Murray and Burgess PASSION (detail Grace Crowley and Sandy Edwards) 2026 charcoal, ink, conte 150x1600cm

PASSION is a 16m mural of 27 new charcoal portraits extending the project celebrating Australian elder women artists to 60 portraits. Amongst them are printmakers Bettina McMahon (1930 – 2024), Bea Maddock (1934-2016), Ethel Spowers (1890 – 1947), Margaret Woodward (1938-)Nyapanya Yunupinju (1945 – 2021). Murray and Burgess draw back and forth in their collaborative project.  

group exhibition UNRuly

Ro Murray, Mandy Burgess, Catherine Anselmi, David Helmers

M16 Artspace 30 July -23 August 2026

21 Blaxland Cres Griffith, Canberra

Opening is 6-8pm Thursday 30 July

Ro is in attendance the first weekend. 

Murray and Burgess “PASSION” (detail Margaret Woodward, Judith Wright, Nyapanya Yunupinju ) 2026charcoal, ink, conte 150x1600cm