Defiance Gallery + Australian Wildlife Conservancy: SIX ARTISTS | SEVEN DAYS at the Sofitel Hotel, Melbourne
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Sophie CapeSuspense rises and falls with the dust, 2025Newhaven soil, rust, charcoal and clay pigment100 x 150 cm$16,500 -
Sophie CapeTrees sing in harmony with the vast red plains, 2025rust, graphite and metal dust57 x 77 cm$4,200
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Sophie CapeCeremony and Silence, 2025Newhaven soil, rust, charcoal, clay pigment57 x 77 cm$4,200
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Nicolette EisdellThe Other Mountain I, 2025oil on canvas45 x 126.5 cm$3,500
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Nicolette EisdellRed Mountain, 2025oil on canvas55.5 x 106.5 cm$3,500
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Nicolette EisdellSunrise at the Camp, 2024acrylic on canvas51 x 76 cm$3,000
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Nicolette EisdellMargaret, 2025oil pastel on paper59 x 42 cm, 75 x 60 cm (framed)$3,000
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Nicolette EisdellJo, In the Field, 2025oil pastel on paper42 x 59 cm, 60 x 75 cm (framed)$3,000
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Nicolette EisdellThe Other Mountain II, 2024oil on canvas42 x 59 cm, 48 x 63 cm (framed)$3,000
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Nicolette EisdellBy the Camp, 2024oil on canvas42 x 59 cm, 48 x 63 cm (framed)$3,000
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Nicolette EisdellThe Gorge with Chantelle, 2024oil on canvas42 x 59 cm, 48 x 63 cm (framed)$3,000
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Nicolette EisdellNewhaven Plein Air I, 2024oil on canvas29 X 42 cm, 41 x 53 cm (framed)$2,500
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Nicolette EisdellNewhaven Plein Air II, 2024oil on canvas29 X 42 cm, 41 x 53 cm (framed)$2,500
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Nicolette EisdellNewhaven Plein Air III, 2024oil on canvas29 X 42 cm, 41 x 53 cm (framed)$2,500
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Pamela HoneyfieldZenith, 2025oil on canvas152 x 122 cm, 155 x 125 cm (framed)$8,500
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Pamela HoneyfieldThe Tanami - Healing, Faith, Energy, Fire, Space, Home, 2024oil on linen152 x 122 cm, 155 x 125 cm (framed)$8,500
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Pamela HoneyfieldRock Matrix, 2024oil on canvas122 x 152 cm, 125 x 155 cm (framed)$8,500
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Pamela HoneyfieldBurn Scar lll, 2025oil on linen51 x 61 cm, 54 x 64 cm (framed)$3,200
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Pamela HoneyfieldNewhaven Study l, 2024mixed media on paper20 x 50 cm, 33 x 63 cm (framed)$1,800
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Pamela HoneyfieldA Scribbled Landscape ll, 2024mixed media on paper20 x 50 cm, 33 x 63 cm (framed)$1,800
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Michelle HungerfordDaytime Grasses, 2025acrylic on aluminum composite board91 x 81 cm, 94 x 84 cm (framed)$4,800
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Michelle HungerfordWitchetty Grub I, 2025acrylic & charcoal on canvas61 x 61 cm, 64 x 64 cm (framed)$3,500
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Michelle HungerfordWitchetty Grub II, 2025acrylic & charcoal on canvas61 x 61 cm, 64 x 64 cm (framed)$3,500
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Michelle HungerfordSpinifex and Mesa, 2025acrylic & charcoal on canvas61 x 61 cm, 64 x 64 cm (framed)$3,500
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Michelle HungerfordSpinifex IV, 2025acrylic & charcoal on canvas50 x 60 cm, 53 x 63 cm (framed)$3,200
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Michelle HungerfordDesert Grevillea (Pink Cockatoo), 2025acrylic on canvas61 x 61 cm, 64 x 64 cm (framed)Sold
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Michelle HungerfordSpinifex V, 2025acrylic & charcoal on canvas60.5 x 50 cm, 63 x 53 cm (framed)$3,200
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Charmaine PikeHome Range (diptych), 2025acrylic on canvas90 x 240 cm, 93 x 243 cm (framed)$9,500
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Charmaine PikeRock Formations (diptych), 2025acrylic on canvas90 x 240 cm, 93 x 243 cm (framed)$9,500
