VEILED IN A GOLDEN HUE
SHERRY QUIAMBAO
A family story told through the things we value, desire and pass on.
Veiled in a Golden Hue explores consumerism through the personal lens of family experience. In this exhibition, artist Sherry Quiambao reflects on her mother’s migration from the Philippines to Australia, and the intergenerational pressures around success, belonging, and material stability that often accompany the migrant experience.
Combining photography and video works, the exhibition features staged still life compositions alongside portraits of family members and collaborators. Everyday objects—including fruit, flowers, jewellery and domestic goods—become symbolic references to domestic labour, care, inheritance, and the circulation of goods across borders.
Gold surfaces recur throughout, referencing both emergency survival blankets and the promise of prosperity often associated with migration. Through richly constructed interiors where humour, beauty and tension coexist, Veiled in a Golden Hue considers how aspiration and material desire shape identity and everyday life.
Boorloo/Perth-based multidisciplinary artist Sherry Quiambao draws on her Filipina heritage and family history to explore memory, migration and the ways material culture shapes identity and belonging. Working across photography, video, sculpture and installation, her practice examines how everyday objects and domestic spaces reflect aspiration, care and intergenerational experience.
Regional areas across Australia, especially Western Australia, are home to significant Filipino migrant communities, yet Filipino voices remain largely absent from arts programming. As an Australian artist of Filipina heritage who grew up in regional WA, this exhibition speaks directly to those communities while also inviting broader audiences into shared stories of migration and intergenerational resilience.
Sherry Quiambao
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Sherry Quiambao is an Australian multidisciplinary artist of Filipina heritage based in Boorloo/Perth. Working across photography, video, sculpture, and installation, her practice explores memory, migration, and the ways material culture and everyday objects shape belonging and self-image. Drawing on her background in sculpture, Quiambao constructs carefully staged assemblages that combine portraits, still life, and moving image to reflect on aspiration, consumerism, and intergenerational experience.
Her work has been exhibited across Australia, the Philippines, Japan, and the United States, with notable exhibitions including Veiled in a Golden Hue (Goolugatup Heathcote), Veiled in Bloom (Michael Reid Northern Beaches), and de-centre re-centre (Perth Festival 2025, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery x Perth Centre for Photography). In 2025 she was a finalist and First Time Finalist Award recipient at the National Photographic Portrait Prize. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from Curtin University, with postgraduate studies in heritage and education.
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TOURING DETAILS FOR VENUES
| AVAILABILITY | 2027 – 2029 |
| COST SHARE | Non-members: $5,000 + GST Members: $4,500 + GST |
| MEDIA | Pigment print, single channel video/s |
| INSTALL REQUIREMENTS | 12–15 running metres of wall space and 45m2 floorspace required for full exhibition. The exhibition can be scaled to suit smaller spaces |
| INTERPRETATION MATERIALS | Exhibition intro panel/s, artwork labels, large font labels booklet |
| LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT* | Artist/gallery talks (in person or online); artist-led artmaking workshops using objects, photography & storytelling; artist-led high school workshops in photography, symbolism, identity, and material culture; gathering for Tea & Kakanin (Filipino tea and small treats) |
| MARKETING | Marketing Kit includes high resolution photos, media release template, poster, invitation and invitation list |
*Learning & Engagement programs are in development and subject to change. Please contact us for the latest information
CREDITS
The video works were created with contributions from Emma Fishwick, Keana Mislang, Apurva Gupta, Tom Lee, Daniel Spriggs, Bailey Pascoe, Yu-Ying Chuang, Ivan Rojas and Rob Kettels.
The artist gratefully acknowledges the support of the WA Government through the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport, which supported the early production of Veiled in a Golden Hue in 2024. The early development of the project also took place through the Fremantle Arts Centre Studio Program, an initiative of the City of Fremantle.
This tour is made possible through the Regional Creative Industries Fund with support from the WA Government.
Header image: Sherry Quiambao, Veiled walis walis (sweep, sweep), 2024