Woman - In all her forms
"Woman - In all her forms"
Calling All Woman Artists - invitation to exhibit
In conjunction with the
Inaugural Lismore Women's Festival,
the Serpentine Community Gallery
is hosting an exhibition celebrating
"Woman - In all her forms".
10% of profits from sales
will be donated to the
Lismore Women and Children's Refuge.
Official Opening with guest speakers and performers
6-9pm on Friday 10th March 2017.
With over 40 local artists
exploring women’s perspectives
and expressions on the concept of ‘woman',
"Woman - In all her forms"
is a must see exhibition for everyone.
Exhibition runs from 3rd-20th March 2017
Where: 17 Bridge St, North Lismore
Visit Serpentine gallery on opening night
for a treat for both your ears and your eyes.
Talented musicians will serenade you
with contemporary classical music written by women.
Our region has a rich & continuing, but little-known,
heritage of women composers.
The "Listening to Wom*n"
concert celebrates these women
with a focus on living Australian women composers,
including pieces by locals Lisa Cameron and Naima Fine.
Come along, stretch your mind, and surprise yourself
with the diverse and vivid palette of sounds in new classical music by women.
All welcome to attend.
WHAT TO BRING:- Feel free to contribute to the food table and a cushion to sit on.
Limited seating available for those most in need during the concert.
COST:- Entry is free although we will pass the hat around towards the musicians' expenses.
Oh what a night, the opening of the exhibition 'Woman - In all her forms' and 'Listening to Wom*n' the concert.
It was a full house and a wonderful evening.
Opening/welcome speech given by gallery
founding member/treasurer Corinne Batt-Rawden
For more info about and pictures of our opening night concert please go to the Listening to Wom*n page.
Viewing "Woman - In all her forms" artworks
(above and top right), and the visitors' book comments
and Rotations gift shop (bottom right)
Michelle Hewitt and Guy Ingram
Andi Neilands
Cynthia McDermott
Some of the artists and their works: Michelle wears a hat she designed,
Andi talks about her sculpture and Cynthia is snapped with her work.
The Art
'She’s More Than Just a Chook'
pastel pencil
by Leanne Gilchrist
'Beatrice'
oil on canvas
by Robyn Staines
'Muse I'
mixed media
by Beki Davies
'A Self Portrait'
mixed media on paper
by Shar Roberts
'Indeed Sandra Pet'
acrylic on ply
by Sandra Savage
'In Her Bones'
handcrafted paints
by Pepe Trevor
Artists Statement:
Is connectedness a sense we ignore?
Are the pains we feel expressions of suffering;
greater than our own?
The paints used are hand made.
With either a base of bees wax or egg.
Which is then cut with lavender oil, linseed oil and
resin, to form the appropriate medium for the pigment.
Skin tones in this work are courtesy of
the pollen of the Auratum lily.
'Earth Barometer'
ceramic, found objects
by Kerry Negus
'Sub-conscious of the woman'
graphite on paper
by Leanne Elsley
'Succubus'
mixed media
by Lisa-Rose Oliver
'Succubus' - detail
'River Woman Flowing'
Hand-built ceramic, bronze glaze, enamel coating
Artist Statement:
This sculpture explores the realms of ‘felt experience’ — what we experience in our physical bodies
— and what we interpret as emotions or feelings.
In the words of Thich Nhat Hanh
(a zen monk and poet)..
”in us, there is a river of feelings,
in which every drop of water is a different feeling,
and each feeling relies on all the other feelings
for its existence. To observe it, we just sit on the
bank of the river and identify each feeling as
it surfaces, flows by, and disappears”.
- Cate Clancey, February 2017
'Odalisque III - couplet'
oil and goldleaf on tin
by AnA Wojak
'Release'
ceramic, celadon glaze
by Tia Terry
untitled
mixed media
Artist Statement:
I'm not religious, although my art might look that way.
As I travelled through Europe in the mid-1980s,
I became intrigued by the mysterious little road-side
shrines to the Madonna that I noticed along the way,
sometimes in seemingly remote or lonely locations.
What was in these beautiful little boxes?
Was it ok for me to look at them?
Who lit the candles that glowed within? What did they mean?
I felt surprisingly moved by and drawn towards them.
