MOUNT EVELYN ARTIST INVITES US INTO HER HOME TO SHARE STORIES AND ART
WORDS Pip Young | PHOTOGRAPHY Hugh Davison
Bronwyn Ward is a creative thinker and maker. Her multidisciplinary art practice is guided by her deep understanding of the experience of death. A topic we traditionally shy away from, Bronwyn’s experience in palliative care has informed both her art, and her intuitive ability to bring grace and compassion to her skills in guiding reflection on western society’s approach to death literacy. She encourages important conversation around the way we think, feel, and speak about a sometimes difficult subject. Her bodies of work reflect the human experience of love, loss, change – and the way love is often an overwhelming feeling in times of sadness or in joy. Bronwyn’s work celebrates the natural world, particularly through her love of birds, and reflects the light within our human experience – even in times of grief. She forces us to think about a beauty that is ever-present amongst life’s unpredictable challenges.
Bronwyn is down-to-earth, approachable and full of fun. The serious nature of her teaching and art shows a deep appreciation of the fragility of life and she embraces it, and all its chaos, wholeheartedly. She wears many hats – artist, teacher, mother, partner, daughter, Arts worker, to name a few – and wears all of them with grace.
Find the full article in issue 53 Autumn 2023 here.
