Portfolio Review and Mentoring
with Petrina Hicks

Bring your work and explore portfolio development, cohesive bodies of work, artist statements, exhibition preparation and creative refinement. Receive constructive feedback from Petrina and fellow participants, with time to discuss artistic and professional practice.

This workshop is designed for emerging and professional photographers seeking portfolio mentoring; it is not suitable for beginners.

The workshop begins with a public tour and talk led by Petrina Hicks in her exhibition, Snakes and Mirrors, at Yarrila Arts and Museum.

Petrina Hicks is internationally recognised for photographs that blur the line between reality and fantasy. Exhibited worldwide, her work has earned her a distinguished place in contemporary art. This workshop is a rare opportunity to learn directly from her extensive expertise and experience.

For further information email yamprograms@chcc.nsw.gov.au

Petrina Hicks is a contemporary Australian photographer known for her striking, hyper-real images that explore themes of beauty, identity, and the human relationship with animals. Working primarily in staged photography, Hicks often features meticulously composed portraits that explore depictions of women and feminine symbolism drawn from art history and mythology.

Hicks has held more than thirty solo exhibitions and was the winner of the Bowness Photography Prize in 2014. Her work is held in many public collections including the Museum of Australian Photography, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, Art Gallery of Western Australia, and National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington. Hicks is represented by Michael Reid Sydney + Berlin

Petrina Hicks | Snakes and Mirrors is a Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) touring exhibition. Curator: Anouska Phizacklea, MAPh Director.

Acknowledgements
Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh), City of Monash, Creative Victoria, MAPh Foundation.