Helen Grey-Smith

Helen Grey-Smith Set of curtains designed for "Meerilinga" c1962 (detail). Silkscreen print on cotton, backing and lining. State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia. Gift of Meerilinga Young Children's Foundation Inc., Perth, 1990.

Helen Grey-Smith

Centenary celebration of remarkable textile designer. Helen Grey-Smith enjoyed a long career in Western Australia as a textile designer, painter and maker of collages. The next WA Focus exhibition, celebrates her mid-century textile work – 100 years on from the birth of this remarkable WA artist. On display are textiles including full-length curtains, Grey-Smith's design for a Perth scarf detailing iconic landmarks, and fabric samples – as well as later works. 

On Saturday 27 August, the Gallery is open 10am-3pm only as we prepare for the AGWA Foundation Gala supporting women in the arts. Some exhibition access will be disrupted with two Tracks We Share ground floor galleries closed. AGWA Rooftop bar will be closed, reopening at 2pm Sunday. Details