Claire BEAUSEIN 'Petrichor' [detail] 2024, Magnifying glasses, fragments of metal, silver wire and bronze rod on museum board, 85 x 152 cm
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Claire BEAUSEIN
Petrichor [detail]    2024
Magnifying glasses, fragments of metal, silver wire and bronze rod on museum board
85 x 152 cm

Monday 1 July, 10-11AM

Join us in conversation with Claire Beausein, as we discuss her exhibition, Smells Like Rain, in the Bennett Gallery.

Smells Like Rain encapsulates the promise of renewal and transformation. The exhibition showcases a recent collection of assemblage and mixed-media works on washi paper, all engaging the theme of metamorphosis.

Born in Wangaratta, Claire grew up on a farm at Mt Bruno. She embarked on her artistic journey after moving to Sydney to undertake a degree in Textiles at The Sydney College of the Arts, from which she graduated in 1984. Claire has presented 25 solo exhibitions in Australia and overseas and has been selected for national awards including winning The Mandorla Art Award, a themed spiritual award, in 2022. Claire undertook international residencies in Switzerland and Japan. While in Japan she studied the art of making washi paper as well as Shinto, a spirituality based on the reverence of nature. Several years ago, Claire returned to her roots in the Warby Ranges.

Registration essential: T 03 5760 2619 or gallery@benalla.vic.gov.au

Cost: $2