Newcastle-based artist Tom Kearney presents 'Chevron Island', a body of work that threads painting, sculpture and installation through the lenses of place and identity. Kearney’s imagery often borrows from coastal subcultures, suburban edges and the bush—motifs that act as both literal geography and metaphor for transformation. Expect bold, graphic surfaces offset by quieter passages of material incident, with forms that sit between everyday object and emblem. The series extends Kearney’s ongoing conversation with mythology and cultural iconography, reframing familiar symbols to test how they shape personal memory and belonging. Opening day at Straitjacket invites slow looking and conversation with the artist across the afternoon.