Sick AF delves into the personal narratives of artists who have navigated life-altering illnesses or injuries, using contemporary craft and the arts as a medium for expression and healing.
Curated by Amanda Alderson, the exhibition features work from 21 local, national and international artists. Each piece offers a unique insight into the artists’ journeys, offering both intimate and universal reflections on resilience, healing and creativity.
SICK AF has been selected to tour Western Australia with Art on The Move for two years in 2025 to 2027.
ON SHOW
27 February — 28 March 2026
Cannery Arts Centre
Kepa Kurl / Esperance
UPCOMING TOURING EXHIBITIONS
3 July – 16 August 2026
Painted Tree Gallery
Pibbelmun Noongar Country / Northcliffe
12 June – 24 July 2027
Katanning Library and Gallery
Katanning
6 August — 11 September 2027
Albany Town Hall
Menang Country / Albany
PAST TOURING EXHIBITION
25 July 25 — 31 August2025
Rose de Freycinet Gallery
Shark Bay World Heritage Discovery & Visitor Centre
Malgana, Nanda and Yinggarda Country
Artists exhibiting in SICK AF
Amanda Alderson
Susan Margareta Allwood
Christina Baltais
Helena Bogucki
Ron Bradfield Jnr
Nadeen Brown
Melissa Cameron
Kate Campbell-Pope
Olga Cironis
Brad Coleman
Lucinda Crimson
Ana Fuentes
Catherine Higham
Sunniva Innstrand
Eden Lennox
Wendy Lugg
Annemieke Mulders
Shayne O’Donnell
Shereen Ricupero
Claire Townsend
Annamaria Weldon
Curator Amanda Alderson
Connect with the artists from SICK AF via their website, social media and online shops.
Amanda Alderson is an artist and independent curator, with 25 years experience in arts and cultural management. Current collections and curatorial projects centre on traversing the human condition, borne out of her complex healing journey after becoming SICK AF from a disabling medical injury.
Art on The Move
As the only Western Australian organisation dedicated to touring visual art exhibitions throughout the regions, interstate and beyond, Art on The Move plays a critical role in connecting art, people, and place. SICK AF has been selected to tour Western Australia with Art on The Move for two years in 2025 to 2027.
Nyisztor Studio
Inaugural exhibition on show 29 September – 20 October 2024
Nyisztor Studio is an independent artist run space, run by Ron Nysiztor since 2006. It is a significant space for emerging and mid-career exhibitions, the building incorporates artist studios.
2024 Indian Ocean Craft Triennial
Festival Venue
In 2024, the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial will investigate the multi-various languages codified in contemporary craft at major international exhibitions, a conference, and a festival program of over 50 other exhibitions and events. SICK AF is a festival venue exhibition.
Curator
Amanda Alderson
amandaalderson.com
Exhibition enquiries and bookings
Alex Fuller
Exhibitions Touring Manager, Art on The Move
exhibitions@artonthemove.art
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Images:
Amanda Alderson, Uncharted Waters, 2021-2024, photo: Brad Coleman
Lucinda Crimson, One of millions missing, 2024, oil, enamel and acrylic on wood, photo: artist
Helena Bogucki, Bird Island, 2018, installation at Nyisztor Studio, photo: Brad Coleman
Kate Campbell-Pope, Collect, 2016, floristry wire, bandage, thread, carved cuttlefish, photo: Brad Coleman
