Drawings: Past and Present The National Art Gallery of Namibia (NAGN) will be hosting the exhibition “Drawings: Past and Present”, on in the Upper Gallery and Foyer from 30 August to 8 October 2016. The exhibition is made up of works from the permanent collections of the NAGN and the Arts Association Heritage Trust (AAHT) and the exhibition aims to celebrate drawing in its diversity, in manifestation and implementation.
The practice of drawing is most commonly defined as an application of marks, as representations of line, texture or tone to a surface or support (usually paper) with media such as graphite, chalk, ink etc. The efforts of the NAGN and the AAHT to collect drawings as part of its collective mandate to form a visual national archive, highlight the importance of the medium.
NAGN presents Australian artist Shan Wood for a short-term Drawings Residency. Ms Wood will work in a pop-up drawings studio in a section of the Upper Gallery of the NAGN alongside part of the “Drawings: Past and Present” exhibition. Wood has been a professional artist and art educator for 20 years, and hopes to share her process and her knowledge as well as gain more knowledge and experience from her time in Namibia.
“I will be traveling around Namibia and will have paintings made from my experience here. I’m very excited to be here and I hope to learn and share my experiences,” she said. Wood will be hosting an artist talk on 30 September 2016 at 16:00 for all interested parties. She will also be selling the works she produces during her residency at the NAGN Happy Art Hour on 30 September 2016.
June Shimuoshili