Hey there!
I’m Donna Gordge – an artist and educator working in Adelaide, South Australia.
I run workshops from my own little studio and other sites around Adelaide, and enjoy very much sharing the knowledge I have gained through my many different creative experiences. I’ve taught adults and children in all kinds of settings – TAFE, primary and secondary school, outreach and community arts programs.
My own art takes a range of forms including artist books, sculpture, collage and stitch. The themes at the very heart of my practice are memory and place. I’m a storyteller – much of my art is built around narrative snippets, recalled experiences and (I admit it, sometimes blurred!!) recollections. I often incorporate artefacts, animals and found objects which have deep personal meaning.
I am one of three founding members of the Duck n Weave Artist Collective – we inspire and learn from each other, go on art excursions, exhibit together twice a year, and run our Creative Exchange mentorship program.
And a bit more…
EDUCATION
1994 University of Melbourne – Bachelor of Education (Visual Arts) – Textiles Major
2000 Onkaparinga Institute of TAFE – Selected Studies – Textiles, Clothing & Footwear
2001 TAFESA – Certificate IV in Art Practice (Textiles)
2019-2021 University of South Australia – Selected Studies – Bachelor of Contemporary Art
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO:
2020 ‘My story always starts with you’ – online through Mrs Harris’ Shop, Torrensville
GROUP:
2022
‘Inside Story – Histories of Home’ – Gallery 1855, Tea Tree Gully
‘Retelling’ – Fabrik Arts + Heritage, Lobethal
‘Westside Stories: Little Galleries’ – Mrs Harris’ Shop & The City of West Torrens, Hilton
‘Westside Stories’ – Mrs Harris’ Shop, Torrensville
‘Unravelled; Paths Crossed, Stories Told’ – with Duck n Weave Artist Collective + Friends, Ginger’s Coffee Studio, Goodwood
2020
‘Safe Travels’ – with Duck n Weave Artist Collective + Friends, Ginger’s Coffee Studio, Goodwood
‘A Quarter Turn Around the Sun’ – Bachelor of Contemporary Art Students, South Australian School of Art Gallery
‘SALA Stobie Pole Art’ along Jervois Street – Mrs Harris’ Shop, Torrensville
‘Balance’ – with Duck n Weave Artist Collective, Cru Tapas Bar and Kitchen, Goodwood
2019
‘3 X Three’ – with Duck n Weave Artist Collective, Cru Tapas Bar and Kitchen, Goodwood
‘3D Contemporary Art Practice’ – Kaurna Building, University of South Australia, Adelaide
‘All the Small Things’ – with Duck n Weave Artist Collective, Cru Tapas Bar and Kitchen, Goodwood
2018
‘Places Found’ – with Duck n Weave Artist Collective, Cru Tapas Bar and Kitchen, Goodwood
‘Finding Spaces/Holding Places’ – with Duck n Weave Artist Collective, Cru Tapas Bar and Kitchen, Goodwood
2017
‘Looking Beyond’ – with Duck n Weave Artist Collective, Chateau Yaldara, Lyndoch
‘Made by You, For You, With You’ – with Duck n Weave Artist Collective, Ginger’s Vintage Lounge Bar, Goodwood
‘Bouquet’ – with Port Adelaide Artist’s Forum, Gallery Yampu
2016
‘Under The Desk’ – with Duck n Weave Artist Collective, Australian Education Union, Adelaide
2001
‘Pickled Pink Teeth’ – Onkaparinga Institute of TAFE Graduate Show, Bruce Wilson Gallery, Adelaide
1999
‘Teaches Art’ – The Meat Market Gallery, Melbourne
1994
‘Textiles Graduate Exhibition’ – Bachelor of Education: Visual Arts, The Meat Market Gallery, Melbourne