Artroom5

vivonne thwaites curator is a leading art curation firm based in Australia, dedicated to promoting and exhibiting a wide range of artistic practices and disciplines. With a strong commitment to fostering feminist values and the significance of women's material practice, we have been at the forefront of showcasing the works of established and emerging artists for several years. Our carefully curated exhibitions feature an ever-evolving array of works from various artists, including Sera Waters, Troy Baylis, Noel McKenna, Godfrey Miller, Therese Ritchie, Pam Harris, Helen Fuller, Laura Wills, Gilbert Roe, Matthew Griffin, George Baldessin, Chris de Rosa, Gerry Wedd, Julie Dowling, Alan Tucker, Andrew Petrusevics, James Cochran, Ruth Tuck, Stephanie Radok, Katjarra Butler, Greg Daly, Sarah Crowest, Arlene Textaqueen, Alison Alder, Ian Abdulla, Merryn Bowden, Katharina Flink (1798), Patsy Hely, Toby Richardson, Jonika Sullivan, Irmina van Niele, and Kylie Waters, among many others. These works, and numerous others, are permanently on display at our artroom5 gallery, located in the heart of the city. We welcome visitors by appointment to view and experience the rich and diverse collection of artworks we have on offer.

2020 Exhibition

In 2020, we presented an exhibition featuring the works of Jude Adams, an accomplished visual artist with a decades-long career in the art world. The exhibition, which ran from November 2020, showcased a range of visual, text-based, and performative works that reflect Adams' commitment to feminism and women's material practice. The works on display were a testament to Adams' involvement in the Women's Art Movement (Sydney 1974-76) and (Adelaide 1978-85), as well as her subsequent work as an art educator.

Narratives from the Family Album

Our 2018 exhibition, titled Narratives from the Family Album, was a retrospective look at the period of second-wave feminist art. The exhibition featured works from the 1970s, as well as newer works that had undergone a makeover and those created over time. By drawing on outdated objects and technologies of representation, such as the snapshot, the Polaroid, and the photocopy, the exhibition addressed gender, narrativity, and identity. The intention of the exhibition was not to reference or reenact works but rather to recover the artist's own 'lost', forgotten, or incomplete works. This process of return opened up a space for the work of recovery, reappraisal, reformulation, and repair.

Gus Clutterbuck Exhibition

In December 2018, we presented an exhibition featuring the works of Gus Clutterbuck, an accomplished ceramic artist with a unique visual language that combines traditional qing-hua painting techniques and references to Chinese symbolism with his own and his family's personal experiences of life and the Australian landscape. Clutterbuck's works are a reflection of his time spent in Jingdezhen, China, and his experience working with remote aboriginal communities in South Australia's APY lands and the East Kimberley region in WA.