Anne-Marie Cullinan uses plaster skim and paints, layered and sanded to create a smooth surface. Watercolour paints and pastels are applied to explore the flow of painterly materials to challenge the concept of what makes a portrait. This collection features images of musician and masseuse, Yuka Fukuzaki.
Opening: Friday 30 September 2022 6pm - 8pm
Showing: 30 September - 15 October 2022
Where: DVA - Ground Floor, Harbour View Plaza
1/8 McMinn St, Darwin City, NT
Gallery opening hours for exhibitions:
Wednesday 12 - 5pm, Thursday & Friday 10am - 5pm, Saturday 10am - 2pm

‘Ways of Seeing: Miya/Significant Plants – Beginnings’ showcases works from five culturally diverse, female artists – Glynis Lee, Angelina Lewis, Juwayning Lorraine Williams, Linda Yarrowin, Nena Zanos - created during a printmaking project at Wagait Beach. Artworks reflect each artist’s personal connection to chosen plants. Accompanying stories and video communicate cultural knowledge.

The viewer is exposed to obscurities of the universe including artwork, ‘Solar Flare’ depicting a solar explosion also, ‘Meteor Shower’ and ‘Supernova’. Energy and passion are radiating from the paintings, highlighting intensity. In contrast, ‘The Wormhole’ and ‘Galaxy’s Breath’ depict the timelessness and constancy of galaxies and the beyond.
Ray Hayes moved to the Northern Territory in the early 1980’s to work in Yirrkala and then Darwin. He was a passionate advocate for Human Rights, Labour Rights, Land Rights and the Environment. Ray assisted Yothu Yindi in obtaining the initial funding for band. He advocated and assisted Aboriginal people throughout his working life at Bagot Community and with the Larrakia Nation.

Elemental is Darwin Visual Arts’ first exhibition of 2025, showcasing the diverse talents of our artists as they explore the elements in both literal and metaphorical forms. This inspiring collection presents vibrant and thought-provoking works that celebrate the forces shaping our world and the essence of existence.