Personal mythologies
14 July – 26 october 2022
La trobe art institute, bendigo
Artists: Tiyan Baker, Jenna Lee, Cindy Lien, NC Qin, Renee So, Jia Sung, Louise Zhang
Curator: Sophia Cai
Personal mythologies explores the role that fantasy and imagination play in our constructions of self and our relationships to place and history. This thematic group exhibition brings together sculpture, installation, textiles and painting by seven Australian and international artists whose work points towards diasporic, transcultural perspectives, forming new narratives. The artists address elements of folklore, mythology and storytelling in their work, complicating ideas of cultural translation and personal identity.
This exhibition has been developed to complement the forthcoming exhibition In our time: four decades of art from China and beyond — the Geoff Raby Collection co-presented with Bendigo Art Gallery.
Click here to read the curatorial essay + view the room sheet
PUblic PROGRAMS
Artist talks online
Tuesday 30 August, 12pm AEST
Join guest curator Sophia Cai and exhibiting artists Jia Sung, Louise Zhang and NC Qin as they discuss their work and the exhibition Personal mythologies.
Artist talks online
Wednesday 7 September, 7pm AEST
Join guest curator Sophia Cai and exhibiting artists Jenna Lee, Tiyan Baker, Cindy Lien and Renee So as they discuss their work and the exhibition Personal mythologies.
Threads of Thought: Curators in Conversation
Friday 30 September, 11:30 AM at La Trobe Art Institute
What does it take to curate an exhibition in the contemporary moment?
Meet the curators of three unique, yet complementary exhibitions between Bendigo Art Gallery and La Trobe Art Institute - Treasures of Dai Gum San, In Our Time and Personal mythologies.
Gain insight through conversation between Clare Needham, Sophie Couchman, Bala Star and Sophia Cai as they discuss the visions and realities of curation amidst the challenges of a global pandemic, and the coming together of three harmonious exhibitions.