E-mail: sa.cunningham@bigpond.com
Sue Cunningham is a textile artist with a background as a maker of contemporary textiles. Her latest body of work has resulted from her acquisition of old family textiles. She tells stories using these textiles to embody her reactions to the world around her: matters of social and environmental importance nationally and internationally, and also to explore her personal background.
She works directly with her materials and prefers to use them as they present: cutting and layering spontaneously. Quilting and embroidery overlays introduce complexity and texture.
Baranbali 1
Retail Price: A$1250
Dimensions: 165 x 139 cm (HxW)
Statement: This quilt is homage to Sue Cunningham’s parents’ life for 60 years on a dairy farm. The farm activities and domestic duties were carried out in a thoughtful and resourceful way. Her family lived frugally, and nothing was wasted.
Exhibitions: The New Quilt 2024
Photographer: John Simpkin
Shirt Anatomy
Retail Price: A$1500
Dimensions: 116 x 171 cm (HxW)
Statement: This work examines the clothing pattern segments which are assembled to construct a garment. The role of each garment piece is considered in an anatomical way, influenced by the Clinical Anatomy textbook of 1974. Shirt Anatomy is a reference to the overproduction and discarding of clothing.
Exhibitions: Dare to Differ 2026
Photographer: John Simpkin
