Zela Bissett looks back on the origins of a groundbreaking exhibition at Gympie Regional Gallery and a robust tradition of interdisciplinary arts/since/activism which underpins it. In August 2019, a group of regional artists from the wildflower regions of South east Queensland met for a weekend of walking, talking and art-making. This weekend was enriched by the guidance of Butchulla Knowledge-holder […]
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AT the end of June my exhibition, Plea for Plankton, will open at The Vault, a unique art space in Bundaberg Regional Gallery. Many of the works in the show will be made from the pellicle, the fleshy growth on the top of the Kombucha culture, that cultured drink now on sale in many Health food outlets. My point in […]
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The 33 works in my exhibition Deeply Felt, at Eumundi’s Wand’in’in gallery during winter 2018 feature wearable creations in textiles, especially wool felt. The opening will take place on Friday evening June 29th at 6pm. There will be finger food, a cash bar and a wearable art fashion parade featuring felt garments. Other artworks such as wall hangings show my […]
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I have been offered an exhibition at Bundaberg Regional Gallery in The Vault in July-August 2019. The theme is the need for bioplastics to reduce the terrible load of petro-plastics we are unleashing on the planet every day. I make bioplastic film using the pellicle from the cultured drink, Kombucha. I have approached Dr Peter Musk at The Edge, an […]
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Hi everyone, the opening to my show, Mysteries of the Burning Bush, will be held at 6pm on Friday March 3 2017. It is at Gatakers Artspace 311 Kent St Maryborough. It is a triple opening, so you can also see works by two of my friends, Joolie Gibbs and Lynda Black, highly talented and accomplished artists. Hope you can […]
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I am spending these school holidays working on pieces for the exhibition “The Legendary Bunya Tree” opening at Gayndah Art Gallery on Saturday October 29 at 6pm. The exhibition is a joint show with my friend and fellow Bunya enthusiast, Maurice Mickelo from Wondai, a former Bunya Mountains Murri ranger. Maurice will be showing paintings and carved Emu eggs. My […]
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I am excited to hear that I may be able to combine the opening of my joint show with my friend and fellow artist Maurice Mickelo with the visit of some visitors from Gayndah’s sister city in Belgium, Vonhoven. This may mean a change of date for the opening, but would ensure that may more visitors will be able to […]
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Associated with the upcoming “Paper Bespoke: Carnivale” exhibition at Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre, here are some upcoming pubic programs: Opening Event Friday 24 June, 6pm Guided Tour Thursday 30 June 11am 3-D paper workshop with me (Zela) Saturday July 17 10.30am – 1.30pm Find out more here >
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Finally got some time to work on my paper sculptures for the Papermakers show coming up in June at Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre.
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