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Dr. Zsuzsanna Soboslay (Zsuzsi) and
Lisa Petheram (Dr. Pockets) 

Our second residency for the year has commenced. This residency involves two artists, combining their creative and complementary skills. Dr. Zsuzsanna Soboslay (Zsuzsi) and Lisa Petheram (Dr. Pockets) will be on site in the studio and around Whitlam from mid- May to 26 July.  Zsuzsi is a writer, theatre-maker, therapist, visual artist, social researcher, and care ethicist. Her work explores relationships and potential, linking people, place, and arts & health practices. Lisa (Dr. Pockets) is a community engager, psychotherapist, social researcher, and artist. She enjoys facilitating community projects, immersive nature experiences, embodied expressive practices, and story-sharing. Together, they will create ‘The Story Mosaic’, exploring how people's stories intersect and contrast. The project will collect community stories and incorporate them into a narrative scroll and audio installation. 

Visit Zsuzsi and Lisa in the studio

Zsuzsi and Lisa  will be at the SLA Display Village art studio from mid-May to July 2025.

Time: Friday and Saturday between 10 am and 4 pm.

Learn more about the artists

Check out more of their work through their website.

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Artists Zsuszi and Dr Pockets in Whitlam

Previous Artist in Residence

Waratah Lahy 

Waratah Lahy was SLA’s Artist in Residence between February and April 2025. She is an award – winning established Canberra artist who captures the details of everyday suburban surroundings through exquisite watercolour and oil paintings. In her residency Waratah created a series of small watercolour paintings on recycled wood blocks of Whitlam houses and vistas. He intention was to look at the intersections of how residents make the suburb home and how visitors respond to the emerging community. Her miniature works turn the everyday into moments of beauty.

The scenes she painted are derived from the familiar and the everyday and speak to both isolation and points of connection. Through her paintings, Waratah records moments of accidental beauty and quiet significance. 

  • Waratah Lahy
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Previous exhibitions: Of Land & Belonging

Showcasing nine Canberra artists

'Inhabit Whitlam' was an artist-in-residence program. It added another dimension to the art exhibition, Of Land and Belonging.

Six artists were showcased in SLA's three display homes. Turning kitchen benches, dining tables, and garages into art spaces and studios. This exhibition showcases 30 years of Canberra art practice, with each artist bringing a unique story and career that influences the Canberra community and shapes creativity in Australia. These artists are not only creatives; they are leaders in student philanthropy, First Nations inclusion and art practice, public art and murals, environmental and science activism, and reimagining Australian history. Throughout their careers, they have collaborated, taught, mentored, and inspired many of our young Australians, including some of our finest talents.

Learn more about each artist below

Aeode (Erin Lynzaat)

Learn more about Aeode (Erin Lynzaat)

Amanda Stuart

Learn more about Amanda Stuart

Amelia Zaraftis

Learn more about Amelia Zaraftis

Bohie

Learn more about Bohie

Byrd (Dan Maginnity)

Learn more about Byrd (Dan Maginnity)

Dan Power

Learn more about Dan Power

Hannah Hoyne

Learn more about Hannah Hoyne

John Reid

Learn more about John Reid

Marzena Wasikowska

Learn more about Marzena Wasikowska

Nicola Dickson

Learn more about Nicola Dickson

Previous exhibitions: 'Birds Eye View' by Tom Buckland

SLA does things differently. We are embedding creatives into our suburbs and projects. 'Birds Eye View' is one way we connect artists and the community. During the month of November an unusual flock of birds landed in Whitlam. Made from recycled materials, by local artist Tom Buckland, six birds found a home in various locations throughout the suburb.

About the artist

Tom Buckland is a local artist who works with recycled materials such as cardboard, kerbside finds and salvaged electronics. Buckland creates playful, interactive and experimental sculpture, installation, video and performance works that invite people to embark on a journey of discovery. 

In 2015, Buckland earned a Bachelor of Visual Arts with honours from the ANU School of Art, supported by the prestigious John and Elizabeth Baker Honours scholarship and the Canberra Contemporary Art Space graduate award. Their work has graced galleries and collections nationally and internationally. In 2021, they received a mentorship award for new artists from Sculpture by the Sea. Buckland now lives and works on Ngunnawal Country. 

 

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We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the ACT and recognise any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.

Acknowledgement artwork by Leilani Keen-Church

Artwork by Leilani Keen-Church

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