Mandurah Art Gallery in Western Australia is hosting the Marginalia Exhibition, a contemporary printmaking showcase featuring fourteen printmakers from across the state. The exhibition, presented by Peel Printmaking in partnership with the Printmakers Association of WA, opened with a symposium that included a keynote by curator Lee Kinsella and a panel moderated by artist Andy Quilty. Curators Joanne Wood and Lotte Waters selected works that highlight the diversity of printmaking, with the show running until June 26 at the Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery and Mandurah Performing Arts Centre.
This exhibition matters because it deliberately centers on artists and audiences outside the dominant metropolitan art circuit, using Mandurah's geographic and cultural position on the edge of Perth as a threshold for dialogue between regional, metropolitan, and newly arrived practitioners. By focusing on "marginalia"—practices and voices at the edges of mainstream culture—the show challenges the centrality of inner-city institutions and fosters professional exchange among printmakers who might otherwise be overlooked, reinforcing the importance of regional art hubs in Australia's contemporary art ecosystem.