Previous Exhibition

Kitty Horton, Claudia Mazzotta, Kymberley McElroy & Marisa Culpo —
TEXTILE Group Exhibition

Mar 13 – Mar 22, 2025

About the Artist      

Join us for an exciting and dynamic group exhibition featuring the textile-based works of artists Kitty Horton, Claudia Mazzotta, Kymberley McElroy, and Marisa Culpo. This showcase highlights the diverse and innovative ways these artists engage with textiles—not just as a traditional medium, but as a vehicle for sculpture, painting substrates, and abstract expressionism.

Through intricate stitching, layering, and material manipulation, each artist brings a unique perspective to the exhibition, challenging the boundaries of textile art and exploring its potential for storytelling, texture, and conceptual rigor. Whether reimagining fabric as a sculptural form, using it as a canvas for painterly gestures, or pushing its expressive possibilities, these works invite viewers to experience textiles in bold and unexpected ways.

OPENING NIGHT EVENT Saturday 15 March 5 – 7 pm

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WORKSHOP

A collaborative workshop titled Mark Making on Textiles by Kitty Horton & Claudia Mazzotta is now live via Eventbrite to secure your spot, too. Click here for more info and ticket details. 

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Yellow Stretch — Kitty Horton   2025

Spray paint and thread on stretched cotton
36 x 46 cm
$350 Sold

Pink Stretch — Kitty Horton   2025

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Spray paint, charcoal and thread on stretched cotton
36 x 46 cm
$350

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Semi Twombly Box — Kitty Horton   2025

Photographic Transfer and thread on stretched muslin
11.5 x 15 x 7.5 cm
$190 Sold

Twombly Box — Kitty Horton   2025

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Photographic transfer, spray paint and thread on stretched cotton
11.5 x 15 x 7.5 cm
$190

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Church Box — Kitty Horton   2025

Photographic transfer, spray paint and thread on stretched cotton
11.5 x 15 x 7.5 cm
$190 Sold

Joseph Box — Kitty Horton   2025

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Photographic Transfer and thread on stretched muslin
11.5 x 15 x 7.5 cm
$190

Paint Mound Box — Kitty Horton   2025

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Photographic Transfer and thread on stretched muslin
11.5 x 15 x 7.5 cm
$190

Googly Eyes Box — Kitty Horton   2025

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Photographic Transfer and thread on stretched muslin
11.5 x 15 x 7.5 cm
$190

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Grout Box — Kitty Horton   2025

Photographic Transfer and thread on stretched muslin
11.5 x 15 x 7.5 cm
$190 Sold

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Yoko Duo Box — Kitty Horton   2025

Photographic Transfer and thread on stretched muslin
23 x 15 x 7.5 cm
$220 Sold

Wax I — Kitty Horton   2025

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Beeswax and thread on card
15 x 21 cm
$170

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Wax II — Kitty Horton   2025

Beeswax and thread on card
15 x 21 cm
$170 Sold

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Wax III — Kitty Horton   2025

Beeswax and thread on card
15 x 21 cm
$170 Sold

Wax IV — Kitty Horton   2025

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Beeswax and thread on card
15 x 21 cm
$170

Wax V — Kitty Horton   2025

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Beeswax and thread on card
15 x 21 cm
$170

Wax VI — Kitty Horton   2025

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Beeswax and thread on card
15 x 21 cm
$170

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Wax VII — Kitty Horton   2025

Beeswax and thread on card
15 x 21 cm
$170 Sold

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Wax VIII — Kitty Horton   2025

Beeswax and thread on card
15 x 21 cm
$170 Sold

Sometimes I talk and the waves listen — Claudia Mazzotta   2024

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Antique textiles, cotton thread, acrylic paint
63 x 53 cm
$1550 Framed

Coffee with a view — Claudia Mazzotta   2025

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Antique textiles, cotton thread, watercolour pencils, wax crayons
30 x 25 cm
$325

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The farm Byron Bay — Claudia Mazzotta   2025

Antique textiles, cotton thread, watercolour pencils, wax crayons
30 x 25 cm
$325 Sold

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Rain for days — Claudia Mazzotta   2025

Antique textiles, cotton thread, watercolour pencils, wax crayons
30 x 25 cm
$325 Sold

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love that salty smell on a stormy day — Claudia Mazzotta   2025

Antique textiles, cotton thread, watercolour pencils, acrylic paint
30 x 25 cm
$325 Sold

Too many mozzies on this walk — Claudia Mazzotta   2025

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Antique textiles, cotton thread, photo transfer
25.5 x 20.5 cm
$225

It’s a hot December day — Claudia Mazzotta   2025

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Antique textiles, cotton thread, watercolour pencils, wax crayons
25.5 x 20.5 cm
$225

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I am a wild flower — Claudia Mazzotta   2025

Antique textiles, cotton thread, watercolour pencils, wax crayons
30 x 25 cm
$325 Sold

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Hold onto your hat! — Claudia Mazzotta   2025

Antique textiles, cotton thread, watercolour pencils, wax crayons
25.5 x 20.5 cm
$225 Sold

