PROJECT ROOM: JO RYAN

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

Ryan’s journey for this exhibition started many years ago when they became enamoured by an Australian artists interpretation of “The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife” by Katsushika Hokusai. The images of both the print and painting were erotically charged and sensual, but there was an uncomfortable dominance about them that lingered over the years. So, they decided to create their own interpretation of this very famous and widely influential piece; then reflect of what that imagery means to them.  The result is “The Pearl Diver’s Dream”: paintings, stencils, drawing, woodblock prints, sculpture and wall mounted decorative mirrors that tell the story of the Pearl Diver: her thoughts, dreams and reflections on life.