Que des femmes…

Biennale internationale d’art non objectif à Pont-de-Claix
Curated by Roland Orepük






On September 18, an exhibition was inaugurated at the Villancourt mills of nineteen painters, women, from the abstract art movement called "non-objective art".

The artistic director of this 6th biennial is Roland Orepük. The title, “que des femmes…”






Selected exhibition images



Gladys Nistor (ar - fr)



Karin Beyens (be)


Christine Myerscough (au)


Munira Naqui (us)


Arleta Cehic (bih)


Marinda Vandenheede (be)


Valerie Brennan (ie - cy)


Evelyn Snoek (nl)


Molly Thompson (uk)


Giovanna Strada (it)


Eva Myrdal Linstow (dk)


Carol McMahon (us)

Yarra Bend Gallery

Que des femmes/Only women
Melbourne virtual satellite 'The home show'
Hosted by Art Thoughts AU at Yarra Bend Gallery
September 22 - 19 November
Curated by Terri Brooks and Louise Blyton
International curator Billy Gruner
Bienniale Curator Roland Orepuk

Rose Moxham (qld), Marlene Sarroff (nsw), Suzan Shutan (us), Louise Gresswell
Irene Barberis, Jennifer Joseph, Wilma Tabacco, Louise Blyton, Karen Schifano (us)
Anna Caione, Emma Langridge, Suzie Idiens (nsw), Susan Buret (nsw)
Bogumila Strojna (fr), Danielle Lescot (fr), Connie Goldman (us), Sarah Robson (nsw)
Munira Naqui (us), Wendy Kelly, Terri Brooks



Melbourne is one of the most locked down cities in the world due to Covid-19. When Billy Gruner invited Terri Brooks and Louise Blyton to host the 6th international biennale of non objective art the artists hatched a plan. ‘The Home Show’ is a virtual group exhibition of twenty leading women abstract artists.


Exterior placement:


Anna Caione, La Mamma Disperso, 2020,
mixed media, acrylic paint, 40 x 12 cm.



Terri Brooks, White Paint, 2021,
oil on paper, 27 x 20 x 12 cm.



Marlene Sarroff, Equilibrium 2, Equilibrium series, 2014,
industrial rubber, wood, 25 x 30 cm.



Bogumila Strojna, Cube, 2018,
epoxy on aluminium 24 x 24 x .3 cm.





Rose Moxham, Pink Cathedral, 2020,
oil and wax on wood, 20 x 14 cm



Louise Gresswell, Fractured (blue edge), 2018,
oil on board, 36 x 27.5 cm.




Emma Langridge, Disrupt III, 2020,
enamel / acrylic on wood, 29 x 21 cm.



Irene Barberis, Assemble Series # 2 Sol Lewitt Studio, 2019,
164 x 22 cm.




Louise Blyton, X, 2021,
acrylic on linen on wood, 31 x 31 cm.



Connie Goldman, Phasis III, 2007,
oil on panel, 25 x 25 cm x 2.


Photography Louise Blyton and Terri Brooks.







Yarra Bend Gallery (part 2)

Que des femmes/Only women
Melbourne virtual satellite 'The home show'
Hosted by Art Thoughts AU at Yarra Bend Gallery
September 22 - 19 November
Curated by Terri Brooks and Louise Blyton
International curator Billy Gruner
Bienniale Curator Roland Orepuk

Rose Moxham (qld), Marlene Sarroff (nsw), Suzan Shutan (us), Louise Gresswell
Irene Barberis, Jennifer Joseph, Wilma Tabacco, Louise Blyton, Karen Schifano (us)
Anna Caione, Emma Langridge, Suzie Idiens (nsw), Susan Buret (nsw)
Bogumila Strojna (fr), Danielle Lescot (fr), Connie Goldman (us), Sarah Robson (nsw)
Munira Naqui (us), Wendy Kelly, Terri Brooks


Melbourne is one of the most locked down cities in the world due to Covid-19. When Billy Gruner invited Terri Brooks and Louise Blyton to host the 6th international biennale of non objective art the artists hatched a plan. ‘The Home Show’ is a virtual group exhibition of twenty leading women abstract artists.


Exterior placement:


Sarah Robson, Unfolding geometries (shirt grid), 2018,
cotton shirt, 50 x 25 cm. Pinned to the wall.



Suzan Shutan, Galls, c2016,
tar roofing paper, pom poms, 34 x 22 cm.



Susan Buret, Flutter, 2010,
acrylic on birch panel, 20 x 15 cm.



Danielle Lescot, Brisant, c2015,
white stoneware, 18 x18 x 18 cm.



Karen Schifano, Untitled, 2013,
acrylic on panel, 15 x 19 cm.



Suzie Idiens, Untitled (Black Pair), 2013,
ply and acrylic, 25 x 50 x 5 cm.



Jennifer Joseph, Untitled, 2016,
acrylic on wood, 70 x 40 cm each.
(Jennifer Joseph is represented by Niagara Galleries Melbourne).



