Jan Manton Gallery is pleased to present Judith Wright’s new exhibition Second Thoughts on show between 31 October – 25 November 2023. Second Thoughts sees Judith Wright pair her favourite medium, large scale works on paper, with new materials.
Wright has created her own chipboard substrate, infused with her signature sepia metallic pigments, set in playful found frames. These new works accent Wright’s interest in gestural mark making, with a particular intuition for finding movement in the material.
Wright’s unique approach to installation art, which combines sculptural elements with paintings in dynamic movement-focussed ways, is informed by her experience as a performer with the Australian Ballet.
Judith Wright lives and works in Brisbane. She came to her work as an installation artist with a background in dance having performed with the Australian Ballet.
Wright’s work is represented in several university collections and public collections including the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Queensland Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Kawaguchi Museum of Contemporary Art, Saitama, GOMA Brisbane, and the Auckland Art Gallery.
Image: Second Thoughts 2, Judith Wright, 2023, acrylic on Japanese paper, 200 x 200cm. Image by Carl Warner.
