Open Borders
John Curtin Gallery celebrates Western Australia’s artists and curators with the Regional Arts Triennial exhibition, Open Borders.
The culmination of the three-year Mycelium project, overseen by Southern Forest Arts, Open Borders is a survey of contemporary regional art practice.
With its genesis in the closed borders of the COVID-19 pandemic, the presence of borders and the fact they can be closed and opened has had innumerable impacts on our physical and psychological lives.
The Mycelium project saw over 300 artists explore the theme of ‘open borders’ culminating in 16 exhibitions and performances across Western Australia with 40 selected to be showcased.
This exhibition was co-curated by Annette Davis, independent curator from Albany with Jane King, Deputy Director and Lia McKnight, Curator/Collections Manager at John Curtin Gallery.
Artists Featured:
Geraldton: Jodie Groves, Emmaline James, Marianne Penberthy, Sara Walker, Chinese Dance Group.
Dwellingup: Ned Crossley, Catherine Higham, Monique Tippett.
Denmark: Melissa Boughey, Gabriele Gehlhaar, Janine McCrum, Jen Mitchell, Nikki Green.
Esperance: Lynda Horn, Marcia Leonard.
Carnamah: Andrew Bowman-Bright, Seb Essers, Jenny Mutter.
Port Hedland: Amelia Blanco.
Kununurra: Agnes Armstrong, Betty Bundamurra, Paddy Carlton, Lily Karadada, Phyllis Ningarmara.
Northcliffe: Elizabeth Edmonds, Peter Hill, Lori Pensini, Louise Tasker, Lyndall Watson.
Ravensthorpe: Cat Tink, Louise Lodge, Judith Stewart.
Kalgoorlie: Tina Carmody, Melissa Drummond.
Narrogin: Ned Crossley and Ross Storey collaborative painting, Kellie Nelissen
Margaret River: Shayne Hadley, Elisa Markes-Young, Kate Alida Mullen, Helen Seiver.
Opening Event: 10 August 2023
Exhibition: 11 August – 8 October 2023
Supported By: Art on the Move, Lendlease, Dept of Local Government, Sport, and Cultural Industries, Southern Forest Arts
Header Image: Betty Bundamurra, Hunting for the Animals (detail), 2022, natural pigment on paper, 57x76cm, courtesy Waringarri Aboriginal Arts
