Past Exhibitions
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The Third International Art Textile Biennale
Presented by Fibre Arts Australia
Exhibition dates: 21 August - 22 September 2026
Gallery76 is proud to be the Sydney host for this touring exhibition of innovative artworks by 39 artists representing ten countriesGallery76 is proud to be the Sydney host for this touring exhibition of innovative artworks by 39 artists representing ten countries.
Contemporary textile art continues to evolve the possibilities of the medium. This exhibition features artists who use diverse methods to push its boundaries, producing work grounded in both textile practice and contemporary art, and offering a rich and varied landscape for exploration.
This project is grantfunded by the City of Canada Bay.
Pictured: Gaseous Exchange (detail) by Helen MacRitchie
Opening Event
Saturday, 22 August, 4pm-5.30pm
Guest speakers: Associate Professor Belinda von Mengersen, ACU Strathfield and judge of the Biennale and Glenys Mann, Fibre Arts Australia and curator of the Biennale.
Free to attend, bookings appreciated (click here).
Panel Discussion
Saturday, 8 August, 2:30pm -3.30pm
Tickets from $20 + booking fee (click here).
Join Gallery76 Manager Catherine Gibson as she discusses the groundbreaking International Art Textile Biennale with exhibition curator Glenys Mann of Fibre Arts Australia. Also on the panel will be three of the incredible artists featured - Brenda Livermore, Sharon Peoples and Jo SteeleJoin Gallery76 Manager Catherine Gibson as she discusses the groundbreaking International Art Textile Biennale with exhibition curator Glenys Mann of Fibre Arts Australia. Also on the panel will be two of the incredible artists featured - Brenda Livermore and Sharon Peoples.
From the East to Paris
A group show, curated by Mary Brown
Exhibition dates: 29 June - 21 July 2026
From the East to Paris is inspired by the meeting of Modernist French and Eastern European artists in the 1920s. It explores the creative collaborations between French Modernist artists and Eastern European artists who sought refuge in Paris during and after the Russian Revolution. The era's exuberant textiles are celebrated through costumes, sculptures, wall hangings and a monumental collaborative artwork.
This group show is curated by Mary Brown and features the work of the following artists: Cheryl Aitkin, Jo-Anne Britt, Mary Brown, Kathy Hawkins, Jaci Heyman, Oya Sevimli, Margaret Smith and Teresa Valenti.
OPENING EVENT
Saturday, 27 June, 4 - 5.30pm
Free. Bookings appreciated, click here.
There's a Forest in my Wardrobe
By Jane Bodnaruk
Exhibition dates: 24 June - 20 July 2026
This exhibition brings together more than a decade of work by artist Jane Bodnaruk, tracing her use of second-hand clothing and household textiles to explore women, domesticity, memory, and care.
In addition to materials which hold personal and historical meanings, it features recent compost experiments of handwoven strips of discarded clothing, examining the environmental impacts of textile waste.
OPENING EVENT
Saturday, 27 June, 4 - 5.30pm
Free. Bookings appreciated, click here.
Into the Wind
By Branching Out Designs
Exhibition dates: 29 May - 23 June 2026
Into the Wind features woven works made from gathered natural fibres including vines, leaves and sticks, collected and prepared with care. The exhibition reflects on the many ways plants send their seeds out into the world- spinning, drifting or falling - with this small act of movement beginning a much larger cycle of growth and renewal.
Branching Out Designs is a collaboration between sisters Jillian Culey and Carolyn Dance. Jillian works with locally harvested fibres, exploring natural patterns and experimenting with traditional basketry. Carolyn, based in the Blue Mountains, creates meditative woven pieces inspired by the surrounding landscape.
OPENING EVENT
Saturday, 30 May, 4 - 5.30pm
Free. Bookings appreciated, click here.
what she joined her hands around
By Monika Cvitanovic
Exhibition dates: 28 May - 21 June 2026
Monika Cvitanovic is a Croatian-born, Sydney-based artist exploring expanded textiles within a socially and environmentally sustainable practice.
This exhibition showcases work produced during her PhD at UNSW Art & Design which
examined the intersections of gesture, repair, and feminist material histories.
In 2022, Monika completed an artist residency at The Embroiderers' Guild of NSW, where she participated in a collaborative embroidery-based project that strengthened her engagement with community centred forms of knowledge exchange.
Her practice has been recognised through awards such as the 2020 Tim Olsen Drawing Prize and a Highly Commended distinction in the 2025 Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize.
OPENING EVENT
Saturday, 30 May, 4 - 5.30pm
Free. Bookings appreciated, click here.
The Unicorn Girls' Correspondence
By Elin Howe
Exhibition dates: 30 April - 26 May 2026
Inspired by 'The Lady and the Unicorn' tapestries which came on loan to the Art Gallery of NSW in 2018, 'The Unicorn Girls' Correspondence' is a fictional set of letters between characters from the two famous suites of unicorn tapestries - 'The Lady and the Unicorn' held at the Cluny Museum, Paris; and 'The Hunt for the Unicorn' held at the Cloisters, New York.
It brings together a cluster of interests which have played significant roles at various points in the life of artist Elin Howe - art, art history, story-telling, textiles and stitching. When she retired from teaching art history in the tertiary sector, these interests coalesced into this project.
OPENING EVENT
Saturday, 2 May, 4 - 5.30pm
Free. Bookings appreciated, click here.
ARTIST TALK by Elin Howe - 'Coming Full Circle'
Saturday, 23 May, 2-3pm
Elin is calling this talk 'Coming Full Circle' because that's what this project feels like. In plotting the project's development, from the thrill of being able to visit The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries multiple times here in Sydney at the AGNSW, to the excitement of discovering that both sets of unicorn tapestries had been exhibited together in the 1970s in Paris and New York, she hopes to also shed some light on her own thought processes as the idea for a correspondence germinated.
Tickets from $20 + booking fee, click here.
TEXStyle 2026
Presented by the Technology Educators Association of NSW
Dates: 1 March - 24 April 2026
The TEXStyle exhibition is the annual showcase of excellence in HSC Textiles and Design, enjoyed by both the education sector and wider community.
Gallery76 is delighted to host TEXStyle for a fifth year. The 2026 exhibition will again feature astonishing work produced by talented students from across NSW.
Enjoy projects from previous years on the TEXStyle website.
2026 EXCURSION BOOKINGS - now open! click here.
Proudly supported by UNSW School of Art & Design
Fragility, Resilience, Transformation
By Sally Baldwin and Nettie Sumner
Exhibition dates: 29 January - 25 February 2026
Through delicate materials - blackened copper wire, lace-like paper, silk, and silvery structures - artists Sally Baldwin and Nettie Sumner explore the subject of environmental fragility. Ephemeral installations speak to the delicate equilibrium of our present ecosystems. This exhibition invites contemplation: a recognition of what is at risk, but also a call to action - to protect what remains
OPENING EVENT
Saturday, 31 January, 4-5.30pm
Free. Bookings appreciated, click here.
ARTIST TALK with Sally Baldwin
From Nottingham Lace to Paper Lace
Sunday, 15 February, 11am-12pm
Tickets from $20 + booking fee, click here.
