26 February – 2 May 2027
Hallucinating Catholic explores the enduring influence of Anna Glynn’s Catholic upbringing on her life and art, both consciously and subconsciously. Drawing on childhood memories of schooling by nuns, Glynn will reimagine familiar religious imagery, including an altar, the Stations of the Cross and symbols of heaven and hell. Australian plants, birds and personal memories will mingle with these sacred references, creating a playful, sometimes surreal encounter between religious instruction and an imagination that resisted its constraints.
Glynn will create a number of the works using her left hand, deliberately reclaiming the hand she was forbidden to use at school. This act of resistance becomes part of the exhibition’s exploration of obedience, punishment and creative freedom. Balancing humour and irreverence with darker recollections of Catholic education, the exhibition considers how childhood beliefs and experiences linger, resurfacing in unexpected ways throughout a life and an artistic practice.
Anna Glynn is an Australian multidisciplinary artist whose practice encompasses painting, drawing, sculpture, moving image and sound. She has exhibited widely in Australia and internationally, and undertaken residencies across Europe, Asia and North America. Her awards include the Noosa Art Award and the Kedumba Drawing Award, and her work is held in collections including Parliament House, the National Museum of Australia, Bundanon and Artbank
ANNA GLYNN: HALLUCINATING CATHOLIC 26 February – 2 May 2027 Opening and Artist walk through from 5.30pm Friday 26 February 2027 Note: This exhibition opening will be combined with the opening of Dr Bette Mifsud: Fallow
Image: Anna Glynn Supplicant with Frisbee, Hallucinating Catholic 1997 portrait by Tim Wade