In conversation with Joan Ross and Coby Edgar

Join us for a conversation between artist Joan Ross and independent curator and writer Coby Edgar as they delve into Ross’s wide-ranging practice, which covers drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, installation, video and virtual reality.

Bold and experimental, Ross’s work investigates the legacy of colonialism in Australia, with a particular focus on reconfiguring the colonial Australian landscape and drawing attention to the complex and ongoing issues surrounding the effects of globalisation and colonisation.

Ross’s digital artwork Let’s party like it’s 1815 is currently on display at the Museum of Sydney.

About Joan Ross

Joan Ross (born in Glasgow) is an Australian artist living in Sydney. Since the late 1980s, Ross has exhibited across a range of mediums, from painting, photography and sculpture to video, installation and virtual reality.

About Coby Ann Edgar

Coby Ann Edgar is a queer multi-racial (Gulumoerrigin (Larrakia)/Jingili/Filipino/Chinese/Irish/Scottish/English) First Nations curator, writer and presenter living and working on unceded Gadigal land in Redfern, Sydney. With over 15 years’ experience in government positions across education, galleries, and museums, Coby has recently transitioned to independent work and is currently focussing on building her consultancy company Driftwood Consultancy which was incorporated earlier this year.