Sally Baldwin is a UK-based textile artist interested in themes of fragility and transience, both environmental and human. She works with papers of all kinds including handmade, and silks and silk fibres, using stitch, sculpting and other manipulation techniques.
Her work After the Bushfires: Regeneration was inspired by a residency at Big Ci in Bilpin, NSW and won the Paper on Skin Major Award 2024.
Join us for her artist talk where she will discuss her artistic journey as well as the work showcased in the exhibition.
Image: Work by Nettie Sumner and Sally Baldwin.
Let the Shoes Do the Talking
Macarthur Textile Network Inc
Exhibition dates: 30 January - 25 February 2026
This exhibition presents a collaborative exploration of shoes - from practical to playful, past to imagined. Members of the Macarthur Textile Network crafted footwear using diverse materials and techniques: moulded, knitted, crocheted, felted, or reinvented from found shoes. Each piece reflects personal creativity and shared inspiration. Celebrating fifteen years of innovation, the Network unites quilters, weavers, knitters, and felters, continually pushing textile boundaries and redefining what textile art can be.
OPENING EVENT
Saturday, 31 January, 4-5.30pm
Free. Bookings appreciated, click here.
Image: Shoes by Chris Moore and David Williams
Margaret Oppen and Roma Field Competitions
By Embroiderers' Guild NSW
Exhibition dates: 13 December 2025 - 25 January 2026
The Margaret Oppen and Roma Field Competitions foster excellence in original embroidery design. View the work of the 38 entrants, showcasing a mix of traditional embroidery techniques executed to perfection and contemporary work challenging perceptions of what stitched artworks can achieve.
Opening Event / Prize Announcement
Join us for light refreshments and to celebrate the opening of this exciting exhibition.
Sat, 13 December 2025, 4pm - 5:30pm
Tickets $10 + booking fee.
Click here to book.
Images (from top): Hosier Lane by Judith Burns, Winner of the Margaret Oppen Prize 2023. Baby's Dress by Adele Land, Winner of the Margaret Oppen Prize 1994 - Traditional Category.
Student Showcase
By Embroiderers' Guild NSW
Exhibition dates: 13 December 2025 - 25 January 2026
The 'Guild' is a vibrant non-profit community for all stitching enthusiasts, whether a seasoned expert or just starting out. Teaching and sharing the joy of embroidery is the core of the organisation's mission, and this exhibition is a celebration of that passion, shown through a stunning display of student work from the past year.
Image: Seed head by Barbara Gibbons, Creatives Course, Year 3
Materialise - young textile artists
Presented by Gallery76
Exhibition dates: 30 October - 24 November 2025
Gallery76 is proud to champion fresh talent through Materialise, an exhibition featuring young Australian artists working in textile and / or fibre-based mediums.
Supported by Club Five Dock RSL.
Spaces of Stillness
By Susan Latty and Alison Lee Cousland
Exhibition dates: 31 October - 25 November 2025
"The Earth is full of thresholds where beauty awaits the wonder of our gaze." John O'Donohue
This exhibition is a celebration of the beauty of nature, its fragility and resilience and its hidden wonders. Close observation of what may be overlooked as ordinary leads to abundant creative possibilities for both artists.
This exhibition is also a celebration of the peace, joy and stillness that the artists seek and experience through their creative lives. Their work is slow, detailed, and meditative. And this contemplative and uplifting energy is reflected in their work with an invitation to the viewer to pause, breathe and embrace the wonder of nature's gifts.
Sydney based artist Susan Latty, a trained landscape designer, has had a lifelong passion for plants. This is reflected in her creative work which includes photo based digital art, calligraphic design and mixed media collage.
Alison Les Cousland constructs and photographs intricate ephemeral arrangements of small 'Eco Curios.' High quality reproductions of them are enhanced with coloured pencil, watercolour and collage. Her creative mantra has become, 'Let go and begin again.'
A Coming of Age: Celebrating 21 Year of Basketmaking
By Flora Friedmann
26 September to 28 October 2025
This exhibition marks twenty-one years since Flora Friedmann first became bewitched by the craft and art of basket making. 'A Coming of Age' is symbolic of her growth in confidence in her skills. The mix of traditional and contemporary baskets exhibited are a result of the inspiration she has taken from many different cultures and makers.
Flora's basketry journey began in 2004 when she attended workshops with renowned basket maker Virginia Kaiser. She has been a part of @basketrynsw since its inception and shares her love of the artform via teaching, exhibiting and curating.
Join us for what will be an inspiring month of basketry!
OPENING EVENT
Sat, 27 September, 4pm - 5:30pm
Free. Bookings appreciated.
ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS
Wednesdays 1, 8 and 22 October
10am - 12.30pm
Drop-in to see Flora at work.
ARTIST TALK
Wed, 15th October, 11am-12pm
Tickets from $20 + booking fee
Bookings / Information
www.trybooking.com/eventlist/gallery76
Part of Sydney Craft Week
Australian Quaker Narrative Embroidery Project
By the Friends in Stitches Committee
Exhibition dates: 25 September - 28 October 2025
The Australian Quaker Narrative Embroidery Project is a collection of embroidered panels designed to tell the story of The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia, through stitch. Inspired by the 77 elaborate and intricately designed British Quaker Tapestries (the Kendal Tapestries), Australian Friends have followed the same formal design pattern, focusing on telling the Australian Quaker story. Currently there are 26 completed panels, with plans for a total of 40 to be created.
In April 2024, the panels were exhibited at the NSW Parliament, marking the 400th anniversary of the birth of George Fox, one of the founders of The Religious Society of Friends, who became known as Quakers. This project has been coordinated by the Quakers Australia Friends in Stitches with panels stitched by Friends (Quakers) from all around Australia, as well as by embroiderers from various communities interested in contributing.
FREE EVENT
Exploring the Australian Quaker Narrative Embroidery
Sunday, 12 October 2025 10am-3pm
Come along to learn about the embroidery project, Quakers and our story. You will also have the opportunity to do some embroidery in a friendly environment, including learning the Quaker stitch.
More information or to RSVP email: cstitches@quakersaustralia.info
Andrea Wrobel Sampler Sale
Exhibition dates: 24 - 25 October 2025
A rare opportunity for embroidery lovers!
We're thrilled to present a truly special event: the chance to view a private collection of historic embroideries and even make a purchase from it.
You may remember last year's exhibition of Elinor Wrobel's renowned textiles collection. This is phase two of that journey - and it's quite a lovely story.
We have 14 embroideries that travelled from Europe to Australia as World War II took hold. In preparation for travel, they were removed from their frames then, packed carefully into a suitcase - where they have stayed since, in the care of Wrobel family members. Protected from the light, they have retained exceptional colour for their age.
We're offering embroidery lovers the chance to view these precious pieces up close, as well as an exclusive session for interested buyers.
- 12 samplers plus one sailor's embroidery and one Chinese embroidery.
- Dated 1795 - 1858.
- All are unframed.
- Priced from $450, which includes a one-day workshop & materials to guide you through mounting your embroidery, ready for framing.
