Residue + Response: 5th Tamworth Textile Triennial is a celebration of 50 years of the National Textile Collection promoting and sustaining the unique cultural heritage associated with both the history and technology of contemporary textile practice.

Curated by Dr Carol McGregor, Residue + Response features 25 artworks from across Australia which explore the theme of the connection between our histories and futures.

“Since the Tamworth National Fibre Textile Collection began in 1973, artists have interwoven and shared their lived experiences and negotiated stories through the materiality of textile practice. The 5th Tamworth Textile Triennial builds on this tradition with a future focus on the intangible essence of what it means to be human in the fabric of today’s society. It is an opportunity to celebrate Australian textiles practice, and for artists to create and explore the relationality and residues of change through a multiplicity of materials, methods and meanings.”

Residue + Response: 5th Tamworth Textile Triennial has been made possible through funding from the NSW Government, and the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia and Regional Arts Fund programs.

The exhibiting artists are:

• Amy Hammond
• Anne Graham
• Blake Griffiths
• Casselle Mountford
• Dana Harris
• Daphne Banyawarra
• Fiona Gavino
• Hannah Quinlivan
• Joan Ross
• Jumaadi
• Kait James
• Kate Harding
• Kate Just
• Kyra Mancktelow
• Leanne Zilka + Jenny Underwood
• Liz Williamson
• Lucy Irvine
• Maggie Hensel-Brown
• Makeda Duong
• Mandy Quadrio + Jan Oliver
• Norton Fredericks
• Paula do Prado + Tamara Burlando
• Rachael Wellisch
• Sophie Honess
• Sybil Orr

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