Lisa Waup
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Mediums
Digital Art, Reflective Aluminum Traffic Signs, Hand Screen-Printed Fabrics, Jewellery, Experimental Printmaking, Textiles and Weaving
Artist Info
Lisa Waup is a mixed-cultural First Nations artist and curator, born in Narrm (Melbourne), whose multidisciplinary practice encompasses a diverse range of media, including weaving, printmaking, photography, sculpture, fashion, and digital art. With a deep connection to the symbolic power of materials, her work reflects her personal experiences, family history, Country, and broader historical narratives.
Through her practice, Waup weaves together threads of lost history, ancestral relationships, motherhood, and the passage of time, culminating in contemporary expressions that speak to her past, present, and future. In her words, "As a multidisciplinary artist, I'm guided to utilize so many different mediums—they really talk to me—and in turn they're able to explain my story in different ways, they all connect with each other. Material diversity is a big part of what I do in my practice—I'm happy to move across various media and am always open to exploring new materials and approaches that connect to the work I am making at the time."
- lisa-waup.com
Spotlight
our way (altered direction)
2021
Medium
Screenpainting, Belgium linen, ink, ochre, cotton thread, reflective glass road beads
