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After spending months isolated from her friends and locked in a small two bedroom apartment, 21-year-old artist Milly Yates was faced with a choice. Adapt or succumb. The ANU School of Art & Design student chose the former and decided to channel the myriad of emotions she’d felt throughout the pandemic into art. “2020 has felt like the world has been coming to an end at the hands of different crises every couple of months,” Ms Yates said. “But I wanted to focus on how we as a collective and as individuals have shown our ability to adapt, grow and overcome these issues.” Inspired by the resilience of those around her, Ms Yates decided to create a piece to submit to ‘The Hero’s Journey Art Prize 2020′ competition. Her artwork, titled 2020: Our year of metamorphosis, was a finalist for the prize and has been on show at aMBUSH Gallery Kambri. “The piece essentially depicts a woman’s face morphing and adapting into different shapes, which speaks to the dynamic growth we’ve all experienced this year,” Ms Yates said. “It’s a testimony to the power humans have to grow during ever-changing circumstances.” Ms Yates’ artwork will be on display along with over 100 Australian artists who responded to aMBUSH Gallery’s callout for posters that depicted the chaos and triumphs of 2020. Included in the mix were the humorous Crapfest 2020 by Trevor McDonald and the winning entry The Road of Hope by Stella Evans, which tells a visual tale of her family and their rural farming community’s battle with drought. The exhibition will be held at aMBUSH Gallery Kambri at the Australian National University until November 15. All of the artwork will be for sale, with 100 per cent of the profits going directly to the artists. In addition to providing a platform for emerging Australian artists, the aMBUSH Gallery exhibition will also support local winemakers. Canberra District Wine Association spokesperson Fran Marshall said the summer bushfires had wiped out 90 per cent of the region’s produce.
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After spending months isolated from her friends and locked in a small two bedroom apartment, 21-year-old artist Milly Yates was faced with a choice. Adapt or succumb.
The ANU School of Art & Design student chose the former and decided to channel the myriad of emotions she’d felt throughout the pandemic into art.
“2020 has felt like the world has been coming to an end at the hands of different crises every couple of months,” Ms Yates said.
“But I wanted to focus on how we as a collective and as individuals have shown our ability to adapt, grow and overcome these issues.”
Inspired by the resilience of those around her, Ms Yates decided to create a piece to submit to ‘The Hero’s Journey Art Prize 2020’ competition.
Her artwork, titled 2020: Our year of metamorphosis, was a finalist for the prize and has been on show at aMBUSH Gallery Kambri.
“The piece essentially depicts a woman’s face morphing and adapting into different shapes, which speaks to the dynamic growth we’ve all experienced this year,” Ms Yates said.
“It’s a testimony to the power humans have to grow during ever-changing circumstances.”
“2020: Our Year of Metamorphosis”, by Milly Yates. Picture: Matt Loxton
Ms Yates’ artwork will be on display along with over 100 Australian artists who responded to aMBUSH Gallery’s callout for posters that depicted the chaos and triumphs of 2020.
Included in the mix were the humorous Crapfest 2020 by Trevor McDonald and the winning entry The Road of Hope by Stella Evans, which tells a visual tale of her family and their rural farming community’s battle with drought.
The exhibition will be held at aMBUSH Gallery Kambri at the Australian National University until November 15.
All of the artwork will be for sale, with 100 per cent of the profits going directly to the artists.
In addition to providing a platform for emerging Australian artists, the aMBUSH Gallery exhibition will also support local winemakers.
Canberra District Wine Association spokesperson Fran Marshall said the summer bushfires had wiped out 90 per cent of the region’s produce.