SESSIONS
- Viewing: 24 and 25 October 2025
- Sales: 25 October 2025, 11am-1pm (on a first-come basis)
- Mounting Workshop: 31 January 2026
CATALOGUE
Tickets include the colour catalogue, uniquely featuring photos of both the front and back of each embroidery.
INTERNATIONAL / INTERSTATE SALES
Unfortunately, at this stage sales are in-person only.
TICKETS
Bookings are essential. Click here to secure your spot: www.trybooking.com/eventlist/gallery76
$20 person + booking fee.
Australian Fibre Art Award
Organised by: Artwear Publications
Exhibition dates: 29 August - 22 September 2025
Congratulations to all the finalists in the 2025 Australian Fibre Art Award (AFAA) - a national celebration of innovation in contemporary fibre art.
Established in 2021, AFAA is a biennial, non-acquisitive competition. It invites artists from across Australia to submit recent, original works created with fibres of any type as the starting point. With its broad interpretation of 'fibre art,' it attracts a fascinating mix of work!
AFAA is run by 100% Australian owned independent publishing company ArtWear Publications, which produces quality magazines for the textile and fibre art industry.
Gallery76 is proud to again be the host venue for this exciting awards programme.
This project is grantfunded by the City of Canada Bay.
FREE EVENTS
Opening & Prize Announcement
Saturday, 30 August, 4pm-5.30pm
Exhibition Tour
Thursday, 11 September, 6pm-7pm
Bookings / Information
www.trybooking.com/eventlist/gallery76
Upcoming Exhibitions
A Coming of Age
Artist: Flora Friedmann
Exhibition dates: 26 September - 28 October 2025
PLAY
Artist: Lateral Stitchers
Exhibition dates: 1-26 August 2025
Free entry
Play is a voluntary, imaginative act sparked by curiosity and joy. It can be structured or spontaneous, shared or solitary, but it always involves exploration and a sense of possibility. This exhibition reflects on 'play' in many forms - from the intimate world of make-believe through to the untamed joy of outdoor adventures, and even how it can be used as an escape from stressful environments.
Presented by the Lateral Stitchers group of embroidery and textile artists, the exhibition showcases finished pieces as well as journals which provide insights into the 'playing' artists do when creating their work
WORKSHOP: Construct and Develop a Journal with Barbara Dawson, 9 August. Click here for more information.
Threading Lightly
Curator: Catherine Gibson, Gallery76
Exhibition dates: 30 May - 28 July 2025
EXHIBITION
30 May - 28 July 2025
Free entry
The centrepiece of Threading Lightly is an exhibition of Australian and international artists working at the intersection of innovation, creativity and environmental consciousness. All artworks "thread lightly" on our planet, being made of at least 75% sustainable materials.
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Featured artists: Clara Batton Smith, Ynja Bjornsson, Jane Bodnaruk, Katherine Boland, Stacey Brodbeck, Dale-Myree Dal Santo, Julya Hegarty, Jane Henry, Sophie Honess, Chris Hutch, Michelle Kistima-Menser, Phu La, Assunta Miles, Emma Peters, Catriona Pollard, Grace Pundyk, Lilli Taranto, Louise Saxton, Joanne Steele, Rachael Wellisch, Louise Wells, Jess Wheelahan, Christine Wiltshier, Fleur Woods and Robby Wright.
Join us for the opening celebration - Saturday, 31 May, 4pm-5.30pm
Click here to book.
EVENTS PROGRAMME
GUILD SALE DAY
Saturday, 14 June, 10am-2pm
Textiles Market
An assortment of beautifully crafted works that have been loved and appreciated are now offered for sale to a new home or for use in your next upcycling project. The diverse range includes lace and embroidered doilies, table clothes, cushions and more.
Embroidery Shop Stocktake
Bag an end of financial year bargain! Discontinued threads, braids, felting equipment, books and more.
PANEL DISCUSSION: From Waste to Wonder
Saturday, 21 June, 2.30pm-3.30pm
From $15 + booking fee
This panel will explore how discarded textiles and fibres, often seen as waste, can be transformed into compelling, sustainable artworks. By examining the emotional, historical, and ethical dimensions of repurposed materials, we will discuss how artists can reimagine waste and create works that hold meaning, challenge perceptions, and contribute to a more sustainable future.
UNSW Lecturer, Alana Clifton-Cunningham will facilitate a discussion with panelists:
- Catriona Pollard - a contemporary artist who uses transforms foraged fibres and recycled metals into sculptures which investigate human connection with the natural world.
- Rachael Cassar - a researcher and designer at the University of Technology Sydney, specialising in sustainable fashion practices.
- Brook Morgan - a contemporary artist, maker, and arts educator. She is the Special Collections and Experiential Learning Coordinator at UNSW Library.
TALK: The Importance of Darning Samplers with Alison Snepp
Saturday, 28 June, 3pm-4.30pm
From $15 + booking fee
Darning Samplers are the epitome of Threading Lightly. Today we see them as historical embroideries worked by skilled teenagers, but this is just the surface of the subject. This talk will explore the diverse types of these intricate samplers while putting them in the context of their time and bringing the relevance right up to today.
Alison Snepp has been a professional embroiderer since 1981. Her passion for embroidery has seen her teach it extensively, study in significant museum and private collections, lecture on many related topics and author seven books. Her love for embroidery has even seen her organise and lead a small embroidery tour to England.
PLAYDATE: Raiding the Pantry with Judith Burns
Tuesday, 15 July, 10am-1pm
Come prepared for playtime!
Enjoy a fun morning experimenting with ways to repurpose common foil packaging items, such as coffee pods and tomato paste tubes, to add some bling to your stitching. Essential materials will be supplied, but we will also welcome contributions from participants - a list of common pantry and sewing stash items will be distributed in advance of the day.
A $5 cash contribution on the day is appreciated.
JUNIOR STITCHERS WORKSHOP: Sports Bag
Thursday, 17 July, 10am-2.30pm
From $50
This school holidays session is designed for children aged 5-16 years, who will make their own Organic Cotton Sports Bag to take home. All workshop materials provided, but children should bring their own lunch and drink.
(To book using a NSW Creative Kids Voucher, please phone 9743 2501.)
EVENT BOOKINGS / MORE INFORMATION
Click here or phone 02 9743 2501.
That Which is Around Us
Artist: Irene Koroluk
Exhibition dates: 1-27 May 2025
That Which is Around Us presents a diverse array of Australian flora, organisms and coastal habitats that surround us but are often unvisited, unseen and unexplored. Layers of stitched thread and fabric are used to portray selected native bushland, arid flora, lichen, soft corals and seaweed.
Irene Koroluk is a visual artist based in Taroona, Tasmania. With her practice rooted in a profound connection with the natural environment, her work seeks to encapsulate and unveil the sense of wonderment and beauty inherent in wild and remnant habitats. This activity was supported by Arts Tasmania.
Pictured: Soft Coral Reef #2 by Irene Koroluk.
