18 APR > 11 JUN
LAUNCH: 19 APR 12>2PM

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Finding Our Way
My Le Thi

Installations by Vietnamese-born, Australia-based artist My Le Thi explore the concept of finding identity through our shared humanity and heritage and through individual journeys within new and changing cultures.

Orphaned in the Vietnam War, My Le came to Australia as a refugee in 1985. She later returned to her former home in the central highlands of Vietnam and as an artist worked with communities to create installations from simple materials close at hand to recapture the remnants of a displaced and eroded culture which, as a result of decades of war, left little trace of any physical trappings from the past. From this process, a variety of artworks were produced and ultimately exhibited in Australia at the Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art.

The Shoalhaven City Arts Centre exhibition features skeletons, which represent the universal framework that supports all mankind; solitary faces that remind us that our visage is but a coloured mask between our inner selves and the outer world; and shoes and feet that acknowledge the transformation of our cultural traditions and the print that we make or leave in our collective or personal life journey.

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A Creative Life | The Work of Elizabeth Emery 1919–2004

An exhibition documenting the work of local artist Elizabeth Emery from her student days at the National Art School, to her work as a graphic designer and painter, and through to the modernist influence on her work toward the end of her life. The tensions between traditional subject matter and the transition to modernism is fascinating, given the rural context in which the artist worked.

16 MAY > 11 JUN
LAUNCH: 23 MAY 5>7PM

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In Living Memory. Surviving Photographs from the
Records of the Aborigines Welfare Board, from 1919 to 1966 presented by State Records NSW

In Living Memory features moving black and white photographs from the official records of the former NSW Aborigines Welfare Board, which are now part of the State Government archives. The exhibition also includes contemporary images of NSW Aboriginal Elders, families and communities, taken by Indigenous photographer Mervyn Bishop during the exhibition consultation process. The Nowra launch of the travelling version of the exhibition coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Bomaderry Aboriginal Children’s Home in May 2008.

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13 JUN > 9 JUL 08
LAUNCH:14 JUN 12>2PM

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Recent Works
Southern Highlands Printmakers

The Southern Highland Printmakers was formed in 1983 with the aim of fostering printmaking in the community and bringing printmakers together to share ideas and exhibit their work.

The group has held successful group exhibitions previously at Goulburn, Wollongong and Campbelltown Regional Galleries in addition to the regular exhibitions in Bowral and the Sturt Gallery at Mittagong. This group exhibition will showcase a variety of printmaking techniques by members.

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EXHIBITIONS: 13 JUN > 9 JUL 08
LAUNCH: 14 JUN 12>2PM

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Frendz | Chere & Ric Le Page

A whimsical look at life by this creative Shoalhaven-based duo. Chere’s work includes drawings, paintings, prints and paper clay and, working collaboratively with partner Ric, sculptural pieces.

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Gender Agenda | Alison Mackay & Alison Chiam

This exhibition by two south coast artists shares their different approaches to portraying the human body, exploring identity, body image, gender roles and society’s perceived notions of beauty and function. Mainly large-scale figurative paintings of a contemporary nature, the works range from the abstractly expressive to realistic, mostly using acrylics or oil paint, though some will also include mixed media assemblages.

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Shoalhaven Photographic Competition
Shoalhaven Photographic Club
National biennial competition of photography

Exhibition of a selection of photographs entered into the Shoalhaven National Photographic Competition for 2008. Entries include a wide variety of subject matter from intimate portraits to panoramic landscapes and will include both black and white and colour images.

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