Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery

The Ocean Project 2024 – Students' Exhibition ON NOW 🌊 An exhibition at LWAG of works by students from Wesley College and Kalamunda Senior High School. 14-23 November | Entry FREE Following hands on science activities with CSIRO Environment scientists and discussion with commissioned artist Kirsten Hudson about her work as part of The Ocean Project 2024, students created their own artwork in response to the project. The artworks are now part of an exhibition which can be viewed at the Gallery. For more info, visit: https://www.uwa.edu.au/lwag/events/exhibition-launch---the-ocean-project-2024---students-exhibition GALLERY OPEN TUES-SAT 12-5PM #LWAG #LawrenceWilsonArtGallery #studentexhibition #OCEANPROJECT

‘WANDERING ARTWORK’ During our ’Stuffed, Bolstered and Upholstered’ exhibition opening we had two mysterious, yet unmissable characters meandering through the crowd donning helmets created by Perth artists, Jody Quackenbush. The helmets, one clad in soft furry fabric and the other bedazzled with shiny jewels feature wonderful detail and are very much synonymous with the artist's signature style. Quackenbush has a number of works featured in the exhibition: ‘Mask I’, 2014, ‘Mask II’, 2014 and ‘Mask III’, 2014 as well as ‘Strong garment II / Suan Prung’, 2020–24 and ‘The opposite of enlightenment, meditation mattress’, 2024. Images: Riley Landau, Stephanie Irvin and artist, Jody Quackenbush, photography: Ilkka K Photography #LWAG #LawrenceWilsonArtGallery #PerthArtGalleries #WAArtandCulture

It was a privilege to witness Rina Franz’s installation of ‘The Invisible Thread’, 2024, one of the artworks realised for our current exhibition ‘Stuffed, Bolstered and Upholstered’. The remarkable installation includes 170 blue and white collars intricately suspended from the ceiling, creating a striking result that draws you into the story behind its creation. The artwork honours Franz’s mother, who was a seamstress and the valuable contribution that women made in post-war Italian society that was often underestimated, overlooked, or not acknowledged. “This project is deeply personal. It unravels my childhood memories in Italy, offering a glimpse into a transformative period in the country’s history. It aims to provide a tangible link between my own heritage and the cultural memory that informs the migrant experience… As a seamstress, my mother kept a notebook, meticulously recording the names of her clients. Embroidered onto each collar is the name of those individual wearers.” Franz has said of ‘The Invisible Thread’. ‘The Invisible Thread’ exhibiting now at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery until 7 December. #IOTA24 #LWAG #LawrenceWilsonArtGallery #perthartgallery #WAartandculture

STUFFED, BOLSTERED & UPHOLSTERED

Opening 7 September LWAG

STUFFED, BOLSTERED & UPHOLSTERED

New Season 3 exhibition opening soon! ‘Stuffed, Bolstered and Upholstered’ 7 September - 7 December | FREE entry Mark your calendars for this one! This exhibition is part of the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial (IOTA24) program ‘Codes in Parallel’ and is an ambitious investigation of fibre and textiles in relation to bodies, power, memory and places, reflecting on the intricate histories embedded within crafted objects. New art commissions are featured in the exhibition alongside artist loans and works from University of Australia Art Collection, Cruthers Collection of Women's Art, and the Berndt Museum. View artworks from local and national artists such as: Zanny Begg Jess Day Rina Franz Sidney Nolan Jody Quackenbush Richard and Rickeeta Walley Sera Waters And more! The exhibition is accompanied by an exciting public program which includes a series of talks, workshops and events that run throughout Season 3. View our website for more info on this as well as our exhibition opening on 6 September. https://www.uwa.edu.au/lwag/home Credits: Katthy Cavaliere, 'loved: beginning' (detail), 2008 (reprinted 2016), chromogenic colourprint on silver based paper, ed. 3/10, 67 x 100cm, Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art, The University of Western Australia, Gift of the Estate of Katthy Cavaliere, 2022 © Courtesy of Daniel Mudie Cunningham for the Katthy Cavaliere Estate Sam Bloor, 'Budget' (detail), 2018, 35mm photographic print on Hahnemuhle (cotton rag) paper, frame: 72cm x 57cm, Collection of the artist © Courtesy of the artist Sera Waters, 'Survivalist sampler' (detail), 2019-2020, cotton, glow-in-the-dark thread,found materials on re-purposed linen, 45 x 42cm, Cruthers Collection of Women's Art, Gift of Sheila Foundation Limited 2022, © Courtesy of the artist. Annabelle Collett, 'Modifying the form' (detail), 1999, 13 parts,various materials including hand-painted cotton, embroidery, fur wire, ribbon,bones, hair, butchers’ hooks, pins, 180 x 380

