Embracing Essence: The Beauty Within | Sarah Strzelecki


"Embracing Essence: The Beauty Within" is an evocative exploration of the feminine experience, marking the beginning of a larger, emerging collection celebrating feminine diversity. These artworks reflect Sarah Strzelecki’s tumultuous journey into motherhood, battling hyperemesis gravidarum, depression, and anxiety. By focusing on the diverse beauty of the feminine form, the collection captures intimate moments and the profound simplicity of everyday life. Through delicate brushstrokes and a warm palette, Sarah brings to life the grace of individuality, the nurturing essence of motherhood, and the innocence of childhood, inviting viewers to reflect on the beauty that resides within us all.


Exhibition Opening: Friday 16 August 6-8pm

Showing: Gallery One | 16 August - 7 September 2024


Where: DVA - Ground Floor, Harbour View Plaza

1/8 McMinn St, Darwin City, NT


Gallery opening hours for exhibitions:

Wednesday 12 - 5pm, Thursday & Friday 10am - 5pm, Saturday 10am - 2pm

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Brendan Herbert | An unpredictable storm

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Discover the bold, imaginative world of Darwin’s own trailblazing publisher Wild North Comics.

Heather Whybrow | Day and Night

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Pascale Zufferey | Colours of Home

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Nena Zanos and Group | Ways of Seeing:

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Ilonka Guse | Cosmic Infinity

April 22, 2025
The viewer is exposed to obscurities of the universe including artwork, ‘Solar Flare’ depicting a solar explosion also, ‘Meteor Shower’ and ‘Supernova’. Energy and passion are radiating from the paintings, highlighting intensity. In contrast, ‘The Wormhole’ and ‘Galaxy’s Breath’ depict the timelessness and constancy of galaxies and the beyond.

Damien Jowett | Forgotten

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