Hear internationally recognised artist, Sera Waters, speak about her works in the Stuffed, Bolstered and Upholstered exhibition.

Sera Waters is an artist, arts writer and academic based on Kaurna Country, South Australia. In 2006 she was awarded a Ruth Tuck Scholarship to study hand embroidery at the Royal School of Needlework (UK). Her predominantly textile-based practice and research dwells within the gaps of Australian histories to examine settler-colonial home-making patterns and practices, especially her own genealogical ghostscapes. More recently Waters has been exploring how textile traditions can help navigate a future affected by climate change. Waters lectures at Adelaide Central School of Art and is represented by Hugo Michell Gallery.

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Stuffed, Bolstered & Upholstered

7 September – 7 December

Aligning with the theme for the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial IOTA24: ‘Codes in Parallel’, this exhibition investigates systems of power as they are enacted upon bodies.

Utilising a broad definition of fibre & textiles, contemporary makers fuse traditions of old with a modern edge to create pieces that critique power dynamics.

Stuffed, Bolstered & Upholstered is a major showing of textile works from CCWA, UWAAC, Berndt with loans and commissions for new works.

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Please note: in keeping with the University's guidelines, space is limited for this event and registration is required.

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Image: Sera Waters, Survivalist sampler (detail), 2019-2020, cotton, glow-in-the-dark thread,found materials on re-purposed linen, 45 x 42cm, Cruthers Collection of Women's Art, Gift of Sheila Foundation Limited 2022, © Courtesy of the artist.