2020
Just Not Australian - Touring show
The origins and implications of Australian identity and national mythology are explored through the frames of immigration, satire, larrikinism and resistance.
This exhibition features work by leading local artists from different generations and media including Soda_Jerk, Vincent Namitjira, Abdul Abdullah, Cigdem Aydemir, Karla Dickens and more. The works engage critically with this moment in Australian history and the politically-loaded public discourse around what it means to be ‘unAustralian’.
Itinerary
Tweed Regional Gallery and The Margaret Olley Arts Centre, NSW 18 September – 8 November 2020
Wollongong Art Gallery, NSW 21 November 2020 – 7 February 2021
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW 19 February – 5 April 2021
Maitland Regional Art Gallery. NSW 8 May – 1 August 2021
Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, NSW 14 August – 26 September 2021
NorthSite Contemporary Art Centre, QLD 6 December 2021 – 5 February 2022
Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, QLD 18 February – 3 April 2022
Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, Moreton Bay, QLD 17 April – 18 June 2022
Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery, SA 2 July – 4 September 2022
Walkway Gallery, Bordertown, SA 17 September – 30 October 2022
Sports Show
A group exhibition with Marian Abboud & Vicki Van Hout, Brook Andrew, Cigdem Aydemir, Dhinawan Dreaming, Elvis Richardson, Marikit Santiago, Samia Sayed & Koumbah Semega-Janneh, Feras Shaheen.
Curated by Rebecca Gallo, Talitha Hanna and Tian Zhang
Exhibition open | 13 September - 25 October, 2020.
@ Pari, Parramatta
LEGACY
A group exhibition featuring artwork by Pat Brassington, Liam Benson, Nina Sanadze, Cigdem Aydemir, Michelle Ripari and Emmet Davies.
"What will we leave behind?
In a time of generational change, we ask what is a ‘legacy’?
Artists are at the forefront of inciting change, but they’re equally connected to the past through their practices. In this exhibition their work opens a dialogue to consider what do we keep, what do we share, and what do we leave behind.
Presented in pairs, the works of six artists respond to the legacies that inform their lives as creatives: the visual and social languages used in their work, the shared narratives of history – many of which are being questioned by younger generations; and the legacy of the creative self."
Exhibition open | 10 September - 11 October, 2020.
@ Wyndham City Art Gallery, Wyndham