Sarah Mufford is pleased to announce that her artwork Lotfollah has been selected as a finalist in the 2016 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA), Grafton Regional Gallery. October 28- 10 December 2016The Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA) is the Grafton Regional Gallery’s biennial flagship art prize, promoting innovation and excellence in contemporary Australian drawing.

Established in 1988, JADA provides an exclusive opportunity for artists to explore the medium of drawing while allowing the Gallery to collect a unique and impressive collection of contemporary Australian drawings.

Touring to Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, University of the Sunshine Coast Gallery, Bundaberg Regional Gallery, Gympie Regional Gallery, Redland Regional Gallery, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, Warwick Art Gallery, New England regional Art Museum. throughout 2017 and 2018

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Lotfollah 2016 Pigmented ink, india ink, graphite, and polymer gesso on Arches
Framed size 135 x 115cm

Artist Statement

I recently spent three months in Iran, Southern Spain and India exploring Islamic and pre-Islamic art and architecture concentrating on systems of geometric and biomorphic patterns developed in the regions. Lotfollah forms part of a series of works on paper completed on my return. This continues my interest in pattern systems juxtaposing intuitive processes of staining and mark making in ink with hard-edged geometry using the grid and circle as a basic unit of pattern construction.

August 2016