Ms Cook was one of the subjects captured by award-winning photographer Nicole Marie, who travelled the state to document the stories of women working in Australian woolsheds.
The exhibition is set to be unveiled at the National Wool Museum in Geelong on Friday, March 8.
In 2018 the museum commissioned Ms Marie for a project called ‘‘Women in Wool’’ — which saw her travel from Geelong to Warracknabeal, Gerang Gerung, Bendigo, Sedgwick, Gisborne and even Baddaginnie.
The Women in Wool project aims to highlight the hard work of women in the wool industry, the tactility of working with wool and the devotion and contribution of an often-forgotten group of workers in one of Australia’s most important industries.
The exhibition has been conducted in collaboration with the Invisible Farmer project, the largest ever study of women on the land that has been revealing the hidden stories of regional and rural women since 2017.
The photographs are already receiving significant interest from across the nation, with one of the portraits recognised as a finalist in the 2018 Australian Photography Awards.
The National Wool Museum will be unveiling the Women in Wool portrait project to celebrate International Women’s Day — with the collection then to be put permanently on show.
If you can make the trip, or happen to be in Geelong for any reason join photographer Nicole Marie and curator Dr Luke Keogh as they unveil the Women in Wool project and discuss the key role of women in the wool industry.
That is taking place at the the National Wool Museum, Moorabool Street, Geelong.
●Tickets cost $12 and are available via nationalwoolmuseumgeelong.eventbrite.com
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