Earthy Tales, 15 July – 20 August, 2017
Earthly Tales is Filomena Coppola’s first solo exhibition in Western Australia and was exhibited at Gallery 152 in York. It brings together three bodies of work to tell a story about migration, the role of the feminine, the environment and place. The works include Fish out of Water – Murray Cod, pastel drawings from the Wallflower Series and collages from the Fish out of Water intervention project which features the sardine painted on gum leaves. During this time she was Artist In Residence at Gallery 152 and was researching for a new project which will be exhibited in 2018.
Earthly Tales, Installation view of Fish out of Water – Murray Cod, documentary photos and sculpture installation.
colour photograph, 40h x 60w cm, edition of 6, 2015
colour photograph, 40h x 60w cm, edition of 6, 2015
colour photograph, 40h x 60w cm, edition of 6, 2015
9 redgum shelves individually etched, 9 colour photographs, 9 petrified redgum forms and gouache. Each component measures, approximately 23h x 30w x 25d cm, 2015
etched redgum shelf, colour photograph, petrified redgum and gouache. Approximately 23h x 30w x 25d cm, 2015
etched redgum shelf, colour photograph, petrified redgum and gouache. Approximately 23h x 30w x 25d cm, 2015
etched redgum shelf, colour photograph, petrified redgum and gouache. Approximately 23h x 30w x 25d cm, 2015
etched redgum shelf, colour photograph, petrified redgum and gouache. Approximately 23h x 30w x 25d cm, 2015
![](https://filomenacoppola.com/wp-content/uploads/catablog/thumbnails/8. Wallflower - Know me inside out III, 50h x 50w cm, 2013.jpg)
pastel on paper, 50h x 50w cm, 2013
![](https://filomenacoppola.com/wp-content/uploads/catablog/thumbnails/10. Wallflower - Precious blossom, pastel on paper, 80h x 80wcm, 2010.jpg)
pastel on paper, 80h x 80wcm, 2010
![](https://filomenacoppola.com/wp-content/uploads/catablog/thumbnails/11. Wallflower - Meow, make me purr, pastel on paper, 80h x 80wcm, 2011.jpg)
pastel on paper, 80h x 80wcm, 2011
![](https://filomenacoppola.com/wp-content/uploads/catablog/thumbnails/13. Fish out of Water - A Visitor, 12 x 12cm, 2014 copy.jpg)
gouache and pages from "The Reader's Digest Complete Atlas of Australia" 1968 edition, 12 x 12 cm, 2014
![](https://filomenacoppola.com/wp-content/uploads/catablog/thumbnails/14. Fish out of Water - Eucalypt, 12 x 12cm, 2014.jpg)
gouache, gum leaves, and pages from "TheReader's Digest Complete Atlas of Australia" 1968 edition, 12 x 12 cm, 2014
![](https://filomenacoppola.com/wp-content/uploads/catablog/thumbnails/15. Fish out of Water - Fishing, 12 x 12cm, 2014.jpg)
gouache, gum leaves, and pages from "The Reader's Digest Complete Atlas of Australia" 1968 edition, 12 x 12 cm, 2014
![](https://filomenacoppola.com/wp-content/uploads/catablog/thumbnails/16. Fish out of Water - Rainfall, 12 x 12cm, 2014 copy.jpg)
gouache, gum leaves, and pages from "The Reader's Digest Complete Atlas of Australia" 1968 edition, 12 x 12 cm, 2014
![](https://filomenacoppola.com/wp-content/uploads/catablog/thumbnails/17. Fish out of Water - Murray Cod, 12 x 12cm, 2014.jpg)
gouache, gum leaves, and pages from "The Reader's Digest Complete Atlas of Australia" 1968 edition, 12 x 12 cm, 2014
![](https://filomenacoppola.com/wp-content/uploads/catablog/thumbnails/19. Wallflower - I feel you watching me I, 50h x 50w cm, 2013.jpg)
pastel on paper, 50h x 50w cm, 2013
![](https://filomenacoppola.com/wp-content/uploads/catablog/thumbnails/20. Wallflower - I feel you watching me II, 50h x 50w cm, 2013.jpg)
pastel on paper, 50h x 50w cm, 2013
![](https://filomenacoppola.com/wp-content/uploads/catablog/thumbnails/21. Wallflower - I feel you watching me III, 50h x 50w cm, 2013.jpg)
pastel on paper, 50h x 50w cm, 2013
![](https://filomenacoppola.com/wp-content/uploads/catablog/thumbnails/22. Wallflower - The last belle, pastel on paper, 80h x 80wcm, 2010.jpg)
pastel on paper, 80h x 80wcm, 2010