Join Parlour and the Melbourne School of Design for a very special Parlour Salon. Catherine Griffiths – artist, designer and agitator – is joining Justine Clark for an intimate conversation within the space of the solo exhibition, Catherine Griffiths: Out of Line.
This lively conversation between two close collaborators and friends will explore the commitments, concerns and contexts that motivate Catherine Griffiths’ extraordinary body of work and its engagement with public life.
Catherine has collaborated with Parlour since its inception in 2012 (and first worked with Justine in 1999). Her exquisite work, wit and rigour has been fundamental to Parlour’s impact and activity; her advocacy on gender equity within graphic design has paralleled Parlour’s. This thought-provoking discussion is an opportunity to delve into the larger context of Catherine’s practice, advocacy and activism, while surrounded by her fantastic oeuvre.
As with all Parlour events, this is also an opportunity for convivial connection and meaningful engagement between and among attendees – over refreshments and within the exhibition.
To get in the mood, watch Catherine speak at the 2019 Parlour / MSD symposium, Transformations: Action on Equity.
When
Where
The Design Gallery
Ground Floor, Melbourne School of Design
University of Melbourne
133 Masson Road
Parkville, VIC 3010
RSVP
This is a free event, but numbers are limited. Bookings are essential – this will fill up fast!
Note: bookings for this event are via the University of Melbourne (not the Parlour Kiosk).
The exhibition & associated events
Catherine Griffiths: Out of Line is showing at The Design Gallery from 19 May – 6 June and is open 10am – 4pm.
Curated by Ela Egidy and Megan Patty, it is presented by the Melbourne School of Design, with the support of the Melbourne Art Book Fair and the Victorian College of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at the University of Melbourne.
Exhibition opening
4–6pm, Saturday 17 May – book here
Public lecture – Catherine Griffiths: Provocations and Poetics
6.30–7.30pm, Monday 19 May 2025 – book here
Kenneth Myer Auditorium
The Ian Potter Southbank Centre
Images: top and thumbnail: Catherine Griffiths installing the site-specific wall painting W in Blood at Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, photo: Bruce Connew. Above: Catherine Griffiths, Collidescape (2017), detail, Te Kei, Ara Campus, Ōtautahi Christchurch, photo: Mitchell Bright.
