18/06/2026
G.4 Bonnie-Jean Whitlock — Red Salon 2026: Connection
Bonnie-jean whitlock
Bonnie’s dense (Winner, Red Art Prize 2026), surreal paintings bear traces of landscapes found in the isolated parts of Australia where she was raised. Engaging narratives around morality, place, embodiment and corporeality, her practice is deeply rooted in material enquiry and processes of building and layering imagery. She treats the surface more as a textile than a painting, incorporating beading, wax, salt and dyeing techniques in her paintings.
Her solo feature in this year’s Red Salon, Apophenie Junk Pile, emphasises the material and tactile elements of an analogue practice. Combining an installation of unstretched hanging fabric paintings with small intimate pieces.
Bonnie holds a BFA and MFA (RMIT 2023) where she was awarded the Lowenstein’s art’s management prize. She was recently shortlisted for the Misdumma art award, received an honourable mention at Brunswick Street Gallery’s small works prize, and was awarded the Red Salon prize at Red Gallery’s inaugural art prize.
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Exhibition. Dates: 18 June - 4 July 2026
Opening Night: 19 June | 6 - 8 pm