Sophia Hewson has been examining gender inequality for 20 years as a professional practicing artist, she has experienced domestic violence, and has worked as a support worker at W.I.R.E. (a woman’s refuge) in Melbourne from 2016-2018 (where she supported women who experience family violence). She is now a member at the Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis and a qualified psychotherapist (2023). This exhibition addresses the complexity of practising feminist principles within the dynamics of conflict, both on a domestic scale and in large scale political conflicts.

It teases out the difficulties inherent in navigating arguments when there are pre-intrenched power structures at play. It highlights the validity of these difficulties for women and provides a platform to justify such perspectives. ‘A Complete Disavowel’ queries what is said and not said in such situations, suggesting that the reduced severity of what is ultimately expressed by women points to the internalisation of shared cultural and community misogyny often rendering self-doubt or confusion in the speaker.

Opening event: Friday August 8th 5:30 – 7:30pm

Sophia Whitney Hewson, Untitled, 2025, Bronze, 55 x 55 x 80cm.