Cementa 17: overwhelming the senses

Cementa 17 Gilbert Grace

Contemporary art festivals in regional NSW are few and far between, however, one that has put its stamp on the landscape is the biennial Cementa, starting in 2013. As an artist, you know an event is successful when you leave feeling like you were missing out by not being part of that year's program*. Cementa 17 has …

The why on what I do

Not long after my return from France in May, I was prompted by a friend to submit an expression of interest to 1 Million Women for a story on my art practice. After sweating over the detail of how much to share of my background, I finally sorted out the baggage from the belief and …

Last day as an artist with a title

It's a bittersweet day today…my time as the "Artist-in-Residence" at the Fire Station Arts Centre in Dubbo comes to a close today with one final open studio event. For the past three months, I've held the above title, which brings with it a weight of responsibility and commitment to those who invest such trust and …

Inside Studio 2: additional elements

Over the past week, I've been wondering about how to pull together all the elements of my new work in order to show the public what on earth I've been doing in Studio 2 at the Fire Station Arts Centre for the past three months, when the studio doors open one final time next Friday, …

My inspiration

Some of the friends who inspire my work - I never tire of you. All bar the nesting Grey shrike-thrush have been photographed in my garden. A big thank you to Penni and Chris Brydon for the 'loan' of their nesting shrike-thrush.