Suzanne Archer celebrated in Campbelltown Arts Centre exhibition
Campbelltown Arts Centre will celebrate five decades of work from reputed local artist Suzanne Archer with the exhibition of Suzanne Archer: Song of the Cicada.
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Campbelltown Arts Centre will celebrate five decades of work from reputed local artist Suzanne Archer with the exhibition of Suzanne Archer: Song of the Cicada.
The 50-year retrospective exhibition will show until May 5 and brings together some of the Wedderburn artist’s best work, including her Dobell Prize winning work, Derangement.
The exhibition explores recurring themes in Ms Archer’s work including death and skeletons, travel and landscapes.
Works on display include paintings, sculptures, paperwork and audio recordings.
Ms Archer said she tried to incorporate her own experiences into her travel work.
“I went to China and when I got back created a piece out of things like the fans and you can see I’ve used my own image in there because it acts as a bit of a reminder to me of my experience,” she said.
The exhibition also features some of Ms Archer’s earliest work from the 1960s.
“Some of it’s a bit aged now and the colour has changed because I wasn’t using the best quality paint as a young up-and-coming artist,” she said.
“I hadn’t seen one piece since I’d sold it many years ago so I was thrilled to see it arrive.”
Ms Archer’s Wedderburn workshop has formed part of the exhibition with a large photo of the room taking up a wall, offering viewers a glimpse at some of the real-life subjects behind those featured prominently in her death and skeletons work.
She said it was a proud moment for her to showcase her life’s work at the Campbelltown Arts Centre.
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“We have such a wonderful gallery here and an incredible team of people here,” she said.
An artist talk will be held on April 13 from 11am to noon with Ms Archer and Artist Profile magazine editor Kon Gouriotis.
Suzanne Archer: Song of the Cicada is open daily from 10am to 4pm.
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