Pinned
Artist: Vanessa Newtown-Brown
Exhibition dates: 1-27 May 2025
Pinned is Vanessa Newton-Brown`s first solo exhibition, exploring the intersection of drawing, hand stitching, and construction. Inspired by the natural world, she reimagines beetles, presenting them like an entomologist`s collection, with these specimens reflecting her questions about the contradiction of admiring and preserving insects through methods that ultimately pin them in place.
Based in Nipaluna/Hobart, at the foothills of Kunyanyi/Mt Wellington, Newtown-Brown is an emerging artist passionate about pushing the boundaries of traditional embroidery and needlework.
Pictured: Large orange and blue beetle (detail) by Vanessa Newton-Brown.
Connections and a Gold Dress
Artist: Jo Dixey
Exhibition dates: 2-26 May 2025
Artist Jo Dixey is constantly interested in how people connect with each other. Brief interactions in passing as they move through their days to strong, solid connections that last a lifetime. All of these connections are important and build up to a full and interesting life.
Dixey has been a freelance hand embroiderer since the mid 1990's when she completed the Royal School of Needlework apprenticeship and the City and Guilds qualification. Based in New Zealand, she teaches regularly both there and internationally, which helps her mission to
convert the world to love embroidery one person at a time! She is a published author, has embroidered costumes for film and TV and exhibits regularly, with work held in many private and public collections.
Pictured: The Mother Lode (detail) by Jo Dixey.
Exhibition dates: 31 January 2025 - 26 February 2025
Exhibition title: Distance Between Friends
Artist name(s): Heather Dunn and Carrie McDowell
When friends on opposite sides of Australia collaborate for a two person show, there is an evolution of sorts. Over the course of eighteen months, the components of this exhibition traversed the continent by post and by air, as ideas and resources were exchanged and explored.
A body of work emerged that is somewhat nostalgic, reflecting landscape and the things that matter most. Incorporating textiles, shared materials and whatever was to hand, it is seemingly united by the colour blue and those hues that 'zing' with it. Through this diverse media and thoughtful exploration, Heather Dunn and Carrie McDowell invite you to experience the art of connection, even across great distance.
Exhibition dates: 30 January 2025 - 25 February 2025
Exhibition title: Blossom
Artist name(s): Embroiderers' Guild NSW and YOU ARE BRAVE
In May 2024, the Guild joined forces with textile designer and printer, Michelle
Kistima-Menser of YOU ARE BRAVE, to launch an exciting creative project.
Guild volunteers were each given a fabric panel printed with Australian native flowers designed by Michelle, then with needles in hand and creativity flowing, these talented individuals transformed the panels into these unique stitched works. This exhibition showcases the beautiful work which blossomed out this collaboration.
Come to the Guild's MAG (Member's and Guests) Day on Wed, 12 January at 10am to hear from Michelle and our collaborators. Or visit the Gallery Shop to purchase one of the embroidery panels.
Pictured: East Coast Wreath Tote by Susan Burns (detail).
Exhibition dates: 23 November 2024 - 28 January 2025
Exhibition title: Margaret Oppen and Roma Field Competitions Retrospective
Artist name(s): Embroiderers' Guild NSW
This retrospective exhibition features past winners from the two competitions held by the Embroiderers' Guild NSW - the Margaret Oppen and Roma Field Prizes. Each is named after a visionary founder of the organisation who inspired countless individuals to explore their unique voices through embroidery, encouraging a blend of personal expression and respect for traditional techniques. Prepare to be amazed by the creativity and skill on display.
Images (from top): Hosier Lane, 3000 by Judith Burns, Winner of the Margaret Oppen Prize 2023. Baby's Dress by Adele Land, Winner of the Margaret Oppen Prize 1994 - Traditional Category.
Exhibition dates: 23 November 2024 - 28 January 2025
Exhibition title: Student Showcase
Artist name(s): Embroiderers' Guild NSW
The Embroiderers' Guild NSW proudly presents a stunning collection of student work produced over the past year. The Guild is a vibrant non-profit community for all stitching enthusiasts, whether a seasoned expert or just starting out. Teaching and sharing the joy of embroidery is the core of the organisation's mission, and this exhibition is a celebration of that passion.
Mind and Body - up close and personal
By Helen MacRitchie
25 October - 19 November 2024
The human body can appear alien yet beautiful under the microscope. Magnified surfaces of the lungs, digestive system, and even the neural networks of the brain present as intriguing artistic designs.
These are the inspiration of Mind and Body; a solo textile exhibition which encourages us to take a closer look at our physiology and appreciate its natural beauty in abstract form.
Helen MacRitchie is a textile artist based in Oxfordshire, UK, working both in the UK and Australia. With an academic background in pharmacy, scientific and medicinal subjects often feature as inspirational sources of her work.
In Mind and Body, Helen uses felted wool, embroidery and mixed media to create works which challenge our perceptions of our internal workings.
ARTIST TALK
26 October 2024, 2.30pm - 3.30pm
In this engaging discussion, Helen will explore the interplay between her scientific background and artistic practice, offering an in-depth look at the inspiration behind her artworks.
Tickets from $20 + booking fee. Click here to book.
OPENING EVENT
26 October 2024, 4pm - 5.30pm
Join us to celebrate the opening of our new exhibitions including Mind and Body up close and personal. Free attendance.
Click here to book.
Image: Detail of Neurones by Helen MacRitchie
Self-covered Buttons
By Samantha Tannous
24 October - 18 November
In this captivating exhibition, Samantha Tannous brings to life the joy and nostalgia of childhood sewing adventures. Featuring a whimsical collection of oversized buttons, it draws inspiration from the vibrant array of materials found in her beloved local haberdashery shop in the 1980s. Based on the NSW South Coast, fibre artist Samantha has a particular passion for felting with Australian-grown Merino wool. This exhibition has been supported by the Joyce Spencer Highly Commended Award.
OPENING EVENT
26 October 2024, 4pm - 5.30pm
Join us to celebrate the opening of our new exhibitions including Self-covered Buttons. Free attendance. Click here to book.
Image: The Pastel Series 1-3 by Samantha Tannous.
The River, Our Mother (Baaka Ngamaka'Inana)
Shared Threads
Moving the Needle: The Australian Embroidery Revolution
Looked At ... And Overlooked
Yearning for Happiness
TEXStyle 2024
Community Garden - Collaborative Art Project
The Fred and Elinor Wrobel Collection - Textiles and Embellished
Treasures
Over many decades, the Wrobels were influential in Sydney’s cultural life
as avid art collectors, owners of the Woolloomooloo Gallery and as curators.
Textiles form a particularly significant part of the Collection, amassed
primarily by Elinor over an incredible six decades. Her passion for textiles
was inspired by an aunt who taught her to sew as a child. Naturally drawn to
wearable art, this evolved into a broader passion for textiles as a medium.
It is perhaps telling that in a wonderful home full of art, Elinor’s own
bedroom was hung almost entirely with textiles. In 2006, her service to the
arts and community earned her an OAM.
This exhibition reflects the Wrobels’ extraordinary vision and interests as
diverse as ancient Coptic textiles, 17th Century stump work, Chinese
goldwork and contemporary art. It is named after a 1993 touring exhibition
of textiles from the Wrobel Collection, many of which are included in this
show.
