Marion Cultural Centre, 287 Diagonal Road, Oaklands Park 5046 - P: 8377 2904 - E: gallerym@marion.sa.gov.au

3 July - 2 August 2020three exhibitions

All three exhibitions open for preview: 12 - 4pm Friday 3 July, exhibition launches: 12 - 4pm Saturday 4 July

Fibres Gone Wildtextiles & fibre work by the Wild Fibre ArtistsWild Fibre Artists are proud to present their 20th exhibition. They share a passion to create fibre and textile art, work quite independently but enjoy getting together to organise exhibitions to show their work.

They are a small informal group of textile and fibre artists that was initiated in 2004. Over the years various artists have joined or moved on, but a passionate group of about 10 textile and fibre artists has been maintained for over a decade.

Gallery M hosted the first exhibition of this group, under the name of ‘The Fibre Network’ in 2005. None of the participants in that first exhibition would have predicted that the group would develop and go on to present 20 exhibitions. When this exhibition opens in July 2020 they will be celebrating this unexpected success.

The artists come from different backgrounds, and create work using a variety of techniques.

Bev Bills has expertise in weaving and fabric collage. Gem Congden is particularly interested in basketry and stitching fabric. Jackie Pearce often uses machine embroidery to illustrate her love of nature. Charmian Quintrell (lower right) works in hand-made felt embellished with machine embroidery.

Lynne Radcliffe is renowned for her wonderful visual diary that provides inspiration for her mixed media projects. Liz Steveson creates stitched fabric collage wall hangings. Kaaren Temme specialises in tapestry weaving. Yvonne Twining (top right) is a leather worker. Vikki Waller expresses herself by creating art quilts. Liz Yates works with natural fibres and combines basketry with other techniques and media.

In this exhibition the artists explore and focus on the “wild” element in their pieces, and will be presenting a group installation of wild vessels.

Kirsten makes these works because of a particular love of the trees that anchor our landscape. The paintings speak of a childhood and adulthood punctuated by such giants. Their myriad situations draw her to explore their forms, both in groups and alone, all the while delving into the colourful and technical opportunities provided by the painting medium.

The magical combination of ink, paper and water allows for a bold exploration of any subject. Kirsten’s mark making includes both sticks from the trees she paints and

conventional brushes to manipulate the elements, allowing for a great range of possibilities between the extremes of a hard mark and the lightest of washes.

“The paintings tread the line between realism and abstraction. They are an unfettered response to our country’s bushland and capture something of its messiness and chaos” she says.

She hopes, through these works, you can glimpse the majesty of nature and, perhaps, see the trees on your way home in a new, glorious light.

So the Earth Breathes ink on paper works by Kirsten Johnston

They have also put together a limited-edition booklet to trace the history of Wild Fibre Artists and the exhibitions they have displayed.

Response - making art work: where paint & prose come togetherpaintings, poems and artist memorabilia by David R TaylorDavid’s exhibition demonstrates, through paintings, drawings and written form, how the creative urge may express and indeed evolve ideas and concepts to fruition.

It showcases three strong components of David’s art practice – watercolour travel sketches, mixed media drawings, and poems and verse.

The body of work contains (never exhibited) watercolour images executed as he has travelled, and mixed media drawings demonstrating a response to the immediacy of current affairs. “I consider my paintings and drawings expressive, where the titles also play a pivotal role in anchoring the image” he says.

David sees his poems as expressions in word form, where he can explore thoughts and feelings more deeply, and in a way complete the creative loop between poem and painting.

David will also showcase a collection of artist / poet note books supported by photos and hard copy notes that show ideas and development of his artworks and poems; as well as a small collection of artist tools. Some of these tools (that he considers friends) are handmade, some are bought – showing the diversity of tools that help in mark making.

David will be in Gallery M each Saturday of the exhibition from 12 - 2pm.

Gallery M is proudly operated by the Red House Group Inc.on behalf of the City of MarionA City of Marion Cultural Development Project

Temporary Gallery M Hours: Monday to Friday: 10am - 4pm; Saturday 12 - 4pm; Sunday: 1 - 4pm. Closed Public Holidays

diary

Sunday 28 June CLOSE OF CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

3 July - 2 AugustTHREE EXHIBITIONS

X ‘Fibres Gone Wild ’ textiles & fibre work by the Wild Fibre Artists (HALF GALLERY)

X ‘So the Earth Breathes’ ink on paper works by Kirsten Johnston (QUARTER GALLERY)

X ‘Response - Making Art Work - where prose and paint come together’ paintings, poems and artist memorabilia by David R Taylor (QUARTER GALLERY)

7 August - 6 SeptemberTWO EXHIBITIONS

X ‘Splash 20’ watercolour paintings by members of the SA Watercolour Society

X ‘A Mixed Pallette’ paintings, drawings & ceramics by Bill McSwain

11 September - 11 OctoberTWO EXHIBITIONS

X ‘Plus One Too’ artworks in various media by members of the Red House Group Inc plus a junior artist under 16 years

X ‘A Decade On’ an exhibition of textile works by Class Act Collective

talking shopSPECIAL EVENING VIEWING 5 - 8pm, Friday 7 December

An opportunity to view the exhibition in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.

Live Music in Next Chapter Gourmet Cafe from 5:30 - 8pm

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Meet the artist: David will be in Gallery M 12-2pm, Saturday 11, 18 & 25 July

Art Journals & Sketchbooks with handmade covers by Dagny Strand

Created for on the Go!

(above) Sketch Bookcartridge paper pages plus Washi front and back pages& Kimono cotton fabric cover$45 each

(right) Leather Journal

yellow cartridge paper pages plus Washi end pages

& Kangaroo hide leather cover $85 each

(right) Large Japanese Stitch Journal

approx 40 cartridge paper pages & Kimono cotton fabric cover

$42 each

Please Note: new dates due to COVID-19 closure

(left) Watercolour Pocket Sketch Book300gsm Canson watercolour paper pages plus Washi cover$32 each

Meet the artists: The Wild Fibre Artists will be in Gallery M throughout the course of this exhibition