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.