Sisters Pam Fredericks of Corowa and Albury’s Joan Asmussen have again been selected to exhibit their art at the same venue, following a successful, near sellout, exhibition in Canberra in 2022.
This time, son Scott Fredericks will also feature. The trio has previously exhibited together, themed as ‘Next of Kin’ at the Ballarat Regional gallery, amongst others.
As the three work in contrasting media this will again make for a vibrant display.
Scott is a sculptor, photographer and visual artist living in Ballarat on Wadawurrung country.
His sculptural works are emotive reproductions from his life, reflecting the common place, conditions and oddities of both the human and natural environments.
This series of timber sculptural ‘Saplings’, made for the ‘Ties that Bind’ exhibition, depicts an imagined scenario of prop making for illustrating to a future generation what nature once looked like.
The work uses refined waste materials accumulated from years working in the building industry, which effortlessly feeds tension into his art practice.
Pam’s mosaics feature stylised, lyrical depictions of Australian native flora and birdlife developed from studies of birds and insects which frequent her native garden.
The work consists of wall hangings and some utilitarian pieces.
Joan is an Albury based weaver and fibre artist who uses traditional basketry techniques.
Her work draws inspiration from the shapes, colours, lines and textures of the natural world in creating contemporary woven and sculptural vessels and sculptures.
She rhythmically interweaves natural products from plants and trees such as grasses, casuarina, pine needles and palm products often combined with recycled fabric and paper.
The creative tradition continues in the family with three Fredericks grandchildren studying art at tertiary level.
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