GIFT HORSE
A solo exhibition of large scale drawing and sculptural installation exploring the ongoing significance of Phar Lap in the Australian public imagination. Gift Horse dissects the anatomy and career of Phar Lap to discuss the considerable cultural investment in the legend since his mysterious death in 1932.
The Gallery @ Bayside Arts & Culture Centre, Melbourne, VIC.
1 April – 23 April 2017.
Biennale of Australian Art, Ballarat, VIC.
21 September – 6 November 2018.
RITUAL, Curated by Professor Ted Snell, There Is, WA.
22 February - 16 March 2019.
1 April – 23 April 2017.
Biennale of Australian Art, Ballarat, VIC.
21 September – 6 November 2018.
RITUAL, Curated by Professor Ted Snell, There Is, WA.
22 February - 16 March 2019.
Anna Louise Richardson, Phar Lap: Skin, 2017, charcoal on cement fibreboard, 300cm x 322cm. (right)
Anna Louise Richardson, Phar Lap: Bone, 2017, charcoal on cement fibreboard, 300cm x 322cm. (left)
Anna Louise Richardson, Phar Lap: Bone, 2017, charcoal on cement fibreboard, 300cm x 322cm. (left)
Anna Louise Richardson, Gift Horse, 2016, Lithograph on cotton rag paper, edition of 10 + 3AP, 70cm x 50cm.
Anna Louise Richardson, Wonder Horse, 2017, bronze, vinyl, concrete laminate, edition of 3 + 1AP, 140cm x 100cm x 45cm.
Gift Horse is supported by the Government of Western Australia Department of Culture and the Arts.