COMING SOON
John Mullins Memorial Art Gallery
DO I MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE?
ELISE HEATHER WOODS
This exhibition is a statement on how society perceives the behaviours of the neurodivergent by creating feelings of discomfort and misapprehension when viewing a collection of insects and creatures.
Toowoomba based artist Elise Heather is a self-taught artist who creates textile works from mixed media. The themes of Elise’s works are inspired by nature, the unseen and forgotten as well as her experiences with ASD, as a neurodivergent person and a parent to one.
The behaviours of the neurodivergent can be perceived as strange and can generate a feeling of discomfort for the typical person and vice versa. To allow the viewer to experience the feelings an odd bug can produce and draw parallels between their experience and their feelings towards neurodivergent people, to allowing the differences to become celebrated not feared.
EXHIBITION OPENING
Friday 4 April 2025, 6.30pm
EXHIBITION DATES
5 April 2025 – 24 May 2025
To register please call 07 4628 5330 or email dogwood.crossing@wdrc.qld.gov.au
Image: Elise Heather Woods | First date 2024 | mixed media | 500mm x 160mm x 230mm
ON THE CURVED WALL
THE POWER OF THREE: A FUSION OF STYLES
LINDA SENJOV, SUSAN BUTLER & SHARON ROSS
The power of three is a visual art collaboration by three Ipswich artists and friends, displaying a fusion of styles, mediums and subjects to engage the audience. It demonstrates the power of support, friendship and collaboration through visual art.
The art is a reflection of their own experiences, interpretations and unique perspectives across mediums and subjects both in the natural and the man-made environment.
As part of their artistic journey, Linda works mostly with acrylics,; Sharon works in ink and watercolour and Susan works predominately in oils. The exhibition provides a window into the friendship, differences and similarities artistically, and explores their creative journey for the first time as a trio. Together, they have created a powerful exhibition that connects the audience with their joy of creating.
EXHIBITION OPENING
Friday 4 April 2025, 6.30pm
EXHIBITION DATES
5 April 2025 – 24 May 2025
To register please call 07 4628 5330 or email dogwood.crossing@wdrc.qld.gov.au
Image: Linda Senjov | Chasm calling 2024 | acrylic | 430mm x 530mm
John Mullins Memorial Art Gallery
DISTOMORPH
SVENJA
Experimental textile artist Svenja invites the viewer to explore the colour and texture, line and shape, movement and growth, as witnessed in nature in this vibrant exhibition.
Most often based on the fascinating forms of fungus and lichen but inclusive of many aspects of the environment, these textile-based works have been created to provide an alternative, joyful, and wonderous viewpoint.
Colour saturation, distortion and amplification takes the design inspirations to another plane, a parallel, kaleidoscopic world where nature is celebrated in fascinating formations.
EXHIBITION OPENING
Friday 30 May, 6.30pm
EXHIBITION DATES
31 May – 19 July 2025
To register please call 07 4628 5330 or email dogwood.crossing@wdrc.qld.gov.au
Image: Svenja | Paradoxosis (detail) 2024 | Heat distorted and painted felt, dyed cotton yarn, lino-printed organza, free-motion embroidery, punch needle embroidery | Various
ON THE CURVED WALL
THE BOW TIE BOND: THREADS OF CONNECTIONS
MAEGAN MATHEWS AND CLAUDIA HONNERY
Two local artists, Mathews and Honnery explore the impact that individuals have on our lives, delving into the lasting impressions and influences that one leaves behind through the key symbol of the ‘bow tie’.
In this heartfelt tribute to Neil Ward, a valued friend and volunteer of Dogwood Crossing, this exhibition of handmade and collected bow ties gives an insight into a man’s lifetime and his connections to the people and places around him.
EXHIBITION OPENING
Friday 30 May, 6.30pm
EXHIBITION DATES
31 May – 19 July 2025
To register please call 07 4628 5330 or email dogwood.crossing@wdrc.qld.gov.au
Image: Courtesy of the Artists
