Opening: XX FACTOR 3.0

Stella Brennan, Gil Hanly, Susan Leonard, Julia Morison, Nova Paul, Tia Ranginui, Marie Shannon, Heather Straka, Christine Webster

Two X chromosomes reach through millennia, delivering the realities and rigours of roughly half of humankind. A play on the doubled X chromosome and subversive of the glib evaluation of women’s ‘x factor’ we present the 3rd iteration of The XX Factor — 2016’s The XX Factor broadly focussed on the politics of identity and included international luminaries alongside local artists, while 2020’s The XX Factor 2.0 broadly focussed on existential themes in pandemic times. The XX Factor 3.0, broadly focussed on portraiture, shines a lens on the practices of nine local artists spanning three generations whose works engage with expanded notions of portraiture.

THE XX FACTOR 3.0 Event Program

Opening Preview - Thursday 23rd November 5-7pm

Panel Discussion - Saturday 2nd December 11am - Bringing together senior curator, art historian and writer Christina Barton and young curator Nina Dyer with Heather Straka, Marie Shannon and Stella Brennan to discuss the show's themes and key works.

Artist Talk - Wednesday 6th December 6pm - Stella Brennan with curator, interdisciplinary art historian, and writer Dr. Susan Ballard.