The Sway of Form

Each work draws from a distinct inspiration - the rhythm of dance, the fluidity of fashion, the emotional depths of personal experience, or the echoes of the Old Masters - demonstrating how Abstraction continues to speak to the complexities of the contemporary world. What unites these works is a sense of gesture and intention: a physical, often visceral, engagement with process. The inclusion of pioneering voices such as Judy Chicago and Berenice Sydney alongside a new generation of emerging artists underscores the vitality of the Abstract language. Together, the works form a vibrant, material conversation that resists strict definition while inviting deep, intuitive engagement.

Isabella Amram's practice combines Gestural Abstraction and a premeditated colour palette to create visceral, intuitive paintings that explore the unseen dimensions of life, merging materiality with mystery. Megan Baker's work unites abstraction and figuration, drawing on Old Master influences to create dream-like landscapes that evoke memory, time, and the fluid nature of perception. Helen Bermingham also explores memory and time, though through repeated brushstrokes and layered mark-making, creating evolving "fictionscapes" where past gestures and new possibilities collide. Judy Chicago fuses abstract expression with feminist intent, using form and colour to challenge traditional gender roles and address identity, the body, and experience. Sadie Clayton's practice explores copper's aesthetic, structural, and spiritual properties, creating sculptures that embody balance, resilience, and transformation. Pippa El-Kadhi Brown's restless, surreal abstract compositions collapse multiple realms of experience into fluid, shifting environments, exploring the human psyche with a sense of humour, irony, and dreamlike nostalgia.