The Good | Anna Louise Richardson

29 June - 11 August 2024

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The Good is a major new solo exhibition by artist Anna Louise Richardson whose practice is centred around rural life, embedded in the experience and drama of everyday reality. Working primarily in charcoal and graphite, Richardson’s work explores ideas of intergenerational exchange, parenthood and identity based on her experiences of living and working on a multigeneration beef cattle farm in rural Australia.

The Good emerges from Richardson’s broader investigations into the complex relationships between humans and the natural world, tinged by grief and the competing demands of nurturing new life. In a world increasingly defined by division and hardship, Richardson’s work points to the necessary act of radical optimism needed to seek goodness in all things.

The Good is touring nationally to 11 public galleries across Australia with Museums & Galleries of NSW. For more information on the national tour, visit Museums and Galleries of NSW.

Curated by Rachel Arndt & Dr Lee-Anne Hall. A Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, The Condensery and Museums & Galleries of NSW touring exhibition. This project was made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia and the Government of Western Australia through the Department, Culture and the Arts (WA). This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal art investment and advisory body.

Anna Louise Richardson, Good egg, 2023, charcoal on cement fibreboard, 50 x 37 x 3cm. Photo: Bo Wong. The Good, installation view, Wangaratta Art Gallery, 2024. Photos Jeremy Weihrauch.