The New Quilt 2024 Preview: Susan Cunningham

Today we highlight Baranbali 1 by Susan Cunningham of Stawell, Victoria. Susan's latest body of work has resulted from her acquisition of old family textiles. She tells stories using these textiles to embody her reactions to the world around her: matters of social and environmental importance nationally and internationally, and also to explore her personal background. Baranbali 1 focuses on the use of recycled materials at the family level. Used work-a-day items reflect the hard working and thoughtful life of her parents on a dairy farm, along with their plans for a new house, and her mother’s CWA interests which extended to teaching knitting and embroidery.

 

 
Plan an art excursion!  

The New Quilt 2024, on exhibition at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, NSW from 4 May to 23 June 2024. Official opening and awards ceremony from 6pm on Friday 3 May 2024. RSVP to the gallery. 

Gallery hours: Open 6 days a week Monday, Wednesday-Friday 10am-4pm Saturday-Sunday 10am-3pm. Closed on Tuesday and public holidays.