BRIGHT

Digital Catalogue

Meet the Artists

• Pamela Debrincat (Curator)

  

  Pamela is a curator interested in sensory and interactive exhibitions. She has a passion for participatory art experiences which directly connect audiences with artists. A driven advocate for artists and arts audiences with a disability, she has curated group exhibitions such as How About a Rainbow (2017), Heart (2019) and ARISING (2020). Pamela is also a visual artist working with sculpture and mixed media. Her work explores circles in different forms and using bright colours to bring them to life.

   

• Darren Aquilina

  

  Darren Aquilina is a visual artist and dancer who joined the ArtLife program in 2019. Darren’s paintings and drawings have many layers and explore emotions through colour. He often paints birds eye views with repetition, systems and texture. He loves to experiment with fabric and different materials as surfaces for his painting. Bright is Darren’s first exhibition.

• Emily Floyd

  

  Working in sculpture, printmaking and public installation, Emily Floyd is renowned for her text-based sculptures and pedagogically inspired works that combine a strong focus on visual qualities with an interest in the legacies of modernism. Her work engages a wide range of disciplines including social activism, design and typography, literature and cultural studies, community participation and public education.

   

• Megan Hunter

  

  A visual and sound artist, Megan Hunter’s work is about local wildlife and the climate crisis. Megan often references the sea, waterways and their creatures with bold lines and vibrant colour. Megan has been involved in several public art projects and exhibitions at Footscray Community Arts, including her installation for Sometimes I Just Miss Hearing Their Voice, which was exhibited as part of Due West Arts Festival in 2019.

• Prue Stevenson

  

  An artist and proud autistic person, Prue explores autistic pleasures, necessities and culture, using repetitive and tactile processes, allowing for experiences of sensory play, creating spaces and opportunities for downtime. Working with oil, ceramics, textiles, installation and performance, Prue advocates for the identity, empowerment and sensory awareness of the autistic community.

• Thomas Miller

  

  Thomas Miller is a contemporary surrealist artist working across digital art, markers, fineliners, watercolour and painting. Thomas aims to evoke imagination by creating artwork with futuristic concepts, including distorted perspectives and contrasting colours. Thomas has exhibited his work in group show Create 6 with North West Health at the Incinerator Gallery, as well as at other venues in Melbourne.