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Romanticism and Reason – Australian Jewellery 1955-1997
This exhibition traced the evolution of Australian contemporary jewellery practice through the work of 17 eminent makers selected from the Art Gallery of Western Australia Collection. Romanticism was explored in the work of makers who identified with the ideal of the independent artisan, connected to the process of making through skill and intimate knowledge of…
Women’s Work, Land and Spirit
A major exhibition of enormous breadth, it brought together the work of Indigenous women from eight countries, spanning regions from Western Australia to Western Samoa. The exhibitions combined a variety of exquisite fibre works in fans, mats, bags and baskets, and a superbly woven eel trap; elegantly painted tapa cloth, delightful rag dolls, lengths of…