03/09/2026
Congratulations to Isabel (Class of 2025) on the inclusion of her Visual Arts Body of Work, The Gentlemen’s Club, in ARTEXPRESS at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery.
Through a series of oil paintings, The Gentlemen’s Club playfully examines historic representations of masculinity, power and social status. Drawing inspiration from traditional European portraiture, Isabel anthropomorphises animals dressed in formal attire to satirise stereotypical masculine personas, using humour, symbolism and pun-based names to challenge traits such as arrogance, aggression and stubbornness.
With its rich, polished oil-paint finish echoing the elegance of classical portraiture, the work creates a clever tension between form and content, inviting audiences to reflect on the persistence of gender stereotypes in contemporary society.
- The Honourable Justice, Gorilla Tactics
- The Right Venerable Chauvinistic Pig
- The Honourable Rodent of the Boardroom, RSM
- Mr. Bullheaded, Esq.
ARTEXPRESS continues until Sunday, 18 October at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery. We encourage our community to visit and experience the work of talented young artists like Isabel.
