Daniel Press

Striker's Library, 2022

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Oil paint mixed with sheep's wool – felted on a blanket, 52.5cm wide, 32 high (unframed)

Daniel Press is a multidisciplinary artist, curator, and PhD Candidate at UNSW Art & Design. While primarily a sculptor, his hybrid textile and under-drawing/painting practice uncovers how Australian sheep shearing mythology is conceived and maintained over time. Press is a board member and co-founder of the Newtown-based ARI, DRAW Space. He is also the co-founder of the cross-institutional HDR studio crit program between National Art School, Sydney College of the Arts, and UNSW Art & Design. In 2022, he was awarded the PGC Research Candidate Award for the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture.