BURRA artist, Sharon Field has been selected for a second time as Artist-in-Residence at Boyd property Bundanon on the Shoalhaven River in 2015.
Radiata pine seeds – now an important food source for black cockatoos
Watercolour on paper
Photo – RLDI
Situated on 1,100 hectares of pristine bush and farm land on the Shoalhaven River, this natural environment provides a creative refuge for artists, a legacy gifted by Arthur and Yvonne Boyd to the Australian people.
During her first residency in 2013, Field worked on a series of cameos of botanical subjects which culminated in a sell-out exhibition at The Q Gallery in Queanbeyan that year. Field was also a finalist in the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize in 2013.
Short Wallaby Grass and the endangered Golden Sun Moth
Watercolour on vellum
Photo – RLDI
For her next residency she will continue to focus on environmental themes. Her work will link with Aboriginal knowledge of plants and a more sensitive expression of seasons in the local area coupled with the impact development has had on the local environment.
These are themes which inform her current joint exhibition with sculptor Natalie Maras and poet Elizabeth Lawson.
“On the Verge,” at FORM Gallery, 1/30 Aurora Ave, Queanbeyan East, until October 30.
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