Bolac resident and award-winning artist Anne McMaster of Mildura.

Lovers of local history and football alike will connect with the series of eight watercolour and pencil works on paper, that were made on site over summer around Moyston and near the Lexington Homestead - the original home of Tom Wills.

Tom Wills played 200 games for the Geelong Football Club and is accepted by many as establishing the rules of Australian football.

One of the paintings, 'Together and Apart', connects the more contemporary game of football with the past indigenous and settler history of Moyston.

Gallery director Anthony Camm said Anne's works explored the synergies and bringing together of Indigenous and settler cultures, with reference to the Moyston and Lake Bolac regions where her Irish and Scottish ancestors once lived.

"Each work was created by pooling watercolour onto paper and then adding leaves, grasses and twigs for texture,'' said Mr Camm.

"Returning to her Mildura studio, Anne finished each piece with additional drawing.

"Tom Wills Country will appeal to the region's broader community particularly those with a keen interest in local history, including our region's special place in the formation of Australian Rules football,'' he said.

The Tom Wills Country exhibition will be officially opened at a morning tea on Sunday, March 29 at 11am. The public is welcome to attend.