Van Wonderland
Main Gallery
Saturday February 27 – Sunday April 4 2010
Curator: Dr Astrid Wootton
Associate Curator: Alan Moyle
Artists: Anita Dineen/Cat-Rabbit/Erin Tappe/hideyo/Helen Goninon/Megan Perkins/Omar Misa/Tara Badcock/The Purple Finch
Van Wonderland was an exhibition of works by contemporary crafts practitioners exploring a mysterious world of not-quite-real objects and creatures based upon historic western perceptions of Tasmania – Van Diemen’s Land – as a distant and little-known island at the far reaches of the globe.
Wrapped
Main Gallery
Saturday February 27 – Sunday April 4 2010
Artist: Jill Ferrall
An exhibition of large handmade, paper – based wall hangings, the work is an expression of the artist’s research into the cultural and heritage values associated with mourning. The beautifully crafted pieces, some with hand painted surfaces reference iconic fabric shapes that are associated with traditional women’s wrapped forms.
Reflected Memories
Little Gallery
Saturday February 27 – Sunday April 4 2010
Artist: Andrew Worsley
Reflected Memories was a solo exhibition of black and white photographs by emerging artist Andrew Worsley. The photographic work represents views of high rise buildings that connect in an abstract way to the artists distant, yet close, family ties.
