By Alesha Capone
Hoppers Crossing artist Leesa Gray-Pitt is set to hold her first solo exhibition next month.
Works by Gray-Pitt will be displayed in The Seven (not so) Deadly Sins Exhibition at the BlackCat Gallery in Collingwood from February 17 to 28.
Gray-Pitt said the exhibition was originally scheduled for May last year, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced her to re-schedule the event.
The Seven (not so) Deadly Sins Exhibition will feature 15 paintings by Gray-Pitt, including three as a triptych and two as a diptych.
The artworks, which will be for sale, are named after the Seven Deadly sins – lust, greed, gluttony, sloth, pride, wrath and envy.
Gray Pitt said she came up with the concept for the exhibition in 2018.
“Just like there are two sides to a coin I wanted to do that with these so-called Deadly Sins,” she said.
“Flip them over and have a fresh look at why they were, or rather were not, in my opinion so deadly?”
Gray-Pitt said she was “really looking forward to showing everyone what I’ve been working on over the past two years and getting their feedback”.
“I’m always amazed at what different people take from my artwork and how it affects them,” she said.
“We all come with our own view of the world with our life experiences so seeing my art through the lens of my audience is always interesting and fresh.”
Entry to the exhibition will be free, see blackcatgallery.com.au for the BlackCat Gallery’s opening hours or www.leesagraypitt.com for details.
