Friends of the Tasmanian Mm and Art Gallery - Floor talk: Gay Hawk: The Hoe of Longg

Contents:

• TMAG PRENTS GAY HAWK: THE HOE OF LONGG
• GAY HAWK: THE HOE OF LONGG
• HOE OF LONGG EXHIBN TO CELEBRATE WORKS OF ARTIST GAY HAWK BEFORE AND AFTER DUNALLEY FIR
• HOPE BY WAY OF MELANCHOLIA: GAY HAWK’S ‘THE HOE OF LONGG’
• GAY HAWK IMAG A NEW HOME AFTER THE VASTATN OF BHFIRE
• FLOOR TALK: GAY HAWK: THE HOE OF LONGG
• EXHIBN REVIEW: GAY HAWK, TMAG

TMAG PRENTS GAY HAWK: THE HOE OF LONGG

The Tasmanian Mm and Art Gallery (TMAG) is thrilled to prent a major exhibn celebratg natnally rpected Tasmanian furnure maker, sculptor and artist, Gay Hawk: The Hoe of Longg shows Gay’s credible work, and regnis her mment to her practice as an artist and tor over 40 years, as well as her creative rilience the wake of the vastatg 2013 Dunalley is the latt TMAG’s seri of exhibns focg on livg Tasmanian artists, followg on om David Keelg: Stranger (2020-21), Julie Gough: Tense Past (2019), Patrick Hall: Thgs I Once Knew (2015) and Illumatn: The Art of Philip Wolfhagen (2013) is particularly well known for pneerg the e of found materials such as horizontal scb, driftwood, and shippg pallets her has been reprented by mercial galleri across Atralia, and her work has been clud major arts ftivals and acquired by natnal and state llectg stutns. Tragilly, Gay’s stud and home were stroyed the Dunalley bh fire January 2013, along wh her tools and an irreplaceable llectn of her life’s event has stctured the exhibn, which is loosely divid to galleri of works ma before and after the fire. Prcipal Curator of Art, Jane Stewart, said TMAG was pleased to be able to highlight Gay’s work, and her credible life story, The Hoe of Longg.

GAY HAWK: THE HOE OF LONGG

“TMAG has had a long associatn wh Gay, and holds several of her works s llectn, and so we are therefore lighted to prent her first solo exhibn an Atralian public gallery, ” Jane said. “Gay is well-rpected as an artist lolly, natnally and ternatnally and while her work explor them such as history, polics, the environment and femism, at the same time is firmly rooted her Tasmanian life. ”TMAG’s Senr Curator of Derative Arts, Peter Hugh, said that The Hoe of Longg is signed as a sensive rponse both to Gay’s body of work over 40 years and also her experience of loss.

“Sce the heartbreakg stctn of her hoe and stud the 2013 bhfire, Gay has been makg furnure for an imaged new home, ” Peter said.

HOE OF LONGG EXHIBN TO CELEBRATE WORKS OF ARTIST GAY HAWK BEFORE AND AFTER DUNALLEY FIR

“We are so pleased to have been able to work wh Gay to renstct her ial home our galleri, and we hope that visors are jt as moved and spired by this Hoe of Longg.

”Gay Hawk: The Hoe of Longg is on show Argyle Galleri 1–3 om 18 March – 28 Augt 2022.

Entry is tails: Installatn views, Gay Hawk: The Hoe of Longg, Tasmanian Mm and Art Gallery, 2022. An exhibn showsg the work of natnally rpected Tasmanian furnure maker, sculptor and artist Gay Hawk.

HOPE BY WAY OF MELANCHOLIA: GAY HAWK’S ‘THE HOE OF LONGG’

Gay Hawk is a natnally rpected furnure maker, sculptor and artist who liv Tasmania. This event stctur the exhibn, which is loosely divid to galleri of works ma before and after the Hoe of Longg regnis Hawk’s mment to her practice as an artist and teacher over forty years, as well as her rilience and tails: Gay Hawk (b.

Complementg the temporary exhibn Gay Hawk: The Hoe of Longg, is a pop-up art activatn space, TMAG’s Chair Factory. Complementg the temporary exhibn Gay Hawk: The Hoe of Longg, is a pop-up art activatn space, TMAG’s Chair Gay Hawk often lled her much-loved stud space Dunalley, southern Tasmania, the Children’s Chair Factory.

GAY HAWK IMAG A NEW HOME AFTER THE VASTATN OF BHFIRE

TMAG has taken the spir of that origal ‘Chair Factory’ and transformed Argyle Gallery 4 to an art activatn the wter months, patrons visg Gay Hawk: The Hoe of Longg n also enjoy an teractive makg space. Patrons young and old n make their own mi chair om upcycled rdboard, based on Gay Hawk's origal furnure the same time, patrons n also view Gay’s artist books, which she has created throughout her life; e the giant mag wall to create short poems or saygs; and share imag of their creatns on social media.

Visors n also accs a small library of books based on Gay’s love of recycled, upcycled and rsed v you to explore a ltle of the thrift and creativy associated wh the Chair Factory!

FLOOR TALK: GAY HAWK: THE HOE OF LONGG

Gay Hawk' art stud ed to s right on the water at Dunalley, Tasmania's south, but there is no evince was ever pots:Artist Gay Hawk lost her home, stud and art the 2013 Dunalley bhfirA new exhibn lled The Hoe of Longg will display her works om before and after the firIt clus piec ma for her imaged home, as she is still whout a hoe of her ownThe buildg, along wh Ms Hawk' home and a huge llectn of her art and tools, was stroyed the 2013 bhfir that ravaged the south-east of the state.

EXHIBN REVIEW: GAY HAWK, TMAG

" Gay worked om this stud for three years after the fir. " Gay says hog should be a basic right.

(ABC Rad Hobart: Megan Macdonald)"Gay has an emphasis on the e of everyday materials and the celebratn of everyday life, " he said. Currently on display at the Tasmanian Mm and Art Gallery (TMAG), ‘The Hoe of Longg’ is an exhibn celebratg the multifaceted practice of lutwa/Tasmania-based artist Gay Hawk. Yarran Gatsby, nipaluna/Hobart Curated by Jane Stewart and Peter Hugh, ‘Gay Hawk: The Hoe of Longg’ is currently on display at TMAG, nipaluna/Hobart, until 28 Augt 2022.

In 2013, Artist Gay Hawk lost her home, life’s work and tools when the Dunalley bh fire South-East Tasmania took her hoe and boat-shed. Image: Gay Hawk. Image tails: Installatn views, Gay Hawk: The Hoe of Longg, Tasmanian Mm and Art Gallery, 2022.