SKIN IN THE GAME - Panel Discussion

Join JCG's Community Engagement Coordinator and artist Ron Bradfield Jnr as he engages in discussion with fellow artists Susan Flavell, Pangrok Sulap, Joana Partyka, and Lea Taylor. "Skin in the Game" will delve into the relationship between art and activism, exploring themes of disruption, provocation, and truth-telling.

Artists are often conscientious about our planet and recognise the deep connection between art and the environment—through materials, processes, and sharing. For these artists, their work serves to express concern and assume responsibility for our future on this planet.

12:00PM - Gallery Opens.

12:30-1:30pm - Panel Discussion, questions from the audience are welcome at the end of the discussion.

1:30-2:00pm - Refreshments.

Register now as spaces are limited.

Ron Bradfield Jnr is a saltwater man from Bardi Country, north of Broome but grew up in Geraldton, Western Australia! He now calls Whadjuk Boodjar (Perth) his home.

Susan Flavell is an accomplished artist with over 40 years of experience. Through her diverse practice, Flavell explores themes of animals, nature, the environment, the unconscious, the fantastic, the monstrous and the mythical. Flavell's work has been showcased in notable exhibitions, most recently, Storm the Gods & Shake the Universe, FORM Gallery (2023), Golden Flowers, Art Collective (2018), The Horn of the Moon, John Curtin Gallery (2017), The Dog's Artist, Fremantle Arts Centre (2016), An Internal Difficulty, PICA & AOTM (2015) and Freud's Desk, Turner Galleries (2013).

Pangrok Sulap is a Malaysian collective of artists, musicians and social activists with a mission to empower rural communities and the marginalised through art. “Pangrok” is the local pronunciation of “punk rock”, and “Sulap” is a hut or a resting place usually used by farmers in Sabah, Borneo. From the collective, Adi Helmi Jaini and Rizo Leong are currently artists in residence at Curtin, in preparation for their involvement in the Indian Ocean Craft Triennale at John Curtin Gallery, opening in July.

Joana Partyka (she/her) is an artist, activist and writer based in Boorloo/Perth. Working primarily in ceramics, Joana’s work is deeply informed by the political context and aims to push the boundaries of the medium. She has exhibited in galleries around Australia including Flinders Lane Gallery, Modern Times and the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA). Joana is an active climate campaigner who in 2023 spray-painted the Woodside logo onto Frederick McCubbin’s Down on his luck at the Art Gallery of WA, highlighting the company’s destruction of our climate and desecration of culture.

Lea Taylor a Bibbulmun Artist from the Wadandi Menang Kaniyang Ballardong nations in Western Australia. As a Weaver/Textile Artist creating unique contemporary and traditional works, recognised for having exhibited in group and solo exhibitions.

Image: Susan Flavell, Horn of the Moon, installation view. Photo by Dan McCabe (@artdoc_au)