<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>340241</docID> <postdate>2025-03-13 09:53:16</postdate> <headline>Artist has something to say about greyhounds</headline> <body><p><img class=" wp-image-340242" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Greyhound-2-e1741819691954.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="347" /></p> <caption>Artist Elliot Fox with greyhound Adam Barker.</caption> <p><strong>A Canberra artist whose unusual muse is his rescue greyhound is about to unveil his debut exhibition, which he describes as “a cultural statementâ€.</strong></p> <p>At the centre of the exhibition by Elliott Fox, to be unveiled on Sunday, will be a life-size sculpture depicting a greyhound in saintly form – Saint Grey – an artwork, he says, that “embodies reverence and resilience.â€</p> <p><img class="wp-image-340243 " src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/65f5618a416f57485578ce0d_Greyhound_on_Lonsdale_Street_2023-e1741819572579.jpg" alt="" width="390" height="522" /></p> <caption>Greyhound_on_Lonsdale Street, 2023 by Elliot Fox</caption> <p>The exhibition of the same name, will tour Australia from August, and will feature greyhound sculptures, paintings and screen prints in critique of the dog-racing gambling industry, all to be gradually revealed publicly in the lead up to the exhibition opening.</p> <p>To mark the announcement and to celebrate the affectionate nature of greyhounds, Fox and his greyhound Adam Barker are inviting the Canberra community to a special greyhound pack walk event on Sunday starting at Gang Cafe in Downer, where they’ll be laying on free puppuccinos for canine visitors.</p> <p>“Art needs to be more than a pretty picture,†Fox says. “It should provoke thought and inspire change.â€</p> <p><em>Saint Grey exhibition announcement and Pack Walk, Gang Gang Café, Shop 4/2 Frencham Place, Downer, March 16.</em></p> </body>