Lisa Waup is a mixed-cultural First Nations artist and curator, born in Narrm (Melbourne). Her multidisciplinary practice spans weaving, experimental printmaking, photography, sculpture, fashion, body adornment 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. Lisa has exhibited extensively, with solo exhibitions at Kluge-Ruhe, Virginia, USA (2024), Australian Print Workshop - Dowd Foundation Fellowship, Narrm (2024), Linden New Art Gallery, Narrm (2019), ReDot Gallery, Singapore (2018), and the Koorie Heritage Trust, Narrm (2012).

In 2024 Waup was awarded the Paul Selzer Award, Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery, VCA, University of Melbourne. In 2020-2021 Waup completed her Master of Contemporary Art Degree from the University of Melbourne and was the recipient of ART 150 Fellowship. Lisa is currently a Lecturer at the Victorian College of the Arts in the Drawing and Printmaking Program at the University of Melbourne.

01 March / 06 April 2025
CARLY FISCHER, JUAN FORD, JAMES GEURTS, DESMOND LAZARO, NICHOLAS MANGAN, MICHAEL VALE, LISA WAUP
microcosm|macrocosm

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