Artwork by convicted drug trafficker Myuran Sukumaran will be displayed in an upcoming exhibition in Bendigo.
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Sukumaran’s work was created while incarcerated in Bali’s Kerobokan Prison, and during his final 72 hours before his execution on Nusa Kambangan Island.
Curated by Ben Quilty and Michael Dagostino, it opens at Bendigo Art Gallery on Saturday, July 7.
Another Day in Paradise is Sukumaran’s first major exhibition and will also feature works by other Australian artists Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, Megan Cope, Jagath Dheerasekara, Taloi Havini, Khaled Sabsabi and Matthew Sleeth.
Artworks in the exhibition explore Sukumaran's life and practice, the nature of incarceration and the death penalty.
Featured artists respond to and build on Sukumaran’s paintings and speak to justice systems in Australia and globally.
The exhibition was first shown at Campbelltown Arts Centre in New South Wales.
Quilty, who developed a relationship with Sukumaran during his time in Kerboken Prison, will speak at the La Trobe Arts Institute in View Street, Bendigo, on July 6 at 11.
He will speak on the role of art in helping to seek healing and redemption.
The public talk is free but bookings are essential.
For details log on to www.bendigoartgallery.com.au