Emma-Lee Maher is an emerging First Nations artist, specialising in works on paper, prints, and crafts. Emma-Lee’s art serves as a vessel for her personal memories and the narratives that have shaped her identity. With a keen eye for storytelling, she weaves traditional motifs with contemporary expressions, inviting viewers into her world of introspection and connection. In 2023, Emma-Lee was recognised with the Kalgoorlie Boulder First Nations Art Award, marking a significant milestone in her burgeoning career.

This workshop is for those aged 14 years and older.

REPRESENT - Aboriginal Figurative Practice in Western Australia (Part 2)

FORM Building a State of Creativity presents REPRESENT - Aboriginal Figurative Practice in Western Australia (Part 2), the follow-up show in an exciting two-part exhibition series shown at FORM Gallery.

Co-developed with respected Whadjuk Noongar artist and elder Sharyn Egan, the REPRESENT series provides a survey of figurative practice by Western Australian Aboriginal artists. Part 1 celebrated the senior artists and landmark movements within Western Australian Aboriginal representational art-making, and included works by iconic senior artists from the past four decades. This second iteration of the project highlights the contemporary generation of emerging art stars interpreting figurative practice today.

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Image: Emma-Lee Maher, Sweating, shaking on Dingo Rock (detail), 2023. Pen on archival paper.