Art of place: Marking Place exhibition in Canberra

Three Canberra artists present their work (to 24 March, 2013) at the Canberra Museum and Gallery during the Centenary of Canberra. The exhibit, called Marking Place, showcases the work of GW Bot, Anita McIntyre, and Wendy Teakel. Their pieces are paintings, ceramics, and sculptures.

For example, the works of Teakel include Corridor for One (1984 and 2012) created from steel, wool, sticks and pigment; Late Summer Haze (2012) of steel, wool and grass – which is grass bounded by a fence; and my favourite Sand Track – Mungo (2012) which is a Tibetan wool rug woven by a Nepalese artisan. The garden stakes are a common theme—not just in forming a boundary, but also in the spaces between them. Teakel (1957-present) moved to Canberra in 1985 and is currently head of sculpture at the School of Art, Australian National University.

G.W. Bot is the professional name of Pakistan-born artist Chrissie Grishin. Bot (1954-present) and her Australian parents moved back to Australia in 1956. She is a printmaker with extensive international exhibitions. Her theme for this exhibit is the garden and layered landscapes.

Anita McIntyre (1942-present) has lived and worked in Canberra for most of her life. She is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University. Her themes reflect her travels to remote areas of Australia. In one of her displays in the exhibit at the Canberra Museum and Gallery is a collection of boat-forms to represent a journey. On the outer sides of the boat forms are marks and pictograms that represent souvenirs of the experience.

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