Fred died in 2015 and Elinor in March 2023.Shortly before her death at the
age of 89,the indefatigable Elinor had been working with auction house
Bonhams on a sale of her artworks. This along with several other auctions
has now taken place. Textiles and Embellished Treasures is another step in
sharing her remarkable legacy. Elinor described herself as “custodian” of
the works in the Collection and we hope that visitors will appreciate them
as much as she did. Some may even choose to purchase their own ‘treasure’
from the exhibition, and continue its care for future generations to
enjoy.
To download a schedule of the exhibited works, please click here
At the End of the Trail: An Exhibition by Julya Hegarty
As an artist, my work is a personal journey that delves deep into the realm
of emotional memory. Through my large raffia woven panels, I aim to capture
and depict the vivid recollections of my childhood spent in the Yodda
Valley, nestled in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, at the end of the
Kokoda Trail. This collection of abstract artworks serves as a visual diary,
a testament to the profound impact that this unique environment had on
shaping my identity and perspective.
The Yodda Valley holds a special place in my heart. It was a sanctuary of
tranquility where nature danced harmoniously with the rich indigenous
cultural heritage of the region. Each woven panel is a tapestry of memories,
intricately crafted with raffia to encapsulate the essence of my
experiences. The vibrant hues reflect the joy and wonder that permeated my
days, while the intricate patterns mirror the complexity and depth of my
memories.
Ultimately, my artworks seek to capture the essence of this special place
and time. It is my hope that their abstract nature allows viewers to immerse
themselves in the beauty and nostalgia of my childhood home in Papua New
Guinea and enjoy their own journey to the Yodda Valley.
The Artist
Julya Hegarty is a multidisciplinary artist based on the Sunshine Coast on
the land of the Gubbi Gubbi people, where she creates her captivating
artworks from her home studio. Influenced by her social surroundings and
driven by her investigations into her familial history and identity,
Julya's pieces are a reflection of her deep connection to her
roots.
As a self-taught textile artist, Julya's work is characterised by its
unique blend of techniques, textures, and colours. She skillfully weaves
together different materials to create visually stunning and thought
provoking pieces that invite viewers to explore their own personal
narratives.
With a keen eye for detail and a passion for storytelling, Julya's art
captures the essence of her experiences and emotions, offering glimpses
into her world and inviting others to connect with their own stories.
Margaret Oppen Prize 2023
Student Showcase Embroiderers' Guild NSW
The Sum of Us by The Design Divas
Circular Striations by Sara Prince
Whispers in Fabric: A Symphony of Abstract Textile Art
Unfoldings and Entanglements
Redefining the Basket curated by Lissa-Jane de Sailles
Evoke by Cheryl Kennedy
Australian Fibre Art Awards
Thrifty by Julie Paterson
In Conversation by Tara Glastonbury and quilt artists
Bread for all and roses too by Henrietta Cheshire
Sojourn by Nonie Sutcliffe
TEXStyle 2023
Presented by the Technology Educators Association of NSW
5 March - 28 April 2023
The TEXStyle exhibition is an annual showcase of excellence in HSC Textiles
and Design to both the education sector and wider community.
Gallery76 is delighted to host this TEXStyle for a second year. The
exhibition features 37 exceptional pieces chosen from nearly 1,400 submitted
across NSW, and includes formal gowns, theatrical costumes, home furnishings
and more.
Free entry during regular gallery hours (weekdays 9-4 and weekends 10-2). School Excursions
High schools can book self-guided excursions to TEXStyle 2023. A booklet is
provided to help students navigate the exhibition.
Dates: 14th March - 6th April
Click here
to book excursions.
Click here to find out
more about TEXStyle.
April Holidays Workshop for Teens
As part of our celebration of young talent in the TEXStyle exhibition, we
are launching a new series of school holiday workshops just for teens!
Woven Landscapes by Branching Out Designs
27 January - 28 February 2023
Sisters Jillian Culey and Carolyn Dance creatively interpret the natural
world wide vistas through to intricate details - via spectacular woven
creations.
Please join us for the opening event on Saturday, 28 January 2023,
4pm-5.30pm. Click
here
for more information or to book.
Weathering a Life by Barbara Dawson
27 January - 27 February 2023
Barbara explores notions of place and memory through abstract works of
textiles, drawings and collograph prints.
Please join us for the opening event on Saturday, 28 January 2023,
4pm-5.30pm. Click
here
for more information or to book.
Exhibition: 2 December 2022 22 January 2023
The Embroiderers' Guild NSW is a not-for-profit membership body for anyone and everyone who loves to stitch, would love to learn or is just interested in textiles.
Teaching embroidery and textile art at all levels of aspiration, confidence and achievement is core to our mission.
Our Education Program provides a comprehensive offering, including:
We are immensely proud to present this exhibition showcasing pieces produced by students from our Education Program. Some participants are beginners and others have been stitching for many years, but all bring creativity, skill and a willingness to learn something new.
Saturday, 3 December Free entry, bookings essential. Click here to book. Exhibition: 6-31 October 2022 Design Divas is a group of artists which began the Contemporary Stitch and Design Course with Mary
Brown in 2017 and 2019. This exhibition grew out of the idea of 'Moving Forward'. Come along to the
exhibition to see how each of us has interpreted this theme - some of us used COVID as the catalyst, others have
used the 2019 Bushfires, and yet others have used the concept of the evolution of humanity. Exhibition: 6-31 October 2022 The Roma Field Competition is designed to foster the achievement of excellence in traditional embroidery design and
technique. Roma Field was one of the founders of the Embroiderers' Guild NSW and was particularly interested in encouraging
traditional embroidery. She was an outstanding embroiderer who was dedicated to encouraging embroiderers to achieve
excellent results through learning and developing skills in traditional embroidery. Roma was President and Chairman of the Guild, and, later a Trustee. She taught traditional embroidery classes and
regularly judged competitions, not only for the Guild but also for the Country Women's Association and the Royal
Agricultural Society of New South Wales. Much of her embroidery appears in 'A Lifetime of Embroidery' by Roma Field which was prepared and
published by the St Ives Group of the Embroiderers' Guild in 1980. We would like to congratulate: Yvette Stanton (@vettycreations) for winning the Tutor Category for her elegant mask, and; Robyn Haug for winning the General Member Category for her impeccable hardanger
mat. Thank you to all of the other entrants who invested their time and creativity to produce truly spectacular pieces.
Our exhibition showcases the entries in this inaugural year of the Roma Field Competition - on display until October
31. Exhibition: 2-28 November 2022 Engaging in textile crafts with other people has long been essential to the life of many communities. In November,
the Embroiderers’ Guild NSW, University of New South Wales Art & Design and the Social Outfit have partnered
to deliver 'Threads That Connect Us' to showcase the individual and community benefits of
stitching together. We invite you to visit throughout November 2022 to both enjoy the exhibition and witness the progression of
the embroideries being created. Additionally, celebrate with us at the Public Showcase event to celebrate the
completion of the program on Saturday November 26 from 4 to 5:30pm. Attendance is free but reserving and booking
your place is essential (Book here).
