Eliot J.O, Curling Glory, 2026. Image courtesy of the Artist
Eliott June O’Dowd
Gallery 3
Opening Thursday 2 July, 2026, 6-8pm
Friday 3 July - Sunday 26 July
Inspired by plants and influenced by O’Dowd’s journey to project their artistic voice, ‘Guide toSurreal Urbias’ investigates a relationship between the real and imagined. Through explorations in a selection of paintings, sculptures of textile and mixed media material, the artist reinterprets the colours and forms observed in the world around them into a making of his own. A physical and cognitive shape of the artist’s intuition and ponderings. The collection is an ode to growth, observation and memory, driven by process and expressed through the abstract, the contrasting and the loosely figurative.
About The Artist
Eliott June O'Dowd is an emerging, queer creative, born on Yuin land, now living and working on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land. His multidisciplinary practice spans sculpture combined with textile crafts, painting and occasional printmaking. Through bold, organic and surreal forms, Eliott explores themes of gender, life and joy, offering viewers a distinctive and personal perspective. Their work invites audiences to immerse themselves in unfamiliar visual and emotional territory, encouraging moments of curiosity and reflection.