Tag Archives: Australia Council for the Arts

Sacred group exhibition at M16 – Benita & Fatima


Fatima Killeen and Benita Tunks in front of the ‘The shroud has no pockets’ and ‘Awakening of an old flame 1 & 2’.

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No Added Sugar on the Human Rights in Australia Blog


Artworks from the Australian Muslim Women (No Added Sugar) exhibition held at Casula Powerhouse Arts Center earlier in the year have been posted on the Right Now – Human Rights in Australia blog. If you didn’t see the exhibition here is your chance  – CLICK … Continue reading

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Thirty Daily Greetings – Day 24 – The water jar


Fatima Killeen The water jar 2012 Conversations of Compromises A series of seven artworks Acrylic, sand, wood, found objects 68cm x 35cm x 17cm The drawer/shrine cherishes a cycle of life that is sustained by women back home in Bangladesh for … Continue reading

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Thirty Daily Greetings – Day 19 – She is still weaving through the night (detail)


Fatima Killeen She is still weaving through the night   2006 Detail Yarn, bamboo, muslin, ink, wood, acrylic 169cm x 107cm

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Thirty Daily Greetings – Day 18 – I will write I promise


Fatima Killeen I will write, I promise  2000 112 colour collographs and etchings 136cm x 168cm My work evolved around writing letters to my deceased mother as a way of staying in touch as if she is still there. These … Continue reading

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Latest research – living and working as an artist in Australia


The ability of artists to survive in Australia has been the subject of the Throsby Report and a census study commissioned by the Australia Council. Writing on the ArtsHub website, Paul Isbel has penned an article called  “The lowdown on living as an artist in Australia”  … Continue reading

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Australian Muslim Women’s Arts Project and No Added Sugar exhibition – News and interviews


The No Added Sugar exhibition opening at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre on Saturday 12 May 2012 is the culmination of twelve months of community engagement and hard work by the artists and project coordinators. The group of artists from different cultural backgrounds have … Continue reading

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