True North: From the Forest Floor
Grafton Regional Gallery
Group Exhibition curated by Christine Willcocks
1 March - 27 April 2025.
Lucia Canuto | Casino Wake Up Time | Ellen Ferrier | Mia Forrest | Shirley Gibson | Hopeful Disruptions | Emily Imeson | Helle Jorgensen | Jay-Dea Lopez | Laith McGregor | Lae Oldmeadow | Emma Walker | Natalie Wilkin
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Conceived as an ongoing iterative exhibition, True North showcases the dynamic and diverse practices of artists living and working in the Northern Rivers.
In True North: From the Forest Floor, guest Curator Christine Willcocks draws on her deep connection to the region’s rich biodiversity, selecting artists who respond intrinsically to the landscapes around them. Subtropical rainforests, Big Scrub, and coastal littoral forest provide a common thread for artists working across painting, installation, sculpture, film, sound, and performance.
True North recognises the importance of the Northern Rivers creative communities, and its significance as home to 112,000 arts and cultural creators (36% of population) and 2,109 creative businesses*. *(ABS Census, 2021)
‘Beyond the Canopy’ exhibited alongside works by Lae Oldmeadow and Emily Imeson
‘Taking Root’ exhibited alongside works by Ellen Ferrier, Lae Oldmeadow and Helle Jorgenson
‘Taking Root’ & ‘Succession’
Installation view with work by Christine Willcocks
Installation view with works by Emily Imeson and Lae Oldmeadow
‘Old Growth’ & ‘Syntropy’
Installation view with works by Casino Wake up Time & Lucia Canuto
‘Taking Root’ exhibited alongside works by Jae-Dea Lopez & Lae Oldmeadow
UPCOMING IN NOVEMBER
Moon Pool
Lone Goat Gallery
Solo Exhibition
This exhibition will be on show from 29th November - 20 December 2025.
