Kiss the girls Ed. 1 of 1

This print is part of a larger body of work that examines the gender values that are imparted onto children through popular nursery rhymes and fairy tales. This print, in particular, sets the women’s #metoo movement against the backdrop of the Georgie Porgie nursery rhyme. The rhyme says “Georgie Porgie kissed the girls and made them cry” and it has been suggested that it is referring King George II, who had numerous mistresses. Nursery rhymes were once a way of communicating social value or situations in an era where most were illiterate.

The #metoo campaign is depicted here as a physical protest, making reference to the earlier feminist demonstrations. However, the recent #metoo movement was largely an online phenomenon, which signifies a pivotal change in the way women’s issues are discussed and disseminated in public. Social media allows women to share experiences of sexual harassment and assault in a way that has never been done before. The popularity of the #metoo movement highlighted the extent and the scale of the problem. Hopefully this is a positive development for women’s liberation as social media can empower and unite women all around the world.
This is an artist proof from a limited edition series (A/P) and it is signed by the artist. The print comes unframed, mounted with a white matt with a thin black line detail, ready for framing. Framing is available upon request.

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I'm a Melbourne artist making art about people, identity and relationships. I draw on my experience as a woman and a mother, and as a result, most of my work is about womanhood. I am a passionate advocate of women’s issues and gender equality.

I have an interest in patterns and lines and include them in nearly all my work. My attraction to patterns comes from my love of order (I'm also an accountant), but I mostly like the flat, decorative element it adds. Sometimes the material inspires the subject, but more often than not, I seek out a particular look, colour or pattern to go with the concept I have in mind. Including patterns is a way of adding another dimension to the work.

In 2020, I won the Unearthed Prize by Art to Art gallery in Balwyn. I've been exhibiting since 2012, when I held my first solo show. Prizes for which I have been shortlisted include the 2025 Omnia Prize, 2019 Footscray Art Prize, the 2018 Contemporary Art Prize, the 2016 Hornsby Prize, the 2016 She competition, the Lethbridge 10000 Small-Scale Art Prize, the 2013 Agendo Award and the 2011 Metro Award.  Early in my career, I won the 2013 Yen magazine Female Artist award and won 2 prizes at the Albert Park College Art Show. My artwork is in private collections worldwide and is part of the Standard Chartered Bank art collection, Albert Park College public collection, and the Image Mundi project.