This Open Studio event is a great opportunity to browse the EDITION collection and Jenni and Kayannie's latest collections, learn about their design processes and support local makers by acquiring their work directly from the artists themselves.
One Day Only | 9 November | Saturday 10am - 4pm
Entry to this exhibition is free | No bookings required
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EDITION began during Alice's final year of studying Fashion at the Canberra Institute of Technology in 2011. Alice currently runs her independent label EDITION from her studio in Waramanga. Through each collection the label evolves and the unique, multifunctional garments create a new language for sustainable design.
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Kayannie Denigan is an early career Australian Aboriginal artist. She is Luritja by birth – connected to Iltjitjari and Unturu in Central Australia through her grandmother and great-grandmother respectively.
Kayannie is also connected to the Bagarrmuguwarra, Guugu Yimithirr and Kuku Yalanji people of Cape York through her Nganjan (adopted father). She maintains strong connections to country at Buru, Starke and Yuku Budhuwigu and to the communities of Hope Vale and Wujal Wujal.
Kayannie works predominantly in acrylic on canvas and is inspired by a painting style that was passed down from her grandmothers – the iconic dots and symbols of Central Desert art. She combines this ancient form of storytelling with the colours and stories from the lands and culture of her childhood home in Cape York.
Her unique style represents her heritage and upbringing, resulting in earthy, rich and vibrant expressions of her connection to people and country.
Kayannie also creates digital art inspired by her paintings. She has worked in copper, brass and silver to create contemporary jewellery and other items that reflect and enhance her practice.
Kayannie’s work has featured in numerous exhibitions and she is frequently commissioned to produce bespoke pieces. She is currently based in Canberra in Australia’s Capital Territory.
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Jenni Kemarre Martiniello OAM is an award-winning glass artist, poet, writer and photographer of Arrente, Chinese and Anglo-Celtic descent who combines the traditional Aboriginal practice of weaving with the European practice of glass making.
‘My aim is to produce a body of works that pay tribute to traditional weavers,’ Jenni says. ‘I want to recognise ancient cultural practices, including the beautiful forms of traditional woven eel and fish traps, dillibags and coiled and open weave baskets. In so doing, I create contemporary glass works which are objects of cultural as well as artistic significance.’
Through her internationally recognised art practice, creative writing and teaching, Jenni has a been a powerful cultural ambassador, educator, and activist. She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to the creative and visual arts in 2022.
Her work is in many major collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Museum of Australia, the Canberra Museum and Gallery, the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, the Australian Parliament House Collection, the National Art Glass Gallery, the Belau National Museum, the Corning Museum of Glass, the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, and the British Museum.
Image Credit: Alice Van Meurs | Jenni Kemarre Martiniello | EDITION 23 | Photographed by Elena Caldaci