Gallery CentralCentral Institute of Technology's Gallery – 12 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge Perth Western Australia

On show 21 May to 11 June

Albany based artist Barbie Greenshields explored her heritage with a residency in Scotland and created an exhibition of constructed objects that look at the experience many Australians have of being inextricably linked to a culture that is foreign to our everyday life.

“My red hair is material evidence to me of my connection with a far distant place and far distant others.”

This project is supported by the Department of Culture and the Arts.  Gallery Central is proud to be a partner of the City of Perth Winter Arts Season

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Susan Flavell is a talented WA sculptor whose work, often deals with animals or creatures including the real, the hybrid, the fantastic and even the monstrous. Known for her series of large cardboard creatures, she also works in cast bronze, including public art works. In this exhibition the focus is on domestic and mythic imagery and a new direction – exploiting ceramic techniques to create a dialogue between the form of the work and the surface.

The MHF is the premier visual art patronage association based in WA which has generated close to $1 million in artist commissions since 1991, supporting artists by a subscription program.

photo by Bo Wong

The Mark Howlett Foundation commission gives the artist freedom to experiment with various threads of their practice and in Susan’s case, translate ideas across materials from drawing to cardboard to ceramics sculpture, incorporating ideas of drawing and the figurine.

View  8  - 29 May, weekdays 10-4.4.5 and Sat 2-4.45