Iluka Visions 2017: South West High Schools Exhibiton

BUNBURY REGIONAL ART GALLERIES

7 OCTOBER - 19 NOVEMBER

ILUKA VISIONS 2017 SOUTH WEST HIGH SCHOOLS EXHIBITION

EXHIBITION PARTNERS ILUKA RESOURCES Iluka Visions is an opportunity to make youth art more visible in the region and present our local talent to the community. At the heart of the program is the establishment of crosssectional, community-based partnerships. This program is about driving new ideas and nurturing artistic excellence, recognising and investing in our home-grown talent and ensuring our community has a vibrant and exciting future.

Iluka Resources is proud to continue its support of Iluka Visions as the exhibition partner – recognising the importance of local students having their time to shine. It is hoped that this event will stimulate and inspire young people to pursue their creative ambitions.

Iluka Resources congratulates all the students, teachers and Bunbury Regional Art Galleries for their visions, endeavour and overall professionalism in establishing an exceptional educational program. Thank you for your outstanding commitment and creative endeavours.

Who we are and what we do Iluka Resources is a major participant in the global mineral sands industry and has had operations in the Bunbury region for over 50 years. Our South West workforces are employed locally and over the years many children of employees have participated in Iluka Visions.

Iluka’s head office is located in Perth with mining and processing operations in Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia and the USA. The company mines zircon and high-grade titanium dioxide products of rutile and synthetic rutile. Titanium pigment is used in paints, plastics, paper, sunscreen and toothpaste and zircon is used in various products including ceramics, tiles, television screens and makeup.

A priority of Iluka is to cement a strong partnership with its neighbours and local communities and we are very happy to continue our support of Iluka Visions.

PICA (PERTH INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS) Located in Perth’s Cultural Centre, PICA is one of Australia’s most innovative arts institutions.

PICA houses two floors of galleries, a performance space, artist studios and an education studio. The full range of contemporary practice including visual arts, music, dance, and performance can be seen under one roof. PICA supports innovation, experimentation, collaboration and transformation by creating defining moments for artists, art forms and audiences.

PICA is committed to presenting a program of art and ideas that engages, excites and educates, fostering a lifelong interest in the world of contemporary art.

EXHIBITING SCHOOLS An enormous thankyou to the 16 schools participating in the Iluka Visions 2017 and to the staff and students from all of these schools for their hard work and dedication. Without you this exhibition would not be possible. Australind Senior High School, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, Bunbury Catholic College, Bunbury Senior High School, College Row School, Collie Senior High School, Cornerstone Christian College, Dalyellup College, Donnybrook District High School, Eaton Community College, Frederick Irwin Anglican School, Grace Christian School, Harvey Senior High School, John Tonkin College, Newton Moore Senior High School, Manjimup Senior High School.

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.......................................4 YEAR 7......................................................6 YEAR 8....................................................12 YEAR 9....................................................20 YEAR 10..................................................28 YEAR 11..................................................34 YEAR 12..................................................40 EDUCATION SUPPORT..........................46 AWARD WINNERS..................................48 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS........................50

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INTRODUCTION Iluka Visions is a celebration of the creativity of our youth and an affirmation of the importance of the arts in South West high schools. Each year, audiences are astounded, delighted and genuinely moved by the works of these young students, and 2017 is no exception. The quality of the works in this exhibition is so high, many would not be out of place in a professional contemporary art exhibition.

This is a testament to the commitment of the artists, and also the many hours of work put in by art teachers across the region. These teachers go above and beyond to support students to develop both their skills and their ideas. Theirs is a demanding environment to work in, and their passion, resourcefulness and willingness to challenge their students to create their best work is an important part of the success of this exhibition.

The arts are often called upon to justify their position in the school curriculum in terms of their value in boosting performance in other subject areas. The works in Iluka Visions show us that, while this is important, the value of the arts in schools extends far beyond this.

