Reflecting on her identity as “a very fat woman”, Carla Adams investigates the push and pull between lust and disgust in relation to how the Australian public sees the fat female body.

In this body of work, Adams touches on both the dehumanisation and sexualisation of fat bodies and attempts to reconnect with hers in the midst of a worldwide ‘obesity epidemic.’ Heft is Adams’ 12th solo exhibition and sees a return to painting and a continuation of her textile practice.

Carla Adams graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Contemporary Art from Central TAFE in 2012, she went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours from Curtin University in 2014. Adams has exhibited at Moana Project Space, Turner Galleries, Bus Projects (Melbourne), FELTSpace (Adelaide), ARTBAR at The Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney), Verge Gallery (Sydney), Blindside (Melbourne). Her work was selected for the 2013 Hatched national graduate exhibition at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, and she was a finalist in the 2017 Joondalup Invitation Art Award. 

Adams is a sessional academic at Curtin University and is director of Smart Casual.

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