The ATW is pleased to be working with Guan Wei on a major new tapestry project for the ATW exhibition collection.

Chris Cochius, Pamela Joyce, Jennifer Sharpe and Cheryl Thornton have begun weaving Treasure Hunt, a 3.6m long tapestry. The design is inspired by a large painted mural from Guan Wei's exhibition Other Histories at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney in 2006.

Treasure Hunt reflects upon Indigenous and colonial culture, as well as cultural diversity. Through the depiction of the oceans, islands and desert interiors, Guan Wei references navigation, exploration, migration and the influence of, and response to globalisation.

Over the last three decades Guan Wei has developed a significant international reputation as a contemporary artist whose work crosses cultural and political borders, specifically between Australia and Asia. He migrated to Australia in 1989 from China. His practice draws on his personal experience of both Chinese and Australian culture, as well as an informed socio-political awareness and knowledge of art history.