The Presence of Time | Gray St Studio + JamFactory
2 October - 15 November 2025
Artists | Jess Dare, Lisa Furno, Sue Lorraine and Catherine Truman
Established in 1985 by Anne Brennan, Catherine Truman and Sue Lorraine, Gray Street Workshop is one of Australia’s longest running collective studios for artists working in the field of contemporary jewellery and object making. The uncompromising commitment of this group of artists to their work and to a studio-based practice has enabled Gray Street to evolve into one of Australia’s most exciting and respected workshops.
Over Gray Street’s 40 years of operation, through the access bench facility, the workshop has provided a bridge between formal education, training and professional development to over 100 jewellers from around Australia and overseas. The workshop is an exemplar of sustained, enduring innovative and enterprising practice. The conceptual strength, skill and integrity of the work of the partners is testament to the creative and supportive environment the workshop offers.
In celebration of their 40th anniversary, JamFactory and Gray Street Workshop present The Presence of Time, a touring exhibition honouring the momentous legacy and tremendous talent of the workshop by showcasing new work by the four current workshop partners: Jess Dare, Lisa Furno, Sue Lorraine and Catherine Truman.
In the creation of new work, the four artists scrutinise the language of materials, the life of objects, the complexity of making and the opacity of time. The juxtaposition of parallel bodies of work will create a story in four parts, investigating the relationship, reaction and observation of the world from unique personal perspectives. Issues relating to the environment and community consciousness will be explored through the filters of climate change, motherhood, recycling and citizen science, crafting an insightful reading of our relationship to the transient nature of time and the serious consequences of environmental exploitation and neglect.