Art Almanac January/February 2021 Issue by ArtAlmanac

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Laura Jones PHOTO 2021 Perth Festival

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Art Almanac January / February 2021

Letter from the Editor As our borders open, we offer you, as always, the latest art exhibitions and events as well as art services and artist opportunities across the country. For many of us, each new year marks a chance for renewal, and 2021 is no exception. In this issue, Emma-Kate Wilson explores the fragility and resilience of ecosystems and the cycle of life in ‘The Garden’, a new body of work by Laura Jones that sprouts from the devastation of the Black Sunday bushfires, remembering the beauty of nature and the hope of regrowth. Featured exhibitions often look to the past to review or appreciate the present. Dr Joseph Brennan speaks with ‘Streeton’ curator Wayne Tunnicliffe who discusses the artist’s ‘great sensitivity to our natural world’. Arthur Streeton translated his experience of place into paint; evocations of light, land and sea, capturing the allure of Australia’s natural landscape and city scenes. Many of his later paintings are prescient of current environmental debates. The exhibitions in this issue touch on topics of, but not limited to, history, culture and identity, the temporality of time, and formation of experiences, change, opportunity and new possibilities – or ‘regrowth’ aforementioned in Jones’ paintings. Accordingly, in 2021 Art Almanac enters a new era – one that will continue to celebrate, inform, and support the Australian arts community whilst building on the contributions and achievements of former Editor and Assistant Editor, Chloe Mandryk and Alice Dingle, respectively. I am honoured to follow in their footsteps and to have the opportunity to lead Art Almanac from strength to strength in its newfound home with Artist Profile. Melissa Peša We acknowledge and pay our respects to the many Aboriginal nations across this land, traditional custodians, Elders past and present; in particular the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners of the land on which we work.

Cover Laura Jones, Boronia, 2020, oil on linen, 137 x 112cm Courtesy the artist and Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Sydney Read more on page 30.

art NEWS

NGV Triennial The second iteration of the ‘NGV Triennial’ explores some of the most globally relevant and pressing issues of our time, including isolation, representation and speculation on the future. The exhibition, showing at NGV International in Melbourne until 18 April, features 86 projects of largescale international contemporary art, design and architecture by more than 100 artists, designers and collectives from more than 30 countries. ‘NGV Triennial’ is supported by four themes – Illumination, Reflection, Conservation and Speculation – that invite audiences to embark on a journey of exploration and to discover the intersecting ideas through the works on display. Highlights include an entire floor dedicated to works concerning light and illumination presented in dialogue with the NGV’s historical collection; a ten-metre high video work that uses artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing by Anadol; and, a comprehensive display of works by Dhambit Mununggurr, the first Yolngu artist to depict Country in her signature shades of acrylic blue paint. Tony Ellwood AM, Director, National Gallery of Victoria said, ‘The NGV Triennial offers visitors a significant opportunity to explore how we use art to express ourselves, communicate and consider the world as it is, while also asking how we would like it to be. We are all living in a world in flux: there has never been a more important moment to celebrate human capability than now.’ Accompanying the ‘NGV Triennial’ are virtual exhibition tours and programs including a puppetmaking studio for kids inspired by the work of Misaki Kawai, as well as a five-volume, highly illustrated publication. ngv.vic.gov.au Dhambit Mununggurr, Bees at Gäṉgän, 2019, synthetic polymer paint on Stringybark (Eucalyptus Sp.), 183 x 117cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased with funds supported by the Orloff Family Charitable Trust, 2020 © Dhambit Mununggurr Courtesy the artist and Salon Indigenous Art Projects, Darwin

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Mona reopens Mona – Museum of Old and New Art has reopened its semi-subterranean galleries, outdoor art and bars and restaurants after a nine-month pandemic-induced shutdown. In celebration of the Museum’s 10th anniversary, the galleries have undergone a major revamp, displaying owner and founder David Walsh’s extensive personal collection of ancient, modern and contemporary art. From old favourites to hidden gems never-before-seen at the venue, the rehang comprises around 350 collection highlights. This one-stop destination for art and entertainment also offers live music and new dining options. For the kids (and adults), a seven-metre high bronze sculpture by American artist Tom Otterness doubles as a children’s playground. Mona will remain open to the public from Friday to Monday, ‘provided the world and its many surprises don’t intervene,’ says Walsh. mona.net.au Pharos, Mona Photograph: MONA/Jesse Hunniford Courtesy the artist and Mona – Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania

