2019-08-01_Art_Almanac

Helen Grace, Narelle

Jubelin and Sherre DeLys

The Housing Question

Penrith Regional Gallery,

Home of the Lewers Bequest

Until 25 August, 2019

Sydney

Helen Grace, Christmas dinner, 1979
Courtesy of the artist and Penrith Regional Gallery, Home of the
Lewers Bequest, Sydney

‘The Housing Question’ is an exhibition

of video, photography, sculpture and

installation by artists Helen Grace and

Narelle Jubelin along with sound work by

Sherre DeLys. Together the trio explore the

universal complexities of displacement while

questioning one’s right to shelter, safety and

security. The works spotlight equitable and

available housing, while also connecting

broader social issues with the personal

and emotional impact of modern and

contemporary ideas about house and home.

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International Small

Tapestry Awards

Australian Tapestry Workshop

Until 13 September, 2019

Melbourne

Constanza Guerrero, Portrait of a strange, 2018, embroidery

thread, cotton, 18 x 13.5cm

Winner Irene Davies Emerging Artist Award for Small Tapestries,

2019

Courtesy the artist and Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne

The finalists along with the winners of the

Kate Derum Award for Small Tapestries –

Annika Ekdahl (Sweden) and the Irene Davies

Emerging Artist Award for Small Tapestries –

Constanza Guerrero (Chile), are on display in

this exhibition of contemporary hand-woven

tapestries. The ‘International Small Tapestry

Awards’ demonstrate the extraordinary skill

of national and international artists in the art

of weft-faced weaving, whereby all of the warp

and weft threads interlace to create the fabric

of the unique textile-based art form.