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Finalist at the Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards: Exploring ‘Nature’ and ‘Nurture’

I am absolutely thrilled to announce that my abstract sculptures, Nature and Nurture, have been selected as finalists for the Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards in 2024! For years, I’ve admired the stunning sculptures…

Parallel Vibration Invite

Parallel Vibration

PARALLEL VIBRATION – Yering Station Main Gallery – Opening Saturday 16 March! Very honoured to be exhibiting at this beautiful local Yarra Valley gallery with a dear friend I look up to – Savaad Felich.…

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“Conjunction” at McClelland Gallery

The first time I visited McClelland Sculpture Gallery, I was absolutely amazed by the diverse works and loved every minute of our tour around the grounds. It was years and years ago when we first…

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Did someone say Sculpture?

Yep – going 3D! Always had this urge to create sculptures and play with my shapes. It was quite a journey of back and forth problem solving, very happy with how this turned out! Could…

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“Dancing to the beat of my own drum”

I really enjoy the abstract figures that sometimes come out to play with me on the canvas! This piece was part of a group exhibition at RED Gallery, Fitzroy. RED Gallery, is one of Melbourne’s…

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Curating “WOMAN”

I had the pleasure of curating the “WOMAN” Exhibition at YAVA Gallery, over TWO venues! It was a complex show with 73 artworks in the two gallery spaces, and we had an extremely short timeframe…

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Living Today Magazine Article

Taking Art to the Streets When artist Wilani van Wyk-Smit joined the Mooroolbark Street Art Project, she welcomed the opportunity to challenge herself while also helping her local community. “It took me out of my…

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Abstraction

We had a fantastic turnout for the opening of “Abstraction” at YAVA Gallery, featuring 13 local Yarra Valley artists exploring themes around abstract art in 2D and 3D. Stoked that I sold “Perception 2” on…

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YAVA Gallery – Works on Paper

In this work, I seek to examine our intimate and shared relationship with perception. Central to my practice is an investigation of our perceptual insights and how these can be activated to facilitate different, yet…

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Three red dots on opening night

I love being part of this show, an extra special treat is that all 3 my works sold on opening night! Oh how I wish I could see my babes in their homes… please people,…