The Albatross Project Artist Marco Luccio is spreading a message of love, hope and trust in the City of Melbourne and out to broader communities with ‘The Albatross Project’. During the challenging times of COVID-19 Luccio wanted to reach out to people grappling with the difficulties of the pandemic with an uplifting and meaningful gesture. And so, in collaboration with Rock Posters, Australia’s largest street poster network, he designed an etching of two albatross birds lovingly touching beaks and united by the words LOVE, HOPE, TRUST. Luccio turned the artwork into large-scale screen-printed posters and pasted them on walls around Melbourne, and made a series of postcards. Visit Luccio’s website for his offering of free postcards, or to purchase a poster, and find out where you can watch him in conversation with radio broadcaster Kickarts. marcoluccio.com.au @albatrossproject Marco Luccio, The Albatross Project, 2020 Courtesy the artist

what’s on near me

David Ryrie

Piinpi

Otherwise Arbitrary Moments

Contemporary Indigenous Fashion

Goulburn Regional Gallery 5 February to 3 April, 2021 New South Wales

Bendigo Art Gallery Until 17 January, 2021 Victoria

A series of new works by artist David Ryrie capture random moments of the everyday in large-scale photographic representations. ‘Ryrie posits our grown and assumed relationship to things as fluid, changeable and dreamlike. Just as we may recall an event or a fleeting moment in a new way each time, we remember it, these images offer new detail and revelations at each viewing,’ notes the gallery. By expanding the scale of his subjects Ryrie reimagines the ordinary into something poignant and valued.

Bendigo Art Gallery presents the first major survey of contemporary Indigenous Australian textiles and fashion in the exhibition entitled ‘Piinpi’. ‘Piinpi’ highlights the exceptional creativity of Indigenous artists and designers in the field of fashion and brings focus to their unique and beautiful couture designs and accessories. Artists and designers include Grace Lillian Lee, Lyn-Al Young, Maree Clarke, Lisa Waup x Verner, Hopevale Arts & Culture Centre, Lorraine Connelly-Northey, MAARA Collective, the Yarrenyty Arltere Artists, AARLI Fashion and LORE, among others.

Empathy, 2019, pigment ink on archival art paper, 101 x 150cm Courtesy the artist and Goulburn Regional Gallery, New South Wales

MAARA Collective x Bula’bula Arts collaboration. Hat by Margaret Malibirr of Bula’bula Arts. Dress by MAARA Collective. Model: Renee Weston Photograph: Michael Jalaru Torres Courtesy the artists and Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria

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Carla Adams and Albert Tucker sorry I was/am too much

Art Gallery of Western Australia Until 15 March, 2021 Western Australia

Swipe left, or right? Western Australian contemporary artist Carla Adams captures the perplexing and often confronting combination of charm and cruelty in potential online dating partners. The exhibition pairs Adams’ paintings, textiles, ceramics and mixedmedia objects, drawings and visual diaries with Australian modernist Albert Tucker’s drawings and paintings from the State Art Collection. Both employ highly-personalised and charged versions of expressionism as the vehicle for an ongoing struggle with emotion, connection; the blurring of the private and public self; carnal and romantic desires and frustration; and gender roles.

Carla Adams, Difficult, 2019, acrylic and ink on board with acrylic gems, 30 x 23cm © Carla Adams Courtesy the artist and Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth

Marina Strocchi New York New Work Araluen Arts Centre Until 7 March, 2021 Northern Territory

Renowned for working from surrounding natural environments, particularly the deserts of Central Australia, her home and still life, during her time spent in New York, Marina Strocchi was faced with the built environment on an incredible scale. ‘The sheer mass and density of the buildings, the repetition of shapes, the walls of windows, sometimes reflecting, sometimes receding and always towering over the mere mortals who inhabit them,’ says Strocchi. ‘New York New Works’ also features images inspired by Strocchi’s visits upstate in the contrasting natural environment of The Catskills.

New York Taxi – Lower East Side, 2020, acrylic on paper, 50 x 35cm Courtesy the artist and Araluen Arts Centre, Northern Territory

art & industry

Art & Industry For almost 50 years Art Almanac has served and been shaped by people who engage with art every day. Our practice supports the sustainability of our arts community in all its forms. We have experience as artists, in critical writing, working in galleries and festivals, design, teaching, digital media and the curatorial field. Art Almanac is more than a magazine.

