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Bindi Waugh
Exhibition – Mother Earth Artists: Bindi Waughhttps://bindiwaugh.com/Medium: Prints Exhibited: September – October 2019 The author and artist of the work Bindi Waugh is an indigenous writer and artist who lives in Yarwun. She is an Iman / Bungalung woman who works across a variety of mediums. The poem “MOTHER EARTH” is currently used by the…
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Matt Cann
Exhibition – Sky High Artists: Matt Cannhttps://www.facebook.com/CQ-Aerial-Imagery-103432774382378/Medium: Photographic PrintsExhibited: September – October 2019 In only a few short years, the rapid advancement in technology has seen drone photography transform our view of this beautiful world. Emerging photographer Matt Cann said, “The technology had first interested me in flying drones and after seeing how interesting everything…
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New office
So excited to be setting up my new office, well for the next couple of months. I am starting the new project in the hospital courtyard this time. The maintenance crew dug deep in the basement to find me this old steriliser unit. Works a treat to put tiles and succulent plants on. We just…
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Aunty
Artist – Katrina ElliottLocation:– Gladstone Hospital Courtyard, Permanent CollectionProject – June to November 2019 This project is a mosaic sculpture in the form of a woman – we’re calling her “Aunty” – and she’s a symbolic figure of care, assistance and hope. With this mosaic we’re wanting to bring awareness and reflect on the impact domestic…
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Staff Art Challenge
Location- Gladstone Hospital Gallery Staff were invited to take part in an “Art Challenge” as part of The Art Gallery Gladstone Hospital art projects. Colour and art are working to brighten up our hospital and these beautiful works are defiantly aiding in this. “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same…
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Gratitude Tree Mural
Location:– Level 1 Corridor, Jan – April 2019 This mural was part of the Artz Hub project run by local Artist, Katrina Elliott. Over 150 patients and Staff from the hospital were involved in this colourful collaborative artwork. Each one of these tiles expresses thoughts of Gratitude often led with a wonderful story. Gratitude, or…
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Transformation Mural
Location:- Level 1, Day surgery waiting roomArtist:- Katrina Elliott Life is ever changing and not everything works out exactly how it was planned. This is mural is exactly that. With the audience of over 30 people a day, feedback from people waiting in the room had a great impact of the final abstract mural. My…
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Dugongs 2019
Location: – Level 2 Maternity & Children’s wardArtist: Katrina Elliott The dugong or seacow live right on our door step. These herbivorous mammals with paddle-like flippers, fluked tail and portly body can measure up to 3 metres long and sometimes weighing over 500 kilograms. Dugongs love seagrass and on average eat about 28 kilograms every…
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Margaret Worthington
Dobby , Young Tree Kangaroo Artists: Margaret Worthington http://www.margaretworthington.comMedium: Prints from Watercolour paintingsExhibited: April – May 2019 Tree Kangaroos have always fascinated me. During my visit to Far North Queensland I stayed with a Tree Kangaroo carer and I was able to touch, watch and learn about them. I became close to two very special…
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Leanne Cole – Natives in Bloom
Exhibition – Reflections Artists: Leanne ColeMedium: Watercolour Exhibited: June – July 2019 There’s no other kind of panting, where the colour moves on it’s own! The medium of watercolour requires a partnership and a sense of acceptance. Its not like oils or acrylic where you simply mix the colour and you place it where you…