This work is a meditation on the intersection of nature, memory, and industry—elements that shape Newcastle’s identity and layered history.
The central motif—a cornucopia-like vessel overflowing with shells and organic forms—symbolises abundance, transformation, and the natural richness of the coastal environment. The composition is anchored in the familiar waterfront setting of Honeysuckle, a site of urban renewal that still holds the echoes of the city’s industrial past. A mid-century vase in the foreground introduces a quiet autobiographical element, it marks the time my family arrived in Newcastle; the bowl of figs reflects how we’ve since taken root and thrived.
In the background, across the harbour, the silhouette of Newcastle’s working port and industrial structures looms. This juxtaposition—delicate organic forms in the foreground set against the hard geometry of industry and a working port—reflects the tension and harmony between Newcastle’s natural beauty and its industrial legacy.
The act of carving the linoleum became a process of layering and excavation, echoing the uncovering of stories embedded within the landscape. Through this work, I aim to honour both the fragility and resilience of Newcastle—its environment, its past, and its ongoing evolution
Zulumovski has exhibited widely and established a national reputation. She has held 19 solo exhibitions, and her work is held in numerous prominent public collections including over a dozen in the National Gallery of Australia, where her linocuts have also been part of touring exhibitions and major works on paper survey exhibitions.
She has won several commissions, prizes and awards, including the Fremantle Print Award, Walkom Manning Art Prize, Sutherland Shire Biennial Art Prize and the Works on Paper category of the Muswellbrook Art Prize. She has also been awarded a residency at the Australia Council Studio in Barcelona and participated in a month-long residency at Hill End. Recently her work has been included in the Bilbao Works on Paper Fair in Spain and the Ulsan International Woodcut Print Festival in South Korea. A survey exhibition of her recent and past work was held in 2022 at Watt Space Galleries.