Counter-culture continues to strike a chord

The first female photographer collected by the NGA, Carol Jerrems' images shaped history, mapped in this survey exhibition.

29 Jul 2014

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Detail of Carol Jerrems Macquarie University 1977 gelatin silver photograph National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Gift of Mrs Joy Jerrems 1981 © Ken Jerrems and the Estate of Lance Jerrems

This is the first comprehensive survey to look at the work of iconic Australian photographer, Carol Jerrems (1948-1980), the first contemporary Australian female photographer collected by the NGA.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina