Jo DarbyshireLake Grace 2022. 200 x 150 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
There is nothing like a personal interaction to spark the imagination. AGWA Gallery Guides bring the artworks to life with their insights into the work, era and artist in this dedicated exhibition guided tour.
Rural Utopias features new works from ten artists developed over a series of residencies in rural and remote Western Australia, in dialogue with selected objects from the State Art Collection. Artists Jacky Cheng (WA), Jo Darbyshire (WA), Nathan Gray (WA/GER), Alana Hunt (WA), Georgie Mattingley (NT), Bennett Miller (WA), Elizabeth Pedler (WA), Sarah Rodigari (NSW), Tina Stefanou (VIC) and Ana Tiquia (VIC) developed new works alongside their host communities, responding to new social, environmental, and historical contexts.