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Bedroom Eyes

One of the most unique exhibitions to be held in Lismore for some time, the inaugural Lismore Art Fair, is now on show upstairs at the Winsome Hotel in North Lismore.

The exhibition features the talents of more than a dozen artists, who have all created an installation in a bedroom on the second floor of the hotel.

The bedrooms have been left intact with beds and tables still in their original positions, with each artist constructing their installation around these traditional features. One artist, Cal McKinnon, has even created an installation in the hotel's bathroom.

"We had a lot of expressions of interest from artists in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane as well as artists in the Northern Rivers, so it's a very diverse exhibition," Lismore Regional Art Gallery director, Bronwyn Larner, said. "We're also very honoured to have Luke Roberts involved, who is better known as Pope Alice and was recently involved in the prestigious Sydney Biennale.

"I think the exhibition itself challenges the tradition of the vast white cube of contemporary galleries. These bedrooms are intimate domestic spaces and there's a marvellous dialogue between the different exhibitions in the different rooms. It's not a painting show - it's going to be fun and it's going to be different."

Exhibiting artists include Hayley Hillis, Brett Adlington, Judy Anderson, Chang, Graham Deller, Amber Gooley, Melissa Hirsch, Jonathon Hochman, Fergus Binns, Tim Hoey, Jonathan Hochman, Cal MacKinnon, Luke Roberts, Sachiko Kotaka, Des Sheridan and Brent Young.

The Lismore Art Fair runs until next Wednesday, January 29.

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