Archive: news, events & exhibitions
Penny Evans in Black and White, by Claire G Coleman, The Journal of Australian Ceramics, April 2024
Words scream out from the white walls, a quiet fury, a poem, a story disjointed – scattered and displaced like our people. Most (if not all) art is about storytelling when you dive into it; the layers of meaning peel back as you dive deeper, then enfold you like a hug...
Little Bunduun – Sacred Kingfisher
Earthenware L360mm Private Collection
Burrugarrbuugal
Stoneware
4 Regent Honeyeaters
Hand built Stoneware Sculpture Height: 650mm Private Collection The critically endangered Regent Honeyeater is losing its song culture due to the bird’s rapidly declining population. If they are unable to learn how to sing correctly, it seriously impacts...
A Handful Of Dust
Essay by Pat Hoffie. Published in Art Monthly Issue 326 Summer 2020-21.
Language of the Wounded
My exhibition Language of the Wounded opened last week at Lismore Regional Gallery. This work is a culmination and completion of a healing process I’ve been in for many years.
Winanga-y – Think, Know, Understand, Remember, Love
‘Winanga-y – Think, Know, Understand, Remember, Love’ is a digitally printed hemp & hemp blended textiles project.
Dhigaraa Galgaa Baa – Place of Many Birds
Dhigaraa Galgaa Baa – Place of Many Birds exhibited at the Jam Factory as part of the 2019 Tarnanthi Festival.
Measured Response
National Art School Gallery group exhibition bringing together contemporary Aboriginal perspectives that engage with bodily and spiritual practices.
Death to a Stereotype
Death to a Stereotype was exhibited at The Lismore Regional Galley from the 17th of March to the 15th of April 2018.
Sgrafitto Country – Garland Magazine
Featured in Garland Magazine, this Q&A article explores the technique of sgraffito as a significant feature in Penny’s handmade ceramic forms, which links to the carving traditions of her ancestral Country.
YiiY, A Method to Decolonise – Art Almanac Magazine
Featured in Art Almanac Magazine, this article explores discusses Grafton Regional Gallery exhibition ‘YiiY – A Method to Decolonise’.
YiiY, A Method to Decolonize
Exhibition YiiY, A Method to Decolonize at Grafton Regional Gallery.
‘Proof’ Artists Book in State Library of NSW
‘Proof’ – My single edition artist’s book in the permanent collection of the State Library NSW.
Art Collector Magazine Feature
Feature in 2017 Art Collector Magazine Issue 80
The Journal of Australian Ceramics Feature
Feature in 2017 The Journal of Australian Ceramics Vol 56
Revealed – Fremantle Arts Centre – April 4-9 2017
I'm excited to be heading over to Fremantle next week to participate in Revealed Aboriginal Arts Festival which is being held this year at the Fremantle Arts Centre. I'll be giving a presentation about my own practice and the business of being an artist too.
Walan Yinaagirbang / Strong Women Exhibition 11 -27 January 2017 FIRSTDRAFT Gallery
In the Wiradjuri language, walan yinaagirbang means strong women. this exhibition features the recent work of eight Indigenous artists who reflect on their identities as women, articulated through materiality, familial connections, and personal and political...
Black Arts Market, 12-13 November 2016
Curated by Hetti Perkins and Jonathan Jones, the Black Arts Market will showcase the cultural heritage of South-Eastern Aboriginal Australia. The market place provides a unique opportunity to engage with artists and acquire new works. 12 - 13 November 2016 Open from...
33rd Telstra Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award People’s Choice Award winner 2016
I am pleased to announce that I won the People's Choice Award this year (2016) in the 33rd Annual Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander Art Award for my ceramic wall piece Trophy Wife. www.magnt.net.au/telstra-natsiaa-art-award-awards-2016 Trophy Wife...
Art at Large – Billboard competition
This photograph of mine called Women's Business is being displayed as a large billboard on the Pacific Highway heading south out of Woodburn to promote the Grafton Regional Gallery. The photograph was taken in the Yuraygir National Park in beautiful Yaegl country...
Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award 2016
Take a look at the catalogue for the Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award 2016. My piece Seven Sisters Morning Bowl has been acquired for the permanent collection. https://issuu.com/theartscentregc/docs/ceramicartaward_2016_11_single
Featured in the Sydney Morning Herald Spectrum section
Penny was featured in the Spectrum section of the Sydney Morning Herald on 22 May 2016.
Ngarakbal Githabal Dialect Exhibition, May 2016
Ngarakbal Githabal Dialect Exhibition Ngarakbal Githabal Dialect Exhibition opens this Friday 13 May at Lismore City Hall to celebrate the diversity and creativity of Aboriginal artists from all dialects across the Northern Rivers. The exhibition is the culmination of...