Marilyn Russell is included in MCA Collection: Artists in Focus, a dynamic new display that illuminates histories, trajectories and highlights of the MCA’s Collection.
Artists in Focus is a changing presentation of works from the MCA Collection.
Marilyn Russell's 2024 works Saltwater Gathering – Burri Burri, and Shellworked Harbour Bridges are included in the exhibition. A work made in 2018 with her late mother Esme Timbery is also on display, Shellwork model of La Perouse Mission Church, 2018
Representing work acquired by the MCA since 1989, these new displays offer the opportunity to appreciate shared and varied concerns, materials and approaches to contemporary art in Australia from across generations and cultures. Recent acquisitions are displayed alongside Collection highlights, offering diverse perspectives on the art of now.
