“Contemporary Benalla remains coloured by Ned Kelly history and mythology in equal parts. Jacqui Stockdale’s recent work has been “propelled by a question I asked myself as a young girl riding through the hills of ‘Kelly country’... what really happened here?” The Outlaws’ Inn invites viewers to “feel privy to a siege, a wake, or a bushranger’s family reunion.”

_Eric Nash, Director Benalla Art Gallery, 2023

The Outlaws’ Inn
Benalla Art Gallery, 2023

Solo exhibition by Jacqui Stockdale, The Outlaws’ Inn - 28 October 2022 to 29 January 2023

A mannequin dressed as a historical figure, with styled dark hair, wearing a floral dress with puffed sleeves, a lace collar, a green sash, and a brown skirt. The face has a weathered appearance with dirt and grime.
A display of vintage objects, including bottles and a small sculpture, next to a black plaque with text providing information about the artwork.
Three artworks are displayed on a white gallery wall, with two small framed pieces on the right and one larger portrait on the left.
An art installation featuring a white sculpture of a girl riding on a horse, with a painted landscape backdrop of mountains, clouds, rocks, and trees.
Art gallery featuring a white horse sculpture with a rider wearing a dress and holding a sword, flanked by two paintings of women with painted faces in an indoor exhibition space.
A detailed sculpture of a white horse's head and upper body is in the foreground of an art gallery, with landscapes painted on the walls in the background.
White sculpture of a woman riding a horse, with the woman holding a rifle and dressed in a flowing gown, inside an art gallery.
A woman with dark hair sitting in a dimly lit room, dressed in black, near a wooden desk. The room has dark walls with a textured black and white wall hanging and a decorative sculpture of a face inside a carved frame, illuminated by spotlight.
A dimly lit room with a mannequin dressed in black with puffy sleeves and a high waist skirt, sitting on a chair. On the wall are a purse and a mask with a beard. A small wooden table with a lantern and a bowl is next to the mannequin, and an empty w
A woman with a mask or makeup resembling a creepy figure, wearing a black dress with floral pattern and a sparkling, revealing top underneath, standing against a dark background.
Museum exhibit featuring mannequins dressed in vintage clothing, with a large portrait of a bearded man in a floral shirt and dark jacket in the background.
A mannequin dressed in black with white sleeves holding a basket of white dumplings, wearing a large straw hat, and standing next to another mannequin with a beard, glasses, and a green jacket.