Donna Lougher
Pink skin, 2013
Acrylic on hardboard
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Donna Lougher
Eight Mile, 2013
Acrylic on hardboard
Under the Microscope: Donna Lougher
The Little Gallery Project Space
18 JULY – 30 AUGUST
OPENING Friday 17 July, 6 pm
Devonport Regional Gallery presents Under the Microscope by Tasmanian artist Donna Lougher.
Under the Microscope is an installation based on Lougher’s journey through outback South Australia in 2013. Through figurative compositions and collages of images, the exhibition unearths the distinct culture, connections, and environment of regional outback Australia.
“The opal mining town of Coober Pedy, with its ‘dugouts’ is an important region to Aboriginal people as well as pioneering Europeans. Oodnadatta, once enlivened by the old Ghan railway, now exists with a heritage museum and The Pink Roadhouse as its hub for community, and visitors passing through. By sharing this work, my aim is to promote communication about place; a site, personified by its natural beauty, and the people who inhabit it.” – Donna Lougher
The Little Gallery was established in late 2009 in honour of Jean Thomas who set up the first public gallery on the north-west coast in 1966, and named it The Little Gallery. Jean Thomas’ vision for the Gallery was as a centre for community arts and activities that promoted the work of emerging and established Tasmanian artists alongside national and international artists.
Ellie Ray Director
