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George Petelin Gallery

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58 Beale St. (Cnr. Smith St.) Southport 4215 Open: Wed-Sat 11-5pm & by appt.
Ph: 07 55911 434 Email: gallery@georgepetelingallery.com.au Web: http://www.georgepetelingallery.com.au

George Petelin Gallery is dedicated to displaying the most exciting creative art by a range of artists whose contribution will live on in the history of Australian art. Each exhibition aims to present a balance of challenging ideas and breathtaking accomplishment. Director Dr George Petelin has over forty years of experience as an Academic specialising in contemporary art and as an Art Critic, having written for the Australian and the Courier Mail and served as president of the Australian Section of Association Internationale des Critiques d’Art.

Representing Peter Alwast, Sydney Ball, Gordon Bennett, Vivienne Binns, Eugene Carchesio, Corinne Colbert, Lesley Dumbrell, Bonita Ely, Robert Jacks, Matthew Johnson, Scott Johnson, Tim Johnson, Kevin Mortensen, ProppaNOW, Luke Roberts, Giles Ryder, Jenny Watson.

Fri-Sun, 5-7 Dec
Warrior Woman – solo show by Jennifer Herd, plus a Christmas show of gallery artists.
(29 Nov – 13 Dec)


Jennifer Herd, ‘From Warrior Woman’ Jennifer Herd, ‘Props from a Warrior Woman’

Jennifer Herd creates beauty out of tragedy. As one of the stolen generation, she is driven to research a family history denied to her in her youth. ‘A lot of my work is inspired by the conflicts that took place in my grandmothers’ country, Mbarbaram, most notably the Irvine Bank Massacre in 1884… there has often been a black armband approach by historians to present the dark side of colonial history. I have tried to comment on the heroism, rather than the pain of this period to present a different story that does not seek to victimise but to memorialise.’ Her work is inspiring but can also be transgressive and, despite her topic, loaded with humour. Herd worked in the theatre and fashion industry for 12 years before moving into the field of indigenous education in the late 1980’s. As coordinator of the Bachelor of Visual Art course in Contemporary Aboriginal Art at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, she has mentored countless young indigenous artists to attain success in the art industry.

Saturday, 6 Dec, from 2pm
Saturday 6 December from 2pm – Opening and drinks with Jennifer Herd, followed at 4pm by an artist talk introduced by Dr George Petelin

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