Story Houses and Found Objects
With Anna Walker and Zana Fraillion No Vacancy Gallery - 6-12 June 2022
Found Stories brings together the beautifully crafted story houses of Anna Walker with Zana Fraillon’s museum of found objects to explore themes of community, sustainability and hope through storytelling and art.
Story Houses
“In 2020, when we were at home adjusting to lock downs and life with a pandemic, I began making tiny scenes using felt, recycled cardboard and paint. I made creatures that brought me joy, and placed them in settings that reminded me of stories from my childhood. It was a place in which I could escape the news of the day and lose myself in a world of the imagination. I created one scene each month and placed them in a tiny wooden house in our front garden. Sometimes I would hear children discovering the house among the leaves, exclaiming with delight. And that made me smile too.” - Anna Walker
Going Underground
Curator Meg Rennie 16th December 2021 – 10th January 2022
”Meg Rennie has created something extraordinary, bringing together designers, ceramists, illustrators, and sculptors : Evie Barrow, Pey Chi, Maddison Haywood, Tegan Iversen, Isobel Knowles, Yan Yan Candy Ng, Beci Orpin, Min Pin, Cat Rabbit, Meg Rennie, Tai Snaith and Anna Walker - all bringing to life their own enthralling and endearing miniature worlds inside the Dirty Dozen windows.”
“Marvelous things will happen” by Anna Walker
A Garden of Green
A collaboration between the State Library of Western Australia, AWESOME, and Anna Walker.
20th Sep 2021 – 16th Jan 2022 State Library of Western Australia Story Place Gallery
Exhibition and creative installation relating to the picture book Florette developed in collaboration with the author and illustrator, Anna Walker. On the ground floor explore Mae's garden, look for the frogs among the leaves, add to the wall of greenery, and nestle among the flowers for a story. Help create art and stories in a leafy forest.Visit the Story Place Gallery (Mezzanine Floor) to see original watercolour artwork from the picture book Florette.
Fantastic Worlds
Exploring the imaginary characters and worlds of picture book art. Curated by Edwina Bartlem
Counihan Gallery In Brunswick 7 June – 7 July 2019
Artists: Graeme Base Lance Balchin Leigh Hobbs Elise Hurst Alison Lester Marc Martin Cat Rabbit and Isobel Knowles (Soft Stories) Tai Snaith Shaun Tan Anna Walker
