Charli English: Portholes

Charli English's exhibition presents a series of hybrid painting-sculpture works that examine the intersection of coastal erosion and the housing crisis, two converging forces that are reshaping access to beauty and belonging in contemporary Australia.

The works combine large-scale landscape paintings with three-dimensional fabric curtains, creating immersive installations that blur the boundary between painting and sculpture. Each piece is constructed primarily from reclaimed canvases, salvaged materials, and second-hand textiles, embodying a sustainable practice that challenges the art industry's environmental footprint.

These works function as windows onto disappearing views, sweeping coastal landscapes witnessed from vantage points that are becoming increasingly inaccessible or vanishing entirely. The curtains frame each painting as a domestic threshold, invoking the intimate act of looking through a window at natural beauty.

Opening event on Thursday 30th of April at 6pm.