Artworks Bali Nine drug smuggler Myuran Sukumaran painted in the days before he was executed will go on show in Bendigo in an exhibition dedicated to the death penalty and human rights.
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Mr Sukumaran faced an Indonesian firing squad alongside fellow Australian Andrew Chan in 2015 after they were both found guilty of orchestrating a plot to bring more than eight kilograms of heroin into Australia.
While awaiting his fate in Kerobokan prison and on island prison Nusa Kambangan, Mr Sukumaran turned to art, becoming a prolific portraitist.
Some of these harrowing works, which reveal the man’s torment in the days before his death, will feature in the Another Day in Paradise exhibition bound for Bendigo Art Gallery.
Artist Ben Quilty is one of the curators and mentored the executed man during his time in prison.
The exhibition will also feature works from Australian artists Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, Megan Cope, Jagath Dheerasekara, Khaled Sabsabi, and Matthew Sleeth.
“Another Day in Paradise highlights the importance of forgiveness and compassion for humanity, while proving the profound power of art to change lives,” a gallery statement read.
The exhibition will be on display from July 7 to September 16.
Mark Kearney
Journalist. Traveller. Pop culture connoisseur. Mark is passionate about education, the arts and social justice, especially stories affecting the LGBTI community.
Journalist. Traveller. Pop culture connoisseur. Mark is passionate about education, the arts and social justice, especially stories affecting the LGBTI community.
