I’m thrilled to be part of this exhibition. Here’s my short artist statement about this linocut print, ‘Crumpet of Parrots’.
I love elections. During the 2025 federal election I was amused and slightly alarmed to see a party called Trumpet of Patriots, backed by the irrepressible Clive Palmer. At one stage the billionaire miner accidentally referred to his party as ‘Trumpet of Parrots’. Later in conversation a friend referred to the party as ‘Crumpet of Parrots’ inspiring this linocut which was created for this Print Exchange curated by Rona Green.
Irrepressible
Exchanging ideas through printmaking
21 March – 16 May 2026
Opening 1pm – 3pm Saturday 21 March 2026
Whitehorse Artspace
Box Hill Town Hall
1022 Whitehorse Road
Box Hill VIC 3128
Gallery hours: Tuesday – Friday 10am – 4pm
Saturday 12noon – 4pm
Artist Demonstrations and Talks
At 1pm Saturdays 11 April, 25 April and 16 May 2026
Free entry
For Irrepressible, Rona Green brings together 53 artists from across Victoria, inviting them to express what currently captures their imagination – from the provocative to the evocative.
Featuring creators ranging from emerging talents to accomplished practitioners, the exhibition highlights relief printmaking and explores the possibilities of this technique within the intimate format of a 28 x 28 cm work of art. Each print encapsulates a concentrated glimpse into the artist’s vision, and together, the works reveal the remarkable potential and inventiveness of the medium.
Artists include: Vivienne Adeney, Patricia Agus, Emma “Ruby” Armstrong-Porter, Rosalind Atkins, Elizabeth Banfield, Areka Brown, Loris Button, Jazmina Cininas, Elizabeth M. Cole, Tonia Composto, Paul Compton, Mya Cook, Miranda Costa, Di Ellis, James Farrar, Philip Faulks, Eleanor Franks, Tyronne Gietzmann, Jackie Gorring, Kate Gorringe-Smith, Britt Gow, Jill Green, Rona Green, Richard Harding, Bill Hay, Kate Hudson, Anita Iacovella, Kyoko Imazu, Deborah Klein, Astrid Lempriere, Ellie Malin, Cassie May, Robert Mihajlovski, John McClumpha, Aaron McLoughlin, Karen Neal, Kat Parker, Jim Pavlidis, Fleur Rendell, Michael Reynolds, David Rosengrave, Lisa Sewards, Gwen Scott, Heather Shimmen, Sophia Szilagyi, Helen Timbury, Clayton Tremlett, Carolyn Vickers, Miguel “Andy” Villanueva, Peter Ward, Amanda Western, Jessi Wong and Lala Zarei.
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