after ever here
28 February - 16 August, 2026
ararat gallery tama
after ever here is an exhibition by Lisa Waup that brings together printed works, utilitarian vessels, sculptures, and body adornment, each imbued with layered stories of material history. The exhibition centres on textiles both found and gifted, whose fibres already carry histories and memory. Through her practice, Waup extends these narratives, reanimating objects once set aside and granting them renewed life and altered intention.
By observing and honouring the histories embedded in these materials, Waup reveals their intimacy and beauty, transforming them into works that adapt and evolve. In after ever here, Waup traces the enduring significance of materiality across time, while inscribing her own voice threaded into their continuing story.
after ever here is guest curated by Coby Ann Edgar. Edgar is a queer multi-racial (Gulumoerrigin (Larrakia) / Jingili / Filipino / Chinese / Irish / Scottish / English) First Nations curator, writer and presenter living and working on unceded Gadigal land in Redfern, Sydney. With over 15 years’ experience in government positions across education, galleries, and museums, in 2025 Edgar transitioned to independent work to focus on building her consultancy company Driftwood Consultancy.
“Using print screens from other projects, Lisa is a rebel of print medium. Often using her materials until they are exhausted and become something else. She can be found mixing things in her ink that shouldn’t be there, printing onto things that shouldn’t be printed on. Lisa is not always confident; she is the shaking hand that reaches out into the unsure. But she can do that because she knows the materials she works with intimately and asks them to behave as they always have, just in different scenarios.”
— Coby Edgar, Guest Curator
Sponsors: : after ever here is supported by Creative Australia
Fabrication Assistance: Spacecraft
