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Album Published June 25, 2016

2015 REMINISCENCE - A TRIBUTE TO JUDITH WRIGHT 5 December 2015 - 15 January 2016 (1 new item)

100 years – reminiscing on the legacy of Judith Wright at the Judy. Artists Fiona Rafferty and Frances Smith commemorate the centenary of the birth of Australian writer, poet and activist Judith Wright in Reminiscence, an exhibition coming to The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts on 5 December 2015. Reminiscence comprises works on paper, and ceramic works by Rafferty and Smith that respond to Judith Wright’s work as a writer, poet, environmentalist, and advocate of human rights. Rafferty was inspired to create a body of work to commemorate Judith Wright when she spent five months living at Calanthe, Judith Wright’s former home on Tamborine Mountain. Rafferty says, “The issues that Judith fought for—such as indigenous land rights and protecting the Great Barrier Reef—are issues that are still relevant today; through this exhibition we celebrate and continue her work in an effort to inspire the generations that proceed her”. Flying Arts has selected five emerging curators to work under the banner of ‘Curators in Space’ to curate Reminiscence and develop public programs and learning resources that invite participants of all ages to engage with Judith Wright’s life and work.

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  • Opening Reminiscence Exhibition and Festival at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts- 5 December 2015

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  • 2010 - ETHEL CREEK STATION, PILBARA

  • 2009 - MUKINBUDIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

  • 2008 SNOWDONIA, WALES

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    Finalists announced in the 2016 Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize. Rafferty's drawing "Salinity" is a finalist in this year's prize. The winner of the $25,000 a acquisitive award will be announced on 26 February at a gala opening in Sydney/ Read more

  • 2016 WATERHOUSE NATURAL SCIENCE PRIZE "SHELLACKED" - FINALIST

    The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize was launched in 2002 and commemorates the birth of the South Australian Museum’s first curator, Frederick George Waterhouse. The prize is an opportunity for artists to investigate the world around them, and… Read more

  • NANCY FAIRFAX STUDIO RESIDENCY - Tweed River Art Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre - September 2017

    In September 2017 Rafferty spent two weeks as Artist in Residence at the Tweed River Art Gallery and Margaret Olley Centre in the Nancy Fairfax studio. Her current work relates to the view of Mt Warning from the studio. Read more

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