Staging Oneself - Exhibition Talk

Celebrate the opening of Cairns Art Gallery curated exhibition Staging Oneself, Photography and new media self-portraits by women artists and learn more about the practice of the contemporary women artists featured in the exhibition.

Join special guest, Geraldine Barlow, Curatorial Manager, International Art, QAGOMA who will share her extensive knowledge and give a deeper insight into this new exhibition.

All welcome, limited seats available.

DATE     Friday 23 February, 2024 | 5.30 for 6.15pm start  
5.30pm - Doors open
6.15pm - Exhibition talk

VENUE  Cairns Art Gallery
Cnr Shields and Abbott Streets, Cairns

Artists featured in Staging Oneself:

Sama Alshaibi Iraq  •  asinnajaq Canada  •  Vivienne Binns Australia  •  Yuki Kihara New Zealand  •  Tracy Moffat Australia  •  Khadija Saye United Kingdom  •  Trish Morrissey Ireland  •  Pushpamala N. India  •  Wawi Navarroza Philippines  •  Dita Pepe Czech Republic  •  Julie Rrap Australia  •  Tomoko Sawada Japan  •  Cindy Sherman United States of America  •  Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart Canada

Sage Szabarnicki STUART Born Toronto, Canada, 1995, Breakfast 2018, digital print, 76.2 x 61 cm, Courtesy of the artist and Rukaj Gallery, Toronto, Canada Trish MORRISSEY, born Dublin, Ireland, 1967, FIG. 04287KEL (TM) G. A. Serlachius Oy’s workers at Loukkusuo peat bog. One Woman, 1943 from the Ten People in a Suitcase series 2015, digital print, 50 x 60cm (each), courtesy of the artist Sama ALSHAIBI, Born Basrah, Iraq, 1973, Carry over 2018, digital print, 53.34 x 33.56 cm Courtesy of the artist. Khadija SAYE, 1992 - 2017, London, United Kingdom, Ragal from Dwelling: in this space we breathe series 2018, silkscreen print, 61.3 x 50.2 cm, Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art. Purchased 2021 with funds from Peter and Agnes Cooke, Michael and Vanessa Myer, Jan Murphy and Sydney Williams QC and Contemporary Patrons through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation Wawi NAVARROZA, Born in Manila, Philippines, 1979, La Bruja (All the Places She's Gone, Self-Portrait) 2019, C – Print, 105.6 x 137.35 cm, Courtesy of the artist and Silverlens Manila, Philippines Tracy MOFFAT, Born Brisbane, Queensland,1960, I made a camera 2003, lithograph, 38 x 42 cm, Cairns Art Gallery Collection. Gift of the artist, 2019 Tomoko SAWADA Born Hyogo, Japan, 1977, Decoration Face 2008, C – Print, 60 x 60 cm each, Courtesy of the artist and ROSEGALLERY, Santa Monica, USA . Yuki KIHARA Born Samoa, 1975, Fa'afafine - In the Manner of a Woman 2005-2020, pigment print on paper, ed. 11/25, 60 x 80 cm, Courtesy of Yuki Kihara and Milford Galleries, Aotearoa New Zealand. Pushpamala N, Born Bengaluru, India, 1956, Hasya (The comic) from The Navarasa suite from the Bombay Photo Studio series 2000 – 2003, gelatin silver photograph, 57.1 x 70.9 cm, Purchased 2004. The Queensland Government’s Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund. Accession No: 2004.126.008 Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art © N Pushpamala Julie RRAP, born Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 1950, 360 Degree Self-Portrait 2 009, single-channel digital video, colour, silent, 10:43 minutes, courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery asinnajaq, born Nunavik Canada, 1991, Rock Piece (stills) 2015, one channel digital video, colour, sound, 4 mins, courtesy of the artist Dita PEPE, Born Ostrava, Czech Republic,1973, Ida, Patrick, Karel, Ela from the Self-portraits with men series 2007, digital print, 50 x 50 cm, Courtesy of the artist.