Erin is an emerging writer and curator from Naarm/Melbourne. Her curatorial project grew out of an interest in unfinished art, and expanded to consider art that is abandoned or evolving too. These three 'categories' overlap, challenge each other and sprout many other branches, and Erin investigated this tension and depth with artists from Monash's Fine Art cohort.
Exhibition shot of From the Studio: The Unfinished, Abandoned and Evolving.
Starting on the leftmost wall and moving to the back and then the right wall, the exhibited artworks are: Indiana Rose Wells's 'South Yarra Station', Kalina Chan's 'Parasite', Anisha Muniandy's 'Untitled', Sara Gilbert's 'Untitled', Ashya James's 'Boiling frogs series' and 'Untitled warm ups', Sara Gilbert's 'Untitled', Lizzie Adderley's series of 'Untitled' paintings, Mellyn Sun's 'Untitled' and Sherry Ruoyu Han's 'Thousands Hands Guanyin'. In the centre of the room are Amalia Serie Ruiz's 'Untitled' unfired earthenware and stoneware clay sculptures on wooden tables made by the artist.
Erin Barwood, Exhibition shot of From the Studio: The Unfinished, Abandoned and Evolving.
Erin Barwood, 'Exhibition Catalogue for From the Studio: The Unfinished, Abandoned and Evolving' (2025)
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