Exhibition Opening | Quietly Seething: Fate, Fury and Transmutation
Tal Fitzpatrick
6 November 2026
Day + Time | Friday | 6pm – 8pm
Location | Canberra Contemporary, Queen Elizabeth Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600
Entry | Free
Access | Wheelchair accessible, accessible bathroom, off street parking
Quietly Seething: Fate, Fury and Transmutation is a major new solo exhibition by feminist artist and craftivist Dr Tal Fitzpatrick that speaks directly to the spirit of Dissent. A socially engaged artwork held within the gentle and familiar textures of cloth, the exhibition makes space for a conversation about the power and pain of feminine rage, holding within it the anonymous stories of 60 female identifying and AFAB people who shared with the artist why they are quietly seething.
Join Canberra Contemporary for the opening of this ambitious and affecting work, which reimagines contemporary craft and textile practice as a powerful tool for political and social change.
This project is supported by Canberra Contemporary, Craft + Design Canberra Festival, and artsACT through City of Design funding. The development of this project was supported by HOTA Home of the Arts through the ArtKeeper Program.
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Tal Fitzpatrick (b. 1988) is an Australian artist, craftivist and researcher based on the unceded lands of the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh language region. She holds a PhD in Visual Art from the Victorian College of the Arts (2018) and is best known for her artistic and academic contributions to the field of craftivism. As a socially engaged artist working primarily with textiles Tal’s projects deploy craft as a medium for activism, advocacy and as a tool for encouraging participation in the everyday practice of democracy. Her individual and collaborative projects have engaged hundreds of people by deploying the gentle and familiar nature of cloth to tackle challenging issues such as gender-based violence, human rights violations and feminine rage.
SEE ARTIST WEBSITE HERE
Proudly supported by ACT Government, HOTA and Canberra Contemporary
Images | Tal Fitzpatrick | Quietly Seething: Fate, Fury and Transmutation | Photos by Claudio Kirac and Lachlan Woods