We will celebrate the opening of The South West Printmakers' 'Unfolding' exhibition, along with 'Disappointing Vanilla' by Trevor Bly and Patrick Doherty.

The South West Printmakers | Unfolding

The South West Printmakers are a group of artists based in the south west and southern coast of Western Australia. Each member operates their own studio from Donnybrook, Dunsborough, Bridgetown to Kronkup, and collaborate regularly to exhibit their work. The artists run workshops on all aspects of printmaking, to share print and other art related techniques used in each art practice. The artists attend an annual art camp, which has become an important part of the group’s activities. The art camp is a time to explore, be inspired and collaborate which contributes to personal and professional development. The art camp results in a collaborative work, the Camp Project. The South West Printmakers also share prints with one another, which is possible through the editioning process. The techniques used in this exhibition are lino, woodcut, etching, stencil and screenprint and cyanotype.

Trevor Bly and Patrick Doherty | Disappointing Vanilla

Disappointing Vanilla is the latest instalment of experimental prints, drawings and paintings by collaborative artists Trevor Bly and Patrick Doherty exploring the ideas of localism, conflict, myth making and the human condition. Merging two distinct practices, styles and approaches has led to a unique examination of self, home and how identity is informed by place and space. Disappointing Vanilla offers a continued investigation of combined signifiers referencing the Perth suburban experience, the ‘unhomely’ nature of disconnect and scribbles from the taboo.

James Hattrick, in his catalgue essay, observes that “they [Bly and Doherty] balance each other out . . . They have a strange chemically imbalanced dichotomy, measured in equal parts straight laced milkshakes and the dregs of happy hour pints. This being said, they also have parts of themselves reflected in each other, like some sort of northern suburbs ying yang. The end result is an amalgam of work that draws from the experience of the bittersweet suburban prison that is Craigie, and the idiosyncrasies that this shared experience gave them both.”

Entry is free and all are welcome.

Top image courtesy of Yvonne Dorricott.

Below image courtesy of Trevor Bly Patrick Doherty.