Gallery 4
Yokoso
20 May - 31 May 2026
Opening night
22 May | 6 - 8 pm
Gallery Hours:
Wednesday – Sunday: 10 am – 5 pm (please note last day of exhibition ends at 3pm)
ARTIST STATEMENT
Yokoso - a Japanese word meaning ‘Welcome’ is the title of Farnan’s latest exhibition of drawings.
Noren are traditional Japanese fabric dividers found in homes and businesses and hung in doorways, windows and rooms. They provide privacy and shade if necessary and indicate if a shop or restaurant is open for business. There are two examples of this in the show.
They are usually rectangular and made of cotton or linen with a split which allows them to be easily pushed aside for access. Noren can be plain or have bold and dynamic images.
Farnan has embarked on a project imagining noren in doorways and places she encounters in her travels around Melbourne and the Victorian countryside.
In this exhibition she brings together two cultures to reimagine the everyday.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Jane Farnan is a Melbourne artist who has previously exhibited in group and solo shows at Red Gallery and other local, regional and interstate galleries.
She works mainly in ink, pencil, watercolour and oil paint and is delighted to be exhibiting her latest show at Red Gallery.
Exhibiting and Tutoring CV from 2020
2020 the Victorian Salon des Refusés and comes fifth in the People’s Choice Award.
2021 the Biblio Art Prize at Blarney Books and Art, Port Fairy.
2021 the Victorian Salon des Refusés. Wins first and second place in the People’s Choice Award.
2021 the Biblio Art Prize at Blarney Books and Art, Port Fairy.
2021 the Brunswick Street Gallery.
2022 Rubicon ARI Gallery.
2023 Rubicon ARI Gallery.
2023 Red Gallery, Fitzroy.
2023 the Victorian Salon des Refusés.
2024 Blarney Books and Art Port Fairy.
2024 the Box Hill Community Arts Centre.
2024 June, Red Gallery, Fitzroy.
2024 August, Red Gallery, Fitzroy.
2024 December, Counihan Gallery Brunswick.
2025 January, Sol Gallery, Midsumma Festival 2025.
2025 January, Red Gallery, Fitzroy.
2025 February, Red Gallery, Fitzroy.
2025 June, Fitzroy Public Gallery.
2025 June, Red Gallery Fitzroy.
2025 August, Portland Arts Centre.
2025 August, Adelaide S.A Gallery One Smallacombe Self Portrait Prize Finalist.
2025 October, Portland Arts Centre facilitates Drawing Workshop.
2025 November, Counihan Gallery Brunswick.
2025 November, Brunswick Neighbourhood House.
2026 February, Brunswick Neighbourhood House tutors the Painting for Beginners course.