Image: Artist Samuel Mulcahy installing Tetnesteii riomortis at Jurlique Farm, photograph Lana Adams.
Jurlique: 40 Years of Nature, Nuture and Art
1–31 August 2025
Jurlique Farm
Exhibition curated by Guildhouse
Jurlique: 40 Years of Nature, Nurture and Art presents a dynamic collection of artwork by South Australian artists Shirley Jianzhen Wu, Samuel Mulcahy and Tim Shaw at Jurlique Farm for SALA Festival 2025.
Celebrating four decades of nurturing beauty from nature, South Australia’s globally renowned skincare brand Jurlique will host an exhibition first on its biodynamic farm in the Adelaide Hills as part of the SALA Festival 2025, responding to the seasonal rhythms on the farm and its enduring connection to place..
Curated by Guildhouse, this landmark collaboration exemplifies Guildhouse’s mission: bringing artistic excellence to spaces while deepening the role of artists in our social and cultural fabric.
Jurlique, founded in 1985 by Dr Jurgen and Ulrike Klein, is a global skincare brand rooted in the purity and power of the natural world. Guided by biodynamic farming principles, Jurlique cultivates potent botanicals on its farm in the Adelaide Hills, following a meticulous seed-to-skin process. This exhibition celebrates the beauty of that process, where nature, science, and creativity converge.
This collaboration between Guildhouse and Jurlique brings together aligned philosophies: Guildhouse nurtures, connects and promotes South Australian contemporary artists, craft practitioners and designers and Jurlique honours the South Australian landscape through conscious, holistic beauty. Together, they invite new and curious audiences to explore the Jurlique Farm in August during SALA Festival and engage with the region’s artistic talent.
About the Artists
Shirley Jianzhen Wu
Born in Cantonese region in China, Shirley Jianzhen Wu is a multidisciplinary artist based in Adelaide. Wu completed a Master of Design (Contemporary Art) at the University of South Australia (2019). Previously she studied a Bachelor of Arts in Jewellery & Accessories at Middlesex University, England (2009–2013).
Wu’s practice centres around the transmigratory experience (hers and other’s), holistic healing and meditative processes. Through glass forms, jewellery, installation, performative actions, videos and audios, Wu reflects a tension in her life: growing up in a Chinese patriarchal family and an evolving feminist awareness as an Asian immigrant.
Recent accolades include the 2025 Adelaide Fringe Best Workshops & Talks Award, a 2024 Pilchuck Glass School Partner Scholarship, and participation in the Guildhouse Catapult Mentorship Program (2024). She has undertaken residencies at Nexus Arts (2023), Sauerbier House (2023), and the Canberra Glassworks Graduate-in-Residence program (2022). Wu was also a Co-Director at FELTspace from 2022 to 2024.
Wu has been recognised with awards including the Brighton Jetty Emerging Artist Prize (2022) and the SALA Festival City Rural Emerging Artist Award (2021). Her work has been selected as a finalist in notable prizes such as the Fuse Glass Prize (2022), MilanoVetro-35 (2020), and the National Emerging Art Glass Prize (2020).
Samuel Mulcahy
Growing up on a native flower farm in central N.S.W, Samuel Mulcahy has been fascinated with plant aesthetics and structure. The organised chaos of a plants growth can seem simple but is endlessly complex. Since 2016 the pretengineering of these plants into existence from the waste of construction has been the focus of his fantasy genus “tetnesteiis”. These plants draw attention to the natural world being paved over by these materials, and both the fragility and resilience of nature.
Tim Shaw
A professional practising glass artist all his working life, Tim Shaw‘s unmistakable style is a result of years mastering his skill and continually exploring his creativity.
Born in Cyprus and raised in Yorkshire, Tim has explored his artistic practice and glassmaking skills throughout the world. He has three degrees in glassblowing. Attaining his BA (Hons) from North Staffordshire Polytechnic in the UK in the early 80’s, he went on to study at the avant-garde Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, where he continued to develop and experiment creating a unique style of art glass. Upon his return to the UK Tim established a hot glass workshop in London. Whilst there he was invited to undertake his second MA at the prestigious Royal College of Art in London. Here he further refined and honed his glassmaking skills whilst pushing the boundaries of his artistic expression.
Moving permanently to Australia in 2002, Tim is currently based with his family and hot glass studio nestled in the stringy bark forests of the Adelaide Hills.
Silver Jewellery Workshops with Shirley Wu
As part of Jurlique: 40 Years of Nature, Nuture and Art, artist Shirley Wu is offering special seasonal jewellery workshops.
Facilitated by artist Shirley Wu and Jurlique Farm in the Adelaide Hills, this immersive experience is designed to reconnect you with nature through a rich multi-sensory journey.
Begin with a guided tour of the biodynamic herb garden, handpick botanicals, and enjoy a fresh herbal tea. Then, learn to cast your gathered materials into silver jewellery using silver clay casting techniques. Your unique pendant or earrings will be kiln-fired and ready for pickup or postage after the event.
Wednesday 13, 20, 27 August
1–4pm
Jurlique Farm
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