Exhibition Opening + Book Launch | Beautiful Tensions and Structured Connections

Image | Lisa Furno, motion blur, 2024, digital print, exhibition matte paper 230gsm, post bags donated from friends, my worn out boody tracksuit pants, wax cord, pre loved jumpsuit from emma for christmas, 420 x 290.7 mm | Photo by Anna Green 

Please join us for the opening of the exhibition Beautiful Tensions | Gray Street Workshop celebrates forty years and Structured Connections 

About the Opening | Thursday 9 October 2025
Book Launch | In the Gallery, from 5:30pm
Exhibition Opening | In the Gallery, from 6pm

About the Book Launch

Gray Street Workshop is one of Australia’s most renowned artist-run initiatives. Anne Brennan will speak about the challenges and pleasures of writing its history and the task of tracing the evolution of the work made for the unique, witty and poignant exhibition that celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the Workshop’s establishment. She will then lead a lively discussion with Gray Street Workshop partners, Lisa Furno, Sue Lorraine and Catherine Truman about the way shared themes in the exhibition are articulated so differently by each artist, a cogent expression of how the group works – in their own words – 'separately together'. 

About the Exhibitions 

Exhibition Title | Beautiful Tensions 

Artists | Jess Dare, Lisa Furno, Sue Lorraine and Catherine Truman 

Exhibition Statement 

In celebration of Gray Street Workshop’s 40th anniversary, JamFactory presents Beautiful Tensions, a major touring exhibition honouring the momentous legacy and talent of the workshop by showcasing new work by the four current partners: Jess Dare, Lisa Furno, Sue Lorraine and Catherine Truman. 

Exhibition Title | Structured Connections 

Artists | Alison Jackson, Ingrid Lockley Penc, Sarah Augusta Murphy 

Exhibition Statement 

Structured Connections brings together the work of Alison Jackson, Ingrid Lockley Penc and Sarah Murphy, tracing almost two decades of creative dialogue and collaboration. From early days sharing university workshops to 10 years of exhibiting at KIN Gallery, our practices have evolved in parallel, intertwined through space, conversation and mutual support. This exhibition reflects on the ways our shared environments have shaped our artistic identities, fostering both individual expression and collective growth. Structured Connections celebrates the enduring ties between makers, the structures that sustain us and the rich intersections where our creative paths continue to meet.