I really enjoyed my return to Sauerbier House where I exhibited my last solo exhibition Filter in 2018.

The new exhibition Uprising was launched on Saturday 6 February 2021.  The summer weather expected for the Opening was replaced with cooler conditions and the threat of rain. But it was great to have 80 people attend the event that also launched new work by Gilbert Roe.

This new work had been brewing for 18 months prior and influenced by a range of activities. I undertook a Mentorship with Che Chorley and spent time with him in the water in Darwin in August 2020. After a trip out onto the Great Barrier Reef in September I had a 2-week residency at the Tanks Arts Centre in Cairns. I then squeezed in a side trip to the National Sea Simulator and the Coral Core Collection at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in Townsville.

The exhibition ran until March 20th. Visit the Uprising exhibition page on this site for more details. Artist Peter Drew was promoted as the Guest Opening Speaker, but had to cancel last minute due to COVID Quarrantine requirements. Unfortunately Peter has not been able to reschedule an alternate date during the exhibition.

The timing is right with this topic as 2021 signals the commencement of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. More about that here.

Special thanks to the Bowden Print Group and Prolab Imaging for their support of this exhibition.