Cut From The Same cloth
Rebecca Fletcher
20 AUGUST–6 September

This body of work is a celebration of womanhood, strength, resilience and quiet determination.

As you move through these paintings, you are invited to consider the ways women carry, adapt and redefine the roles passed down to them. Each female protagonist occupies the space between resilience and vulnerability, reflecting the quiet, often unseen moments.

Created during maternity leave after the birth of her second child, these works grew from an emotional landscape of motherhood and the importance of strong female figures in our lives. Every tear, every sleepless night and every moment of uncertainty found its way onto the canvas.

Throughout the exhibition, textiles become both a visual language and a metaphor. Woven patterns, thread-like lines and repeated motifs connect the works, echoing the invisible threads that bind generations. They invite you to reflect on the idea that we are all cut from the same cloth, connected through love, memory and the inherited behaviours that continue to shape us.

Through contemporary portraiture, bold colour and simplified form, these paintings celebrate the strength found in the female form. They are a tribute to the women who continue to show up, evolve and stand strong, even in life's most ordinary moments.

Rebecca Fletcher was award the Brunswick Street Gallery Prize at the gallery's 2025 Fifty Squared Art Prize.