JamFactory Wednesday Talks // Damien Wright

Join us for a casual Wednesday Talk with contemporary furniture designer Damien Wright. 

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Damien Wright is an award-winning furniture designer and craftsman with over 30 years of experience. Damien has contributed cultural artefacts to Australian intuitions of law, politics, art and culture. At the heart of each and every design is an investigation into materials. Damien works with his hands to understand how Australian timbers reveal stories about place, time, colonisation and belonging. He uses timbers that are not traditionally employed to make furniture, such as eucalyptus, desert timbers and 10,000 Ancient red gum. Since 2010 Damien has collaborated with Yolngu man  Bonhula Yunupingu on their Bala Ga’ Lili (Two ways learning) project. Bala Ga’ Lili comprises a collection of timber sculptures that visually represent the tension inherent in First Nations and Settler Colonial relationships. The pair have created a new language that sits outside of settler domination or traditional and sacred practice. 

Damien’s public commissions include the Federal Court of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Melbourne Immigration Museum, Federation Square Management offices, the Koori County Court of Victoria and the Archdiocese of Broken Bay.  Damien Wright is in the permanent collection of the National Gallery Canberra, Powerhouse Museum and National Gallery Victoria. Damien is represented by Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert in Sydney. Wright Studios is located in Northcote, Victoria.

ABOUT US 

JamFactory is a unique not-for-profit organisation that champions the social, cultural, and economic value of craft and design in daily life. Through our programs we inspire audiences, build careers, and extend contemporary craft and design into new markets.