SPACE 2 : GRACE MURPHY

Exhibition Dates : 2 - 21 December 2025
Opening Reception : Wed 3 December 2025, 6:00 - 8:30pm

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Grace’s paintings look into the relationship between human and animal life. Enticing audiences to self project and contemplate the nature of their relationship with animals, particularly domesticated animals and ornamental depictions of animals. Depicted are familiar animals, however they are not simply depicted in a traditional way. The artist offers a moment of daily life captured in a visually intruiging way engaging with the audience. Connection between the audience and subject matter if further encouraged through aspects of the paintings including gaze, visual familiarity, relatability and an element humour.  The materiality of the work, the choice of wood instead of traditional canvas, is carefully considered to evoke a contemplation of nature in relation to the subject matter and to contribute to the story created. The combination of medium, subject and theoretical premise delicately produces paintings that touch on the heart of humanity.