Lisa Waup. Image taken in front of oneness, 2023, Current, McClelland Sculpture Park. Photographer: Fred Kroh
Lisa Waup
PROJECT
Lisa Waup’s oneness embraces the duality of belonging and isolation, connection and fragmentation, while simultaneously bringing into focus the idea of a unified sense of self made up from multiple origin stories, past, present and future. Acknowledging that reconnection is a lifelong journey, oneness honours the artist’s roots, acting as a space to both process and express her personal experience of being adopted. Waup explains: ‘I am fortunate that I have two mothers, thankful for the love and energy both have given me over my lifetime.’
The acquisition of this artist’s work is supported by the Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists
ABOUT
Lisa Waup is a mixed-cultural First Nations artist and curator, born in Naarm/Melbourne. Often drawing on personal experiences, her multidisciplinary contemporary art practice encompasses a diverse range of media, including weaving, printmaking, photography, sculpture, fashion and moving image. With a deep connection to the symbolic power of materials, Waup’s work reflects her lived experiences, family histories and connection to Country while also engaging broader historical narratives. Waup has been a finalist in multiple Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards and has realised significant commissions for the Koorie Heritage Trust and global law firm DLA Piper. Her work is represented in public collections such as the National Gallery of Victoria, Artbank and the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, as well as numerous private collections.