Inaugural exhibition. Opening Autumn 2027
Six artists, one shoreline. First Tide gathers work made where salt water meets Country: reefs, river mouths, mangroves and the long flat light of the Swan River at dusk. Each artist brings their own current. Where they meet is the exhibition.
Curated by the BETWEEN TIDES founding curator.
Artist One. Acrylic on canvas, 120 × 150 cm
Two bodies of water meet in the centre of this work, the deep blue of the Strait and the lighter water of the west coast. Where they cross, the tide lines turn into paths.
Available $4,200
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Artist One. Acrylic on canvas, 90 × 90 cm
Painted after a king tide, when the reef flats were exposed for kilometres. The lines record each stage of the water pulling back.
Available $2,600
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Artist Three. Linocut on linen, edition of 12, 60 × 80 cm
Carved over a whole wet season. Each ring is a year of growth, the way coral records time.
Available $850
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Artist Two. Ochre and acrylic on board, 100 × 70 cm
The old walking track along the coast, from the river mouth to the salt lakes, drawn as it feels rather than as it looks on a map.
Available $3,100
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Artist Four. Sand, shell grit and acrylic, 80 × 100 cm
At low tide the mangroves breathe. Small holes in the mud let the air in and out. This work is about that slow rhythm.
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Artist Five. Giclée print on cotton rag, edition of 25, 50 × 70 cm
Based on stories of crossing between islands by starlight, reading the swell to find the way.
Available $480
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Artist Six. Acrylic and ink on paper, 56 × 76 cm
A work about coming home across a very large ocean, and finding the same water waiting on the other side.
Available $1,400
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Artist Two. Ochre and acrylic on canvas, 150 × 100 cm
Fresh water and salt water meeting at the mouth of the Derbarl Yerrigan. Neither one wins; they make something new.
Available $5,400
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