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Gill Hicks
'I have found a peace within myself'
Portrait story
Peace advocate, author, musician and artist Gill Hicks on her portrait by Tony Kearney.
Dr Gill Hicks AM MBE
Biography
Gill Hicks AM MBE (b. 1968) is a peace advocate, author, musician and artist.
1 portrait in the collection
Gill Hicks
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2021
Gill Hicks, 2016
Tony Kearney
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2016
Petrina Hicks
Biography
Petrina Hicks (b. 1972) is a photographer whose work interrogates female identity and the representation of women throughout history.
3 portraits in the collection
Layne Beachley, 2008
Petrina Hicks
Portrait, single channel moving image, colour, silent, continuous loop
Commissioned 2008
Layne Beachley, 2008
Petrina Hicks
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Commissioned 2008
Everybody's heard about the bird
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2008
Two professionals; Australian surfer Layne Beachley and photographer Petrina Hicks, combine their strengths to achieve a remarkable portrait.
Petrina Hicks
More about In the flesh artists
Petrina Hicks has exhibited widely throughout Australia, and internationally, including Germany, Spain, France, Italy, USA and Japan. Her work was selected for screening in the 17th International Videobrasil (2011) and featured in Pingyao International Photography Festival, China (2010).
Tarryn Gill
Artists and Collectives
Tarryn Gill is a Boorloo/Perth-based multidisciplinary artist who works across the mediums of sculpture, installation, photography, film, drawing, set and costume design, and performance.
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General content
The exhibition features work from Jan Nelson, Natasha Bieniek, Patricia Piccinini, Juan Ford, Petrina Hicks, Ron Mueck, Yanni Floros, Sam Jinks, Michael Peck and Robin Eley.
Artists and Collectives
General content
Arts Project Australia, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists, ‘stArts with D’ Performance Ensemble, Abdul Abdullah, Alison Alder, Amrita Hepi, Atong Atem, Christopher Bassi, Kate Beynon, Mia Boe, Baby Guerrilla, Tarryn Gill, Julie Gough, Naomi Hobson, Deborah Kelly, Fiona McMonagle, Angelica Mesiti, Dylan Mooney, Nell, Sally Smart, Vipoo Srivilasa, Latai Taumoepeau and Kaylene Whiskey.
Alienation
More about In the flesh
Segregated from their fellow humans in cellophane prisons, reference points are removed, so it is not certain whether these naked figures could be unwrapped, are about to be subsumed, or will forever be suspended in a plastic stasis.
In the Flesh
15 October 2014
Archived media releases 2014
Press releases and image downloads for media.
In the flesh
Previous exhibition, 2014
In the flesh is an enthralling and immersive experience of contemporary art that confronts the concept of humanness and the experiences of consciousness and emotion. Featuring ten Australian artists including Jan Nelson, Patricia Piccinini, Ron Mueck and Michael Peck, the exhibition explores themes of intimacy, empathy, transience, transition, vulnerability, alienation, restlessness, reflection, mortality and acceptance.
Jasper Knight
Biography
Jasper Knight (b. 1978) is a Sydney-based artist known for his bright, brash colours and distinctive graphic approach, using materials such as spray paint, masonite, pegboard and salvaged signage.
2 portraits in the collection