Wendy Whiteley: The Secret Garden
Wendy Whiteley’s secret garden has delighted the public for almost 30 years. But what about the woman behind the garden?
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In this Spring Fling event, Wendy Whiteley digs deep into her own remarkable story in an intimate conversation with her biographer Ashleigh Wilson, spanning creativity, connection and the significance of the natural world.
Whiteley will reflect on her own artistic pursuits, life before and after she met her artist husband Brett Whiteley, her journey to creating the iconic Secret Garden on Sydney Harbour, and her lifelong passion for nature.
Don’t miss the only Melbourne event celebrating Wendy Whiteley’s fascinating forthcoming memoir, A Year with Wendy Whiteley: Conversations about Art, Life and Gardening.
This event will be photographed and recorded for use by the Wheeler Centre.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
Accessible toilets available
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About Spring Fling
Celebrating our return to the stage and the rejuvenation of the arts and culture communities, Spring Fling is a short series of big ideas offering a delectable picnic spread of events with leading thinkers, writers and creators from Australia and abroad.
Spring Fling is supported by the Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund, a Victorian Government and City of Melbourne partnership.
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Wendy Whiteley OAM is a cultural icon, guerilla gardener, designer and philanthropist. She has lived at Lavender Bay for more than 50 years, the first two decades with her husband, the artist Brett Whiteley, and their daughter Arkie. Born Wendy Julius, she is the great-granddaughter of CY O’Co... Read more
Ashleigh Wilson is a journalist who worked at The Australian for two decades, including as arts editor. His series on unethical behaviour in the Aboriginal art industry won a Walkley Award and led to a senate inquiry. He is the author of Brett Whiteley: Art, Life and the Other Thing (2016) and On... Read more