Dionisia Salas (b.1982, Larrakia Country, Darwin, Australia) explores in-between states of being, using the material tussle of painting to tap into areas of consciousness, subconsciousness and dream states; to play around in what is reality and what is imagined. This year she has two solo exhibitions at Goulburn Regional Gallery and NAP Contemporary. In 2023 she was a finalist in the Sir John Sulman Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW. Since 2007 Dionisia has been exhibiting regularly in solo and group, commercial, curated and artist initiated exhibitions. She has exhibited in university galleries, state-funded art organisations such as Canberra Contemporary Art Space (CCAS) and commercial galleries such as NAP Contemporary, Mildura, Sutton Gallery, Melbourne and Watters Gallery, Sydney. Dionisia has exhibited consistently in the critical and vibrant artist-run scene in Berlin and Australia including TCB, Melbourne and Pavillion am Milchhof, Berlin. Her work is held in public collections including Artbank, Canberra Museum and Gallery Collection, Australian National University Art Collection and the Goulburn Regional Gallery Art Collection as well as numerous private collections in Spain, Germany and Australia. Dionisia has received several competitive grants from state and national arts funding bodies and has been awarded funded residencies in Berlin and Australia. She currently lives and works on Walbanga Country, Braidwood, NSW.

This event will be held both on-campus and online via Zoom (a link to the online stream will be sent to registered attendees).

The School of Art & Design Seminar series will continue weekly on Tuesdays from 1-2pm, between 16 July and 29 October 2024.
To see information about upcoming speakers and to register to attend please follow this link https://shorturl.at/guw67
The School of Art & Design Seminar Series is co-convened by Dr Alex Burchmore, Alia Parker, and Elisa Crossing.