Photo of artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso
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Artist Talk: Maria Fernanda Cardoso

Dates

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Hours

2.00 - 3.00 pm

Duration

60 minutes

Location

Bunjil Place Gallery
Auslan Interpreted. Free - bookings essential
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Join artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso at Bunjil Place Gallery as we celebrate the closing weekend of Spiders of Paradise. 

Cardoso is internationally renowned for using unconventional and organic materials to consider nature and its links to culture and science. Working across sculpture, photography, installation, video and performance, her work examines the connections and tensions between society and the natural world. 

Hear directly from the artist during this floor talk and learn more about the artistic process behind her incredible exhibition.

 

Image: Maria Fernanda Cardoso in her garden, 2020, photographer: Daniel Boud 

Maria Fernanda Cardoso: Spiders of Paradise is an exhibition developed and toured by the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body. This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.

Dates

Sunday 22 February 2026

2.00 - 3.00 pm

Tickets

Free - bookings essential

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