Bree Rooney retraces her brother's disappearance in her art

By Alex Morris
Updated August 5 2020 - 5:19pm, first published August 4 2020 - 7:00am
At Newcastle Art Gallery: Bree Rooney with her artwork: I retraced your steps a thousand times, twice. Picture: Miguel Mash
At Newcastle Art Gallery: Bree Rooney with her artwork: I retraced your steps a thousand times, twice. Picture: Miguel Mash

Printmaker Bree Rooney's artwork I retraced your steps a thousand times, twice is on display as part of the Repeater exhibit at the Newcastle Art Gallery. The piece was purchased by former Newcastle Art Gallery director Ron Ramsey and then donated to the gallery. The story behind the art is worth telling, particularly as National Missing Persons Week begins on August 2.

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