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Artist Opportunities We have selected a few galleries and funding bodies calling for submissions for Art Awards, Artist Engagements, Grants, Public Art, Residency Programs, Exhibition Proposals and more. Enjoy, and good luck!

and presence. Working at the intersection of early psychology theory, art history and ecology, Bridget is an artist with a strong track record of producing sensorially-charged work and is well positioned to create an ambitious and inspiring body of work as part of ACE Open’s 2021 exhibition program.’ Currie’s new work will be delivered at ACE Open over nine weeks in 2021. aceopen.art

ACE Open’s Porter Street Commission Recipient ACE Open recently announced the recipient of the inaugural ‘Porter Street Commission’, South Australian artist Bridget Currie. Currie was awarded $20,000 from the Porter Street Fund to support the development and production of an ambitious new work as part of ACE Open’s 2021 exhibitions program. Throughout her 15-year artistic practice Currie has been working across sculpture, photography, performance, filmmaking and installation as modes to ‘explore representation of abstract states of being, systems of thought and the vitality of life.’ Inspired by the way Modernist artists represent spiritual and religious ideas through abstraction Currie too seeks to bring notions of the intangible, such as beliefs, emotion and dreams, into the physical world through the creation of objects. Currie has exhibited in various South Australian galleries including Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide Experimental Art Foundation, Art Gallery of South Australia and Adelaide Central School of Art Gallery. She has also engaged in a range of learning, development and residency opportunities in Asia and Europe, including residencies at CCA Kitakyushu in Japan, Rupert in Vilnius in Lithuania, and postgraduate study at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm, supported by the Anne & Gordon Samstag Visual Arts Scholarship (2011). The judges: Patrice Sharkey, ACE Open’s Artistic Director, with Pablo León de la Barra Chief Curator, MAC Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, and Alexie Glass-Kantor Executive Director, Artspace Sydney congratulated Currie explaining the artist’s ‘interdisciplinary practice thoughtfully investigates the borders of aliveness

Bridget Currie in her studio, 2020 Photograph: Sam Roberts Courtesy ACE Open, South Austalia

Muswellbrook Art Prize

Entries close 11.59pm, 31 January 2021 The Muswellbrook Art Prize is an annual acquisitive art competition awarding prizes to works across four categories: Painting Acquisitive prize $50,000; for a two dimensional painting of any subject in any medium. Works on Paper Acquisitive prize $10,000: for a work on paper of any subject in any medium excluding photography. Ceramics, acquisitive prize $10,000: for a ceramic work of any subject. People’s Choice Non-Acquisitive prize $1,000. Voting takes place during the finalists’ exhibition at the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre and the winner is announced online. muswellbrookartprize.com.au

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Carlton Nth Melbourne The Dax Centre

30 Royal Parade, Kenneth Myer Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010. T (03) 9035-6610. E info@daxcentre.org W www.daxcentre.org Entry by donation. H Wed-Fri 10.00 to 4.00, last Sun of each month 11.00 to 3.00. The Dax Centre is a leader in the use of art to raise awareness and reduce stigma towards mental health issues. Through our exhibitions and educational programs we seek to engage, inform and encourage community connections and conversations about mental health. The Dax Centre is the custodian of the Cunningham Dax Collection, one of only four collections of its kind in the world.

BlackCat Gallery

95 Johnston Street, Collingwood 3066. T (03) 9913-5833. E info@blackcatgallery.com.au W www.blackcatgallery.com.au H Wed-Sat 12.00 to 5.00, Sun 12.00 to 4.00. Jan 6 to 17 (opening Thurs Jan 7, 6-8.30pm) Space1: Su Yang. Space2: Liz Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien. Jan 20 to 31 (opening Thurs Jan 21, 6-8.30pm) Space1: Asha Sym and Jake Steele. Space2: Kate Matthews. Feb 3 to 14 (opening Thurs Feb 4, 6-8.30pm) Space1: Simone Darcy and Jake Steele. Space2: Shelley Hall. Feb 17 to 18 (opening Thurs Feb 18, 6-8.30pm) Space1-2: Solo Show by Leesa Gray-Pitt.

