Event details
Location
- Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
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Date and time
- Friday 16 October, 6–8pm
Event type
- Social gathering
Audience
Event Fee
- Free
Registration
- Registration essential
Opening Night
Please join us for the launch three new exhibitions.
Sarah Contos: Eye Lash Horizon
Mother Island
Pearly Whites: Fighting Tooth and Nail
FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER 2026
6–8pm Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
Refreshments will be provided | Registration essential
EXHIBITIONS RUN
17 OCTOBER — 5 DECEMBER 2026
Please RSVP by Monday, 12 October 2026
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Sarah Contos: Eye Lash Horizon
In the first major solo presentation of Perth-born artist Sarah Contos in Western Australia, Eye Lash Horizon explores the rich visual universe that has defined the artist's practice over the past two decades. A touring exhibition from UNSW Galleries, the exhibition brings together two major bodies of work created in 2024.
Mother Island
Curated by Paola Anselmi, Mother Island features work by Susan Flavell, Louise Monte and Olga Cironis that examines migration, memory, maternal inheritance and the enduring pull of home. Through sculpture, installation and textile-based works, the artists transform everyday materials into powerful explorations of personal and collective histories.
Pearly Whites: Fighting tooth and nail
This is the gallery’s first exhibition developed through a curatorial placement involving Honours students from UWA's School of Design. Drawing on works from the Cruthers Collection of Women's Art, students Lucy Kilroe, Djordjina Ilic and Phoebe Lovegrove have developed an exhibition featuring influential artists Tania Ferrier, Maria Kozic and Ann Newmarch. Developed under the mentorship of Lee Kinsella, Curator of the Cruthers Collection of Women's Art.
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Image caption:
Sarah Contos, MoTH-eRR (video still), 2023-24, Image courtesy of Sarah Contos and STATION, Naarm / Melbourne and Gadigal / Sydney