Funky Jungle Rosie in her Pom Pom Zoo

The S.H. Ervin Gallery’s ‘alternative’ selection of the Archibald Prize has become a much anticipated feature of the Sydney art scene.

The Salon des Refusés exhibition at the S.H. Ervin Gallery has established an excellent reputation that rivals the selections in the ‘official’ exhibition, with works selected for quality, diversity, humour and experimentation, and which examine contemporary art practices, different approaches to portraiture and responses to the landscape.

Emily Crockford’s 2019 Archibald submission titled ‘Funky Jungle Rosie in her Pom Pom Zoo’ is one of the 30 selected portraits to be exhibited. The painting is a portrait of Australian artist and good friend of Emily’s, Rosie Deacon.