Lines in the Sand: Women from the West

31 May – 30 August 2025

Lines in the Sand: Women from the West draws on the strong holdings of artworks by Western Australian women artists in The University of Western Australia Art Collection, the Berndt Museum and the Cruthers Collection of Women's Art. The exhibition seeks to champion these artists, who may not be household names due to gender disparity or the tyranny of distance but deserve to be acknowledged for their dedication to practice. The exhibition is by no means an exhaustive list of all Western Australian women artists, but instead focusses on two key strengths across both Collections: portraiture and abstraction. By putting these Western Australian artists in dialogue with their contemporaries, showcased in KNOW MY NAME, the touring exhibition from the National Gallery of Australia, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery celebrates women artists' contributions to art in Australia.

Artists included: Su Baker, Portia Bennett, Elise Blumann, Barbara Bolt, Olga Cironis, Julie Dowling, Leanne Emmitt, Linda Fardoe, Tania Ferrier, Rina Franz, Indra Geidans, Helen Grey-Smith, Yoshiko Gunning, Barbara Haddy, Eveline Kotai, Minaxi May, Melissa McDougall, Pantjiti Mary McLean, Gina Moore, Mary Moore, Philippa O'Brien, Kathleen O'Connor, Annette Orr, Connie Petrillo, Carol Rudyard, Kirstine Sadler, Megan Salmon, Miriam Stannage, Angela Stewart, Michele Theunissen

Downloads

Season Two Media Release [PDF 454KB]

Catalogue for Lines in the Sand[PDF 3.4MB]

Image: Carol Rudyard, Wall hanging screenprint I (detail), 1974, fabric dye on cotton canvas, 168 x 274.9 cm, The University of Western Australia Art Collection, University Senate Grant, 1974, © The University of Western Australia, photograph by John Barrett-Lennard