Dried Not Dead autobiographical everyday objects into something contemplative

everyday objects into something contemplative and refined

and suddenly life feels lighter

As a fellow Tasmanian artist

to question what we’re seeing—to sit in that space between representation and reality

there is a strong sensitivity to surface and pattern

Dried Not Dead autobiographical everyday objects into something contemplativeEira Chidgey Salvaged fabric, acrylic, oil and oil stick on canvas, framed in natural oak 104cm x 79cm 2026 Ive come to know Eiras work through Instagram and our shared exhibitions with Artbid, and Ive always been drawn to the quiet honesty she brings to her practice. Theres a sensitivity in the way she builds her surfaceslayer by layer, mark by markthat feels both deeply personal and widely relatable. Her work holds that rare balance between strength