Wearable Art Mandurah Exhibitions
Wearable Art Mandurah Exhibition 2023
at Contemporary Arts Spaces Mandurah (CASM)
Exhibition dates: 18 February – 2 April
The Wearable Art Mandurah Exhibition presents a curated selection of garments from the 2022 competition in a unique and exciting exhibition at Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah (CASM). 26 unique garments, created by designers of all ages, experience-levels, locations and backgrounds, will be expertly exhibited from 18 February until 2 April. Audiences will have the opportunity to get up close and fully appreciate the materials, techniques and imagination used in the creation of these incredible pieces of wearable art.
This exhibition is the concluding event for Wearable Art Mandurah, as the program draws to close after twelve amazing years of presenting revolutionary works of art on the body.
Join us to celebrate the work of these incredible designers and to honour the dedication of all of those who have been involved during the years of this unique competition.
Launch event: Friday 17 February, 7pm
Join the Wearable Art Mandurah designers and contributors in celebrating the launch of the exhibition at this special event, featuring roving models and live entertainment.
Artist Talk: Sunday 2 April, 1pm
Learn more about the inspiration and creative process behind some of the amazing garments on the final day of the exhibition.
Past Exhibitions
In the Fold: Paper Category Exhibition
at Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery
Get up close and explore the incredible skill and craftsmanship in these six garments, all created from 90% paper materials by local, interstate and international designers from the 2022 Wearable Art Mandurah competition.
Exhibition Opening: 15 October 2022
Wearable Art Mandurah Exhibition
at Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah (CASM)
A unique opportunity to view a curated selection from the 2021 Wearable Art Mandurah Competition and fully appreciate the materials, technical skill and imagination that make these garments so extraordinary.
Click here to learn about the garments in this incredible exhibition.
Exhibition Opening: 19 February 2022
In the Fold: Paper Category Exhibition
at Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery
Date: 5 – 27 November 2021
Wearable Art Mandurah celebrates revolutionary works of art on the body with the introduction of an exciting new category – Paper.
The free, In the Fold exhibition showcases incredible garments made from 90% paper, designed for this year’s competition. Explore the textures, embellishments and the tensions between the fragility and resilience of paper as a material.
Exhibition Opening Night – 5 November 2021
Wearable Art Mandurah Exhibition
at Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah
Date: 9 August – 22 September 2019
These revolutionary works of art need to be viewed up close and personal to appreciate the innovative choice of materials and the level of skill and thinking that sits behind these extraordinary works.
The exhibition’s calendar of events will include a workshop and artists talks.
Exhibition Opening Night – 9 August @ 6pm
Headpiece Challenge
at Foyer of the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
When: 14 – 21 June 2019
Encouraging the participation of groups and individuals in creative reuse and the collaboration of students, teachers, schools and Wearable Art Mandurah.
Schools participating:
• John Tonkin Education Support
• Coastal Lakes College
• Coodanup College
• Frederick Irwin Anglican School
• Comet Bay College
• City Beach Primary School
• At Mary’s Anglican Girls School
• Balcatta Senior High School
Project Manager – Jodie Davidson
Fashion and Floristry
Date: 8 – 19 June 2019
A unique exhibit explores intersections between art, floristry and fashion as South Metropolitan TAFE (SM TAFE) students collaborate to showcase artisanship on human form.
Wearable Art Mandurah Exhibition presented by Act-Belong-Commit
at Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah
Date: 3 August – 9 September 2018
These revolutionary works of art need to be viewed up close and personal to appreciate the unusual choice of materials and the level of skill and thinking that sits behind these extraordinary art works.
The exhibition’s calendar of events will include guest speakers, panel discussions, a workshop and artist talks.
Wearable Art Mandurah, a retrospective 2011 – 2018
at Lakelands Library
When: Friday 3 August – Sunday 9 September 2018
Look how far we have come!
This supporting exhibition presents one Wearable Art Mandurah garment from each year, 2011 – 2018, celebrating our journey from a small local competition to the premiere wearable art event in Australia.
Beyond the Seam
at Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah
Date: 26 May – 24 June 2018
Beyond the Seam: conceptual works in fibre art brings together the work of 12 outstanding national and international contemporary artists to explore how fibre art, its materiality and the various processes of making can engage our understanding of the tactile and transformative potential of working with cloth, natural materials and thread.
This exhibition will be accessible during showcase weekend
Fashion & Floristry by South Metropolitan TAFE
Date: 6 – 14 June 2018
A unique exhibit explores intersections between art, floristry and fashion as South Metropolitan TAFE (SM TAFE) students collaborate to showcase artisanship on human form. The activation transforms the foyer of the Mandurah Performing Arts centre from the 6th to the 14th of June, celebrating the Mandurah Wearable Art Showcase weekend.
The exhibit of twenty-two fashion and thirteen floristry SM TAFE student works use innovative techniques such as wire lacework, origami and arm-knitting; and materials such as air-conditioning ducting, pressed flowers sandwiched between organza, hair extensions and brick pallet tape.
Wearable Art Mandurah @ Parmelia House
Date: April 30 – May 31 2018
Wearable Art Mandurah @ Parmelia House presents 9 local, national and international artworks, as part of an invitation only exhibition.
Curated by Denise Fisher, the exhibition cleverly groups artworks to reflect and compliment the aesthetics of their elegant contemporary surrounds.
Internal Transparency and Sky & Water 111 present a dramatic statement, while It Takes a Village to Raise a Child and Framed Perspective add a pop of bright colour. Star Power, living up to its title, acts as an entry statement and sets the tone of the exhibition. Illuminated in the window are Metal Maiden, Patches Off, Are You Thirsty? and the reveal of this year’s collaborative progressive garment, Skrydstrup Woman, whose journey was recreated and retold by six artists, who dreamt her memories and brought them back to life through cloth, thread and stitch.
Exhibiting Artists: See More
Artist Statements
Stay Tuned for the 2019 artist statements!
2019 Wearable Art Mandurah Winners
April Richards
‘Gaudy Masked Dress’
Gaudy Masked Dress is inspired by James Ensor’s tragi-comedic themed painting ‘Skeletons Fighting Over a Hanged Man’ (1891). I have chosen to represent Ensor’s menacing and garishly dressed figures with a patchwork opulence of coloured ruffles and fabric covered bird masks.
Teddy McRitchie
“In Bloom”
“A woman is like a flower, if you care for her and love her enough, you’ll have the honour of watching her bloom,” Davis Dolezal. The
correlation of women to flowers is reflected in my wearable art piece. 427 handmade paper leaves and 226 handmade paper flowers were used in this creation.
Award presented by Reading Cinemas Mandurah
Ardea Murphy
‘Regeneration’
Humans are destroying our planet with plastic. My vision was to symbolise the demise of the grey plastic bag. Like the myth of the Phoenix that rebirths itself by fire every 500 years, hopefully by then mankind will have discovered a way to recycle our garbage landfills into useful energy.
Stephanie Munro
‘Just Breathe’
My inspiration is anxiety. The reuse of respirators ironically used to allow one to breathe is juxtaposed against the theme of anxiety and one’s inability to catch a breath. White eludes to outward perfection, the greys, insecurity and turmoil. The cage and headpiece show strength but hint at inner vulnerability.
Award presented by Onyx Hair & Beauty Crew
Meagan Howe
‘Mourning Birds’
Flesh-footed Shearwater, migratory birds that breed in Australian waters.
Autopsied fledglings reveal stomachs full of plastic, mistakenly fed to them by their seafaring parents looking for squid. Too heavy to fly, they die on the pristine beaches of Lord Howe Island.
Mother Earth is mourning.