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Emerging artist selected for Sydney exhibition

20 July 2005

Monash Master of Fine Art student Deborah Bain-King is one of six emerging artists, and the only Victorian, selected to exhibit works at the Fresh exhibition sponsored by the Sydney Art on Paper Fair.

Fresh emerging artist and Monash postgraduate student Ms Deborah Bain-King.

Possible inclusion in the Fresh exhibition is open to students across Australia who have recently completed, or are undertaking, postgraduate studies in visual or fine arts. Artists eligible to enter must use paper as an integral element of their work.

The exhibition provides an opportunity for emerging artists such as Ms Bain-King to exhibit alongside major Australian and international artists and to network with industry contacts.

Ms Bain-King completed a Bachelor of Fine Art (honours) at the Caulfield campus in 2004, and won an Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship to study for her Master of Fine Art (Research) degree.

Her winning submission, 'Deborah moves to Windsor', is a three-dimensional work on paper, cut and shaped from a double-sided digital print, then allowed to unravel.

"The inspiration for my work came when I moved from Upwey to Windsor to be nearer to Monash," Ms Bain-King said.

Deborah Bain-King, 'Deborah moves to Windsor', 2005, digital print on cartridge paper, 30cm x 10cm x 6cm.

"The images on one side reflect the familiar and dependable everyday objects that accompany you when you move home such as a lamp, teapot and chair. The other side shows the unfamiliar, which reflects the new environment when the destination is achieved."

Mr Leslie Eastman, Department of Fine Arts lecturer and Ms Bain-King's supervisor, commended her selection.

"Deb is an original thinker who is very interested in cultural and psychological boundaries," Mr Eastman said. "This is a great opportunity for her to build a profile and have her work viewed by the wider arts community."

The Sydney Art on Paper Fair, established in 1989, is a biennial international event that specialises in, and promotes, works on paper.

Ms Bain-King's work will be on show at the Byron Kennedy Hall, Moore Park, Sydney from 27 to 31 July.