SWAN is a biannual survey exhibition and award, with the 2024 iteration focusing closely on artists’ broader practices rather than singular artworks, demonstrating the creative processes and dynamic cultural developments of Australia’s South West region. As a result, some works in the exhibition appear fluid, experimental, sometimes unresolved, and as moments within a creative inquiry in transition. SWAN Art Prize winner Badimia and Yued artist Amanda Bell’s installation comprising mirrors, vinyl and audio responds to the hurt, anger and disappointment felt by the Aboriginal community during the 2023 Referendum.
Sandra Hill, Quinning/Zamia Palm, 2017, Marri/Balga and Acacia reins, cotton muslin, shell fragments, linen and cotton thread, metal, wood, hemp string. Courtesy the artist and Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Western Australia
Bunbury Regional Art Gallery
16 March to 21 July 2024
Western Australia
