L-R: Painters Zoe Young, Karen Black and Louise Olsen in their home studios. Images Supplied.
In the last few years, there has been a major rebalance at play, as institutions globally have adjusted their collection holdings, exhibition programs and publishing initiatives to give greater voice and visibility to women artists.
Sitting between the two Olsen studios is the kitchen, a neutral place where ideas can be shared.
Black worked as a costume designer with various opera companies for many years before turning to her studio practice as a painter. The trigger was having her first child, and feeling the pressure of long work hours in the juggle.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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