Portrait

Adult Anthology – ISBN: 9780646821948

A portrait is a representative analysis giving deep insight into people, places, objects or ideas. It can be fictional, impressionist or realist. It is also the physical shape ‘taller than wide’. What portraits define our familiar everyday? What portraits explore the unique and diverse?

This creative anthology of stories, poetry and art explores the theme of ‘portrait’ to show us who we really are or could be, who we once were and what might await us. Featuring a rich diversity of artistic medium and literary genre, it is a testament to the skill and passion of its creators, their innovation, imagination and collaboration. It is a journey that offers adventure as well as self-reflection, truth, and hope.

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This anthology was produced as a collaboration between myself, Northern Beaches Libraries and Manly Art Gallery & Museum on the 2020 ‘Art & Words Project’. Read more about the creation of the ‘Art & Words Project’ over here and here. The anthology is available to purchase at every Northern Beaches Library and Manly Art Gallery & Museum.

Contents

Saving Face by Mijmark – artwork by Katika Schultz

Woman in the Bathroom by Alexandra Vanags – artwork by Goya Torres

Yenailní by Sonia Zadro – artwork by Beth Robinson

Delphiniums in Bloom by Tara Ray – artwork by Stef Tarasov

Fly on the Wall by Claire Hampson – artwork by Stephanie Galloway Brown

The Caretaker by Phil Burgin – artwork by Eunice McAllister

Swimming to Shelly by Helen Thurloe – artwork by Vicki Ratcliff

Homage to Shadow by Kate Wilkie – artwork by Lindy Green

Painted Love by Helen Lyne – artwork by Kate Gradwell

The Head of the Donkey by Colleen Russell – artwork by Christine Simpson

A Reminder by Kristin Darell – artwork by Adrienne Overall

An Ordinary Saturday Morning by Kate Mitchell – artwork by Trinity Morris

Watch the launch & view the artworks here!

Zena Shapter

Zena Shapter writes from a castle in a flying city hidden by a thundercloud, reaching across age and genre into the heart of storytelling. A multi-award-winning author of speculative and contemporary fiction, she teaches writing at festivals, libraries and schools, judges various literary awards, mentors and edits other writers, and encourages everyone to value the importance of creativity. She loves movies, frogs, chocolate, and potatoes, though not at the same time!

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