Barrett House Studios November Opening

still life

still life explores the rituals, remnants and keepsakes that trace the beauty and mundanity of our existence. From afternoon light falling across a crocheted doily to a wire coat hanger left on the back of a door, the exhibition considers the objects we accumulate and the subtle presence of mortality within the everyday.

Jess Curran’s bead-adorned, flesh-like forms explore hyperconsumption, body image and self-care through slow, labour-intensive craft. Maya reworks her digital image archives through analogue processes, drawing on the tropes of suburbia to transform domestic objects and everyday patterns into new monuments. Carla sculpts commemorative ornaments that reimagine death-care and memorialisation, exploring how we hold space for grief and honour those who have passed.

Together, the artists weave fragments of identity and lived experience into an ode to memory, impermanence and the heirlooms we leave behind.

carla zimbler — maya stocks — jess curran

Join us for opening night.

Barrett House Studios facilitates fully subsidised three-month residencies for multidisciplinary artists. Our November opening provides the first glimpse at works created before studios open to the public.

Refreshments will be served.

Access

Barrett House is a single-story home located at 6 Barrett Place, Randwick.

Entrance to the property is via a single garden gate, followed by a short garden path. There is a small lip at the double sliding door to the house. There is one non-gendered bathroom inside the property which is not wheelchair accessible. The garage space is accessible via the street level and is wheelchair accessible.

There is on-street parking located around the property. Limited seating is available, if you require a seat on the night please speak with Council staff.

If you would like to discuss your access requirements please contact the Arts & Culture team via arts@randwick.nsw.gov.au

Barrett House is on the land of the Bidjigal and Gadigal people.
Randwick City Council pays respect to the resilience and strength of Elders past and present.

Image: Barrett House Studios artists, 2026. Photograph by Mark Bond.