National textile talents on show

Arts and Entertainment

Jun 12 2023 Updated June 12, 2023

Wangaratta Chronicle

TEXTILE SHOWCASE: (from left) Prize judge Rebecca Coates, Rural City of Wangaratta manager arts, culture and events Simone Nolan, and gallery director Rachel Arndt with Kyambra Foundation representatives June Brown, Cynthia Brown and John G Brown and Sepideh Farzam's winning entry. PHOTO: Marc Bongers

A SYDNEY-based Iranian contemporary artist’s insight into discrimination and the restriction of women’s rights in her native Iran has been crowned the winner of the prestigious $40,000 Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award for 2023.

Sepideh Farzam’s work ‘Losing Eyes for Freedom, 2023’ was recognised as part of the Wangaratta Art Gallery’s official opening on Saturday, with her work ref...

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