Servo stop somewhere in Arizona — Claudia Mazzotta

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Antique textiles, cotton thread, watercolour pencils, wax crayons
25.5 x 20.5 cm
$225

Somewhere in Utah — Claudia Mazzotta   2025

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Antique textiles, cotton thread, watercolour pencils, wax crayons
25.5 x 20.5 cm
$225

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Utah mountains — Claudia Mazzotta   2025

Antique textiles, cotton thread, watercolour pencils, wax crayons
25.5 x 20.5 cm
$225 Sold

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Don’t step on the prickly bushes — Claudia Mazzotta   2025

Antique textiles, cotton thread, watercolour pencils, wax crayons
25.5 x 20.5 cm
$225 Sold

Daniel came to visit — Marisa Culpo   2025

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Acrylic on stitched linen support
12.5 x 11 cm
$160

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Blue field — Marisa Culpo   2025

Acrylic on stitched linen support
16.5 x 12.5 cm
$190 Sold

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Green field — Marisa Culpo   2025

Acrylic on stitched linen support
15.5 x 12.5 cm
$160 Sold

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Morandi came to visit — Marisa Culpo   2024

Acrylic on stitched linen support
13 x 12.5 cm
$160 Sold

Nube — Marisa Culpo   2025

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Acrylic on stitched linen support
17.5 12.5 cm
$190

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Blue shift — Marisa Culpo   2025

Acrylic on stitched linen support
12.5 x 12.5 cm
$160 Sold

Patchwork — Marisa Culpo   2025

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Acrylic on stitched linen support
12.5 x 11 cm
$160

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Soft support 1 — Marisa Culpo   2024

Linen, found wood, stuffing, thread, stoneware, wool
22 x 15 x 7 cm
$210 Sold

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Soft support 2 — Marisa Culpo   2025

Linen, found wood, stuffing, thread, stoneware, wool
20 x 19 x 9.5 cm
$210 Sold

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Soft support 3 — Marisa Culpo   2025

Linen, found wood, stuffing, thread, stoneware, wool
16 x 12 x 8 cm
$190 Sold

Soft form 4 — Marisa Culpo   2024

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Glazed stoneware and wool
11.5 x 10 x 10 cm
$120

Soft form 3 — Marisa Culpo   2024

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Glazed stoneware and wool
13.5 x 8 x 8 cm
$120

Soft form 2 — Marisa Culpo   2024

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Glazed stoneware and wool
13.5 x 6 x 6 cm
$120

Soft from 1 — Marisa Culpo   2024

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Glazed stoneware and wool
11 x 8 x 8 cm
$120

Soft form 8 — Marisa Culpo   2024

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Glazed stoneware and wool
14 x 9 x 9 cm
$120

Soft form 7 — Marisa Culpo   2024

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Glazed stoneware and wool
15 x 11.5 x 11.5 cm
$120

Soft form 5 — Marisa Culpo   2024

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Glazed stoneware and wool
17.5 x 8 x 8 cm
$120

Soft form 6 — Marisa Culpo   2024

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Glazed stoneware and wool
19.5 x 9 x 9 cm
$120

Resurfaced — Kymberley McElroy   2023

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Digital archival print on photo rag matte
Limited Edition of 1/3
61 x 91 cm
$750 Framed

Adrift — Kymberley McElroy   2017

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Digital archival print on photo rag matte
Limited Edition of 1/3
61 x 91 cm
$750 Framed

Bordado (Untitled) (16) 3 on 1 — Kymberley McElroy   2023

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Digital archival print on photo rag matte
Limited Edition of 1/10
25 x 25 cm
$350 Framed

Bordado (Untitled) (10) — Kymberley McElroy   2017

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Digital archival print on photo rag matte
Limited Edition of 1/10
25 x 25 cm
$350 Framed

Bordado (Untitled) (11) — Kymberley McElroy   2017

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Digital archival print on photo rag matte
Limited Edition of 1/10
25 x 25 cm
$350 Framed

Bordado (Untitled) (15) 3 on 1 — Kymberley McElroy   2023

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Digital archival print on photo rag matte
Limited Edition of 1/10
25 x 25 cm
$350 Framed

Bordado (Untitled) (17) 3 on 1 — Kymberley McElroy   2023

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Digital archival print on photo rag matte
Limited Edition of 1/10
25 x 25 cm
$350 Framed

Bordado (Untitled) (7) — Kymberley McElroy   2017

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Digital archival print on photo rag matte
Limited Edition of 1/10
25 x 25 cm
$350 Framed

Bordado (Cactus) — Kymberley McElroy

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Digital archival print on photo rag matte
Limited Edition of 1/10
25 x 25 cm
$350 Framed

Couture 1 — Kymberley McElroy   2012

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Linen and cotton
~40 x 40 cm
$210

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Couture 2 — Kymberley McElroy   2012

Linen and cotton
Dimension variable
$210 Sold

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Couture 4 — Kymberley McElroy   2012

Linen and cotton
Dimension variable
$210 Sold

Couture 3 — Kymberley McElroy   2012

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Linen and cotton
~40 x 40 cm
$210

Couture 5 — Kymberley McElroy   2012

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Linen and cotton
~40 x 40 cm
$210