There is evidence of deep learning and understanding happening in the process of developing these artworks. Elliott Todesco’s Remembering Hellfire Pass reflects on the experiences of POW’s forced into slavery on the Thai-Burma Railway during World War Two. As well as a confronting experience for viewers, the work demonstrates an emotional response, an absorption of history by the artist which exceeds textbook learning. Joshua Taylor-Harris’ Colourblind Series is a clever representation of scientific understanding of visual perception executed with great technical skill. His work shows a fascination with these scientific processes and a talent for sharing information.

These subject-based investigations are just one way the works in Iluka Visions demonstrate the value of the arts in developing complex knowledge. Portraits, and particularly self-portraits, feature strongly in this year’s exhibition, with works such as Adin Smith’s Self Portrait, Jorja Molewyck’s Impression of Self and Saorise Torr’s Claustrophobia going well beyond capturing a likeness, each reflecting on the inner state of the subject in a sophisticated and sensitive way.

Works such as Phoebe Delle Donne’s Façade explore issues which are directly relevant to students, providing a personal reflection on the ever-present spectre of mental ill-health. Other works engage with contemporary social and

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environmental issues. Lauren Pronk’s I Want My Life Back is a call to action against the oil industry, while Annabelle Heyworth’s Animal Testing Must be Stopped is a simple clear message – delivered directly and from the heart. These works allow the artists space to both develop and articulate their ideas on how they want the world to be – knowledge which is invaluable as they begin the process of deciding on their next steps after high school.

However, an equally important lesson that we can learn from the works presented in Iluka Visions is that art need not always be a solemn endeavour. Tyler Silverwoord’s Dragon on a BMX, Ben Roe’s The Outer Meow! and Dani McKay’s Dorathy are vibrant, spirited and fun, exploring materials with a sense of humour and adventure, encouraging us to remember to be playful in our approach to the world.

Visual arts in schools provide students with access to the tools of creativity and space to explore ideas and techniques. Works including Marcie Trigwell’s Hair Dye series, Taneesh Hodson’s watercolour landscape Untitled and Sesha Dalton’s Joe Wolf evince the pure joy and concentration that comes from a deep engagement with the materiality of artistic creation.

These are just some of the many artworks featured in Iluka Visions 2017, all of which are worthy of further contemplation. Together, the works in this exhibition demonstrate how “the arts are another way of knowing the world – as important 1 as the other disciplines to our societal health.” This is valuable learning both inside and outside of school, showing that studying and making in the arts is a means of building capacity and also humanity, creating well rounded humans of the future.

BRAG would like to congratulate all of the artists who have been selected for this year’s exhibition. We thank them for sharing their creative work with the world and wish them the best with their future artistic endeavours.

Michele Grimston Education and Communications Officer Bunbury Regional Art Galleries

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YEAR 7

Emily Kerr, Night Out, block print and pen, Cornerstone Christian College.

Caydhen Black, Study, block print, Cornerstone Christian College.

Class Project, Crazy Critters, clay, Bunbury Catholic College.

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Molly Craigie, Untitled, clay, Harvey Senior High School.

Annabelle Heyworth, Animal Testing Must Be Stopped, lino print on paper, Bunbury Senior High School.

Bianca Peachey, Crocodile Boot, paper clay and acrylic paint, Donnybrook District High School.

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YEAR 7 Chiara Prince, Untitled, paper clay, underglaze and clear glaze, Bunbury Catholic College.

Hannah Lau, Untitled, pencil crayons and artline pencil, Australind Senior High School.

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Aime Sampson, Humming Bird, watercolour, Dalyellup College.

Jez Smal, Smart Guy, pencil on paper, Bunbury Senior High School.

Jaxon Micallef, Untitled, linoprint, Harvey Senior High School.

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YEAR 7 Donald Stratton, Owl, watercolour, Cornerstone Christian College.

Marcie Trigwell, Abbie, pencil on paper, Donnybrook District High School.

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Adin Smith, Self Portrait, pencil on paper, Bunbury Senior High School.

Jackson Ralaub, Prowler, pencil, Collie Senior High School.

