All Guns Blazing Exhibition at Tuggeranong Arts Centre
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Wiradjuri artist, Jamie Lea Trindall, explores the ancient traditions of carving and string making in All Guns Blazing, a show inspired by her upbringing on Waukegan. Using contemporary approaches to fibre, ceramic installation, and printmaking, Trindall’s work embodies the impacts of colonisation in regional NSW.
Her work tells brave and authentic stories from fringe dwelling pastoralists, forefathers of the wool trade, tough as nails nurses, to stockman, camp chefs and cowboys, and many others who have gone in ‘all guns blazing.’
Jamie-Lea Trindall graduated with Bachelor Art Education in 2009; Majoring in Sculpture/Installation and Photography from University NSW College of Fine Arts. She then returned to her hometown to take on the role of Executive Director for Outback Arts.
Her works are inspired by her upbringing, on Wailwan country, her story embodies the south east colonisation impacts in regional NSW, and the forethought of brave trailblazers in rural Australia. She explores the ancient traditions of carving and string making through a contemporary approach to fibre, ceramic installation and Printmaking. Jamie’s work reflects the strong and bold connection to country, life experiences, intrinsic connections, pulling together pieces of beauty from her everyday life. Magnifying their detail while being surrounded by bold, brave and authentic family stories of those who have gone through regional NSW all guns blazing.