Place Makers draws attention to the work of senior artists Fiona Foley, Gladys Milroy, Margaret Morgan and Edith Trethowan, whose work is grounded in relationships of place and community. Each artist takes inspiration from the gritty realities of everyday life to re-frame these moments as extraordinary, with nuanced and closely observed narratives offering diverse perspectives for understanding the world. Spanning from the 1920s to the present day, the exhibition features new and loaned works alongside holdings from the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art, including Morgan’s Crafty Business, 1979.
Margaret Morgan, Crafty Business, 1979, colour screen print, edition 11/16, 54 × 74cm. Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art, The University of Western Australia. Gift of Jeffrey Stewart, 2022 © the artist. Courtesy the artist and Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Western Australia
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
27 September to 6 December 2025
Western Australia