Steps Gallery

62 Lygon Street, Carlton South 3053. T (03) 9662-3861. W miesf.com.au/steps-gallery H Open daily 11.00 to 6.00.

Fitzroy Collingwood Abbotsford Australian Galleries

35 Derby Street, Collingwood 3066. T (03) 9417-4303 F (03) 9419-7769. E melbourne@australiangalleries.com W www.australiangalleries.com.au Director: Stuart Purves AM. H Daily 10.00 to 6.00. Jan 11 to 31 Group Exhibition. Feb 6 to 28 Sue Anderson. Also, Glenn Morgan. See ad page 13.

Australian Galleries Stock Rooms

28 Derby Street, Collingwood 3066. T (03) 9417-2422 F 9417-3433. E melbourne@australiangalleries.com.au W www.australiangalleries.com.au Director: Stuart Purves AM. H Daily 10.00 to 6.00. Jan 11 to 31 Group Exhibition. Also, John Hopkins. Feb 6 to 28 Large Works â&#x20AC;&#x201C; group exhibition. Also, Marina Strocchi. 80 Melbourne

Leesa Gray-Pitt, Speak No Evil, oil on canvas, 107 x 81cm Courtesy the artist and BlackCat Gallery

Brunswick Street Gallery

Level 1, 322 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 3065. T (03) 8596-0173. E info@brunswickstreetgallery.com.au W www.brunswickstreetgallery.com.au H Follow us on social media to keep up-to-date with new artist profiles, exciting online stockroom additions, and general news.

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Mornington Peninsula Cook Street Collective

41 Cook Street, Flinders 3929. T (03) 5989-1022. E info@cookstreetcollective.com.au W www.cookstreetcollective.com.au H Fri-Mon 10.00 to 4.00, Tues-Thurs by appt. Jan 2 to 24 Blackroom Gallery: SeaShape contemporary jewellery group exhibition. Jan 30 to Feb 21 Spaces by Kate Nielson.

EVERYWHEN Artspace

1/39 Cook Street, Flinders 3929. T (03) 5989-0496. E info@mccullochandmcculloch.com.au W www.mccullochandmcculloch.com.au H Fri-Tues 10.30 to 4.00. EVERYWHEN Artspace specialises in Aboriginal paintings, barks, ochres, ceramics and sculptures from 40+ Aboriginal art centres from around Australia represented by gallerists Susan McCulloch OAM and Emily McCulloch Childs. Jan 1 to Feb 23 The Summer Collector’s Show – outstanding Aboriginal art from the APY Lands, Arnhem Land, the Kimberley, the Pilbara, the Western, Central and Eastern Deserts, Utopia, Far North Queensland and Victoria. With feature showings by Ernabella Arts and Gordon Barney, Warmun Arts.

Kathleen Gonzalez, Maria Esther Pena Briceno and Sebastian Barahona. Cube and FAC Galleries: The Essence by Agata Mayes, and #STYLE by Bronwyn Kidd.

Gordon Studio Glassblowers A Working Hot Glass Studio & Gallery

290 Red Hill Road (cnr Dunns Creek Road), Red Hill 3937. T (03) 5989-7073. E mail@gordonstudio.com.au W www.gordonstudio.com.au H Daily 10.00 to 5.00.

Manyung Gallery Mornington

7/35 Progress Street, Mornington 3931. W www.manyunggallery.com.au We are excited to be launching our Art & Design gallery space in Mornington in February 2021! This space will specialise in masterclasses, exhibitions, artist demonstrations and art consultancy. Visit our website and social media for more info and stay up to date with our artists and exhibitions!

Manyung Gallery Flinders

1/37 Cook Street, Flinders 3929. T (03) 9787-2953. W www.manyunggallery.com.au From Jan 23 Lynne Bickhoff + Sarah Boulton.

Manyung Gallery Sculpture

3/37 Cook Street, Flinders 3929. T (03) 9787-2953. W www.manyunggallery.com.au From Jan 23 Jennyfer Stratman.

