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Zomi Frankcom lives on – in a giant Melbourne mural

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  "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

Rajni Anand Luthra -
  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

Prutha Chakraborty -
  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

Rajni Anand Luthra -
  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...

Gandhi’s call to action | Art Gallery of NSW

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Indian artist Jitish Kallat’s acclaimed artwork finally makes it to the Art Gallery of NSW, write KIRA SPUCYS-TAHAR and RAKA SARKHEL

Anudeepa Kadiresan: Creating Dravidian art in Melbourne

Prutha Chakraborty -
  Growing up in India, Anudeepa Kadiresan loved to create Tanjore paintings using the centuries-old traditional method. “Of course, I used aluminium foil instead of the...

Artist Yoge Biju: Leaving a mark in Melb’s Little India

Prutha Chakraborty -
  Pablo Picasso once said: “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” When artist Yoge Biju...

Artist Kirtika Kain: Finding connect with the Dalit community

Prutha Chakraborty -
  There is a new and powerful wave of young artists from the Dalit community catalysing a campaign for equality. Delhi-born, Sydney-based artist Kirtika Kain...

Sutr Santati: Stories of India woven in thread

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  Melbourne Museum invites you to Sutr Santati: Then. Now. Next. to explore stories of India woven in thread ­– now free with general entry....

Kirthana’s tribute to Ramesh: Archibald Prize 2023

Rajni Anand Luthra -
  Ramesh Nithiyendran sits, in Kirthana Selvaraj’s Archibald Prize portrait, engulfed in colour. The strong splashes suggest such intense energy that you almost step back to...

Artist Paean Sarkar’s quest for completion

Torrsha Sen -
  Look at artist Paean Sarkar’s latest work, and you'll think it is incomplete. In fact, you'll think it is hardly there at all, until...

The unSensored brilliance of mOTHERTONGUE

Lakshmi Ganapathy -
When it comes to making a statement through art, New Delhi-based artist Mithu Sen is never one to mince her words. Funnily enough, she...
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