Rima Zabaneh
In residence on the verandahs at Donnelly River Village
22-28 June 2021
Rima Zabaneh is an award winning artist. Her work explores the methods and processes artists use to propel everyday materials into the realm of wonder, using found, recycled & repurposed materials in interesting ways. Rima has exhibited in major group exhibitions, including Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe & Bondi and Look, Look Again; a Survey of Women’s Art at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery. She has completed public art commissions and taken part in international art residencies, her work is represented in Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art as well as private collections.
Donnelly River Verandah Residency, artist statement
Jack’s (Ivan Surina) shack, at the entry of the old Donnelly River Mill site, evokes an array of conflicted feelings. The shack stands as a testament to a life of hardships surrounded by the site’s majestical beauty.
The shack, which was built by jack from whatever leftover materials can be found on site, still stands surrounded by protective wire. Inside the wire fence the shack continues its crumbling and decaying journey. A restricted closer look inside the shack, reveals an array of intriguing remnants of curiosities.
Rima Zabaneh
The 2021 exhibition.
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Paintings, workshops, exhibitions
David Carson – What Lies Beneath – work in progress
Work in progress, David Carson: What Lies Beneath Karri forest floor to canopy
Julie Podstolski – Verandah Resident
Red-Winged Fairy Wren on the verandah of the General Store at Donnelly River. Julie Podstolski, 2022 165cm (W) x 16.5cm (H) Neocolor II and coloured pencils on [...]
Matthew Wright, Donnelly Verandah Residencies setup
Matthew Wright. Plein air set up.
David Carson – First impressions from The Donnelly Verandah Residencies 2022
On returning from his residency in 2022, David Carson reflected; I have a lot of material to sort through - change of scenery can be stimulating, [...]
The artwork that missed courier to Donnelly River Village due to Covid-19 restrictions
The carrier taking Jo Darvall's 2021 watercolour and pencil work, Wandoo #17 (51 x 68 cm - $2450) to Donnelly River Village for the the Donnelly Verandah Residencies 5-Year [...]
Rima Zabaneh, working/thinking in progress – Donnelly River Village, 24 June 2021
Rima Zabaneh, work-thinking in progress, The Donnelly Verandah Residencies, 2021
Rima Zabaneh, fixings in the ground – Donnelly River Village, 24 June 2021
Rima Zabaneh, fixings in the ground at the site of the Donnelly River Mill, 2021
A glimpse into Donnelly
Tuesday 4:30pm "Rules for residency: respond to surroundings on impulse. Follow impulse. Start two new works each day. No rethinking. Complete all works later." [...]