Sharon McKenzie: Exquisite Corpse

Sharon McKenzie: Exquisite Corpse

Sharon McKenzie, Exquisite Corpse, 2025. Black pen on Paper. Image Courtesy of the Artist.

4 Jun 2025  15 Jun 2025

Sharon McKenzie: Exquisite Corpse

Sharon McKenzie, Exquisite Corpse, 2025. Black pen on Paper. Image Courtesy of the Artist.

DatesWednesday 04 June to Sunday 15 June
Times10:00am — 3:00pm
CostFree
BookingNo bookings are required to visit the exhibition. Opening event: Saturday 7 June 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Exquisite Corpse displays drawings from the Queensland Museum Collection of native vulnerable, endangered and extinct birds.

This is not a bird. 

Exquisite Corpse mediates on death, preservation, surrealism, information, and distortion. The exhibition is an account of the fifty vulnerable, endangered, and extinct birds of Queensland; and explores what is left behind in an age of the increasing vulnerability of factual information. This exhibition is a continuation of a series of works begun by the artist in 2013, depicting the endangered birds and mammals of Ipswich and its surrounds. Sharon McKenzie’s work is about the relationship between humans and the natural world, with a particular focus on vulnerable species of birds as a way of expressing “Solastalgia” – the sense of grief experienced by humanity due to the climate crisis.

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Reading is Magic: Story Arts Festival Ipswich

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15 Jun 2024 — 14 Jul 2024

Connections: The Marburg and District Art Society
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18 Apr 2024 — 28 Apr 2024

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Robin 'Tallman' Wakkajinda

10 Nov 2023 — 13 Nov 2023

Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence
Ipswich Community Gallery Exhibition

Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence

14 Oct 2023 — 05 Nov 2023