Learning Across the 

Senior School

SACE Art Show

Congratulations to Charlotte, Emily, Sophia and Sophie on having their outstanding artworks selected for the 2026 SACE Art Show. This is a wonderful recognition of their technical skill, conceptual depth and commitment to excellence. 

Sophie Ali 

 “Prepare yourself… Touch up your make-up.” The Good Wife’s Guide, 1955 

Sophie’s work explores women’s representation and control through 1950s beauty standards and domestic expectations. Using a housewife figure and crumpled lipstick, the artwork references how appearance, silence, and confinement shaped women’s identities. In contrast, red lipstick becomes a symbol of rebellion and agency, transforming an object of control into one of empowerment. 

Sophia Manning 

Lost in the Lawn explores sonder; the idea that everyone around us is living a life as complex as our own. Influenced by miniature realism, the figures viewed from above, move away from each other, reflecting how we briefly notice others before continuing on our own paths. Inspired by everyday school life, Sophia invites viewers to slow down and find meaning in the ordinary. 

Charlotte Parsons  

Charlotte’s painting titled Teabags and Terror explores the tension between calm appearances and underlying chaos. Polite rituals of tea-making sit over fragmented newspaper references to the Gaza conflict, highlighting how civility can mask grief, violence, and uncertainty. Through reflection and distortion, the painting suggests that truth and diplomacy are often fragile beneath a composed surface. 

Emily Tucker 

Initiated through Emily’s experiences on the 2024 Social Justice tour to Vietnam and Cambodia, Day and Night compare everyday travel in Australia with travel shaped for the tourist gaze. An Australian bus at night reflects routine and familiarity, while a decorated Cambodian tourist bus highlights performance, expectation, and cultural presentation. Together, the paintings explore how travel, power, and perspective influence the way places and identities are represented. 

Jacky Hamilton

Leader of Visual Arts