Featuring bright, textural works which layer colourful metaphors of conspicuous camouflage from the animal and insect worlds onto the complex female psyche. Works include wall hangings and soft sculptures felted from hand-dyed silk and merino wool. Julya Hegarty has used the landscapes surrounding her Sunshine Coast home to consider beach life and its link to Australian character. Her Rock Pool Wanderings - Exploration of Identity features stunning wall pieces and sculptural Raffia textiles. Heirloom: A Celebration of Herstoriesis a celebration of inheritance, of grandmothers, of the ephemeral wild and those invisible threads that move and shape us no matter how seemingly distant and unknown. Taking inspiration from the traditional Polish ‘wianek’ (flower crown), each wearable piece utilises vintage Polish linen Australiana textiles, Japanese linen/ silk threads, and materials from the wild to sustain a matrilineal thread across generations and geographies. This exhibition will be opened on Saturday 2 April by the Polish Consular General, Ms Monika Konczyk from 4-5:30pm. You're invited ! Please book and there is a cover charge of $10pp to cover catering. For students come and see the exhibition of HSC Major Works, contemplate them and draw on them for inspiration. Our student centric Open Day gives you an opportunity to experiment with some embroidery stitches, some helpful talks, tours and resources. The cost is $8 per student and includes a creative goodie bag. A separate stream for teachers allows everyone to experience what the Guild has to offer and includes morning tea and materials for $12. Teachers in training are especially welcome ! Please register your interest in these programs to avoid disappointment, due to COVID restrictions on numbers pre-registration is essential. This is a composite exhibition featuring 32 pieces of felt art created by 14 talented artists located across Australia. The future of textile art is in great hands. We are delighted to showcase for the first time the outstanding artistic endeavours of 40 young, emerging creators and textile artists that had submitted their Major Textiles Projects for the NSW Higher School Certificate. Bookings essential - please set aside 90 minutes to see the exhibition.(Link to portal to book a class excursion) During this exhibition period, the Guild will host a series of Open Days for teachers and students alike. Expect loads of helpful embroidery tips and resources to take home ! Exhibition details January/February 2022 Barbara Dawson's work is 'muted and moody'. Her exhibition explores the recovery after the Australian bush fires. Through the alchemy of ecological contact printing with plants and slow, meditative stitching on recycled cloth the experience of her crossings over this landscape is traced and recalled. January/February 2022 A museum's etymological collection is painstakingly brought to life in thread and accoutrements by regional artist Rachel Gooden @stitch_and_bone. The pieces are beyond incredible. Come and see these exquisitely embellished works. They absolutely need to be enjoyed up close and in person to appreciate the perfection and detail this self-trained artist has achieved. January/February 2022 Jo Steele's beautiful contemporary pieces explore the form, colour and beauty of wildflowers. A feast for the eyes and a delight to all lovers of embroidery. Jo's pieces are filled with myriads of layered textural stitches - her detail and the beauty of her work astounds. A solo exhibition at Gallery 76 by artist Joy Smith. Joy's work is bright and features still life depictions of everyday objects. Come and examine how Joy has transformed these objects, celebrating them and rendering them in texture and with threads. Although the gallery is open to the public 7 days a week, we have decided to take the exhibition opening online due to ongoing capacity restrictions. Join us at 5pm AEST on Friday November 5 for the official opening which includes a virtual tour and a brief address by Joy. The opening will be hosted over Zoom. Tickets are free and bookings are essential and can be made here. February 2021 This past conference is available online to stream or download.
Artists: Badger Bates, Julie Paterson and Judith Burns
31 August - 21 October 2024
EXHIBITION
31 August - 21 October 2024
This powerful showcase responds to the history of colonisation and the pressing existential threat facing the Baaka/Darling River, urging us to reflect and act.
Artworks by acclaimed Baakantji printmaker and sculptor Badger Bates, cloth designer and printer Julie Paterson, and geographer and embroiderer Judith Burns will remind us of our duty of care to Country, waterways and each other.
GET INVOLVED
Menindee Memorial Loop Art Project
Ongoing
Participate in this free project with Julie Paterson, commemorating the devastating mass fish kills in the Baaka / Darling River over 2018-2023.
Click here for information.
Artist Talk with Badger Bates, Julie Paterson and Judith Burns
31 August
Join all three artists in a compelling dialogue as they share their profound commitment to saving the Baaka and how they convey this through their art.
Click here for information / bookings.
Community Gardens Art Project - Wetlands
Starting 11 October
Collaborate with Julie Paterson in this popular collaboration utilising drawings, stitch and print.
Click here for information / bookings.
A Sense of Place Workshop
12 - 13 October
Transform a meaningful location into a stunning piece of embroidered textile art via this 2-day workshop with Judith Burns.
Phone 02 9743 2501 for information / bookings.
By UNSW School of Art and Design and Embroiderers' Guild NSW
2- 27 August 2024
Gallery76 is proudly presenting the latest ideas to emerge from Sydney's trailblazing Textiles discipline at the UNSW School of Art and Design.
Over the past year, four of the university's researchers have collaborated with the Embroiderers' Guild NSW to explore innovation in textiles. We're had a little sneaky peek at some of the outcomes, and they are wonderous!
A range of issues are investigated, from how to minimise waste from discarded bed linen to reassessing the value of labour used to create everyday textiles.
Images (L to R): Monika Cvitanovic & Jo Steele, Emma Peters & Chris Hutch, Joanna Fowles & Teresa Valenti, and Nicole Crouch & Rhonda Boyland.
Join us for the opening!
Saturday, 3 August, 4pm-5.30pm
Gallery76
76 Queen St, Concord West, NSW, 2138
Free attendance; click here to book
Presented by the Embroiderers' Guild NSW
1 June - 29 July 2024
The 1960s-80s was an exciting time for Australian embroidery as it came out of the home and into the public arena.
In 2024 the Embroiderers' Guild NSW is celebrating the groundbreaking creativity of the period with its major event Moving the Needle: The Australian Embroidery Revolution.
Over June and July, a packed program of events will offer something for everyone.
The centrepiece will be an exhibition of extraordinary embroidery and textile art, drawn from the Guild's Collection as well as private lenders throughout Australia.
Workshops are offered for beginners through to experienced stitchers and a one-day conference on Sunday, 23 June will take place. We hope you will join us!
Workshop & Event Bookings Open!
Click here for more information or to book.
DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM
Click here to download the detailed guide to workshops and major events.
DOWNLOAD THE CONFERENCE BROCHURE
Click here to download the full guide to conference on 23 June.
Curated by Mary Brown
1 - 27 May 2024
Looked At ... And Overlooked pays homage to remarkable women whose achievements have been excluded from successive histories written by men.
Curator Mary Brown has drawn together other artists and thought leaders to collaborate on this exhibition, including author Dijanna Mulhearn, Gaylene McCaw and Meredith Paterson of the Couture Arts Fashion Academy (CAFA) and embroidery artists Sharyn Hutchens, Jaci Heyman and Margaret Smith.
Featuring innovative art wearables, embroidery, collages and more, the exhibition celebrates a selection of fascinating women, spanning ancient Greece to the present.
