Marina Strocchi and Anna Kanaris spoke with radio presenter, Bec Bowman, on RTRFM’s Artbeat to discuss two exhibitions, Coastal and Desert Women: Cultural Expression, presented at Early Works gallery in South Fremantle.
The gallery presented a solo exhibition of paintings by Marina Strocchi with reference to coastal themes, paired with new paintings from Ninuku in the APY lands and Warlukurlangu in the western desert. Opening on International Women’s Day both exhibitions are an interpretation of the artists’ environment, and a celebration of women artists working in the desert.
During the interview, “Marina gives us the details behind her artistic journey and interactions with Indigenous art. They discuss the importance of supporting galleries through art centres, as a means to recognise Aboriginal artists properly. As art is culturally important, it is essential to ask questions about sourcing, and to get younger people involved, knowing the facts of history in order to produce goodwill” - Women Painters of the Desert, Artbeat.
Listen to the full interview here: