Janet Fieldhouse
Art Makers x National Gallery
![A picture of a sculpture in the low light](https://media.nga.gov.au/7zQtrazwdG89S6ChQx47VxChtig=/1600x0//national-gallery-of-australia/media/dd/images/20230926_Janet_Fieldhouse_Sister_Charm_0021_-_Design_Copy_Imaging__Pubs_Use_Only.jpg)
Janet Fieldhouse, Kalaw Lagaw Ya/Meriam Mir peoples, Sister Charm 2023, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, on loan from the artist and Art Makers
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Artist Janet Fieldhouse in National Gallery Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2023. Photo by: Karlee Holland
Sister Charm, the second commission in the National Gallery x Art Makers series is presented by Kalaw Lagaw Ya/Meriam Mir artist Janet Fieldhouse.
Inspired by her matrilineal connections to the Torres Strait Islander communities, Fieldhouse is known for her usually intricate and small-scale sculptures which depict the elasticity in nature. This large-scale work for the National Gallery’s Sculpture Garden will be her most ambitious work to date.
'My family, my Torres Strait Islander heritage and my culture are my inspiration and are integral to my art. Art and my practice is important to me because it gives me a sense of belonging in my family, my heritage and my culture.’ – Janet Fieldhouse
This commission is made possible through the generous support of Art Makers.
Curator: Tina Baum, Gulumirrgin (Larrakia)/Wardaman/ Karajarri peoples, Curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art
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events
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Sun 15 Oct, 11am
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Young People
Art IRL
Lucky Charm!Past EventFri 13 Oct 2023, 6pm
Images
![A bronze sculpture in a garden bed overlooking a body of water with a person looking on](https://media.nga.gov.au/tx_-XWkoZ7YFR58s2nfu-_3ZxPI=/0x600//national-gallery-of-australia/media/dd/images/20230926_Janet_Fieldhouse_Sister_Charm_0033.jpg)
Janet Fieldhouse, Kalaw Lagaw Ya/Meriam Mir peoples, Sister Charm, 2023, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, on loan from the artist and Art Makers
![Close up of a bronze sculpture](https://media.nga.gov.au/pJ-0uLaaTZIf2fOIt-I-Oe-lW2I=/0x600//national-gallery-of-australia/media/dd/images/20230926_Janet_Fieldhouse_Sister_Charm_0024.jpg)
Janet Fieldhouse, Kalaw Lagaw Ya/Meriam Mir peoples, Sister Charm (detail), 2023, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, on loan from the artist and Art Makers
![A bronze sculpture in a garden bed overlooking a body of water](https://media.nga.gov.au/YRGJZc_kacY1gvSvrzaRLChmcZc=/0x600//national-gallery-of-australia/media/dd/images/20230926_Janet_Fieldhouse_Sister_Charm_0019.jpg)
Janet Fieldhouse, Kalaw Lagaw Ya/Meriam Mir peoples, Sister Charm, 2023, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, on loan from the artist and Art Makers
![Two people installing a bronze sculpture into a garden](https://media.nga.gov.au/5PVl9jLNjj9JqSYZGoP_g85sU6Y=/0x600//national-gallery-of-australia/media/dd/images/20230926_Janet_Fieldhouse_Sister_Charm_0008.jpg)
Installation view, Janet Fieldhouse, Kalaw Lagaw Ya/Meriam Mir peoples, Sister Charm, 2023, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, on loan from the artist and Art Makers
![The side profile of a woman with her hair down, standing in front of a bronze sculpture in the foreground.](https://media.nga.gov.au/2qp-F8U3T3ZciCPvOaNNBIrEW6Y=/0x600//national-gallery-of-australia/media/dd/images/20231013_0003_-_Large_Viewing_JPEG_4200px.jpg)
Janet Fieldhouse, Kalaw Lagaw Ya/Meriam Mir peoples with Sister Charm, 2023, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, on loan from the artist and Art Makers