Upcoming artists-in-residence: Karlina Mitchell and Lee Mitchell

Karlina Mitchell and Lee Mitchell are multi-disciplinary artists who have a collaborative practice and also individual practices, they live on Dharug and Gundungurra Land in the Blue Mountains. 

Karlina Mitchell and Lee Mitchell

Karlina Mitchell is a multi-disciplinary artist. Her practice looks at the impact multiple cultural identities can have on the formation of self and understanding of belonging. Karlina Mitchell was born in Nausori Fiji and her vanua is from Vunivaivai Village, Nausori. @karlina_mitchell www.karlinamitchell.com

Karlina Mitchell, I thought of the people before me who had

looked down at the river and gone to sleep beneath it, 2023,

Photography/Collage


Lee Mitchell is a multi-disciplinary artist primarily working in sculpture, specifically discarded found objects. His work explores structures of memory and belief using pop culture references, history andnostalgia to address current political issues such as increasing power imbalances, the surveillance state and its impact on the individual mind. @leemitchell888

Lee Mitchell, Study of Chinese Masonic Lantern, 2022


" ... During our Gunyah residency we are planning to work together on a collaborative project that explores our parallel experiences of childhood in Australia ..."

Karlina Mitchell and Lee Mitchell, Moce, 2023, HIDDEN Rookwood Sculptures
https://www.karlinamitchell.com/moce-for-hidden-rookwood