DRAW Space are delighted to collaborate with The Kedumba Drawing Collection to present DRAWING ECOLOGIES – an exhibition that explores drawing as a method of interpreting and relating to the natural world, traced through The Kedumba Collection’s archive of Australian contemporary drawing.

Curated by Eva Nolan

Established in 1990 by Jeffrey Plummer, with the support of the Blue Mountains Grammar School, The Kedumba Drawing Award continues as one of the longest-running, most prestigious acquisitive drawing prizes in Australia. Residing in a gallery on the school grounds in Wentworth Falls, the collection quietly chronicles 35 years of Australian drawing history. Meandering through the myriad rooms of the Kedumba Gallery, multiple worlds unfurl through the marks of some of Australia’s most celebrated contemporary artists.

A thematic thread woven throughout the collection’s extensive lineage is the representation of nature. From expressive landscapes to detailed animal studies, these images resonate with one another to create an ecology of drawings, collectively navigating the storied relationship between humanity and the natural world. Curating a selection of work from The Kedumba Collection, DRAWING ECOLOGIES explores the role of drawing in humankind’s perpetual contemplation of – and connection with – the natural world.

DRAWING ECOLOGIES features the work of:

Chris Casali, Maryanne Coutts, Lucy Culliton, Anna Glynn, Anne Judell, Leith Maguire, Martin Rek, Mike Riley, Luke Scibberas, Adriane Strampp, Claire Tozer and Wendy Tsai.