In the Shade of the Waq Waq Tree received a Mayoral Award on January 31 as part of the Paramor Prize, Casula Powerhouse, Sydney. The drawing is on display at Casula Powerhouse until the 15th of March.
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Undrawing the Line shortlisted for Paramor Prize
In the Shade of the Waq Waq Tree has been nominated for the inaugural PARAMOR PRIZE: ART + INNOVATION 2015 at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre. The PARAMOR PRIZE: ART + INNOVATION encourages new ways of seeing, experiencing and interpreting the world around us. The prize was launched in memory of one of Australia’s most celebrated female modern artists, WendyContinue reading “Undrawing the Line shortlisted for Paramor Prize”
Transfield, Mandatory Detention, and the Biennale of Sydney
Article by Zanny Begg and Ahmet Ögüt published in Afterimage, 42(2):4-7 31 Aug 2014 The 19th Biennale of Sydney (BoS): You Imagine What You Desire, opened on March 21, 2014, overshadowed by weeks of controversy over its founding sponsor Transfield, an Australia-based multinational corporation that recently secured a $1.22 billion AUD contract for operations on its Manus IslandContinue reading “Transfield, Mandatory Detention, and the Biennale of Sydney”