Kelly McDonald, DIY IUDs, 2019, Found steel, brass, L.19cmL x 7cmW x 4cmD & R.26cmL x 9cmW x 0.5cmH

The Mother Lode

Victoria McIntosh (NZ)
Kelly McDonald (AU/NZ)

8– 15 September 

Mon– Sat 10am-5pm
Sun 10am-2pm 

(OPENING)

(ARTIST TALK)

Wed 11 September, 5-7pm

Sun 15 September 12-1pm​

at 

Dark Horse Experiment 

Blender Studios
33– 35 Dudley Street 
West Melbourne 3003

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE

Victoria McIntosh, Mild Irritation, 2018, vintage underwear, pearls, clasp, 40 x 30 x 2 cm. Photo: V McIntosh

New Zealand jewellery and object-makers Kelly McDonald and Victoria McIntosh unload what mother means to them… 
Drawing on day to day experiences, their work nestles within the notion of home and place, and the subtle and sometimes not so subtle burdens they place on women. Combining the historical and contemporary, the crafted and the ready-made, they present new narratives that reflect the tragicomedy of the everyday act of being a mother and a daughter.

Kelly McDonald, Undone & Pearly Gates, 2018, 98 x 12 x 1 cm, Steel, brass, silk, freshwater pearls. Photo: Kelly McDonald

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(ABOUT THE ARTISTS)
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Kelly McDonald completed her Bachelor of Visual Arts at Sydney College of the Arts in the 1990s. Career highlights include selection for both Talente and Schmuck, and the large travelling NZ jewellery exhibition, Wunderruma. Her recent shows include solo exhibition TOOL LOOT & The Mother Lode (The National, Christchurch) and solo installation Portraits at Te Uru (Auckland), both in 2018. Since 2007 she has tutored in jewellery at Whitireia NZ; is a member of the collective Occupation: Artist, and window gallery group, The See Here. Kelly is a current participant in Handshake5 and studying a Masters of Fine Art. 

Victoria McIntosh has a DFA in printmaking (1991) and a BFA in jewellery and metalsmithing (2005) both from the Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. Her work ranges from wearable jewellery to small scale sculpture using a wide variety of material from metal to textiles. Since graduating Victoria has shown work throughout New Zealand and internationally. Solo shows include Smother, My Invented History and Blemish. Victoria was represented at Schmuck (2016) and was the Caselberg Trust Artist in Residence (2017).