Manjimup Art Gallery

8 April to 17 May

Reflections by Gwen Jefferyes

For Gwen Jefferyes, painting has always been a form of creative therapy, an opportunity to step back from a full and busy life as a spouse and mother, to take a breath and capture the beauty of the environment that surrounds her.

Now in her 90’s, Gwen continues to create. Her familiarity with and appreciation for places close to her heart are beautifully represented in small, exquisite artworks that capture moments of quiet tranquility.

7 June to 5 July

Koondarm Wangkiny - Dream telling

Megan Corby
Language Group: Wadandi
Bunbury-based, Megan Corby, is an emerging, self-taught, contemporary Noongar artist. Megan’s work is a fusion of traditional and contemporary elements resulting in works that provide a sense of peace and harmony. Her colour palette is influenced by Australia’s beautiful landscape and coastline. Megan has travelled extensively throughout Australia and finds that certain places hold a special place in her heart. Spending time daydreaming about the past and present assists her in designing pieces in her mind.

Graham ‘Swag’ Taylor
Language Group: Balladong/Wadjuk/Yamatji
Swag is an established Perth-based, Noongar artist. He grew up around the Kellerberrin area and developed a love of the bush. Its birds, animals, colours and textures are often reflected in his work. As an artist, Swag is largely self-taught. In his teens, he spent time with senior Noongar artists and would ‘watch and listen’ as they painted. Swag’s art style is reminiscent of the Carrolup school of the South West of Western Australia.

17 August to 14 September

Fantastic Fungi Exhibition

The Fantastic Fungi photographic exhibition is a collaboration between the Manjimup Photo Club and the Manjimup Art Gallery that showcases photographs selected from the Club’s annual Fantastic Fungi Competition.

Although, fungi can fruit throughout the year; it is during the Autumn and Winter months that they are found in abundance in the area due to a combination of increased rainfall and ample forest litter. These wetter months provide photographers with the opportunity to wander through our local forests and other natural landscapes to view and photograph a wide variety of fungi magically appearing in soil, litter, logs and trees.

16 September - 1 November

Walking Through a Songline

(This exhibition is on display at Manjimup Town Hall, Corner Rose and Brockman Street)

Walking through a Songline is a pop-up, digital experience developed with guidance from cultural custodians and artists from the central and Western Desert regions.

Visitors make their way through projections that show, in an artistic and striking way, a songline that follows the tracks of the Seven Sisters Tjukurrpa (Dreaming) across the Western and Central deserts of Australia, as they are chased by a male pursuer. Their encounters are imprinted in the features of the land and tell of where to find food and water and how to behave correctly.

All Ancestral journeys create songlines, which can be seen as pathways or corridors of knowledge. The stories they hold for the foundational history of the Australian continent, as told by artists, custodians and traditional owners.

Walking through a Songline is an immersive experience at the nexus of ancient knowledge and new technology.

Exhibition Opening Times

9 November - 14 December 2024

Now and Then

Now and Then is a retrospective of one of the area’s artists, Anna Czerkasow. At times, Anna’s work as an art teacher, mentor and mainstay of the Pemberton Arts Group has obscured her own practice as an artist. Now and Then remedies this by showcasing her work over a three decade artistic career. This work traces Anna’s creative progression through a range of styles, media and subjects and clearly demonstrates that her passion for creating and experimenting has never wavered.