By Alice Cheung
2 - 27 May 2024
We are extremely excited to be welcoming Alice Cheung to Gallery76 with her embroidery exhibition Yearning for Happiness.
Alice has worked as an artist, educator and editor in Hong Kong and undertaken studies in the UK, including a Master of Arts in London. She moved to Sydney during the midst of COIVD-19 lockdowns.
Suffering a creative block during this turbulent time, she found comfort in recreating one of Gustav Klimt's works in embroidery and unexpectedly found inspiration in this process. Her stitched works infuse a new perspective into familiar images as they are re-imagined with needle and thread.
Presented by the Technology Educators Association of NSW
3 March - 26 April 2024
The TEXStyle exhibition is an annual showcase of excellence in HSC Textiles and Design, enjoyed by both the education sector and wider community.
Gallery76 is delighted to host TEXStyle for a third year. The 2024 exhibition will feature 34 Major Textile Projects selected from approximately 1,550 submitted across NSW for the 2023 HSC. Projects displayed will include furnishings, apparel, textile art and costume.
Free entry to general public during regular gallery hours (weekdays 9-4 and weekends 10-2).
School Excursions
Several different event types are offered to high schools:
Click here for more information and to book.
Pictured: TEXStyle 2023 exhibits. (Grey Photography: Phong Lam and Annie
Nguyen - Principal Photographer.)
By Julie Paterson, Gallery76 and 'Gardeners'
1 March - 21 April 2024
We invite you to visit our vibrant cloth garden!.
This exhibition is the result of a group art project between Gallery76, cloth designer and printer Julie Paterson and a wonderful group of collaborators (our 'gardeners').
The project began with participants each submitting a basic drawing of a plant from their local area. Julie printed these onto 8m of gorgeous linen which was then divvied up amongst the group.
'Gardeners' were given free rein to create whatever they liked with their panel of fabric.
The result of the remarkable creative outpouring that followed can be seen in our Community Garden exhibition. We hope you enjoy it!
2 - 28 February 2024
Gallery76 is honoured to host this sale of textiles from the renowned Elinor
and Fred Wrobel Collection.
2 - 27 February 2024
The Exhibition
8 December 2023 - 29 January 2024
The Margaret Oppen Prize was initiated in the 1970s to foster
excellence in original embroidery design and technique. Margaret Oppen, one
of the founders of the Embroiderers' Guild NSW, was a driving force in
promoting modern approaches to embroidery. This exhibition showcases 2023
competition entrants, all of whom have responded to the theme of
'Wonderland'.
Pictured: First Prize, General Category 2021
"Underlying Condition" by Susan Johnson.
Gala Opening
Join us at the opening event and prize announcement - all welcome!
Special guest: Monica Oppen, granddaughter of Margaret Oppen,
who will present the prizes
Sunday, 10 December 2023
3.30pm
- 5pm
$10pp (to cover catering).
RSVP via Guild office on
02 9743 2501 by 7 December.
8 December 2023 - 29
January 2024
The Embroiderers' Guild NSW is a non-profit membership body for anyone and
everyone who loves to stitch or would like to learn. Teaching is core to its
mission, and it delivers a comprehensive offering for beginners through to
experienced embroiderers. Audiences will be astonished at the quality and
innovation of the student work on show.
6 October - 5 November
2023
The Sum of Us explores concepts of unity and strength. Members
of the Design Divas have each created new work in response to this prompt,
with some expressing the importance of personal relationships and others
taking a broader view as to how they interact with the world around them.
While each artist draws upon their individual experiences, they appreciate
the creative interactions which emerge via the group's supportive
environment.
The Design Divas are challenging the boundaries of
contemporary stitch and design, while promoting the use of embroidery as an
art form. They formed following the completion of an advanced class at the
Embroiderers Guild NSW which taught students to think 'outside the box'
while using needle and thread. This is their first major exhibition.
Events Program
(flyer)
Pictured:
A Bird s Eye View of Us: Walking with Drone by Helen Inglis.
5 October - 7 November
2023
Sara Prince is a weaver and textile artist. After a hiatus to
raise her family, she has returned to her practise of weaving.
Sara's
work reflects an intuitive and personal response to the natural and built
environment, reflecting the idea of journey and movement through thread.
Life has moved full circle bring to bring her back to weaving; this has been
a slow, steady movement.
Image: Knotted Tufts by Sara Prince
Helen
Parsons and Joanne Steele
9 November - 6 December 2023
In Whispers in Fabric: A Symphony of Abstract Textile Art, the
two artists Helen Parsons and Joanne Steele have collaborated to explore the
potential of textiles as an art practice and a medium of abstract
expression. Their harmonious interweaving of ideas and artistic works will
inspire viewers, inviting them to see textile art through a new perspective.
The exhibition is a fusion of colours, forms and techniques
composed to provoke thought and invite interpretation. It is an expression
of the limitless potential that lies within the medium of textile, as it
transcends its utilitarian origins to become a medium for abstract art.
Showcased in the exhibition are a diverse range of wall hangings and
sculptural works.
Opening Event
Join us to
celebrate the opening!
Thursday, 9 November 2023
6pm - 7.30pm
Attendance
free; bookings essential. Click
here.
Tina Marais
9 November - 4
December 2023
This exhibition questions the entanglements of human bodies and
materials, the concept of layers or the "skin" of things. Using folding and
layered structures as a visual narrative, artist Tina Marais interrogates
philosophical approaches to the interaction and agency between human and
non-human matter and systems. The work presented is predominantly in natural
fibres, linen and hemp, which use less water in the production process, are
ancient traditions and extremely durable and malleable. Tina Marais has
exhibited extensively in her native Canada as well as internationally,
including the World Textile Art Biennale in the USA
7 September - 4 October 2023
What is a basket and how does basket making bridge traditional and contemporary art?
Traditionally baskets have been viewed as utilitarian objects yet, many contemporary artists have been employing or are returning to traditional basketry techniques to explore their art practices.
This exhibition brings together an eclectic group of artists to show the diverse ways that basket making has been redefined through innovative use of techniques, materials, images and meanings.
Ten artists from the USA and ten from Australia have each chosen a piece or pieces from existing bodies of work or have created new works in response to the theme: 'Redefining the Basket'.
Exhibition curator Lissa-Jane de Sailles is a fibre artist who specialises in traditional and contemporary basketry. Her interests include the history of contemporary fibre art in Australia and the USA, as well as teaching, travelling and making in her studio on Jerrinja and Wandi Wandian Land on the South East Coast of NSW.
Lissa-Jane joined the American National Basketry Organization (NBO) in 2015, and in June 2023 was the first international instructor to be included in their conference workshop programme.
The opening event will take place on Saturday, 9 September 2023, 4pm-5.30pm.
Pictured: Three Clowns by Phu La.
7 September - 4 October 2023
Cheryl Kennedy has created a multi-disciplinary body of work, reflecting her deep connection to Victorian farming country. Her history includes a long line of hard-working, powerful women, who shared their time, skills and stories.
The materials once used and processes once learned, are no longer employed in the production of the practical and functional but have been repurposed into an evocative new context.
