Tweed Regional Gallery & MOAC partners with prestigious art school
20 January 2020
Bringing new National Art School work to Gallery audiences
The Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre in Murwillumbah is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with the National Art school in Sydney.
Each year, this partnership awards a graduate of the National Art school, Masters of Fine Art (MFA) the opportunity to undertake a residency in the Tweed Regional Gallery’s Nancy Fairfax Artist in residence Studio. One of the outcomes of the residency will be a solo exhibition at the Gallery.
Tweed Regional Gallery Director Susi Muddiman OAM said the partnership was inspired by Margaret Olley, who was a National Art school Alumni.
“Olley graduated from the prestigious art school, known then as East Sydney Technical College, in 1945, and went on to have her first solo exhibition in 1948,” Ms Muddiman said.
“Residencies and solo exhibitions are significant milestones for any artist. By partnering with the National Art School, the Tweed Regional Gallery will play a pivotal role in these milestones for the very best of the emerging artists in New South Wales.
“We wanted to implement a dynamic program that would celebrate Olley’s legacy, her dedication to painting and her generous mentoring of emerging artists. We are thrilled to connect audiences to new work and new artists,” she said.
Interested NAS MFA graduates must apply and applications are assessed by a panel of representatives from each partner organisation.
The first recipient of this exciting initiative is Jacqueline Hennessy.
“Being awarded the residency at the Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence Studio was a wonderful surprise and a hugely exciting way to conclude my studies at the National Art School,” Ms Hennessy said.
“Being immersed in the creative energy of the Studio and its uniquely inspired surrounds, will provide me with the time and space to engage in a period of intensely focused research aimed at extending and expanding my studio practice. The opportunity to exhibit my work at the Friends Gallery next year is truly invaluable.”
Jacqueline will undertake a residency in early 2020 and then present a solo exhibition at the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre from March 2021.
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Caption: The Gaze II 2018, Jacqueline Hennessy
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Caption: How to disappear completely 2019, Jacqueline Hennessy