when: 10 January 2025 - 27 April 2025 | venue: National Portrait Gallery | cost: See event for details | address: King Edward Terrace Parkes 2600 | website: https://portrait.gov.au
published: 24 Feb 2025, 5 min read
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Joan Ross: Those trees came back to me in my dreams' is a vibrant and dynamic exhibition by acclaimed contemporary artist Joan Ross. In a practice that spans collage, printmaking, sculpture and video animation, Ross probes the ongoing consequences of colonisation in Australia with wit and wry critique. Transforming scenes from colonial artworks through a digital ‘cut and paste' technique and her signature fluorescent yellow, Ross explores critical issues like climate change, greed and consumerism.
This exhibition is running from 24 August 2024 - 27 April 2025.
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Joan Ross: Those trees came back to me in my dreams' is a vibrant and dynamic exhibition by acclaimed contemporary artist Joan Ross. In a practice that spans collage, printmaking, sculpture and video animation, Ross probes the ongoing consequences of colonisation in Australia with wit and wry critique. Transforming scenes from colonial artworks through a digital ‘cut and paste' technique and her signature fluorescent yellow, Ross explores critical issues like climate change, greed and consumerism.
This exhibition is running from 24 August 2024 - 27 April 2025.
Go see Joan Ross: Those trees came back to me in my dreams 2025.

Joan Ross: Those trees came back to me in my dreams 2025 is on 10 January 2025 - 27 April 2025. The opening hours are: See event website for details. Conveniently located in Parkes. Call 02 6102 7000 for details. Visit their website at https://portrait.gov.au.
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