Jayde Pipe, Untitled, linoprint, Harvey Senior High School.

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YEAR 8 Asha Seaton, Untitled, clay and glaze, Newton Moore Senior High School.

Nikita Draper, South PaciďŹ c, painting, Bunbury Catholic College.

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Tyler Silverwood, Dragon on a BMX, mixed media, Bunbury Senior High School.

Jessica McBow, Stars in his Eyes, collage, Dalyellup College.

Emily Coutts, Untitled, acrylic on canvas, Bunbury Catholic College.

Brendan Walsh, Balga, charcoal on paper, Manjimup Senior High School.

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YEAR 8 Rosie Mortimer, Untitled, acrylic, Collie Senior High School.

Dani McKay, Dorathy, acrylic and charcoal, Australind Senior High School.

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Jeremy Hayes, Untitled, watercolour, Cornerstone Christian College.

Indy Duffy, Dragon Scale, mixed media, Bunbury Senior High School.

Clayden Harrison, Untitled, mixed media on paper, Frederick Irwin Anglican School.

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YEAR 8

Macie Ronan, 3 Cats, pencil on paper, Dalyellup College.

Taneesh Hodsdon, Untitled, watercolour, Cornerstone Christian College.

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Dallas Johnson, Slice, acrylic on canvas, Manjimup Senior High School.

Jessica McBow, Setting him Free, metal sculpture, Dalyellup College.

Zane Moloney, Lunch at Ikea, mixed media, Collie Senior High School.

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YEAR 8

Macie Ronan, Earth Grub Dragon, clay, Dalyellup College.

Emma Van Noort, Dystopia/Utopia, mixed media, Bunbury Senior High School.

Tehya Clarke, Ballarina, pencil and watercolour, Collie Senior High School.

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Marcie Trigwell, Hair Dye, faber castell coloured pencils, Donnybrook District High School.

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YEAR 9

Lily Attree, Cubist Teapot, paint, Dalyellup College.

Jahan Manning, Untitled, clay, Australind Senior High School.

Zara Beattie, The Shallows, acrylic paint, Eaton Community College.

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James Kraynce, Untitled, watercolour and ink on paper, Australind Senior High School.

Priya Richardson, Duality, mixed media, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School.

Hannah Reid, Untitled, oil painting, Cornerstone Christian College.

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YEAR 9 Rita Dorkhom, Luke Brothers, Charlie Dickie, Mia Holben, Lara Norrish, Anna Lea, Lauren Mellett, Max Munro, Priya Richardson, Kate Sleight, Maddie Townsend-Hyde, Gabrielle Stafford, Mia Vanallen, Maddi West, Jenny Yeoman, Miriam Ghasseb Group Project, Persistence of Memory Appropriation from Salvador Dali, acrylic on MDF, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School.

Faye Santos, Untitled, acrylic on board, Harvey Senior High School.

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Zac Trigwell, Untitled, clay and glaze, Donnybrook District High School.

Bonnie Butler, Peace, acrylic on canvas, Manjimup Senior High School.

Jenny Yeoman, Toxic Hope, mixed media, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School.

Miriam Robinson, Mr. Cameron, oil painting, Cornerstone Christian College.

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YEAR 9

Matthew Curtis, Unbearable, plaster carving and acrylic on board, Bunbury Catholic College.

Ruby Darch, The Castle, linoprint, Frederick Irwin Anglican School.

Saoirse Torr, Countries, clay and glaze, Bunbury Senior High School.

Sophie Pemberton Ovens, Miro Clock, MDF and acrylic, Donnybrook District High School.

Sevina Jones, Self Portrait, 4b pencil, Donnybrook District High School.

Dawn Taylor, Hydration, watercolour ink on paper, Manjimup Senior High School.

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YEAR 9

Saoirse Torr, Claustrophobia, charcoal and pastels, Bunbury Senior High School.

Darcey Redman, I Heard for the First Time, pencil, pen, paint and pastel, Grace Christian School.

Darcey Redman and Jessica Lee, Sisters, clay and paint, Grace Christian School.

