Interior of an art gallery with high windows, wooden beams, and colorful paintings on white walls. The gallery floor has a black and white checkered pattern. There is a central sculpture or installation on a black stand and art pieces hanging to the right.

Dual Nature, Group Show, Newrybar 2024

Dual Nature is an exhibition of works that explore the profound and intricate relationship between the feminine gaze and the natural world. This collection of works, spanning ceramics, fiber art, painting, and photographic processes delves into the intuitive connections that bind body, movement, and landscapes.

Each artist featured in “Dual Nature” brings a unique perspective to this dialogue, using their chosen medium to express the symbiotic relationship between human and environment. The fluidity of ceramic forms mirrors the earth’s malleability, while the tactile quality of fiber art connects to the intricate textures found in nature. Paintings capture the ephemeral dance of light and shadow, and film processes that frames moments of stillness and pattern, reflecting the ever-changing landscape.

Through the lens of the feminine, these works challenge and expand our understanding of nature. They embody a sensitivity to the rhythms of the earth, a celebration of organic forms, and a reverence for the interconnectedness of all life.

“Dual Nature” speaks to the duality inherent in existence—the seen and unseen, the physical and the spiritual, the individual and the collective. It is an exploration of how we, as humans, navigate our relationship with the natural world and how this connection is expressed through the creative process.

Exhibiting artists:

Billie Baker 

Kobi Collins

Lana Scoville

Natasha Burbury

Curated by: Billie Baker

Interior of an art gallery with several colorful paintings on white walls, large windows with sunlight streaming in, a black and white checkered floor, and exposed wooden beams.

Gallery Install Shot, featuring works by Billie Baker & Natasha Burbury

Two abstract paintings with organic shapes and lines in shades of orange, red, and cream on textured backgrounds, hanging on a white wall.

Lost in Thought & Balance, 2024

The image shows a room with white walls and a checkered black and white tile floor. Two large abstract paintings with red, orange, and cream colors hang on the white wall. A horizontal wooden beam supports the ceiling, with a central vertical wooden post. Above, there are window panels showing trees and green foliage outside.

Lost in Thought & Balance Gallery Install

Abstract art with orange background featuring various drawn shapes and lines in white, black, yellow, and purple.

Lost In Thought, 140 x 140 cm

35mm film print, acrylic paint and woven recycled fibres on recycled canvas.

Two abstract paintings with orange, pink, and white patterns hanging on a white gallery wall next to a window and a wooden beam.

Halcyon & Whimsical Gallery Install

A rectangular piece of artwork with abstract designs and patterns in earthy tones including pink, orange, yellow, and maroon, featuring shapes resembling flowers, spirals, and lines on a textured background.

Balance, 140 x 140 cm

35mm film print, acrylic paint and woven recycled fibres on recycled canvas.