FEM-aFFINITY at Bunjil Place

Bunjil Place, in partnership with National Exhibitions Touring Support (NETS) Victoria, presents FEM-aFFINITY – an exhibition of female artists from Arts Project Australia (APA) and wider Australia whose work share an affinity of subject matter, technique and process. The exhibition’s curator, Associate Professor Catherine Bell from the Australian Catholic University, seeks to uncover related variations of female identity and perspectives on historical feminist concepts by situating these female artists alongside each other.

Drawing upon interdisciplinary approaches, such as painting, printmaking, drawing, performance and photography, the exhibition also considers how artworks are a complex and nuanced way of thinking about embodied knowledge and how it aligns with identity politics explored in contemporary art.

The 14 exhibiting artists are Fulli Andrinopoulos, Jane Trengove, Dorothy Berry, Jill Orr, Wendy Dawson, Helga Groves, Bronwyn Hack, Heather Shimmen, Eden Menta, Janelle Low, Cathy Staughton, Prudence Flint, Lisa Reid, and Yvette Coppersmith.

FEM-aFFINITY is an Arts Project Australia exhibition, touring with NETS Victoria.

Arts Project Australia is a studio and gallery that supports artists with intellectual disabilities, promoting their work and advocating for inclusion within contemporary art practice.

Bunjil Place is an award-winning cultural precinct in the City of Casey that first opened in 2017. The name and striking architectural design of the facility were inspired by stories of Bunjil (also known as ‘Bundjil’) the ‘creator’, from our First Nation’s People. Bringing together an outdoor community plaza, theatre, multipurpose studio, function centre, library, gallery and more – Bunjil Place is a destination for high-quality arts and entertainment in Melbourne’s south-east.

Image caption
Eden Menta & Janelle Low
Eden and the Gorge 2019
Ink-jet print: 50 x 40 cm
Courtesy of the artists
Eden Menta is represented by Arts Project Australia