London’s contemporary textile movement lands in Katoomba

British textile artist Jess de Wahls will travel to the Blue Mountains in June to present her exhibition Big Swinging Ovaries.
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Image: Jess de Wahls’ embroidery, platformgallery.co.

‘When I looked around at the other galleries in the Blue Mountains, they were all filled with the same two things: paintings and landscapes,’ Kelly Heylen, Curator of Platform Gallery located in Katoomba, told ArtsHub.

‘I wanted to start a gallery that showcased more breadth, especially the work of artisans, who are working in areas such as textiles, ceramics and contemporary jewellery, marrying traditional practices with contemporary themes,’ she said.

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Andrea Simpson is a freelance contributor and former Feature Writer and the Reviews Editor for ArtsHub. Andrea is a Filipina-Australian writer, editor, and content creator with a love for diverse Australian stories. She is curious about all forms of art, though she has an especially keen interest in Australia's publishing sector. Her feature writing has appeared in Inside Small Business. Andrea is an Assoc. member of Editors Victoria (IPEd.). Her short stories have been published in Visible Ink Anthology 27: Petrichor (2015), and Frayed Anthology (2015). You can find Andrea’s poetry in What Emerges (2013) poetry selected by Ania Walwicz.