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'Truth' Exhibition Celebration, December 2024

In partnership with Riverina Community College, this professional development program will support artists working in the Art Factory supported studio to co-devise, collaborate and deliver a new exhibition.

Over three months, the artists involved undertook a process to deeply consider their artistic practice through gallery visits, planning an exhibition, creating new artworks and creating a performative opening event.

The outcome of this process was 'Truth', an exhibition exploring how each artist lives their truth in exciting, loud and proud ways, through powerful declarations of self and identity.

Artists

Lorraine O'Hara

Lorraine O'Hara is an artist based in Temora, a rural township in the Riverina. She creates huge multi-coloured images inspired by the everyday. O'Hara has exhibited in 5 Years (2021) and 8 More (2022-3) at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, End of Year Exhibition (2019) at HR Gallop Gallery and Yield (2019) at Griffith Regional Gallery. Lorraine presented her first solo exhibition Colourful Wonderful (2021) at the E3 Art Space in Wagga Wagga and a banner of her work Vegetable Patches was featured from December 2021- February 2022 in the Civic Centre precinct, Wagga Wagga.

Adrian Buntin

Adrian is a writer, illustrator, sculptor and designer. He illustrates and creates outfits of characters from pop culture, often used for his cosplay. Adrian creates 3D printed sculptures varying from pendants inspired by games to parts of a costume he is designing. Adrian has exhibited in Bursting at the Seams (2022) at Riverina Community College Gallery, Together More Than Ever (2021) at Riverina Community College Gallery and The Art Factory (2020) at the Curious Rabbit. Damian is a lead artist in Dystopian Universe, an exhibition at the E3 Art Space, Wagga Wagga.

Lilly Salmon

Lilly is an artist who predominantly paints patterns and shapes. She has exhibited in The Clay Factory (2022) at Riverina Community College, Bursting at the Seams (2022) at Riverina Community College Gallery, juxtapose (2021) at Riverina Community College Gallery and 5 Years (2021) at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery.

Artists

Jennifer West

Jen is a printmaker and drawer who is inspired by her travels and people in popular culture, including The Royals. Jen has exhibited extensively over a period of two decades including shows in Canberra, Temora and Wagga Wagga.

David Nicholls

David Nicholls enjoys painting and creating imaginary and realistic worlds. Currently exploring his identity through painting images of places visited. Dave expresses himself in colours and likes to see complex and layered he can make his work. ‘I always believe that good painting comes from good colours’.