First Mondays: Folklore Narratives, Masquerade and ‘The Outlaws’ Inn’

Monday 5 December, 10-11AM

Presenter: Jacqui Stockdale, current exhibiting Artist, ‘The Outlaws’ Inn’

Join artist Jacqui Stockdale for a compelling talk on her exhibition, ‘The Outlaws’ Inn’ which is currently on display in the Simpson Gallery. Jacqui will share her process, practice, and dive deeper into her interest in the story of  Ned Kelly and other dominant narratives of Australian colonial folklore.

Jacqui was raised in Benalla before moving to Wangaratta in her teens to study Art— her recent work has been “propelled by a question I asked myself as a young girl riding bareback through the hills of ‘Kelly country’… what really happened here?” Stockdale’s practice regularly engages cultural identity, folklore narratives, masquerade and anthropological complexities—all evident in The Outlaws’ Inn, a life size diorama first shown as part of The Long Shot at Linden New Art, developed further for Benalla audiences

Jacqui Stockdale now lives and works from Melbourne. She is well known for her staged theatrical portrait photography, figurative paintings and drawings, and surreal collage work. More recent works such as The Outlaws’ Inn explore animated life-size assemblages, haunting soundscapes, and vaudeville performance. Stockdale returns to Benalla Art Gallery following her highly successful 2016 survey exhibition, Familija. Stockdale’s work is held in significant public collections including the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of South Australia, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, and the National Portrait Gallery.

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

Cost: $2