Serpentine Arts

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

'Chrissie Amphlet'

oil on canvas

by Carolyn Cleak

'She’s More Than Just a Chook'

pastel pencil

by Leanne Gilchrist

'Lilith'

oil on canvas

by Michelle Gilroy

'Beatrice'

oil on canvas

by Robyn Staines

'Muse I'

mixed media

by Beki Davies

'Marked'

mixed media

'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

'Mother Tree'

clay, aluminium, printing

by Paulette Hayes

'Sub-conscious of the woman'

graphite on paper

by Leanne Elsley

'Succubus'

mixed media

by Lisa-Rose Oliver

'Succubus' - detail

'Identity/Skin'

oil on canvas

by Janelle Buckley

'Woman in Repose'

ink on paper

by Jackie Babbage

'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

'The Longing - The Waiting'

pastel

by Janet Hassall

'Girl Waiting'

oil on canvas

by Janifer Fraser

'Odalisque III - couplet'

oil and goldleaf on tin

by AnA Wojak

'Release'

ceramic, celadon glaze

by Tia Terry

'Muma Fox'

oil on canvas

by Yvonne Preston

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

'Local Buddha'

ceramic

by Benny Saunders

'Landscape Terania Creek'

mixed media

by Fiona McConnachie

'Fanciful wares'

by Michelle Hewitt

of Steampunk Naked Clocks

'Bespoke Bags - Small'

velvet fabric and trim

by Nicole Gellately

'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.

Lismore Women's Festival Programme

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