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Alessandro Villani, Cinque de Mayo, graphite, collage and encaustic on board, Bunbury Catholic College.

Matilda Wilson, Organic Time Piece, mixed media, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School.

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YEAR 10

Bryson Fitch, Untitled, acrylic on Oliver Townsend, Fly, ceramics, canvas, Newton Moore Senior High Dalyellup College.

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Georgia Vladich, Iguan, pencil and paint markers on paper, Frederick Irwin Anglican School.

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Sophie Williams, Untitled, photography, Collie Senior High School.

Caysie Wake, Ferocity, oil on canvas, Eaton Community College.

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YEAR 10 Cassidy James, Bold, Beautiful Binningup Beach, screenprint (tuche, liquid blockout and riso stencil), Bunbury Catholic College.

Mackenzie Cumming, Lucky, oil on canvas, Eaton Community College.

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Shachar Eyal, Kimberley, acrylic on canvas, Newton Moore Senior High School.

Maddi Griffiths, Sweet Child of Mine, mixed media, Manjimup Senior High School.

Lou Brandsma, Untitled, watercolour pencil on paper, Manjimup Senior High School.

Stephaniee O’Neill, Sharks, clay and glaze, Newton Moore Senior High School.

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YEAR 10

Tameka Armstrong, Ugly World, white paper clay, wire and glaze, Bunbury Senior High School.

Ben Roe, The Outer Meow!, clay and underglaze, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School.

Jade Smith, Untitled, ink on paper, Harvey Senior High School.

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Kyra Rutter, Petals and Scales, ceramics and glaze, Frederick Irwin Anglican School.

Josephine Quinn, Untitled, mixed media, Australind Senior High School.

Prue Gaddi, Untitled, clay and glaze, Newton Moore Senior High School.

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YEAR 11

Brody Cooke, Untitled, acrylic on paper, Australind Senior High School.

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Sophie Morgan, The Old Soldier, ink on paper, Eaton Community College.

Genevieve Ptolomey, Untitled, handmade rope and handstitched coiling technique, Dalyellup College.

Sophie Allen, Illusion, acrylic paint on canvas, Frederick Irwin Anglican School.

Abbi Roth, Friendship, oil on canvas, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School.

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YEAR 11

Ashleigh Chapman, 24-95, mixed media photography, Collie Senior High School.

Jorja Molewyk, Impression of Self, oil on canvas, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School.

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Adam Demarti, Patrick Stewart, ink, Eaton Community College.

Susanna Houghton, The Lion Within, acrylic on canvas, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School.

Sesha Delton, Joe Wolf, perspex, wood and acrylic, Manjimup Senior High School.

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YEAR 11

Kharn Mepham, Untitled, drawing, Australind Senior High School.

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Robert Kerr-Wilson, Unknown Knowledge, ceramic sculpture, Frederick Irwin Anglican School.

Shayla Hedland, Untitled, acrylic on canvas, Australind Senior High School.

Madison Waltho, Crystal Shards, acrylic on canvas, John Tonkin College.

Phoebe Dell Donne, Facade (triptych) (detail), mixed media, Bunbury Catholic College.

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YEAR 12

Letiesha Van Bekkam, Getting Old is Burning Out, digital photography, John Tonkin College.

Ella Wilkins, Perfectly Imperfect, digital photography, John Tonkin College.

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Natasha Bowron, Flight of Colour, acrylic paint, Eaton Community College.

Olivia Turley, But I Love Him (detail), mixed media, Collie Senior High School.

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YEAR 12 Abigail Macalister, Simpler Living, digital photography, John Tonkin College.

Lauren Pronk, I Want My Life Back (detail), mixed media, Bunbury Catholic College.

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Amber Anderson, Nature’s Agony, mixed media, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School.

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YEAR 12 Elliott Todesco, Remembering HellďŹ re Pass (detail), mixed media, Bunbury Catholic College.

Chelsea GrifďŹ th, Family vs Goggle Box, mixed media, Bunbury Catholic College.

