Exhibition Opening: Quietly Seething: Fate, Fury and Transmutation
Tal Fitzpatrick
6 November 2026
Day + Time | Friday | 6pm
Location | Canberra Contemporary, Queen Elizabeth Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600
Entry | Free | No bookings required
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As part of 'Quietly Seething: Fate, Fury and Transmutation', a major new solo exhibition by feminist artist and craftivist Dr Tal Fitzpatrick, the artist has invited an artist and a dancer to develop performances that respond to the theme of feminine rage.
Kamberri/Canberra based artist Sophie Dumaresq and internationally renowned dancer and choreographer Juliet Burnett present two new performance works that embody the transmutation of rage and fury. Each performance uniquely responds to Tal Fitzpatrick’s installation and the Canberra Contemporary site.
Quietly Seething: Fate, Fury and Transmutation will be presented at Canberra Contemporary during Craft + Design Canberra Festival. Central to the exhibition is a socially engaged artwork that makes space for a conversation about the power and pain of feminine rage using the gentle and familiar textures of cloth. Gathered within this installation are the anonymous stories of 60 female identifying and AFAB people who shared with the artist the quiet seething they carry.
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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.
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Proudly supported by Canberra Contemporary
Images | Tal Fitzpatrick | Quietly Seething: Fate, Fury and Transmutation | Photos by Claudio Kirac and Lachlan Woods