Nick Earls and William Robinson in conversation with Ashley Hay
William Robinson: A New Perspective
The Edge, State Library of Queensland
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#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Earls and Robinson share a dry wit that is distinctly Australian. Earls’ stories are imbued with a strong sense of place, as is the work of William Robinson, making this an ideal pairing for authentically narrating Robinson’s life and work.
Chair: Ashley Hay
#Artists
Nick Earls
Nick Earls is the author of 28 books, most recently the novel Empires. Two of his novels have been adapted into feature films and five into stage plays. His writing has won awards in Australian, the UK and US.
William Robinson
Robinson is one of the most successful Australian artists of his generation. In 2007, the artist was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for his outstanding achievements and service to the arts. In 2009, the William Robinson Gallery was opened to honour his life and work, the only gallery of its kind in Australia dedicated solely to the work of a single artist. A major retrospective was held at the gallery in 2011, alongside the release of William Robinson: The Transfigured Landscape, the first major monograph on the artist since 2001.
Robinson’s work has been the subject of more than 43 solo exhibitions and he is represented in some 33 public collections in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Vatican City.
#Moderator
Ashley Hay
Ashley Hay is an award-winning novelist and essayist whose work includes The Railwayman’s Wife, A Hundred Small Lessons and Gum: The Story of Eucalypts and Their Champions. A former editor of Griffith Review, she also works as a mentor and facilitator, and as editorial consultant for the Climate Justice Observatory.