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Joshua Taylor-Harris, Colour Blind Series (Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia), digital photography, John Tonkin College.

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EDUCATION SUPPORT Tobias Moulton, Untitled, ink on paper, Australind Senior High School.

Jenaya Roberts, Untitled, acrylic, Collie Senior High School.

Tiaan, Nic, Ryan and Lacey, Installation Art Piece - Australian Open (Recreation), acrylic on paper, College Row School.

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Will Cook, Untitled, pencil, Collie Senior High School.

Josh, Kasey and Jade, Loitering (Recreation), photography, College Row School.

Alec and Zane, Stuck in the Middle With You (Recreation), photography, College Row School.

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AWARDS YEAR 7 AWARD Winner: Adin Smith, Self Portrait, pencil on paper, Bunbury Senior High School.

Highly Commended: Emily Kerr, Night Out, block print and pen, Cornerstone Christian College.

YEAR 8 AWARD Winner: Dani McKay, Dorathy, acrylic and charcoal, Australind Senior High School.

Highly Commended: Taneesh Hodsdon, Untitled, watercolour, Cornerstone Christian College.

YEAR 9 AWARD Winner: Saoirse Torr, Claustrophobia, charcoal and pastels, Bunbury Senior High School.

Highly Commended: Miriam Robinson, Mr. Cameron, oil painting, Cornerstone Christian College.

YEAR 10 AWARD Winner: Tameka Armstrong, Ugly World, white paper clay, wire and glaze, Bunbury Senior High School.

Highly Commended: Bryson Fitch, Untitled, acrylic on canvas, Newton Moore Senior High School.

YEAR 11 AWARD Winner: Robert Kerr-Wilson, Unknown Knowledge, ceramic sculpture, Frederick Irwin Anglican School.

Highly Commended: Genevieve Ptolomey, Untitled, handmade rope and handstitched coiling technique, Dalyellup College.

YEAR 12 AWARD Winner: Abigail Macalister, Simpler Living, digital photography, John Tonkin College.

Highly Commended: Olivia Turley, But I Love Him, mixed media, Collie Senior High School.

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EDUCATION SUPPORT AWARD Winner: Josh, Kasey and Jade, Loitering (Recreation), photography, College Row School.

Highly Commended: Tobias Moulton, Untitled, ink on paper, Australind Senior High School.

FRAMERS CHOICE AWARD Winner: Faye Santos, Untitled, acrylic on board, Harvey Senior High School.

Highly Commended: Adam Demarti, Patrick Stewart, ink, Eaton Community College.

BEST OVERALL AWARD Winner: Letiesha Van Bekkam, Getting Old is Burning Out, digital photography, John Tonkin College.

Highly Commended: Lauren Pronk, I Want My Life Back, mixed media, Bunbury Catholic College.

ILUKA PRIZE Winner: Sesha Dalton, Year 11, Manjimup Senior High School Highly Commended: Phoebe Delle-Donne, Year 11, Bunbury Catholic College

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SELECTION PANEL Arts and Culture Education and Communications Officer – Michele Grimston Exhibitions Curator – Alisa Blakeney Iluka Visions Intern – Kait Hayter

JUDGING PANEL Sarah Mills – Artist Elle Dixon – Dixon and Smith Graphic Design Michele Grimston – Arts and Culture Education and Communications Officer

BRAG STAFF Manager Arts and Culture – Julian Bowron Administration and Operations Co-ordinator – Anna Edmundson Exhibitions Officer – Simon Long Gallery Officer – Donna Fortescue Assistant Gallery Officer – Dean Buck City of Bunbury Collections Curator – Caroline Lunel Gallery attendants – Stephanie Lloyd-Smith, Sam Beard, Suellen Turner, Dan Kus

EXHIBITION PARTNERS Iluka Resources PICA (Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts) Country Framers BRAG wishes to acknowledge the Wardandi Noongar People as the traditional custodians of the land we are on and pay our respects to their elders past and present. www.brag.org.au