An exhibition featuring the colourful works of designer and visual artist Lisa Gorman and iconic artist Mirka Mora is set to make its world premiere this month at the Warrnambool Art Gallery.
The regional city will host ‘Lisa Gorman and Mirka Mora: To breathe with the rhythm of the heart’ from 18 November 2023 to 17 March 2024,
Curated by Warrnambool Art Gallery Director Aaron Bradbrook, the exhibition will shine a light on the two groundbreaking Australian female artists and celebrate their shared love of colour, illusion, and experimental modes of production.
Born in Warrnambool, Lisa Gorman is known for her vibrant and collaborative designs for one of Australia’s most recognisable fashion labels, Gorman, which she founded in 1999 before departing in 2021.
French-born Australian artist Mirka Mora was a beloved inspiration in the Australian art and culinary scene and formed a lasting friendship with Lisa Gorman following a collaboration for the fashion label in 2016.
Visitors to the exhibition will see garments from the ‘Mirka X Gorman’ 2016 and 2018 collaborations on loan from private and public collections together with Mirka Mora’s tapestries, neon ink works from the 1980s, renowned doll-like creatures and soft sculptures, works on paper, and never-before-seen paintings.
Alongside these works will be the unveiling of a large-scale sculptural installation by Lisa Gorman, drawing inspiration from the two fundamental components of weaving – the warp and weft.