Wilma Tabacco, Small Excavation (selected works), 2015,
acrylic on canvas panel, 15.2 x 30.3 cm each.



Munira Naqui, Harvest Moon, 2017,
pigment, encaustic wax on wood, 20 x 15 cm.



Wendy Kelly, Traverse, 2016-7,
acrylic, oil and thread on canvas, 61 x 51 cm.


Photography Louise Blyton and Terri Brooks.





The Home Show

Que des femmes/Only women
Melbourne virtual satellite 'The home show'
Hosted by Art Thoughts AU at Yarra Bend Gallery
September 22 - 19 November
Curated by Terri Brooks and Louise Blyton
International curator Billy Gruner
Bienniale Curator Roland Orepuk

Rose Moxham (qld), Marlene Sarroff (nsw), Suzan Shutan (us), Louise Gresswell
Irene Barberis, Jennifer Joseph, Wilma Tabacco, Louise Blyton, Karen Schifano (us)
Anna Caione, Emma Langridge, Suzie Idiens (nsw), Susan Buret (nsw)
Bogumila Strojna (fr), Danielle Lescot (fr), Connie Goldman (us), Sarah Robson (nsw)
Munira Naqui (us), Wendy Kelly, Terri Brooks


Melbourne is one of the most locked down cities in the world due to Covid-19. When Billy Gruner invited Terri Brooks and Louise Blyton to host the 6th international biennale of non objective art the artists hatched a plan. ‘The Home Show’ is a virtual group exhibition of twenty leading women abstract artists.


The interiors:



Suzie Idiens, Untitled (Black Pair), 2013,
ply and acrylic, 25 x 50 x 5 cm.




Wilma Tabacco, Small Excavation (selected works), 2015,
acrylic on canvas panel, 15.2 x 30.3 cm each.



Munira Naqui, Harvest Moon, 2017, pigment,
encaustic wax on wood, 20 x 15 cm.



Suzan Shutan, Galls, c2016,
tar roofing paper, pom poms, 34 x 22 cm.




Karen Schifano, Untitled, 2013,
acrylic on panel, 15 x 19 cm.



Emma Langridge, Disrupt III, 2020,
enamel / acrylic on wood, 29 x 21 cm.



Susan Buret, Flutter, 2010,
acrylic on birch panel, 20 x 15 cm.



Anna Caione, La Mamma Disperso, 2020,
mixed media, acrylic paint, 40 x 12 cm.



Terri Brooks, White Paint, 2021,
oil on paper, 27 x 20 x 12 cm. (ceramics Kris Coad).



Wendy Kelly, Traverse, 2016-7,
acrylic, oil and thread on canvas, 61 x 51 cm. (Bowl Ruth Levine).


Photography Louise Blyton and Terri Brooks.




The Home Show (part 2)

Que des femmes/Only women
Melbourne virtual satellite 'The home show'
Hosted by Art Thoughts AU at Yarra Bend Gallery
September 22 - 19 November
Curated by Terri Brooks and Louise Blyton
International curator Billy Gruner
Bienniale Curator Roland Orepuk

Rose Moxham (qld), Marlene Sarroff (nsw), Suzan Shutan (us), Louise Gresswell
Irene Barberis, Jennifer Joseph, Wilma Tabacco, Louise Blyton, Karen Schifano (us)
Anna Caione, Emma Langridge, Suzie Idiens (nsw), Susan Buret (nsw)
Bogumila Strojna (fr), Danielle Lescot (fr), Connie Goldman (us), Sarah Robson (nsw)
Munira Naqui (us), Wendy Kelly, Terri Brooks


Melbourne is one of the most locked down cities in the world due to Covid-19. When Billy Gruner invited Terri Brooks and Louise Blyton to host the 6th international biennale of non objective art the artists hatched a plan. ‘The Home Show’ is a virtual group exhibition of twenty leading women abstract artists.

The interiors:



Louise Blyton, X, 2021,
acrylic on linen on wood, 31 x 31 cm.



Marlene Sarroff, Equilibrium 2, Equilibrium series, 2014,
industrial rubber, wood, 25 x 30 cm.



Jennifer Joseph, Untitled, 2016,
acrylic on wood, 70 x 40 cm each.
(Jennifer Joseph is represented by Niagara Galleries Melbourne).



Irene Barberis, Assemble Series # 2, Sol Lewitt Studio, 2019, 164 x 22 cm.




Bogumila Strojna, Cube, 2018,
epoxy on aluminium 24 x 24 x .3 cm.



Rose Moxham, Pink Cathedral, 2020,
oil and wax on wood, 20 x 14 cm.




Sarah Robson, Unfolding geometries (shirt grid), 2018,
cotton shirt, 50 x 25 cm. Pinned to the wall.



Louise Gresswell, Fractured (blue edge), 2018, oil on board, 36 x 27.5cm.



Danielle Lescot, Brisant, c2015,
white stoneware,18 x18 x 18 cm.



Connie Goldman, Phasis III, 2007,
oil on panel, 25 x 25 cm x 2.

Photography Louise Blyton and Terri Brooks.