Lindy Lee

Oct 2024 - Feb 2026
Level 2, Gallery 25
Free

Lindy Lee is one of Australia's most accomplished contemporary artists.

To complement the unveiling of Ouroboros, Lee's major new public art commission for the National Gallery, this exhibition brings together highlights from across the artist's career as well as a monumental new installation and works on paper. Exploring themes of ancestry, spirituality, the environment and the cosmos, this display of new and recent works will shed light on Lee's ever evolving and ambitious practice.

Lee's new work Charred forest alludes to the cyclical notions of existence, migration, transformation and hope. It comprises camphor laurel trees that have been treated using the Japanese preservation technique of Shou Sugi Ban which blackens the logs, before being pierced with a scattering of conical holes revealing the natural colour of the timber underneath. Piercings will appear as stardust, falling from above and penetrating the tops of the branches.

The exhibition continues to build on the National Gallery's Know My Name initiative which celebrates the work of all women artists with an aim to enhance understanding of their contribution to Australia's cultural life.

Curators: Deborah Hart, Head Curator, Australian Art
Deirdre Cannon, Assistant Curator, Australian Art

Lindy Lee extends her very special thanks to Andy and Deirdre Plummer for their generosity and patience, and for providing the trees and studio space at Lune de Sang to create Charred forest.

Wheelchair Accessible
'My work is all about time.. The primary truth is that everything changes from moment to moment - nothing is permanent. For me, this is a very beautiful and poetic way of describing and embracing existence.'

Lindy Lee




Happens: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Time: 10am - 5pm daily



 National Gallery of Australia View Venue
 Parkes Place Canberra A.C.T. 2600 Map

→ nga.gov.au

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