Stuffed, Bolstered and Upholstered
7 September – 7 December 2024
This is an exploration of fibre and woven forms in relation to the human body. Contemporary makers innovate using the traditions of old as they create pieces that critique power dynamics. Aligned with the theme for the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial IOTA24: Codes in Parallel In 2024 – the exhibition will investigate systems of power as they are enacted upon bodies. It includes new art commissions, artist loans and works from UWA Art Collection, Cruthers Collection of Women's Art, and Berndt Museum.
Includes works by: Zanny Begg, Sam Bloor, Katthy Cavaliere, Annabelle Collett, Jess Day, Sharyn Egan, Rina Franz, Fiona Gavino, Teelah George, Georgia Clothing, Dena Gower, Pamela Harris, Nora Holland, Martha Lee, Judith Lodwick and Eliza Campbell (now Elizabeth Bell) working as LODWICK©AMPBELL, Janine McAullay Bott , Sidney Nolan, Rosalind Peterson Drake Brockman, Deborah Prior, Jody Quackenbush, Nien Schwarz , Beverly Thomson, Cecilia Tigan, Richard Walley, Rickeeta Walley and Alton Walley, Sera Waters, Judy Watson and Joyce Winsley
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Image: Teelah George, Blue Biro (detail), 2018-2019, thread, linen and bronze, 220 x 190 cm. The University of Western Australia Art Collection,©Courtesy of the artist. Photograph by Thomas Rowe.
