Fiona Roberts

Fiona Roberts joins Hugo Michell Gallery as represented artist
23
Apr

Fiona Roberts joins Hugo Michell Gallery as represented artist

Hugo Michell Gallery welcomes the addition of Fiona Roberts to our represented artists!

Fiona Roberts is an Australian contemporary artist whose immersive installations examine themes of psychological and physical safety. Born in Darwin and based in Adelaide, Roberts’ work explores the interplay of symbolism, superstitions, rituals, and belief systems. Her practice frequently addresses dualities such as fear and safety, attraction and discomfort, and the broader complexities of the human experience.  

Roberts holds a Bachelor of Visual Art (Honours) from Adelaide Central School of Art and a Master of Teaching from the University of South Australia. Her solo exhibition, Hereafter, at Hugo Michell Gallery in 2024 engaged deeply with themes of mortality and transformation.

Roberts’ work explores the interplay between familiarity and latent complexity, as seen in exhibitions like Façade (2018) at Adelaide Central Gallery and Intimate Vestiges (2015) at KickArts Contemporary Arts in Cairns, which examined domestic spaces by juxtaposing the comforting aspects of home with their concealed dangers and hidden histories. She has exhibited both locally and internationally, most notably in Pure Not Proper (2018), Los Angeles, TAKE!EAT! (2015), London, and A Book Between Two Stools (2014) at the Boghossian Foundation in Brussels.

She has received awards such as the BankSA Best Visual Art and Design Award at the 2018 Adelaide Fringe Festival and has received multiple grants from the Australia Council for the Arts. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including Victionary’s Dark Inspirations (Hong Kong), Dark and Fetish Art (Japan), and more recently her work was featured on the cover of Art Collector magazine. 

Her works are held in national and international collections; such as the Art Gallery of Ballarat in regional Victoria, and several pieces on permanent display at Galila's POC in Brussels, Belgium.

We congratulate Fiona on her achievements and look forward to working together in the future!

Fiona Roberts' 'Hereafter' at Hugo Michell Gallery, 2024. 
Fiona Roberts' 'Façade' at Adelaide Central Gallery, 2018.
Fiona Roberts' 'Façade' at Adelaide Central Gallery, 2018.
Hugo Michell Gallery Opening: Kate Just | Fiona Roberts
17
May

Hugo Michell Gallery Opening: Kate Just | Fiona Roberts


Please join us for the launch of Kate Just’s ‘50 Rules for Making Art’ and Fiona Roberts’ ‘Hereafter’ at Hugo Michell Gallery on Thursday 23rd May from 6-8pm, with an artist talk with Kate Just at 6pm to launch her accompanying publication.
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Kate Just
50 Rules for Making Art

‘50 Rules for Making Art’ is a series of 50 brightly coloured, hand knitted, square panels of text. About this series, Kate shares: “The rules look like knitted post-it-notes or reminders to self. The texts are in my own handwriting. I drew each text onto a knitting grid before stitching each panel. This series was made during the year I turned 50. While knitting, I reflected on the number of years I’ve lived and the many lessons I’ve learned about making art.”
Artist talk with Kate Just at 6pm to launch her accompanying publication.
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Fiona Roberts
Hereafter

‘Hereafter’ explores humanity's eternal quest for psychological and physical safety, manifested through the interplay of symbolism, superstitions, rituals and belief systems. Drawing upon symbolic representations of life and existence beyond, Roberts explores the profound existential inquiries that have plagued human consciousness throughout history.

Selected work by Fiona Roberts in her solo exhibition 'Hereafter', 2024.

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Hugo Michell Gallery are proud to partner with Bird in Hand Winery for this opening event.

Please join us in celebrating the launch of these two exhibitions!

Hugo Michell Gallery acknowledges the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide region, and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still as important to the living Kaurna people today.