Art & the Bestiary

Steven Holland, Amanda Stuart and Raquel Ormella are each concerned with ideas about the natural world and the interactions between humans and animals. Steven is currently researching the complex symbolism of snakes, Amanda is exploring humans’ ambiguous relationships with wild dogs and Raquel’s art projects have dealt with the representation of birds. All three speakers are practicing artists, with active exhibiting careers, and are educators at the ANU School of Art. They are also candidates in the School’s PhD program.