Stephen Copland Eceabat Memorial, 2011 Acrylic on Stonehenge paper 78 x 111 cm Macquarie University Art Collection Gift of the artist, 2015.
Stephen Copland Eceabat Memorial, 2011 Acrylic on Stonehenge paper 78 x 111 cm Macquarie University Art Collection Gift of the artist, 2015.

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Battle of Gallipoli centenary honoured

To commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Gallipoli, Macquarie’s Art Gallery features an exhibition of artworks to honour and capture the spirit of the soldiers who fought at Gallipoli Cove during World War I.

The exhibition Contemporary Gallipoli includes an array of new works created by both emerging and established artists from Canakkale, near the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, and Australia.

Featuring concepts of friendship and healing, the works comprise music, painting, drawing, printmaking, hand-built ceramic, sculpture, textile, mixed media installation, artist books, wearables, photomedia and digital animation.

Artists featured in the exhibition include Ros Auld, Cenk Beyhan, Meredith Brice, Stephen Copland, Mark Davis, Ihsan  Doğrusöz, Kate Downhill, Dianne Jones, Burt Muller, Susan O’Doherty, Toby Roberts and Chris Sainsbury. The exhibition was curated by Meredith Brice, who said: “The artists present new and unique perceptions towards this fractured period in world history.”

Contemporary Gallipoli
Open now – 10 June 2015
Macquarie University Art Gallery (E11A)