The Tasmanian Women’s Art Prize

‘The Dream Quilt’ which I created for my show at Seventh Gallery in Melbourne ‘Devils in the Darkness’ was chosen as a finalist piece in the Tasmanian Women’s Art Prize.

The show opened on 4 May 2024, you can read more about the other finalists here

‘The Dream Quilt’ 2023, quilt & tragic appliqué, 75 x 65cm

“In historic texts such as the Malleus Maleficarum feminine behaviour has be contextualised as evil therefore a justification for punishment. Juxtaposing the inherent comfort within textiles with concepts like witchcraft help to display the inherent tension within the female condition and lived experience, and embracing these assumptions”

The Women’s Art Prize shows:
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery from May 4 to July 7
Devonport Regional Gallery August 3 to September 22
Moonah Arts Centre October 18 to November 9

Read more about the ‘Devils in the Darkness’ project this quilt was a part of here