ShrewD Collective
Current collective members
Christine Fontana
Christine Fontana
Christine Fontana
https://www.chrisfontana.com.au
Chris Fontana is an artist and writer based on Bunurong, Boon Wurrung, and Wurundjeri Country. She presents a contemporary worldview through an anthropological lens, fracturing our perception of the present by situating current human experience within the ongoing human story. This often involves a process of
https://www.chrisfontana.com.au
Chris Fontana is an artist and writer based on Bunurong, Boon Wurrung, and Wurundjeri Country. She presents a contemporary worldview through an anthropological lens, fracturing our perception of the present by situating current human experience within the ongoing human story. This often involves a process of mapping across time, exploring the politics of place, and the relationship between geography and shifting ideologies. Monumental yet fragile and tactile, her works consist of archaeologically layered assemblages of archival newspapers and documentation, cartography, thoughts, and drawings.
Tracey Lamb
Christine Fontana
Christine Fontana
Tracey Lamb is based on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung lands. She is an abstract sculptor who predominantly works with welded steel. Her practice embodies feminist principles through her chosen medium and artistic concepts. Modern architecture and design are adopted as reference points within her work. Additionally, she exp
Tracey Lamb is based on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung lands. She is an abstract sculptor who predominantly works with welded steel. Her practice embodies feminist principles through her chosen medium and artistic concepts. Modern architecture and design are adopted as reference points within her work. Additionally, she explores the histories of marginalized 20th-century female designers to suggest alternative narratives and to challenge patriarchal power structures. Tracey has recently completed a permanent public artwork for Maribyrnong City Council.
Amanda Laming
Christine Fontana
Amanda Laming
Amanda Laming is based on Gunaikurnai Country. Her large textile installations and ongoing drawing practice reflect on life’s experiences as a subject matter, evoking pathos in the viewer. The immediacy and tactility of her creative processes are meditative. Her work is held in major public and private collections,
Amanda Laming is based on Gunaikurnai Country. Her large textile installations and ongoing drawing practice reflect on life’s experiences as a subject matter, evoking pathos in the viewer. The immediacy and tactility of her creative processes are meditative. Her work is held in major public and private collections, and she has exhibited widely including NGV, ACCA, and Tolarno Galleries.
Nina Sanadze
Mimmalisa Trifiló
Amanda Laming
Nina Sanadze is a Soviet-born (Georgia) artist based on Bunurong land. Her practice is dedicated to peace-building and often takes the form of large installations and social practice. Sanadze presents narratives built upon personal stories from within the experience of conflict. She believes that peace-building is a
Nina Sanadze is a Soviet-born (Georgia) artist based on Bunurong land. Her practice is dedicated to peace-building and often takes the form of large installations and social practice. Sanadze presents narratives built upon personal stories from within the experience of conflict. She believes that peace-building is achieved through proactive work. Nina is represented by Daine Singer and is a resident at Gertrude Contemporary. She has received multiple awards and recently held a solo show at Kunsthall 3.14 in Norway.
Mimmalisa Trifiló
Mimmalisa Trifiló
Mimmalisa Trifiló
Mimmalisa Trifilò is an artist educator living and working on Bunurong, Boon Wurrung, and Wurundjeri Country. Mimmalisa is passionate about visual arts, collaborative modes, and the power of social art practice to engage publics in diverse settings. Her artwork encompasses the central themes of identity with an emphasis on alternate histo
Mimmalisa Trifilò is an artist educator living and working on Bunurong, Boon Wurrung, and Wurundjeri Country. Mimmalisa is passionate about visual arts, collaborative modes, and the power of social art practice to engage publics in diverse settings. Her artwork encompasses the central themes of identity with an emphasis on alternate histories, intercultural dialogue/pedagogy, ethnobotany, and ecology.