ShireABILITY Art Award 2024 winner

Honoured to win the Open Prize for the 2024 biennial ShireABILITY Art Award at Hazelhurst Arts Centre, 782 Kingsway, Gymea, Sydney. Part of International Day of People with Disability celebrations the award showcases artists with disability who live, study or work in the Shire and continues until 17th December. More info here https://hazelhurst.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/exhibition-calendar-event-assets/2024/shireability-art-award-2024 

Standing next to my winning Dark Sublime photo-media artwork 

Three recent Sydney art exhibitions

Encounters 1-4 photographs by Bernadette Smith at The Concourse Art Space

I had the pleasure of participating in three Sydney group art exhibitions this month. Honoured to be selected as a finalist for the Greenway Eco Art prize in the Turbine Hall of White Bay power station; the Glebe Art prize at the Tramsheds; and Sacred Grove in Your Street organised by the Tree Veneration Society which is showing until November 8th 2024 at the Concourse Art Space at 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood.  

Legacies photo media show at Hurstville Art Museum

Thanks to all who were able to come to my recent exhibition « Legacies » at Hurstville Museum and Gallery.

For people who were not able to come, here is a video of my artist talk which shows my exhibited work.

https://vimeo.com/984706147?share=copy

More info here: https://www.georgesriver.nsw.gov.au/Community/Art-and-Culture/Hurstville-Museum-Gallery/Exhibitions/Legacies

Above: Colonial Time   Below: Stephanie McCarthy Reece officially opens Legacies exhibition.

Read my interview with the gallery here https://hurstvillemuseumgallery.wordpress.com/2024/05/22/legacies-qa-with-bernadette-smith

Tree Tales 2023 - Tree Veneration Society group show

Tree Veneration Society group show at Chrissie Cotter Gallery curated by Bernadette Smith, Sue Stevens and Jan Garden  more info here https://www.instagram.com/treevenerationsociety/ 

Below: scan qr code for catalogue

Diffractions in Glass at East Sydney Doctors gallery

           

Recent work plus favourites from my series of glass refraction photographs are showing at East Sydney Doctors gallery, 102 Burton Street, Darlinghurst (opposite National Art School entrance). This series was begun during my research degree at Sydney College of the Arts Callan Park campus where I explored the phenomenon of sunlight diffractions through its heritage window panes recording the bending and fracturing of light waves at extremely close range. More info here: https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/refractions-in-glass-photo-media-exhibition

Top image: Solaris 102 cm diameter photograph printed on Chromaluxe aluminium circle Below: West 76 cm diameter photograph printed on Chromaluxe aluminium circle

Northern Beaches Environmental Art & Design Prize 2023

I am honoured to have been shortlisted for the prestigious annual Northern Beaches Environmental Art & Design Prize. "Fresh perspectives on our global climate crisis and sustainable life on earth are on show in an outstanding exhibition of art and design"  Manly Art Gallery & Museum.

Georges River Council Artist Residency

My artist in residence creative stint at Carss Park ends with a closing artist talk on Saturday 19th August. For more info:

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1042424 

https://www.georgesriver.nsw.gov.au/Community/Art-and-Culture/Hurstville-Museum-Gallery/Artist-in-Residence

I was fortunate to have the opportunity of expanding and developing my art practice by working in nature and exploring both the environmental and

social contexts of the Georges River.

My latest art project using video, photography and expanded drawing, reflects on the environs of Kogarah Bay as a constantly modified coastal landscape embodying ongoing colonial impact. Above and below show works in progress developed during my stay at Carss Park Artist Cottage.