Join us for an author talk with Cynthia Banham, who will discuss her new book, Mother Shadow, with fellow author Jane Messer.

About Cynthia Banham

Cynthia Banham is a writer, journalist and former lawyer. Author of three non-fiction books, A Certain Light: A Memoir of Family, Loss and Hope, was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, for Non-fiction Book of the Year. Cynthia has twice been awarded a Varuna fellowship, most recently the Varuna Climate Fellowship.

This small exhibition will feature portraits from the City of Canada Bay Art Collection.

Three of the artists featured were selected as finalists for the Archibald Prize. One of the artists, Joshua Smith, won the Archibald in 1944 and was the subject of William Dobell's controversial winning portrait in 1943. Smith was so hurt by the response to the painting that he only allowed one other artist to paint his portrait — his friend Yve Close.

This exhibition will also feature a portrait of Joshua Smith by Yve Close.