Gordon Barney, Birnoo Country, natural pigment on canvas, 90 x 120cm Courtesy the artist, Warmun Arts, Western Australia and EVERYWHEN Artspace

Frankston Arts Centre and Cube 37 Galleries

27-37 Davey Street, Frankston 3199. T (03) 9784-1896. W www.thefac.com.au Free entry. H Please check website for date adjustments and changes to opening hours prior to visiting. Glass Cube & Art After Dark view 24/7 from the street front: EQUILIBRIUM Interconnectedness –

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Jennyfer Stratman, Caught Between the Clouds, bronze, steel, pigment and enamel, 102 x 102cm Courtesy the artist and Manyung Gallery Sculpture

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Verge Gallery

Level 2, Jane Foss Russell Plaza, City Road Darlington, University of Sydney 2006. T (02) 9563-6218. E vergegallery@usu.edu.au W verge-gallery.net Free entry. H Wed-Fri 9.00 to 5.00. Jan 21 to Feb 19 Born Digital by Corinna Berndt. Also, Bolero, a Tail of Tech Support by Sophie Penkethman-Young.

East Sydney APY Gallery

45 Burton Street, Darlinghurst 2010. T 02) 9368-1173. E sydneygallery@apyartcentrecollective.com W www.apygallery.com H Tues-Fri 9.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00, or by appt. The APY Gallery is a platform for emerging Indigenous artists from the APY Art Centre Collective. www.apyartcentrecollective.com

ARO

51 William Street, Darlinghurst 2010. T 0414-946-894. E info@arogallery.com W www.arogallery.com H Gallery hours vary. Visit website for exhibition program. Jan 5 to 19 Fervour an exhibition of new work by Damien March. Corinna Berndt, jpg fossils, digital collage, 2020 Courtesy the artist and Verge Gallery

White Rabbit Gallery

30 Balfour Street (near Central Station), Chippendale 2008. T (02) 8399-2867. W www.whiterabbitcollection.org H Wed-Sun 10.00 to 5.00. To Jan AND NOW. Gone are the bold declarations and audacious iconoclasm that once characterised contemporary Chinese art. The artists in AND NOW represent the vanguard of global contemporary art, their works no longer merely reflect the transformation of China but, instead, echo an entire world in flux. Eco-anxiety, governmental crackdowns, digital imprisonment disguised as liberation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a brave new world that we share. The Gallery will be closed from Jan 18 to March 5 as we prepare for our next exhibition, Lumen.

Arthouse Gallery

66 McLachlan Avenue, Rushcutters Bay 2011. T (02) 9332-1019. E contact@arthousegallery.com.au W www.arthousegallery.com.au H Tues-Fri 9.30 to 6.00, Sat 10.00 to 5.00. Jan 12 to 30 Summer Salon group show. Feb 10 to 27 Nicole Kelly. Also, Are We There Yet? by James Ettelson.

Zetland Store Gallery

747 Elizabeth Street, Zetland 2017. E info@zetlandstoregallery.com W www.zetlandstoregallery.com A new artist-run gallery space in Sydney.

Nicole Kelly, An echo of rain, oil on polyester, 91 x 71cm Courtesy the artist and Arthouse Gallery

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Greater Canberra Belco Arts

118 Emu Bank, Belconnen 2617. T (02) 6173-3300. E hello@belcoarts.com.au W www.belcoarts.com.au H Tues-Sun 10.00 to 4.00, closed public hols. To Jan 31 L I Q U I D – a survey exhibition of glass and ceramic artists applauding the beauty and sense of intimacy experienced when using an exquisitely crafted vessel. Also, Shimmering – a selected exhibition by eight members of the Eurobodalla Fibre Textile and Artists Group (EFTAG), inspired by one of Australia’s leading fibre artists, Mona Hessing, who sadly passed away in 2001. Also, (In)visible: Belonging – this online exhibition aims to create a sense of shared identity and belonging and give disability a positive, vibrant and visible presence. Scott Chaseling, 99 Bottles (detail), 2013, blown glass, metal frame Courtesy the artist and Canberra Glassworks

M16 Artspace

21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith 2603. T (02) 6295-9438. E exhibitions@m16artspace.com W www.m16artspace.com.au H Wed-Sun 12.00 to 5.00. Jan 14 to 31 Gallery 1 Double Standard group show. Gallery 2 M16 Chairs’ Prize: Amy Powell (EASS award). Gallery 3 Melbourne Fragments: Phil Page. Feb 4 to 21 Gallery 1 Pattern/Pleat by Al Munro. Gallery 2 Looking forward looking back by Luna Ryan. Gallery 3 Colony meets Colony by Karynne Ledger. Feb 25 to March 14 Gallery 1 PANTONE 311 – Marsden Arts Group. Gallery 2 Framework of Injustice by Melissa Beowulf. Gallery 3 I am Strong by Angharad Dean.

