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New Exuberance: Contemporary Australian Textile Design — *WAH-WAH x Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran*, 2022, Australian merino wool as modelled by Ramesh, Kirthana Selvaraj, Remy Faint, Julie Faint. Stylist Kirsty Barros. Photo Lexi Laphor. Courtesy of WAH-WAH Australia.

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

A JamFactory Touring Exhibition

New Exuberance: Contemporary Australian Textile Design

Contemporary art, design and fashion come together in the JamFactory travelling exhibition that celebrates creative collaboration, sustainability and the versatility of textile craft through storytelling and conceptual ideas, highlighting a renewed confidence in community-driven products.

More than 30 creatives and 10 commissioned works including from Ikuntji Artists, Iordanes Spyridon Gogos, Grace Lillian Lee and Romance Was Born.

Curated by Meryl Ryan.

2 March—11 May

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

Civic Reserve, Dunns Road Mornington VIC 3931

mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au

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Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

A JamFactory Touring Exhibition

New Exuberance: Contemporary Australian Textile Design

2 March—11 May

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

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