With the Cruthers Art Foundation transitioning from a private to a public entity, it is timely to continue the discussion around private collections entering the public realm started in Blog 3 in April 2017.

Pure contemplation without knowledge 9, exhibition installation photograph looking through Jane Braddock, 2017 Without Words, scissors nylon string, steel and wood, dimensions variable.

Jenny Watson is a significant Australian artist who has spent much of her time overseas, travelling, exhibiting and making art. Her practice spans more than four decades, in which time she has been able to document the changing experiences of women from the 1950’s, when she was born, to the current day.