Teddy, set, go!

Hi, here’s a new ceramic sculpture of a koala teddy I’ve made for an upcoming group show opening October 28 at Divisions Gallery in Pentridge, a site that from 1851 until 1997 was a prison.

The sculpture is based on a koala teddy that was made by a Pentridge prisoner in 1962 as part of the Pentridge Toy Makers, a group that encouraged prisoners who were interested in arts and craft to produce toys for children in need.

For me the koala teddy serves as a little beacon for the transformational experience of creating art, and is a hopeful indication of what’s possible when we shift from reprehension to rehabilitation.

The exhibition, titled Seperate & Silent, opens Friday October 28 from 6-8pm and runs until December 4. For more information click here!

In other news, I'm super excited to be one of the artists included in the upcoming Melbourne NOW at the National Gallery of Victoria, opening in March 2023!

Celebrating new and ambitious local art and design, Melbourne NOW 2023 will cross a range of contemporary disciplines including fashion and jewellery, painting, sculpture, architecture, ceramics, video, performance, printmaking and publishing.

For more info click here!

Here's a photo at the NGV announcement earlier this week, taken by Tim Carrafa. What a wonderful bunch of artists to be alongside.

Thanks so much for reading, hope you're going well and hope to see you soon!