Residue + Response:
Connecting histories and futures
5th Tamworth Textile Triennial

Residue + Response: Connecting histories and futures features 25 artworks from artists across Australia which explore the theme of the connection between our histories and futures. Curated by Dr Carol McGregor, Residue + Response showcases the best of textile art from across the country, and explores the premise of how the events of our past alter our values. For Dr McGregor, this included some of the artists coming together through an artist exchange program, where expertise, knowledge and experience was shared in preparation for the exhibition. The Triennial builds on the tradition of the Tamworth Fibre Textile exhibitions which first began in 1973, showcasing 50 years of contemporary textile artists. There are few events in Australia that can demonstrate such a strong tradition of promoting and sustaining the unique cultural heritage associated with both the history and technology of textile practice.

Featuring: Amy Hammond, Anne Graham, Blake Griffiths, Casselle Mountford, Dana Harris, Daphne Banyawarra, Fiona Gavino, Hannah Quinlivan, Joan Ross, Jumaadi, Kait James, Kate Harding, Kate Just, Kyra Mancktelow, Leanne Zilka + Jenny Underwood, Liz Williamson, Lucy Irvine, Maggie Hensel-Brown, Makeda Duong, Mandy Quadrio + Jan Oliver, Norton Fredericks, Paula do Prado + Tamara Burlando, Rachael Wellisch, Sophie Honess, Sybil Orr. Curated by Carol McGregor.

Residue + Response: 5th Tamworth Textile Triennial has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia and Regional Arts Fund programs, and by the NSW Government.

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Sophie Honess, Rest, 2023. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Lush: South Australian Botanicals

South Australia has a vast and unique landscape with many pockets of lush native botanicals. Surviving after almost two centuries of extensive farming and the effects of climate change and introduced species, the majority of the state’s native plants now grow in a modified environment. This exhibition showcases contemporary craft practitioners’ responses to the rare and unusual beauty of native botanical plants across the South Australian landscape, with artists exploring form, shapes, colours, texture and, in some cases, their edibility and medicinal value. The works in this exhibition underscore the importance of caring for Country as well celebrating its diversity.

Exhibitors: Ayesha Aggarwal, Clare Belfrage, Julia Fernandes, Emma Franklin, Zoe Grigoris, Dominic Guerrera, Alex Hirst, Olivia Kathigitis, Sonya Rankine and Emma Young

Ayesha Aggarwal, A pop of wattle (in blue), 2024, handbuilt, mid-fired raku, underglaze and clear glaze, 24x16x24cm (approx) Photograph courtesy of the artist