Yarraville artist Ilona Nelson is inviting art-lovers to join her for a walk on the wild side.
Her long-term project This Wild Song is a celebration of female visual artists from across Australia through photographic portraits, interviews, exhibitions and events.
Nelson wants the project, ultimately involving 100 artists from across Australia, to increase the visibility of female artists and address gender equality in the arts.
This Wild Song will form the basis of Nelson’s first major Melbourne exhibition, to be held at the Town Hall Gallery in Hawthorn from September 1 until October 21.
The exhibition will consist of photographic portraits of 26 artists, including Indigo O’Rourke, Michelle Hamer, Erika Gofton and Polixeni Papapetrou, accompanied by an artwork by each of the featured artists.
Nelson is this month raising funds to help stage the exhibition.
Tax deductible donations can be made to the not-for-profit project until June 30 via www.australianculturalfund.org.au