Plain (1) — Kymberley McElroy   2022

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Cotton yarn, MDF, haberdashery pins
10 x 10 cm
$150 Framed

Plain (4) — Kymberley McElroy   2022

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Cotton yarn, MDF, haberdashery pins
10 x 10 cm
$150 Framed

Plain (2) — Kymberley McElroy   2022

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Cotton yarn, MDF, haberdashery pins
10 x 10 cm
$150 Framed

Plain (3) — Kymberley McElroy   2022

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Cotton yarn, MDF, haberdashery pins
10 x 10 cm
$150 Framed

Artwork Notes

ARTIST STATEMENTS

Kitty Horton’s textile artworks merge print media, mark making, and thread on delicate, fragile surfaces. Through layered applications of wax, spray paint, and personal imagery, she carves back into the fabric with irregular embroidered marks, materialising fragments of past memories. Her expressive, chaotic stitching highlights the imperfection of the hand, embracing a spontaneity and rawness. This series serves as a way for Horton to navigate and distill her skewed memories—both chaotic and joyful—each as imperfect as nature itself.

Marisa Culpo’s textile series explores the interplay between surface, support, and process, while challenging traditional craft techniques within contemporary fine art. Working across textiles and clay, she emphasises surface, pattern, and the handmade, drawing attention to the tactile nature of her materials. Influenced by craft techniques passed down from her Mother and Grandmother, Marisa seeks to understand the deeper purpose of these traditions—once essential to sustaining her family across generations. Her practice serves as a bridge between past and present, honoring the simplicity of the art object while exploring the inherent meaning found in process and making.

The landscape is one of the most traditional subjects in art, yet in this series, Mazzotta pushes its boundaries through a dynamic combination of materials. She begins with antique linen, a fabric rich with its own emotional landscape, using it as both a surface and a conceptual foundation. “I always start by taking photos with my 35mm film camera—the images have a lovely soft edge to them. I then draw and paint in my sketchbook, working from these images in my studio. This initial process allows for reinterpretation and the unexpected to emerge.” Mazzotta layers watercolour pencils, crayons, acrylic paint, and cotton thread, weaving together elements that conceal and reveal the abstract landscape. Through this approach, her work seeks to reconceptualise the landscape within a contemporary art context, offering a fresh perspective on a timeless subject.

Kymberley McElroy’s multidisciplinary practice explores the connections between memory, place, and object. Drawing from personal experience, social history, and photographic family archives, she examines the ways in which we recollect and interpret the past. Through processes of addition and subtraction, including her embroidered expressions, Kymberley challenges the ability of an object or image to evoke memory. Her work investigates how these mnemonic functions can be reimagined and transformed, offering new perspectives on the fluid nature of remembrance.

About the Artist

Kitty Horton, Claudia Mazzotta, Kymberley McElroy & Marisa Culpo

About the artists

Kitty earned a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Queensland College of Art (Griffith University) in 2013, followed by a Graduate Diploma in Education (Senior Years) from QUT in 2014. She is actively engaged in the arts industry through public art projects, workshops, residencies, and vocational teaching. Her multi-disciplinary works have been featured in solo and group exhibitions across Australia and are held in private collections in Australia, New Zealand, and France.

Marisa Culpo is an interdisciplinary artist and a graduate of the Queensland College of Art. Her practice is driven by experimentation, focusing on the process, materiality, and function of art. She explores the dynamic relationship between medium and meaning, investigating how materials shape expression and interpretation. Through her work, Marisa challenges traditional principle boundaries of form and shape and line, embracing a fluid and intuitive approach to making. Working across textiles and clay, she emphasises surface, pattern, and the handmade, drawing attention to the tactile nature of her materials.

Claudia Mazzotta’s multidisciplinary practice is anchored by an experimental textile process. Her work consists of hand stitching on old fabrics (often several centuries old) these textiles have been collected from various origins. With each stitch made meticulously by hand, Mazzotta engraves stories of life onto textiles, rejecting the structured tradition of embroidery. She considers her needle and thread to be drawing tools. Mazzotta begins with studies of the intended subject using various mediums. Knowing that repetition will allow for intimacy and the unexpected to take hold. Mazzotta sees the structure of her work as an investigation of ‘the intangible’.

Kymberley McElroy is an emerging multidisciplinary visual artist based in Brisbane and the Gold Coast. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours (Class I) at Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University, in 2016. Her practice explores the connections between memory, place, and object, drawing from personal experience, social history, and photographic family archives, challenging how objects and images elicit and reinterpret memory. Kymberley has exhibited her work in a range of solo and group exhibitions across Australia, showcasing her evolving practice within contemporary art.

About the Curator

Laura Brinin

Laura Brinin is a curator of contemporary art, currently facilitating the vibrant program at Side Gallery in the heart of Red Hill, Brisbane. With an unwavering passion for nurturing connections with emerging and established creatives, Laura is dedicated to fostering artistic growth through avenues such as social media, branding, and identity development.

Laura has exhibited her own work both in Australia and overseas, as well as working as an independent freelance curator across Brisbane for over ten years. In her downtime, you can find her reading, travelling, or stalking dogs.