Fiona Rafferty

Content Published November 21, 2018

View from the Studio

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Essay Published January 5, 2018

NANCY FAIRFAX STUDIO RESIDENCY - Tweed River Art Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre - September 2017

In September 2017 Rafferty spent two weeks as Artist in Residence at the Tweed River Art Gallery and Margaret Olley Centre in the Nancy Fairfax studio. Her current work relates to the view of Mt Warning from the studio. Read more

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Essay Published January 5, 2018

2016 WATERHOUSE NATURAL SCIENCE PRIZE "SHELLACKED" - FINALIST

The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize was launched in 2002 and commemorates the birth of the South Australian Museum’s first curator, Frederick George Waterhouse. The prize is an opportunity for artists to investigate the world around them, and… Read more

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Content Published January 5, 2018

Nancy Fairfax Studio

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Album Published June 25, 2016

2015 REMINISCENCE - A TRIBUTE TO JUDITH WRIGHT 5 December 2015 - 15 January 2016 (1 new item)

100 years – reminiscing on the legacy of Judith Wright at the Judy. Artists Fiona Rafferty and Frances Smith commemorate the centenary of the birth of Australian writer, poet and activist Judith Wright in Reminiscence, an exhibition coming to The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts on 5 December 2015. Reminiscence comprises works on paper, and ceramic works by Rafferty and Smith that respond to Judith Wright’s work as a writer, poet, environmentalist, and advocate of human rights. Rafferty was inspired to create a body of work to commemorate Judith Wright when she spent five months living at Calanthe, Judith Wright’s former home on Tamborine Mountain. Rafferty says, “The issues that Judith fought for—such as indigenous land rights and protecting the Great Barrier Reef—are issues that are still relevant today; through this exhibition we celebrate and continue her work in an effort to inspire the generations that proceed her”. Flying Arts has selected five emerging curators to work under the banner of ‘Curators in Space’ to curate Reminiscence and develop public programs and learning resources that invite participants of all ages to engage with Judith Wright’s life and work.

Content Published February 22, 2016

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Essay Published February 9, 2016

2016 ADELAIDE PERRY DRAWING PRIZE "SALINITY" FINALIST

Finalists announced in the 2016 Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize. Rafferty's drawing "Salinity" is a finalist in this year's prize. The winner of the $25,000 a acquisitive award will be announced on 26 February at a gala opening in Sydney/ Read more

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Album Published February 9, 2016

Opening Reminiscence Exhibition and Festival at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts- 5 December 2015 (8 new items)

The opening of Reminiscence at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts on 5 December 2015 was an exciting event. The Festival included the play reading of "Hearts Ablaze" and a Panel discussion about the relevance of the work of Judith Wright in contemporary society.

Album Published January 10, 2016

Opening Reminiscence Exhibition and Festival at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts- 5 December 2015

The opening of Reminiscence at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts on 5 December 2015 was an exciting event. The Festival included the play reading of "Hearts Ablaze" and a Panel discussion about the relevance of the work of Judith Wright in contemporary society.

Content Published January 7, 2016

Reminiscence at Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane

Content Published January 7, 2016

Fiona and Charlotte, Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane

Content Published January 7, 2016

Reminiscene - Fiona Rafferty and Curators in Space, Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane

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Reminiscence - Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane

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Reminiscence- Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane

Content Published January 7, 2016

Reminiscence - Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane

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"Conscience of My Country" at the Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane

Content Published January 7, 2016

Reminiscence - Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane

Content Published January 7, 2016

Reminiscence - Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane

Essay Published December 10, 2015

MATT FOLEY'S OPENING SPEECH FOR REMINISCENCE - A TRIBUTE TO JUDITH WRIGHT

I was born into a coloured country: spider-webs in dew on feathered grass, mountains blue as wrens, valleys cupping sky in like a cradle, Christmas-beetles winged with buzzing opal; finches, robins, gang-gangs, pardalots ............. Read more

Essay Published November 18, 2015

MEDIA RELEASE - REMINISCENCE - A TRIBUTE TO JUDITH WRIGHT

Celebrating 100 years of Australian visionary Judith Wright. Reminiscence - A Festival of Judith Wright, comes to the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, 420 Brunswick St., Fortitude Valley, on Saturday 5 December, starting at 1pm. Read more

Album Published November 17, 2015

2010 - ETHEL CREEK STATION, PILBARA (1 new item)

In 2010 Rafferty spent 4 months in residence on Ethel Creek Station in the Pilbara, Western Australia. The scale of the landscape was vast and imbued with the rich colour of the largely mineral earth. Rafferty incorporated rich oxides and red dust from the region in her work and spent time exploring the effects of pouring paint directly onto the canvas in the landscape.

Essay Published November 17, 2015

INVITATION - REMINISCENCE - 5 DECEMBER 2015

Flying Arts Alliance warmly invites you to Reminiscence: A Festival of Judith Wright Reminiscence is a one day festival of ideas celebrating the centenary of Wright’s birth, and launches a month long exhibition of the same name. The festival showcases… Read more

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2016 ADELAIDE PERRY DRAWING PRIZE "SALINITY" FINALIST

Finalists announced in the 2016 Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize. Rafferty's drawing "Salinity" is a finalist in this year's prize. The winner of the $25,000 a acquisitive award will be announced on 26 February at a gala opening in Sydney/ Read more
2016 WATERHOUSE NATURAL SCIENCE PRIZE "SHELLACKED" - FINALIST

The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize was launched in 2002 and commemorates the birth of the South Australian Museum’s first curator, Frederick George Waterhouse. The prize is an opportunity for artists to investigate the world around them, and… Read more
NANCY FAIRFAX STUDIO RESIDENCY - Tweed River Art Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre - September 2017

In September 2017 Rafferty spent two weeks as Artist in Residence at the Tweed River Art Gallery and Margaret Olley Centre in the Nancy Fairfax studio. Her current work relates to the view of Mt Warning from the studio. Read more

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