Jaimi Wright, Author at Seesawmag

Light and shapes 2021 Cotton tea towel, print ink On a colourful teatowel, we can see various stencilled outlines, in particular that of a cat. McKnight’s tender-hearted house tour

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McKnight’s tender-hearted house tour

22 April 2022

West Australian artist Justine McKnight invites us into her home, to celebrate both the cosy familiarity and the complexity of domestic life.

Body Shots, 2022, 4K, nine channel, nine minute video with audio. UHD panels, Raspberry Pis, coding, speakers, cabling, meranti, steel, rubber, fixings, shot bags and acrylic polymer paint. 6285 x 2800 x 1500mm. On a frame sir five screens depicting different scenes, each with a person's limb present in the corner. One is an upside down tree, one looks like bitumen, one is transperth fabric, one is a crate, and one is not identifiable. Slip inside someone else’s reality at Goolugatup Heathcote

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Slip inside someone else’s reality at Goolugatup Heathcote

30 March 2022

Two artists take viewers on candid journeys through their respective day-to-days, as they navigate a world designed for the able-bodied and neurotypical, writes Jaimi Wright.

Anne Williams, Groundcover Series (detail), 2021, wool, silk, paper, dimensions variable. Photograph by Josh Wells. Anne Williams and Louise Wells – celebrating the daily walk

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Anne Williams and Louise Wells – celebrating the daily walk

1 March 2022

Though not completely transported, Jaimi Wright finds plenty to enjoy in Anne Williams and Louise Wells’ explorations of everyday adventures.

1. Sonia Kurarra, Martuwarra, 2021, acrylic pen and paint on canvas, 180 x 94.5cm. Courtesy the artist and Mangkaja Arts Resource Agency An abstract paintiAn abstract painting in washed out hues of mustard, mauve, pale ochre, chalk. It looks like a river with animals swimming through it. Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery hosts sibling exhibitions

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Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery hosts sibling exhibitions

17 February 2022

Perth Festival’s aquatic theme is so richly portrayed at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery that it almost feels alive, observes Jaimi Wright.

Scene in gallery with a feature image across the wall with the word RETHINK in black and white script ‘HERENOW22: Outside in’ – gems in our own backyard

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‘HERENOW22: Outside in’ – gems in our own backyard

4 February 2022

This annual exhibition by ECU Galleries offers an unpretentious, environmentally savvy message, writes Jaimi Wright.

George Haynes, Cue Painting #2, oil and acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120cm A painting of a small Australian country town with a luminous turquoise sky that seems the shimmer on the edge of green Figurative art brings literal pleasure

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Figurative art brings literal pleasure

1 December 2021

At once philosophical and playful, Art Collective WA’s final exhibition for 2021 delights Jaimi Wright.

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Breathtaking Moombaki is festival’s crown jewel

10 November 2021

As if channelling the famed breeze of its hometown, Fremantle Biennale is a breath of fresh air for Jaimi Wright as she explores a handful of its offerings.

PICA Sky Cave 'Coming Home'. Photo: Rebecca Mansell Two large hang gliders hang from the roof of a gallery. One is orange and has the word

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Sky Cave reaches lofty heights

27 October 2021

Forged in flight, the stories woven into Amy Perejuan-Capone’s new exhibition enchant Jaimi Wright.

L-R: Maxxi Minaxi May, Deconstructing beauty, 2003, plastic dolls, paint, foamcore and wood, 105 x 21 x 5.7 cm, Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art, The University of Western Australia. Copyright and courtesy of the artist. Glenys Hodgeman
Death is never out of style, 2000
cotton embroidery on paper burial shroud, 194 x 157 cm
© courtesy of the artist.
Lilla Lowe, Apples and apple blossoms, 1896, oil on cedar panel, 90 x 26.5 cm, Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art, The University of Western Australia. Three artworks appear alongside one another. On the far left is a shelving unit - each shelf contains plastic doll body parts, sorted by type. In the middle is A piece of white fabric with various human organs embroidered in red thread, as well as the words Le mort est jamais se demode. On the right is an oil painting of apples and blossoms on cedar wood. Getting to the heart of matter

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Getting to the heart of matter

17 September 2021

There’s a matter that deserves your attention at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, says Jaimi Wright.

High Tide by Wendy Warrie, Acrylic on canvas, 200 x 200 cm. An abstract painting in wavy lines of shades of blue. Road tripping and mapping Country and culture

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Road tripping and mapping Country and culture

26 August 2021

‘Ngardamarri’ – the latest exhibition at FORM’s Goods Shed – is a journey through the artistic and cultural heritage of Ieramugadu (Roebourne) that’s vibrant, varied and not to be missed, says Jaimi Wright.

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