Over the last three years the Mycelium project has presented 12 exhibitions, one in every region of WA. The culmination of this project, Open Borders, celebrates the creative energy of our regional artists, says Craig McKeough.
Author Archives: Craig McKeough
Take a trip down memory lane
16 August 2023
You’ll find plenty to spark memories of your own in Placemarks, an exhibition that sees artists explore far flung places from childhood, former homes and old haunts in the suburbs.
Untold secrets and imagined landscapes
29 June 2023
Linde Ivimey’s captivating sculptures and Susan Roux’s striking large scale paper works make for a rich and rewarding experience at Art Collective WA, discovers Craig McKeough.
Food for thought in tantalising exhibition
3 April 2023
Bread of Bone is a little gem of an exhibition that elevates the skill of drawing while chewing on the highly charged subject of food, writes Craig McKeough.
Pop star artist makes powerful plea for peace
27 March 2023
Yoshitomo Nara’s pop culture aesthetic may appear whimsical at first but there’s an urgent call for change embedded in his work, writes Craig McKeough.
Power of language written on the walls
7 March 2023
Artist Robert Andrew takes back control of First Nations languages whilst undermining the words of the oppressors, in an exhibition that Craig McKeough finds compelling and satisfying.
Braving the elements for extreme art
14 February 2023
Like an athlete, artist Jacobus Capone puts himself through physically and psychologically gruelling challenges in a remarkable art project which brings a small piece of the mountains of Norway to Perth.
Have you done what you should in love?
19 December 2022
The first exhibition of contemporary Asian art at AGWA under a new cultural exchange offers universal insights into how we live and how we love, writes Craig McKeough.
Transforming trash into treasure
24 November 2022
Six artists find treasure in trash and encourage us all to question what we are adding to the wastestream, writes Craig McKeough.
Humour and lightness at PICA amid pandemic gloom
29 August 2022
There’s much that’s relatable in a collection of works created by artists who were confined to WA by the COVID border restrictions, and Craig McKeough finds it surprisingly but pleasantly light-hearted.