Mirra Whale is featured in the exhibition 'Mixed Dozen: Drawing' showing at McGlade Gallery at Australian Catholic University, NSW until 14 May.
Mirra Whale is a Sydney based artist whose artworks explore the formal and conceptual limits of the genre of still life, utlising everyday household objects and presenting them from another angle.
She is a five-time finalist in the Archibald Prize and has also been selected in the Mosman Art Prize, Salon Des Refuses, Portia Geach Portrait Prize, Hornsby Art Prize, and the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. In 2024 Mirra Whale was the winner of the Redland Art Prize in Queensland. She has also won the Eutick Memorial Still Life Award (EMSLA) and the Royal Art Society North Sydney Drawing Prize.
In this group exhibition, six senior Australian artists who teach, or have taught, are showing side-by-side with a former student.
These pairings are: Peter Burgess + Mirra Whale, Tracey Clement + Elaina Kazouris, Julia Davis/Lisa Jones + Charlotte Simpson, Annelies Jahn + Marnie Tomczyk, Kendal Heyes + Danny Ivanovski, Kurt Schranzer + Riley Stafford.
All twelve artists (a Mixed Dozen) will present drawings in a wide range of mediums, highlighting the multifarious possibilities of the genre.
The exhibition will show from 16 April - 14 May 2026 at McGlade Gallery, 25A Barker Road, Strathfield, 2135 NSW.
Opening Event: Thursday 16 April, 5:30-7:30pm
*Event and exhibition is free, no RSVP required.
Image: Mirra Whale at her studio in NSW, August 2025.