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TRIBUTARIES flowing through WA: Carnarvon
Last week, “Tributaries” received a warm reception in Carnarvon as we celebrated the first stop in the exhibition’s journey through Western Australia. I was very pleased to see many members of the community come and engage with presence.
ARBOREA Sends Ripples Through South West
'Arborea' had a successful first run at The Painted Tree Gallery and a creative workshop hosted by Southern Forest Arts. Next, the Exhibition will be featured at Gallery 152 in York from 30 September to 29 October 2023, for the 2023 York Festival.
Tributaries: Artist Talk and Workshop in Rockingham
I am really pleased that Tributaries, before heading to the regions with Art On The Move, will be showing in Rockingham. Rockingham Arts Centre has recently been renovated under the directorship of Jude Vander Merwe and is still close enough for Perth and Fremantle audiences, as well as people living in the Peel region.
Minderoo Foundation Residency in Exmouth
I am thrilled to have been awarded a Minderoo Foundation Residency as part of their 2022 Artist Fund. In September 2022 I will be staying in Exmouth to lay the groundwork for developing a new body work towards 2024.
This is Tributary work
Three years in the making, and now it is here: Tributaries, an exhibition of works that connect with Western Australia. Before and during the pandemic I have explored the landscapes within and out there, the unique flora and fauna in Western Australia.
We are waterways. TRIBUTARIES exhibition opens soon
I walk, sense, trace the changes.
I once followed a river and with each crossing of one of its tributaries, the landscape grew as a character teaching me about my internal landscape, and how to navigate human relationships.
It changed me.
Disturbingly beautiful?
In 'Tributaries', a solo exhibition at MAC, what you'd see may be as beautiful as it may be disturbing. Through wearable jewellery, objects and photographs I am depecting the fragility of the nature around us in Western Australia. Without prejudice - for I too am a 'settler'.