28 SEPTEMBER – 27 OCTOBER
MAIN GALLERY
The rebranded RACT Insurance Tasmanian Portraiture Prize entered its 6th year. This prestigious award is open to aspiring emerging Tasmanian artists aged 30 and under. The $5,000 Award invites artists to experiment and create a portrait utilising any 2 dimensional media.
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| Alex Davern, Untitled (solitude), 2013, acrylic on canvas | Nathan Stent, Unique designs are perfect for rewarding children of all ages, in any situation, 2013, stickers and resin on board |
THE LITTLE GALLERY
Emerging artist Shannon Field investigated contemporary Australian identity through humour, horror and the grotesque. The exhibitionexplored the relationship between Australia’s convict heritage and the performance of contemporary Australian masculinity. By overlapping Australia’s convict past with its gendered present, Field represented some of the contradictions, conflicts and desires that operate around questions of history, memory and identity.
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| Shannon Field, Oxley, 2009–2010, applique and mixed media | Shannon Field, Eyre, 2009–2010, applique and mixed media |
