Craig McKeough, Author at Seesawmag

Kintyre artists - Robina Clause (left), Judith Anya Samson, and Corban Clause Williams at Martumili Artists, 2021. Photograph by Claire Martin Three women sit on the Kintyre painting as they work on it Facing off mining giants with art

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Facing off mining giants with art

17 August 2022

Unlikely weapons have enabled a group of Martu artists to create a powerful and plaintive appeal for the protection of their Country from the threat of uranium mining. Craig McKeough reports.

Tara Gower. A portrait of a woman with long brown hair wearing a black top. She is smiling and standing in front of a big white-trunked tree Bringing music and movement home

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Bringing music and movement home

14 August 2022

A Yawuru woman from Broome, Tara Gower has had a rich and varied career in the cultural sector nationally and internationally and she brings it home in a new role based in the Kimberley.

What to SEE

What to SEE: Number Junky

12 August 2022

Accomplished Danish jazz guitarist Kristian Borring makes his local recording debut with his trio Number Junky. The album Earth Matters is released this month with a special gig to launch it in his new hometown.

What to SEE

What to SEE: ‘Annie You Are Okay’

4 August 2022

Emerging artist Isabel Bereczky draws on a century-old mystery and gives it a contemporary twist for her debut solo exhibition, as she attempts to reassure her subject, ‘Annie You Are Okay’.

What to SEE

What to SEE: A showcase of the WA arts industry

8 July 2022

The performing arts industry looks to the future this month with WA Showcase bringing together producers, artists and thought-provoking speakers at a crucial time for the fragile industry.

Kati Thamo’s solo exhibition Wingspan – taking flight, taking shelter, The Goods Shed, 2022. Photography by Sundae Studio. (2) Printmaker spreads her wings on fantastic journey

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Printmaker spreads her wings on fantastic journey

7 June 2022

Kati Thamo’s stunning solo exhibition has an old-world sensibility, but its themes of displacement and journeys are pertinent for our times, writes Craig McKeough.

Tracks We Share Contemporary Art of the Pilbara Exhibition, Ngundamurri (detail) by Juluwarlu Art Group.jpg A group of sticks, some topped with stylised masks, and all decorated with puffs of what look like dried flowers stands in front of a screen, on which is projected a view of the sky. There are silhouettes of trees and people; it looks like it's been captured between frames and the people look a little ghostly. Walking through Country together

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Walking through Country together

1 June 2022

“Tracks We Share” takes the viewer on a breathtaking journey through stories of the First Peoples of the Pilbara, discovers Craig McKeough.

Bridget Walter, Iona Presentation College, W.A.S. Kohlbardi - Sheep Farm 202, oil and synthetic polymer paint, fleece and processed wool on a synthetic wool bale, 90 x 80 x 60 cm. Photo: Bo Wong A view of Bridget Walker's work 'W.A.S. Kohlbardi - Sheep Farm 202' for The West Australian Pulse 2022. The work is a bale of wool, onto which is screen printed a picture of two farmers and an abstract design. Young artists challenge the cynics

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Young artists challenge the cynics

4 May 2022

AGWA’s annual showcase of Year 12 art takes the pulse of a switched-on generation ready to make their mark on the world, writes Craig McKeough.

Adam Derums, And Every Shade Approaching Us Appeared Glad Through and Through, 2014-22, oil on canvas, 191 x 283cm An abstract painting composed of geometrical overlapping circles , in which rings of blue and gold paint spatter outwards Abstract works entice at Art Collective WA

Reviews

Abstract works entice at Art Collective WA

27 April 2022

From colourful optimism to dark glossiness, Art Collective WA’s clever pairing of artists draws in Craig McKeough.

Reviews

River of dreams, river of life

4 April 2022

Nada Murphy’s solo exhibition is a thoughtful examination of connections to water and country, and a pertinent statement for the times, writes Craig McKeough.

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Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
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