Art & the Bestiary

Tasmanian-based artist Yvette Watt has been actively involved in animal advocacy since the mid 1980s. Her artwork is heavily informed by her activism and her interest in the changing nature of human-animal relations. Her research also reflects an interest in the relationship between how non-human animals are depicted and what this might have to say about how these animals are thought about and treated. Related to this is an interest in the role that art can play in engaging the viewer with social and/or political issues.