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Free as a bird: Artist Priya Gore

  In Aboriginal Australian culture, black cockatoos symbolise change, freedom and renewal. Similarly, in Priya Gore’s painting ‘I Am’, this bird represents empowerment, reflection, and...

Crafting Connections: Indian links at Perth’s IOTA24

  Undulating paper patterns in red and white sit enticingly across the ceiling in Indian artist Ankon Mitra’s artwork at Perth’s Freemantle Arts Centre. They...

Viraj Tandon, 12, is back at the Young Archie this year

  When Sydney-based artist Margaret Ackland got to know that 12-year-old Viraj Tandon is a 2024 Young Archie finalist, she messaged him, “That’s amazing, although...

Zomi Frankcom lives on – in a giant Melbourne mural

  "Thlamuangin chawl rawh se". That’s what we’d say about Zomi Frankcom in her native Mizo language: May she rest in peace. A giant mural has...

‘Blindfold’ embroidery: Ritika Skand Vohra

  When textile artist and embroiderer Ritika Skand Vohra sits down to work, she ties a blindfold around her eyes. Then, picking up her needle, she...

Aus artist Dena Lawrence’s work on Kashmiri silk carpets

  At Germany’s Carpet Design Awards this year, Perth artist Dena Lawrence won the ‘Best Studio Artist Design’ category. Her winning piece, which she calls Maschera,...

Aboriginal designs for your sari

  24-year-old Aboriginal artist Presten Warren had not seen a sari up close until last year. Today, his designs appear on a sari range created by...

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