Mysterious Forces

West Australian philanthropist Lady Sheila Cruthers was a strong supporter of acclaimed artist Susan Norrie. Consistently purchasing work from each of Norrie’s exhibitions, particularly in the 1990s, Cruthers added Norrie to her growing, famous collection of work by female artists. Now, Norrie’s work—which spans photography, painting and film—is serving as a weighty, dark exhibition springboard.

With works from the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art donated to the University of Western Australia in 2007, curator Lee Kinsella has now chosen to exhibit several of Norrie’s paintings,