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Charmaine PikeRock Spectacle, 2025acrylic on board90 x 120 cm, 93 x 123 cm (framed)$5,400
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Charmaine PikeMesa, 2025acrylic on board76 x 102 cm, 79 x 105 cm (framed)$5,000
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Charmaine PikeNewhaven Sanctuary, 2025acrylic on canvas76 x 92 cm, 79 x 95 cm (framed)$4,500
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Charmaine PikeEscarpment, 2025acrylic on canvas61 x 76 cm, 64 x 79 cm (framed)$3,500
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Charmaine PikeRock Forms, 2025acrylic on canvas61 x 76 cm, 64 x 79 cm (framed)$3,500
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Charmaine PikeSpinifex Pigeon, 2025acrylic on canvas61 x 76 cm, 64 x 79 cm (framed)$3,500
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Charmaine PikePotato Gorge, 2024acrylic on board63 x 93 cm (framed)$3,500
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Charmaine PikePotato Gorge III, 2025acrylic on canvas30.5 x 41 cm, 34 x 44 cm (framed)$2,500
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Charmaine PikePotato Gorge II, 2025acrylic on canvas30.5 x 41 cm, 34 x 44 cm (framed)$2,500
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Ana PollakFamily Tree (diptych), 2025clay wash oxides, ink & binder on board122 x 169 cm$11,500
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Ana PollakKurrkara Grove, 2024clay wash oxides, ink & binder on board109 x 122 cm, 112 x 125 cm (framed)$8,000
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Ana PollakKurrkara, 2025clay wash oxides, ink & binder on board120 x 92 cm, 123 x 95 cm (framed)$7,200
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Ana PollakAfter the Rains, 2025clay wash oxides, ink & binder on board60 x 121 cm$6,000
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Ana PollakWind Harp, 2025clay wash oxides, ink & binder on board121 x 40 cm, 124 x 43 cm (framed)$4,200
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Ana PollakThree Sisters, 2025clay wash oxides, ink & binder on board84 x 90 cm, 87 x 93 cm (framed)Sold
Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary spans nearly 262,000 hectares at the intersection of three central Australian bioregions, making it one of the largest non-government protected areas and a vital conservation site. It hosts Australia’s largest feral cat eradication project, including a massive predator-free area that will ultimately protect up to 100,000 hectares. The first 9,450-hectare fenced area was completed in 2016, enabling the reintroduction of seven nationally threatened mammals, with three more species planned.
The sanctuary protects diverse habitats, including mulga woodlands, spinifex sand plains and desert oaks and supports threatened species like the Black-footed Rock-wallaby, Brush-tailed Mulgara and Great Desert Skink. A hotspot for arid-zone birdwatching, Newhaven supports 180 bird species, 23 ecosystems and over 600 plant species. Located on Ngalia-Warlpiri/Luritja land, a historic native title consent determination was recognised in 2010. Indigenous community members actively contribute to Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s (AWC) delivery of land management and science programs.
In July 2024, six artists embarked on what they have described as a life defining experience. The invited residency artists included Sophie Cape, Nicolette Eisdell, Pamela Honeyfield, Michelle Hungerford, Charmaine Pike and Ana Pollak who were accompanied by filmmakers Kathryn Milliss ACS and Anna Howard ACS and arts writer John McDonald. This exhibition is the culmination of that residency and what will be the final expedition in this ambitious ten year project, to connect artists with country and broaden environmental awareness in a totally unique way.
Following its success at Defiance Gallery in Sydney, we are delighted to present the exhibition with additional work at the Sofitel Hotel in Melbourne.
Over the last twelve years, supported by the Ferris Family Foundation, Defiance Gallery has coordinated four residencies and the subsequent exhibition sales have raised an incredible $900,000. With your help, for this fifth and final exhibition, we aim to reach our goal of $1,000,000 donated to the very significant work of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy.