Cheryl Kennedy is an assemblage artist based in the rural town of Castlemaine, Central Victoria. Her creative practice explores wire, textiles and collaborative installations. This creativity was triggered by her return to the countryside of her youth, after more than four decades of city living.
5 August - 3 September 2023
The Australian Fibre Art Award (AFAA) showcases the incredible talent of fibre artists from across Australia. First held in 2021, this biennial competition offers a non-acquisitive prize of $2,000. Contemporary artists are invited to submit recent, unseen works made of any fibre-related media, with an expert panel assessing criteria including creativity and technical execution.
AFAA is organised by independent publishing company ArtWear Publications Pty Ltd, producer of quality magazines for the textile and fibre arts, and more recently vintage lovers as well. The Embroiderers Guild NSW is proud to sponsor AFFA and nurture talented fibre artists from across the nation.
The exhibition of AFAA 2023 finalists will be held at host venue Gallery76, with the winner announced at the opening event on Saturday, 5 August.
Click here for more information on the Awards. Attendance is free; bookings essential. Click here to book
28 June - 2 August 2023
We have a huge month planned with the incredible Julie Paterson - painter, printmaker, designer of textiles and brand-new potter. Find her on Instagram @ClothJulie.
Exhibition
Thrifty is an exhibition by artist and textile designer Julie Paterson, focussing on the beauty of visible mending, the joy of repair and the spirit of creative community. Using scraps from her own ClothFabric designs and other pieces that hold significance, Julie s new work will showcase salvaged and mended furnishings and artworks that enrich homes with personal histories.
Thrift - it s not a making-do that we grit our teeth for in tough times. Thrift is about care, economy and empowerment. Thrift slows us down and manages resources for a more sustainable life. Being thrifty is how we can thrive as individuals and communities.
Residency
Julie will be in residence during her exhibition, creating a large-scale collaborative artwork with locals, using plants they have grown or foraged in their neighbourhood.
Entitled Community Garden, this hand-printed and slow-stitched artwork will celebrate the nurturing power of working together creatively to make beneficial change.
Teen Workshop - Alter Ego fabric printing
Join us in the July school holidays for a playful printmaking workshop where you create a multi-layered and colourful version of the other you a portrait that s better than any selfie!
Tuesday, 11 July, 10.30am - 3.30pm
Prices from $135. Creative Kids Vouchers accepted.
Click here for more information / bookings.
27 May - 25 June 2023
Social media gives artists the ability to access ideas, opportunities and
peers in a direct and immediate way leading to connections and
collaborations that would not have been possible in the past.
For many, the online community has led to discovering a whole new genre of
art-making and large groups of people with shared textile interests a
revelation for those who have worked in isolation.
To explore this concept further Tara Glastonbury invited a group of
Australian artists to engage in a quilt dialog with an international artist
they first connected with online. Each pair then developed an approach in
conversation exchanging materials, celebrating a shared love, building on
similarities in style, or meeting in person to create together.
This exhibition is the result of these conversations and sees some of the
biggest names in modern quilting exhibiting here for the first time,
alongside their Australian counterparts.
Pictured: Magic in Melbourne by Irene Roderick.
Events Program
Artist & Curator Talk
Saturday, 27 May 2023
3pm-3.45pm
Tickets from $20
Opening Event
Saturday, 27 May 2023
4pm-5.30pm
Free (bookings essential)
Click here for tickets
4 - 25 May 2023
Thread artist Henrietta Cheshire travels through time to rescue stories of
forgotten women and tell them in stitch. In her first solo exhibition,
Bread for all and roses too, she explores the treatment of women in the
workplace, with particular focus on the Victorian era. Henrietta is
currently studying with the Royal School of Needlework and her art has been
exhibited at the Greve Museum, Denmark, the Museum of Sydney and the MCA,
Sydney.
Pictured: Uterus slipper (framed version) by Henrietta Cheshire.
6 - 24 May 2023
This series was created by Victoria textile and mixed media artist Nonie
Sutcliffe as COVID-19 lockdowns rolled on. Her sense of a solitary place in
this time was inspired by her dwarf Ginkgo tree on the back veranda and the
way the leaves shed over autumn with her anticipation that lockdown would
be better in the spring. Alas, it lasted well into summer and way beyond!
The Ginkgo leaf has become her symbol of strength, hope and peace, and these
are depicted in works on vintage and "Boro" cloth from Japan, with waxed
quilting threads.
Pictured: Sojourn #8 by Nonie Sutcliffe
Time: 3 Sessions per day 9.00am, 11.00am & 1.00pm
Cost: $ 10.00 per student (accompanying teacher is FREE)
Note: Maximum 20 students per session
In April, learn to embroider flower and leaf patterns to create a gorgeous,
personalized tote bag. All materials provided.
Click
here for more information or to book.
- Summer School: An intensive period of classes held each January.
- Workshops: Sessions throughout the year, consisting of a few hours through to a couple of days, which focus on mastering a particular technique.
- Courses: A timetable of regular classes which might last a year or more. These require more commitment, but the creative rewards are big too! These are often held 'live', but many can also be completed by correspondence to suit regional audiences.
4pm-5.30pm
Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West, 2138
Sparkling wine will be available for $5 per glass
'Moving Forward'- Design Divas Exhibition
The Roma Field Traditional Embroidery Competition
Future Exhibitions
Threads that Connect Us
This unique program will see a diverse group of refugee and new migrant women gather to stitch, share stories,
connect and create as an embroidery community. Gallery76 will be transformed into an inspiring
working 'studio'; with the walls adorned with mood boards, thought-provoking artworks and stunning textiles from
various cultures. Under Cover by Samantha Tannous
4 May- 1 June 2022
Rock Pool Wanderings - Exploration of Identity by Julya Hegarty
5 May - 2 June 2022
Heirloom - A Celebration of Herstories by Grace Pundyk
April 2 - May 1 2022
Discover Embroidery
Student Open Day Saturday April 9 and Teacher Open Day April 10 2022Wild Wool - Australian Felt Art
Friday March 4 to Tuesday March 29 2022
TEXStyle - Showcasing Major Textiles Projects from 2021 HSC
March 8 - 25 2022ReCover by Barbara Dawson
Rachel Gooden's Pinned with Thread
Wildflower - works by Jo Steele
Still Life in the Old Girl Yet
New Dates Friday November 5 (5pm virtual opening) to Sunday December 5 2021
October 2021
This prestigious prize was initiated in the 1970s to foster the achievement of excellence in original embroidery design and technique.
Margaret Oppen was one of the founders of the Embroiderers’ Guild NSW and was a driving force in promoting modern approaches to embroidery in NSW.
Margaret Oppen Competition 2021 - Tutors and Past Winners.pdf
Margaret Oppen Competition 2021 - General Members.pdf
There are 10 Conference lectures + plus bonus tour of Lace Exhibition at Gallery76 to view at your leisure.
Click here for more information and link to purchase.
September 2021
We are very pleased to announce that we will be hosting the first biennial Australian Fibre Art Awards at Gallery76 this September. The Award includes a $2000 prize and one-off publication for a practising Australian Fibre artist.
Click here for more information https://www.artwearpublications.com.au/afaa/
