The Good by Anna Louise Richardson

Saturday 10th October 2026


The Good

The Good

Anna Louise Richardson, Good egg, 2023, Charcoal on cement fibreboard, 50 x 37 x 3cm, photo Bo Wong

About 

The Good is a major new solo exhibition by artist Anna Louise Richardson, whose practice is centred around rural life, embedded in the experience and drama of everyday reality.

Working primarily in charcoal and graphite, Richardson’s work explores ideas of intergenerational exchange, parenthood and identity based on her experiences of living and working on a multi-generation beef cattle farm in rural Australia.

The Good emerges from Richardson’s broader investigations into the complex relationships between humans and the natural world, tinged by grief and the competing demands of nurturing new life. In a world increasingly defined by division and hardship, Richardson’s work points to the necessary act of radical optimism needed to seek goodness in all things.

Curated by Rachel Arndt & Dr Lee-Anne Hall. A Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, The Condensery and Museums & Galleries of NSW touring exhibition. This project was made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia and the Government of Western Australia through the Department, Culture and the Arts (WA). This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal art investment and advisory body.

Exhibition Opening Event

Celebrate the opening of the exhibition with artist Anna Louise Richardson on Saturday 10 October 2026, from 10am–12pm. Anna will be there to share insights into her work and take you through the exhibition.

Anna Louise Richardson

b.1992 Boorloo/Perth, lives and works Mundijong, WA

Anna Louise Richardson is an Australian artist living and working on Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodja in the Peel Region. Richardson’s practice centres around drawing, rendering realistic scenes that speak strongly to her experience of rural life as a member of a multigenerational farming family. Her works explore parenthood, familial relationship, intergenerational exchange, settler identity, relationship to place as well as regionally specific mythologies.

Discover more about Anna Louise Richardson via her website

Anna Louise Richardson
Photo: Anna Louise Richardson on her family farm, Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodja in the Peel Region. Photography: Bo Wong

the Good

Event Details

Time: During opening hours

Address: Mahony Ave, Carnarvon , WA 6701

Location: 18 Egan Street Carnarvon

Venue Library & Art Gallery

Cost: FREE

Category: Art Gallery

Type: General

Audience: Family, All Ages, Youth (12-25), Adults (18+), Kids (<12)

Enquiries

Contact: Shire of Carnarvon Library & Art Gallery

Organisation: Shire of Carnarvon

Phone: (08) 9941 3727

Email: argallery@carnarvon.wa.gov.au

Event Date(s)

  • Saturday, 10 October 2026 - Saturday, 05 December 2026  | 10:00AM - 12:30PM

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