Ngununggula, for the uninitiated, is a gorgeous little gem of a gallery residing in a repurposed dairy shed near Bowral, a chilled 90-minute drive from Sydney. The latest exhibition to take over the walls is Tender (April 12 – June 15), an all-women showcase of seven leading Australian painters exploring the sensitive yet provocative concept of “tenderness”.
Through new and existing work, artists Sally Anderson, Sarah Drinan, Laura Jones, India Mark, Dionisia Salas, Julia Trybala and Amber Wallis urge audiences to explore tenderness as a multifaceted human experience; and challenge the gendered associations of this term, which is often associated with notions of care and femininity.
Tender follows the popular 2024 exhibition Once More With Feeling, and is part of the gallery’s annual program committed to showcasing the work of Australian women artists.
This colourful, defiant and emotionally charged exhibition is the only excuse you need to gather up your coven for a drive to the Southern Highlands. But if you need any more encouragement – aside from free entry – Ngununggula also features Hearth by Moonacres, a flavour driven farm-to-table café, and the whole lot is surrounded by landscaped gardens and green fields. A perfect place to catch your breath, if you ask us.
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