Marker ► brings together a circle of Perth-trained artists working with drawing to reveal the visually unapparent. At times extending beyond both the wall and convention, these artists explore mindscapes through narrative and the abstract. Curated by Jo Emmons.

The Diabolical Doctor Pancoast is a tale of sex and alchemy set in the Victorian era. Michelle Glaer’s video, combining animation and live action, invites the voyeur in all of us to join the Doctor, a hell-bent hedonist, on a magical journey to the underworld.   Michelle Glaser is an artist, curator and writer who…

Undercurrent arises out of Jeremy Kirwan-Ward’s questioning of the paradox of ‘still movement’ in relation to natural phenomena. This installation of two vast paintings envelopes the viewer in light and reflects the artist’s encounter with sensations of water. Jeremy Kirwan-Ward is a painter engaging with the language of colour-field abstraction working in Fremantle. He has…

Abe Dunovits and Tania Ferrier are Fremantle-based artists who enjoy solo and collaborative practices that encompass drawing, installation and live events. Gathering up memories, trinkets and images from their recent travels, Ferrier’s quirky drawings embed reproductions of 18th and 19th Century engravings in contemporary printed papers. Dunovits offers irreverent assemblages of found and recycled objects…

Stuart Bailey is a Melbourne based artists and curator. He works in a variety of media with an emphasis on site-specific installation. Crafting self-esteem explores issues around the past uses of the building now occupied by the Fremantle Arts Centre. Channelling an art therapy class for troubled teens, Bailey has created a group of difficult…

ECHOES OF HOME: Memory and Mobility in recent Austral-Asian art presents the work of 14 Australian artists, craftspeople and designers who have an Asian background. Incorporating historical and experimental approaches to media such as ceramics, textiles, paper, jewellery, sculpture and painting, the exhibition reveals these artists’ contribution to contemporary understandings of cross-cultural experience. The artists…

A suite of paintings and drawings, several never exhibited before, celebrating Pantjiti Mary McLean’s family history and culture. Drawn from different periods and selected in association with Nalda Searles, the exhibition will include drawing books from the artist’s collection.

Karron Bridges’ photographs of life in Ninga Mia, north-east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, capture the hardships of living in this community while reflecting the resilience of family relations. Karron Bridges acknowledges the friendship of Pantjiti Mary McLean and Dinny Smith and the support of Ninga Mia Village Aboriginal Corporation. Read Karron Bridges’ Walking With the Wongi artist…

Ichor (n.): The ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods, but poisonous to mortals (Gk). Pip McManus continues her exploration of the archetypal rituals and iconography employed by all cultures as protection against evil or suffering, or as sacred engagement with the Divine. McManus’ archaic clay figures and vessel invoke the importance of…

Peter Collins’ enjoyment of colour and interest in ideas about the workings of the universe are reflected in his acrylic and manipulated mixed paintings.