‘This series continues my work with imagery from my archives, my investigation of family history and its impact on identity’. Glimmer is a term used in psychology to describe something that is the opposite of trigger. It is an instance of safety, tolerance and hope. In times of great turbulence and in the complexities of psyche, I’m interested in those moments that make us feel safe, connected and strong.
This body of work is a continuation of my investigations into colour and the contrast of laying it down flatly against lush strokes.’ Thea Anamara Perkins 2020
Thea Anamara Perkins lives and works in Sydney, Australia. In 2020 she won The Alice Prize National Contemporary Art Award and the Dreaming Award for Emerging Art at the Australia Council First Nations Arts Awards. A finalist in the 2019 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship and the 2019 Archibald Prize, she was the lead artist on the 2018 restoration of the iconic ‘40000 years’ mural in Redfern, Sydney.
