Gallery Artist Talk with David Fairbairn

Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM) offers an exciting program of exhibitions, talks, workshops and events that will spark your imagination. Featuring works by a diversity of local, regional, national and international artists in many mediums, YAM is a hub of the vibrant community life of the Coffs Coast region. You’ll be inspired by the natural beauty and diverse cultures that YAM embraces and celebrates. Immerse yourself in the creative possibilities.YAM is located in Yarrila Place at 27 Gordon Street, Coffs Harbour. It's co-located with the Harry Bailey Memorial Library.

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David Fairbairn is one of Australia’s leading artists. Born in Zambia, he moved to Australia in 1981. Since then, he has won over 40 awards and prizes and exhibited widely. He has won the prestigious Dobell Drawing Prize, the Doug Moran Portrait Prize and has been an Archibald Prize finalist seven times. He begins his art process with sketches and photographs before transforming them to print-making using techniques such as dry-point, copper etching and monotypes using oil sticks and inks. The prints are then overlaid with drawing and painting. Join us for a informative talk by David as he shares his passion for art with us.
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David will be joined by fellow artist Robert Moore, who will give an introduction to Aleph Geddis' hard/soft 2018 exhibition. The sculptural works of Aleph Geddis live at the intersection of traditional methods and modernist forms, informed by a lifetime fascination with the foundational structures of our world. Growing up on Orcas Island in the Pacific Northwest, Aleph spent many hours with his stepfather, a sculptor, carver and builder of wooden boats. Steeped in this rich environment, his early works drew inspiration from the stylized naturalism of Northwest coast Native carvings, and later, from all he saw on a family trip to Japan.
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