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EYES ON ART

You are invited to join us for a special program of ‘looking at art’ in EYES ON ART at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery during the university’s common lunch time (1-2pm) on Tuesdays during 2024. Explore the artworks of the 80s and 90s in 'THE END OF HISTORY', with Academic and Public Program Curator Dr Janice Lally. Discover and share ideas of the time contrasting with today. https://events.humanitix.com/lwag2410?c=facebook Image credits: Opening night, 'THE END OF HISTORY', Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, 2024, ILLKA K Photography Paul Trinidad, 'Profile of man VIII' (detail), 1994, lino block print,207 x 90cm, The University of Western Australia Art Collection, University Senate Grant, 1994 © the artist, photograph by Robert Frith Jane Barwell, 'Gesture/Deception' (detail), 1986, charcoal, coloured chalk, synthetic polymer paint on and ink on card, 133.5 x 122cm, University Senate Grant, 1986 © University of Western Australia, photograph by Robert Frith Rick Vermey, 'Anxiety' (detail), 1992, mixed media and collage on paper collage, 69.5 x 50.5cm, The University of Western Australia Art Collection, University Senate Grant, 1992, photograph by Robert Frith Euan Heng, 'Char Fall' (detail), 1987, oil on canvas, 152.5 x 152,5cm, Gift of Mr Euan Heng, 2001 Courtesy the artist and Niagra Galleries, © the artist, photograph by Robert Frith 5m

LWAG S2 2024

OPENING NIGHT FRIDAY 17 May 2024 5.30–8pm Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery Registration essential https://events.humanitix.com/lwag2406?c=facebook EXHIBITIONS RUN 18 May – 17 August 2024 Images: Rosalind Paterson Drake-Brockman, 'Body of Storm', c1989, charcoal on Arches paper, 153 x 217cm, University Senate Grant, 1989 © University of Western Australia, photograph by Robert Frith Jacquie Moran, 'Birth: 3 Seconds Later' (detail), 2005 (reprinted in 2008), series of 12 photographs, 11: 50.8 x 76.2cm each; 1: 76.2 x 50.8cm, edition of 10. Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art, The University of Western Australia, Gift of the artist

How might art help?

PANEL DISCUSSION Challenges in ocean research - how might art help? Tuesday 16 April, 1–2pm As part of the Ocean Project 2024 join a panel of researches to discuss key challenges that face the marine environment. The ocean faces multiple competing concerns, including environmental, social, economic and cultural, all which influence the way we manage and impact the environment and it's ability to adapt to global change. For more information and to register click the link https://events.humanitix.com/lwag2405?c=facebook ______________________ THE OCEAN PROJECT 2024 This public discussion commences THE OCEAN PROJECT 2024 at LWAG, that brings together art and science with the aim to make science more accessible to staff, student and the public alike, while illustrating the role art can play in communicating challenging ideas. The issues presented in this discussion will be taken up during 2024 in a collaboration by Campus Partners: Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery (LWAG), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Environment at the Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) and the School of Design, UWA; together with a professional artists and staff and students from three public schools and colleges as Community Partners.

We want to say thanks to everyone that came along to our 2023 exhibitions and events. It has been a huge year here at LWAG and we are so grateful to you, our audiences, for your continued support. We look forward to sharing with you exciting news about our upcoming exhibitions and events soon. Have a safe and happy festive season and we will see you in 2024. Image credits in comments.