In the day to day world,
they felt like unusual yet welcome reminders of the unknown,
of mystery and our deeper heart-felt yearnings;
places where the weary traveller might pause and feel revived,
understood and somehow reconnected
to the simple magic of being alive in the universe.
These shrines and Madonnas were beyond ‘religious’ to me.
I felt excited, delighted and also a little more peaceful
when I happened upon one.
20 years later, I recalled these shrines
and started to look at them endlessly on the internet,
along with Mary grottos.
I found out that other non-religious people around the world
are also drawn to this ancient archetype and all she represents.
I realised having these female images around me
is incredibly soothing, restorative and comfortable for me.
I ‘reclaimed’ the grotto of Mary in my own way,
removed from my Catholic heritage’s
sanitised and limiting labels of her.
I started creating my own Mary grottos or shrines
— a sometimes funny yet deeply satisfying pursuit,
though not always easy to explain t0 Other People!
I then travelled to Mexico to meet up
with other non-religious women
who, like me, are also captivated by Mary.
I met proper artists who encouraged me.
I felt inspired. What a relief. What fun!
(This is the first time I've exhibited my work and it's not for sale.
However, leave your details with the gallery
if you'd like me to create a similar piece to purchase.)
~ Cynthia McDermott
'Portia'
Carrara marble
by Andi Neilands
'Bead Topography'
acrylic beads varnish
by Christine O'Brien
'Fanciful wares'
by Michelle Hewitt
of Steampunk Naked Clocks
'Wearable Art'
by Jeht Burgoyne
of Flourish Designs
'Storm at Sea
- the twists and turns of a long-term relationship'
hand-quilted patchwork (detail below)
Artist Statement:
Lost during Cyclone Winifred
in Cairns on January 28th 1986.
Recovered 30 kilometres away on a beach
and restored.
by Shirley Swan
'Hear Me I'
'Hear Me II'
oil on canvas
Artist Statement:
It is a powerful thing for me as a woman to be heard. This diptych was months in the making and sat
sulking in the studio for weeks on end. It reflects
the frustration of an internal dialogue on gender and culture in the area of communications, especially listening and being heard. I have used the canvas to explore vibrant, dramatic colours, chunky textures, shape & composition in the manner
of the Abstract Expressionists. The paintings
resonate with the vibrant, dramatic shape
of communication and the inherent benefits
of listening and being heard.
by Janice Fleming 28.02.2017
'Introvert'
'Imagination'
'Sexuality'
'Evil'
Diaoramas by Jeht Burgoyne
'Norwegian Solitude'
'Liv To Be An Art Student'
'An Evening With Drysdale'
oil on canvas works by Tia Terry
'All Dressed Up'
'Happy Days'
'Melon Shoes'
oil on canvas works by Yvonne Preston
'Dark matter'
'Diablo's opera'
monoprints by Robyn Staines
wearable art by Jeht Burgoyne of Flourish Designs
'River of Beads'
'Sunshine Beads'
'Dancing Beads'
acrylic, bead and varnish artworks by Christine O'Brien
'Little Gems'
4 panels - tetrych
'Bejeweled Pink and Green'
pair - diptych
'Bead Mandalas'
pair - diptych
mixed media works by Christine O'Brien
'Bespoke Bag - Large'
velvet fabric
'Bespoke Bag - Large'
velvet fabric with lace trim
'Bespoke Bag - Large'
velvet fabric and trim
fabric artworks by Nicole Gellately
'Fanciful wares'
- Steam punk style hats, bags, jewellery, belts and more
by Michelle Hewitt of Steampunk Naked Clocks
'Self Love turquoise mauve purple'
'Self Love pink green pink'
'Self Love blue and 2 pinks'
'Self Love mauve and 2 oranges'
'Self Love' pink and 2 greens'
'Self Love purple and 2 oranges'
machine embroidery by Paulette Hayes
'Bottle Heads'
pair - diptych, ceramic
by Benny Saunders
'4th Gold Box - Amazon'
oils and goldleaf on wood and copper
'Odalisque VII - 3 rings'
oils and goldleaf on tin
artworks by AnA Wojak
'Sausages'
charcoal
by Janelle Buckley
'Bronzer Sheila'
clay, acrylic paint
by Paulette Hayes
'Lot's Wife'
mixed media
'Flowers from the Mountain'
acrylic
artworks by Janet Hassall
For more about the Lismore Women's Festival click on the image below.
