Manly Art Gallery & Museum (MAG&M) announces its latest exhibition, Hyphenated. An exhibition exploring the cross-pollination of nationalities and how this influences art and life, opening 18 October 2024.

The exhibition brings together 9 artists from diverse backgrounds and varying stages of their careers, working in multi-disciplinary and experimental art practices. Each artist brings to their work the impact and benefit of hyphenated identities and experiences.

The artists exhibiting are Deana Hitti, Emma Rani Hodges, Kirtika Kain, Pamela Leung, Jason Phu, Ben Soedradjit, Samuel Tupou, Jason Wing and William Yang.

Works range across painting, printmaking, photo-media, installation and performance with the common thread of text weaved through each piece. 

The hyphen - a grammatical symbol that connects words to avoid ambiguity - is often used in the descriptions of communities that diverge from the majority cultural, religious, or national definitions of an area. In terms like Chinese-Australian, Muslim-Australian, and Asian-Australian the hyphen simultaneously connects and separates identities. Bicultural and multicultural communities are connected but at the same time, distinct.

To deepen the exhibition experience, during October and November MAG&M is hosting a panel discussion and networking event, a printing and bookbinding workshop, an evening feast, and a concert.

Hyphenated
18 October – 8 December 2024
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
West Esplanade Reserve, Manly
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am – 5pm
Free entry

Exhibition opening night
Friday 18 October, 6–8pm
To be opened by Simon Chan AM, director of Art Atrium Gallery and member of Multicultural NSW Advisory Board, President of the Chinese Australia Forum and VisAsia Committee at Art Gallery of NSW

Panel Discussion and Networking Event
Saturday 19 October, 3–4pm
Hear from artists Kirtika Kain, Jason Phu and Ben Soedradjit as they discuss the role of printmaking in their diverse practices. Moderator: Ben Rak, MAG&M Curator

Craft Week Workshop: Monoprinting and Bookbinding
Sunday 20 October, 10am – 1pm
Join artist Millie Mitchell in an educational 3-hour workshop on monotype and bookbinding. Experiment with a range of monotype techniques and be guided through the process of Japanese stab bookbinding.

Hyphenated Sounds: Noriko Tadano + Sandy Evans
Sunday 3 November, 4 – 6pm
Sandy and Noriko fuse their musical worlds for one electrifying performance as part of SIMA’s Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival.

Hyphenated Feast
Friday 22 November, 5:30 – 8pm
Join us for a night of delicious food by Kabul Social, art and conversation at our inaugural community ‘feast’ in the gallery. 

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