Remapping Erased Landscapes
Feb 15 2025 to May 28, 2025, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Remapping Erased Landscapes is a commissioned exhibition featuring all-new works by Sydney-based artist Mei Zhao.
Mei Zhao’s work explores the history of early Chinese migration in this region. Informed by multiple field trips and residencies researching Chinese market gardens in this region, including Wagga Wagga, Narrandera, Adelong and Tumut. Using painting, drawing, textiles and site installation, the artist re-imagines the presence of thousands of Chinese people who have been lost to history.
This exhibition is supported by Create NSW.
Photos by Dylan Smyth
Wish You Luck, GongXiFaCai 恭喜發財
Joss House Installation
2025
Acrylic, hessian, timber, mixed medium and found objects
278 x 130 x 180 cm
Photos by Dylan Smyth and Mei Zhao
River Flat Gardens, 河灘菜園
No. 1-15 (15 in total)
2024-25
Acrylic and mixed medium on hessian
61x61 cm each
Marsha Creek I
2024
Acrylic, mud and pastel on canvas
183x132cm
Brown’s Island IV
2024
Acrylic, mud and pastel on canvas
183x137cm
Flowerdale Lagoon I
2024
Acrylic, mud and pastel on canvas
183x132cm
Mountains and Waters 山水 No. 1-6
2024-25
Acrylic, ink and pastel on canvas
152x122 cm each
The Moon in Blossom 花月
Ah Chinamans 中國佬
2025
Acrylic and pastel on canvas
183 x 137 cm each
Submerged – floodplain studies, No. 1- 3
2025
Acrylic and pastel on canvas
112x97cm each