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)

Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra 2600. T (02) 6240-6411. E information@nga.gov.au W www.nga.gov.au Timed entry. Bookings are essential and conditions apply. H Daily 10.00 to 5.00. To July 4 Know My Name Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now. Free. Visit website for exhibition program.

Julie Armstrong, Shimmering Gypsy Heart Breastplate, 75 x 40 x 20cm, sisal braid, cotton, wood, wire; and The Rising, sisal braid, cotton, wire, 95 x 60 x 20cm Courtesy the artist and Belco Arts

Strathnairn Arts Galleries

90 Stockdill Drive, Holt 2615. T (02) 6254-2134. E info@strathnairn.com.au W www.strathnairn.com.au H Thurs-Sun 10.00 to 4.00. Feb 11 to March 4 Gallery 1: Ceramics by Annie Parnell. Recipient of the 2019 ANU School of Art EASS Award.

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Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

Dunn Place (enter via the Watergate), Hobart 7000. T (03) 6165-7000. E tmagmail@tmag.tas.gov.au W www.tmag.tas.gov.au H Daily 10.00 to 4.00.

Wagner Framemakers

72 Brisbane Street, Hobart 7000. T (03) 6234-8599. E info@wagnerframemakers.com.au W www.wagnerframemakers.com.au Fine art framing for individuals and institutions.

hangings – the level of craftsmanship dedicated to each piece featured within this exhibition highlight Greenwoods standard for design execution and creative direction. To July 18 Lost Landscapes by Anne Zahalka. One of Australia’s leading photographic media artists, Anne Zahalka turns her lens to QVMAG’s historic dioramas in the next stage of her ongoing series ‘Wild Life’. Also, Nest by Alastair Mooney. In his first major solo exhibition, Tasmanian interdisciplinary artist Alastair Mooney debuts a series of new works that reflect on the resilience and beauty of Tasmania’s endemic birdlife in the face of human consumption and destruction.

North Hobart Contemporary Art Tasmania

27 Tasma Street, North Hobart 7000. T (03) 6231-0445. E info@contemporaryart.org.au W www.contemporaryarttasmania.org H Wed-Sun 12.00 to 5.00. Jan 23 to Feb 28 (opening Fri Jan 22) To companion a companion is an exhibition of new work by Argentinean-Australian artist Fernando do Campo. Performances: 11am, Sat 23 and Sun 24 January.

Anne Zahalka, As the Crow Flies, 2020 Courtesy the artist and Queen Victoria Museum and Gallery

Sawtooth ARI

58 Lindsay Street, Invermay 7248. E sawtoothari@gmail.com W www.sawtoothari.com Free entry. H Thurs-Sun 11.00 to 4.00. Visit website for latest exhibition program.

Fernando do Campo, Pishing in the archive, single channel HD video, (production still), 2019 Courtesy the artist and Contemporary Art Tasmania

Launceston Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery

Art Gallery at 2 Wellington Street, and Museum at 2 Invermay Road, Launceston 7250. T (03) 6323-3777. W www.qvmag.tas.gov.au H Daily 10.00 to 4.00. Art Gallery at Royal Park: To Feb 13 Herself. Curated to celebrate the creativity of Tasmanian women, past and present, Herself feeds into a larger cultural conversation about the diversity of artists featured within museum collections globally. To May 22 Skin by Garry Greenwood. From theatrical costumes, free standing sculptures, masks, puppets, musical instruments and wall

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North West Coast Burnie Regional Art Gallery

Burnie Arts & Function Centre, Wilmot Street, Burnie 7320. T (03) 6430-5875. E gallery@burnie.net W www.burniearts.net Admission free. H Wed-Fri 10.00 to 4.30.

Devonport Regional Gallery

paranaple arts centre, 145 Rooke Street, Devonport 7310. T (03) 6420-2900. E artgallery@devonport.tas.gov.au W www.paranapleartscentre.com.au/devonportregional-gallery Free entry. H Mon-Fri 9.00 to 5.00, Sat 9.00 to 2.00. Closed Sun and public hols.

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