MY FLIGHT HAS BEEN DELAYED AGAIN (sketchbook drawing), 2016
Mildura Residency /
Daily (2011) 120x160mm, ink pigment & gouache on card. Location: Gregg & Sons Steel, Mildura VIC, Australia
Super excited to have secured a June residency & artist collaboration at The Art Vault, Mildura.
Over the residency I will be collaborating with local sign writing legend Terry (Moose) McGown. I met the Merbein based artist back in 2011, on the final day of my first Art Vault residency. Over the 4 weeks residency my plein air landscape drawings had included many of Moose McGowans hand painted signs. I hadn't realised it at the time but as locals responded to my drawings, it was often noted that I had painting one of Moose McGowans signs. This happened on at least eight occasions. If I recall correctly, on my last days we managed to track Moose down and visited his studio on my last day in Mildura.
Moose has been sign writing in Mildura for over 30 years, acknowledged here through the research of Melbourne academic Stefan Schutt. In this interview Moose describes the installation of the famous Cottee's sign on Tenth Street (Mildura).
Since then we have kept in touch and always talked about a possible collaboration. Now, 4 years later - it is finally happening!!
Special thanks to The Art Vault for supporting this project and Moose McGowan for his time in advance. See you in June, Mildura!
Daily (2011) 120x160mm, ink pigment & gouache on card
DÉRIVE (ADELAIDE) /
The dérive Adelaide, Australia (10.6kms)
Jeff Ferrell describes the dérive as a journey to lose one's self in an urban context. Ferrell suggests the French philosophical concept of the dérive is one of wandering until you get lost…to discover acity you couldn't have imagined or found it you looked for it.
FINALIST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS 2015 /
Since signing the agreement with the Australian Human Rights Commission to support the Racism It Stops with Me campaign, Hobsons Bay City Council implemented a range of organisational and community actions demonstrating Council’s leadership in combating racism and promoting the value of cultural diversity.
One of the biggest highlights over the last 12 months has been the Behind This Smile community art project which gave 12 local residents from diverse backgrounds from Hobsons Bay an opportunity to share their stories with the community.
“We are proud to be recognised as a finalist and would like to thank the local artist Wendy Murray and all the 12 individuals residents involved for their personal contributions.” - Mayor of Hobsons Bay Cr Peter Hemphill
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