Hello friends, I’m delighted to share with you that I’ll be participating in the upcoming exhibition ‘Remedy’ at Pari! Many thanks to the team at Pari for including my work and particularly to organisers Tian Zhang, emoeba h♡rtbridge, and Emma Cao. “To remedy means to heal, to cure, to mend, to make good or repair. … More The remedy is the experience…
Hello again and welcome back, This update could be viewed as extremely overdue, but I did do a double post in February and I’ve only just missed posting this in May (okay, maybe that’s a stretch). Regardless, I’m happy to share some of what I’ve been up to over the last two (and half) months. … More April and May Catch-Up
Hi all, I know I’m overdue for a blog post and it will be up soon(-ish). In the meantime, however, this is a quick update to let you know that I’ll be exhibiting two textile works in a group show: ‘Two Feet Forward (part 1)’, 12 June – 6 July at Ellipsis gallery, Level 1/41 … More Elliptical
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all doing well. Last month I made two announcements: (1) This August, I will be collaborating with my good friend Nuno Rodrigues de Sousa on an exhibition at Chrissie Cotter gallery titled ‘In the Flat Field’; and (2) I was invited to speak at Louise Bourgeois: Tides and Currents, a symposium convened … More March Activity Log
Hi everyone, I know it’s still February, but I have something to share with you all and I can’t wait until March. I have been invited to contribute to Louise Bourgeois: Tides and Currents (10-12 March), an exciting symposium convened by Léa Vuong from the University of Sydney, produced by the Art Gallery of NSW … More Second February Announcement: Tides and Currents
Hello again friends, We’re halfway through February already and it’s time for another update as I have some exciting news. I am very pleased to share that I have begun a collaboration with my good friend Nuno Rodrigues de Sousa and we have an exhibition planned for August 2024: ‘In the Flat Field’ at Chrissie … More February Announcement: In the Flat Field
Happy New Year Friends, I hope you’ve had a restful and restorative break and that you’re getting on with your new year’s resolutions. I don’t normally make resolutions, but this year I’ve resolved to start. For my first resolution, I’ve set myself a target to publish a blog post per month. If you want to … More January Update
I am proud to announce my upcoming solo exhibition ‘Ad/dressing the Wound’ (21 June – 8 July) at Ellipsis Gallery. I am particularly honoured to have Victoria Spence launching the exhibition, and its accompanying catalogue, at the opening event on Wednesday 21 June, 6-9pm. I look forward to seeing you there! ‘Ad/dressing the Wound’ is … More Ad/dressing the Wound (21 June – 8 July)
With the exhibition of Reverse Alchemy and Tehom [the Deep] in ‘Inaugural’ at Ellipsis Gallery, I’ve been thinking about making some more small quilts using the same tessellating cross pattern. Up till now I’ve been making crosses by cutting fabric into three inch squares with my rotary cutter and then using scissors to cut a … More A Formula for Quilting
My PhD examination exhibition ‘Sacrificial Bodies’ is done and dusted and I am proud to say that I passed my oral exam. Pending a few minor amendments to my thesis I will soon be Dr Isaacs (the sixth living Dr Isaacs in my family, but the first non-medical Doctor Isaacs). Thanks so much to everyone … More Exciting Developments!
Tom Isaacs 