It’s a privilege to have my linocut Eyes Everywhere (1997) selected for inclusion in Queer Views: New perspectives on the collection, currently on view at the Art Gallery of Ballarat in celebration of Ballarat Pride Month.
The written responses to the works in this terrific little exhibition of paintings and works on paper, all of them drawn from the gallery’s permanent collection, are provided by writer Vanessa Bowen, performer Em Chandler and drag queen Gabriella Labucci.
Two of my all time favourite relief prints, both pictured above, are also included in the exhibition: Thea Proctor’s The Rose (1927, hand-coloured woodcut) and Napier Waller’s The Man in Black (1923, coloured linocut).
Queer views: New perspectives on the Collection has been developed by LGBTIQA+ Community Inclusion Officer Sez Lothian in conjunction with Art Gallery of Ballarat Curator Julie McLaren.
The exhibition runs throughout the City of Ballarat’s Pride Month: 1 - 30 June, 2024.