Brent Harrison, Goal, 2015, screenprint on paper, 59 x 84 cm. Image courtesy of the artist.
CURATED BY AMBER NORRISH
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Alongside a team of artists from across Australia, Half Time celebrates the unifying power of footy. Delving into thought-provoking inquiries, the exhibition ignites an important and timely dialogue on the diverse roles sport plays within our communities.
Featured artists: Matt Aitken, Monia Allegre, Lyndon Blue, Sally Bower, Les Everett, Conway Ginger, Brent Harrison, Naomie Hatherley, Jennifer Jamieson, Dinni Kunoth Kemarre, Emma-lee Maher, Lucky Morton Kngwarreye and Pedro Sippe.
Artist and emerging curator Amber Norrish works, lives and makes art on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja. Amber’s artistic and curatorial practice is nourished by projects that connect and collaborate with community, fellow artists, family and friends. She comes from rural Western Australia and is inspired by stories that celebrate and speak of country life.
Amber’s work has been recognised in the Rockingham Art Prize 2024. She was a participant in the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre (BREC) Artist Residency Program (2019 and 2021), and was selected for the 2020 Perth Festival Lab Emerging Artist Program. She was a Western Australian Young Achiever Award nominee in 2016 and 2019.
