Marsden Group | Crooked

Overview

Crooked is a group exhibition by the Marsden Art Group, a collective of Canberra-based artists who have been exhibiting together for over two decades. Working across a wide range of media- including painting, drawing, photography, ceramics, textiles and mixed media - the group brings together diverse practices under a unifying theme that invites both experimentation and play.

Inspired in part by the whimsical, off-kilter works of Bernard Ollis, Crooked encourages artists to move beyond conventional ways of seeing. Through varied interpretations, the exhibition explores distortion, imbalance and shifting perspectives - whether through subject matter, composition, or even the physical presentation of the work itself. Frames may tilt, compositions may skew, and familiar scenes may take on unexpected forms, prompting viewers to reconsider their own perceptions of reality.

At once reflective and light-hearted, Crooked celebrates the creative possibilities that emerge when rules are bent and perspectives are reimagined. The exhibition invites audiences to engage with art that is not only visually compelling, but also playful, curious and open to multiple ways of seeing.