Donna Gordge, Tender beyond response, 2025, mid-fire clay, altered pipe cleaners, 11 x 30 x 30cm
Exploring the complex relationship between loss, longing and the continual evolution of our identities.
Both time and memory are porous – things slip through the cracks between then and now. You think you've got a grasp on them, but soon they disappear. People, relationships, objects, ideas... they each leave a space behind which we eventually grow around; some gaping, some almost unnoticeable. My recent work has been a meditation on the way we change a little with every one of these losses.
- Donna Gordge July 2025
Donna Gordge completed a Bachelor of Education (Visual Arts) in 1994 (textiles major), followed by selected studies at Onkaparinga Institute of TAFE in 2000 (textiles, clothing & footwear), a Bachelor of Contemporary Art at Uni of SA in 2019-2021, as well as a Certificate IV in Art Practice (Textiles) at TAFESA in 2001. As an art educator, she very much enjoys sharing the knowledge gained through her many different creative experiences. Donna runs a broad range of workshops for adults and children at her Camden Park studio and various settings around SA and interstate, including TAFE, university, primary and secondary school, outreach and community arts programs. She has also been involved in several Creative Recovery programs with bushfire and flood-affected communities in both South Australia and Victoria.
Artist Talk with Donna Gordge
Sun, 25 Jan 2026, 12pm
Join Donna for a FREE tour of her current exhibition. Hear about her practice, which explores the complex relationship between loss, longing and the continual evolution of our identities.
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Wire Sculpture Workshop with Donna Gordge
Sun, 25 Jan 2026, 1-3.30pm
Join Donna and create your own wire sculpture inspired by Donna's solo exhibition, HOLLOW.
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