Open Textile Art
Melinda Piesse
The Batavia Tapestry
Mentor: Kseniia Guseva
Country: Australia
Throughout her career spanning over 10 years as an academic and artisan maker, she has exhibited in Australia at the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery and National Maritime Museum, Craft Victoria, following winning the Fresh! Award as a Graduate, the Australian Tapestry Workshop, Monash University and the University of Adelaide.
Over a period of seven years, textile artist Melinda Piesse researched and stitched a large-scale tapestry inspired by the legendary Batavia shipwreck off the coast of Western Australia in 1629. It was launched to great acclaim in February 2017 at the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart, and was recently on display at the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery.
Mentor: Kseniia Guseva
Country: Australia
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