Queensland College of Art graduate Mandy Quadrio is one of 30 emerging artists from across Australia chosen to exhibit at the Hatched National Graduate Show.
The prestigious exhibition at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art has been running since 1992, and showcases the country’s best up-and-coming artists.
The works on display this year span a range of disciplines including painting, sculpture, installation, sound and video.
Mandy said her selection for Hatched was “a really big deal”.
“It’s an amazing opportunity to showcase my work at a national level, I feel quite privileged,” she said.
Mandy’s sculptures, which formed part of her Honours project, are made from a range of materials, including steel wool, kelp, shells and string. Viewers can move around and through the works – some of which hang suspended in midair, while others are freestanding.
The collection, Holes in History, refers to the invisibility and attempted erasure of the Indigenous palawa women of Tasmania – Mandy’s
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