Event details
On Whose Shoulders I Stand is a heartfelt homage to the overlooked women of Australian modernism, brought to life through Susie Raz’s vivid, large-scale self-portraits.
Each painting is also a performance, where Raz embodies the struggles and triumphs of 20th-century female artists, creating an intimate dialogue across time that bridges their stories with her own.
This project sheds light on the systemic erasure of women from art history while serving as a transformative journey for Raz. By painting herself into these narratives, she claims space alongside these women, confronting and transcending her inherited self-doubt as an artist. Blending self-expression with advocacy, the exhibition restores the rightful recognition of these women, celebrating their creativity and resilience in the face of historical exclusion.
Image credit: Susie Raz, ‘Homage to Thea’, 2023, oil on canvas, 154 x 100 cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Accessibility of this space
- Accessible car parking
- Accessible drop-off area
- Automatic doors
- Accessible toilets
- Ramps
- Clear signage
- Lifts
- Quiet areas
- Wide passageways.