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Mikala Dwyer

MIKALA DWYER

The Letterbox Mary's Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery 26 November–18 December 2015 Sydney
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Mikala Dwyer’s The Letterbox Mary’s proposes a speculative symbolism, through which to imagine possible reordering principles of spirituality, thought and belief. Following her previous explorations of superstition, the occult and alchemy, in this exhibition Dwyer turns to the mysterious figure of the Virgin Mary. In this, she considers a repositioning of this historically abstracted and disembodied woman as a possible ‘Co-Redemptrix’. Using this title, the Maronites rethink Mary’s traditional position in relation to Christ and God as with, under, in service of, or viewing her more uneasily, as an equal.

Selected Works

Earthlings by Mikala Dwyer contemporary artwork sculpture
Mikala Dwyer Earthlings Uranium glass, glass, ceramic, blacklight, holy water, mercury sol (homeopathic), brimstone (sulfur), salt (pink lake)
125 x 170 x 90 cm
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Green Fairy Necklace for Wall by Mikala Dwyer contemporary artwork sculpture
Mikala Dwyer Green Fairy Necklace for Wall, 2015 Perspex, ceramic, brass, antler, ash tray, string, uranium glass, absinth, rock
172 x 160.5 x 12 cm
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Possession by Mikala Dwyer contemporary artwork painting
Mikala Dwyer Possession, 2015 Acrylic paint, canvas, IKEA bed, polyurethane, coins, stones, gems, marys
800 x 266.5 cm
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Puzzle after Piet Hein Kumbel Kumbell by Mikala Dwyer contemporary artwork sculpture
Mikala Dwyer Puzzle (after Piet Hein / Kumbel Kumbell), 2015 Perspex
100 x 100.5 x 100.2 cm
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Shadow Lamp I by Mikala Dwyer contemporary artwork sculpture
Mikala Dwyer Shadow Lamp I Wood, plastic, acrylic paint, ceramic, soapstone, porcelain, hooks
282 x 170 x 170 cm
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Shadow Lamp II by Mikala Dwyer contemporary artwork sculpture
Mikala Dwyer Shadow Lamp II, 2015 Wood, plastic, acrylic paint, ceramic
283 x 150 x 170 cm
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Sigil for Heaven and Earth by Mikala Dwyer contemporary artwork painting
Mikala Dwyer Sigil for Heaven and Earth, 2015 Acrylic paint on canvas
800 x 214 cm
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The Angel by Mikala Dwyer contemporary artwork painting
Mikala Dwyer The Angel, 2015 Acrylic paint on canvas
800 x 214 cm
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The Letterbox Mary by Mikala Dwyer contemporary artwork sculpture
Mikala Dwyer The Letterbox Mary, 2015 Perspex, steel, mary
170 x 220 x 300 cm
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The Letterbox Mary by Mikala Dwyer contemporary artwork sculpture
Mikala Dwyer The Letterbox Mary Perspex, steel, fabric, mary
170 x 220 x 230 cm
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About the Artist

Mikala Dwyer has been exhibiting internationally since 1982. Solo exhibitions include Costumes and Empty Sculptures, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane (2008); Moon Garden, Aratoi Museum, Masterton NZ (2008); Mikala Dwyer: an Australian artist’s project, City Gallery Wellington (2002); Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (2000).

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Also Exhibiting at Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery

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A CONSTRUCTED WORLD Pheno 03: Outside Broadcast, My voice keeps changing on me Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery 27 June–18 July 2026 Sydney
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Established in Sydney by influential Australian art dealer and gallerist Roslyn Oxley and her husband Tony Oxley in 1982, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery is one of Australia’s leading commercial galleries.

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Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery contemporary art gallery in Sydney Australia
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10am – 6pm

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11am – 6pm
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