Exhibition essays |
2020 Exhibition essay/publication
Women, Culture and Connectedness 2018 Exhibition essay Intimate Knowings - Wild/flower Women II exhibition essay |
Articles |
Davis, Susan (2020). Wildflowering culture: Kathleen McArthur and creating a popular wildflower consciousness’, The Australasian Journal of Popular, Culture, 9:1, pp. 67–82.
Davis, Susan. (2019). Wandering and Wildflowering - Walking with Women into Intimacy and Ecological Action. M/C Journal, 22 (4). Davis, Susan. (2019). Kathleen McArthur - Wild/flower Woman. Online exhibition (documentation). Fryer Library, University of Queensland. Davis, Susan. (2019). "Hidden women of History: Kathleen McArthur, the wildflower woman who took on Joh Bjelke-Petersen". The Conversation. 31 January 2019. |
Video |
The video below was created for the 'Wild/flower Women II' exhibition. It introduces Kathleen McArthur and her work and then features imagery of wild/flowers and plants drawn from Kathleen's slide collection.
Photos courtesy of: Hugh McArthur, Fryer Library - University of Queensland, Meredith McKinney, Wendy Gordon, Alexandra Moreno, Judy Nelson-Gracie & Tessa Nelson, Wildlife Qld - Caloundra Branch. Music: Reverie, by Debussy, performed by Louise King & Pascal Roge for Cello Dreaming Gymnopadie by Satie, performed by Francisco Tores Here Me Are (Max's Lullaby) by Andrew Veivers |
Education booklet |
Activity booklet created by Sue Davis, Ulrike Sturm & Nina Shadforth Education/activity booklet
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Wildflowering and educational resource for Hiromi Tango's Healing garden
In early 2021 it was wonderful to collaborate with artist Hiromi Tango and Megan Williams of USC Art Gallery on developing a Sunshine Coast Healing Garden. A number of workshops were held at USC Art Gallery in association with the 'Craftivism, Dissident Objects and Subversive Forms' exhibition - a Shepparton Art Museum exhibition, curated by Anna Briers and Rebecca Coates, touring nationally by NETS Victoria.
Hiromi Tango created an initial education resource with information about her work and process, and instructions on how to create four paper flowers for a healing garden. 'A Sunshine Coast Wildflowering Inspiration' package was created as a phase II. This includes a reflective essay and collection of wildflowers that have been in bloom over the summer months. Click on the resource cover images below to download the education resources. |
Wild/flower Women II - images and credits
Image credits for images below:
‘Kathleen with hat’, Ulrike Sturm 2018, illustration for free-cut vinyl installation
'Christmas Bells' Kathleen McArthur, courtesy of Fryer Library, University of Qld and McArthur Collection
Sue Davis with Bettina Walter ‘Wildflowering at Girraween’
Sue Davis with Ulrike Sturm ‘Wildflowering at Emu Mountain’
‘Kathleen with hat’, Ulrike Sturm 2018, illustration for free-cut vinyl installation
'Christmas Bells' Kathleen McArthur, courtesy of Fryer Library, University of Qld and McArthur Collection
Sue Davis with Bettina Walter ‘Wildflowering at Girraween’
Sue Davis with Ulrike Sturm ‘Wildflowering at Emu Mountain’