ILLAWARRA ASSOCIATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS (IAVA) PRESENTS ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION:

Artists JULIE DONNELLY and KATRINA O’BRIEN will discuss their differing art practices.

Saturday 29th October 2pm- 3pm at Wollongong Art Gallery

Free, all welcome.

Julie Donnelly and Katrina O’Brien are local artists who met at the Illawarra Tafe over twenty years ago. Since then they have shared a studio space and had exhibitions together. They have followed each other’s art practice ever since. Katrina has gone on to be represented by Curatorial & Co in Redfern and will be represented at the Sydney Contempory art show in September 2022.

Julie Donnelly’s Artist Statement

I am an abstract artist who bases their art in the landscape. I have always been influenced by the natural beauty that surrounds us. I paint and make sculptures and currently I am working with paper in all its forms.

Katrina O’Brien’s Artists Statement
A full time artist working from a studio in the Illawarra, I work primarily on paper. I am drawn to the unseen and love to explore sounds, dreams, thoughts and experiences through painting and drawing. My practice in recent years has been heavily influenced by music. A sound can present itself as a rich landscape that I feel my way through. The sound becomes a story, the story becomes a painting, the painting becomes a sound.

Left image:  Julie Donnelly, Into The Blue, 92cm x 92cm, Timber construction.

 Right image: Katrina O’Brien, Teach Me to Fly, 216x250cm, Mixed media on Arches paper.