The Alcove

The AlcoveAunty Lavern is a Gooreng Gooreng Senior Elder from the Bundaberg region, who is of Australian South Sea Islander heritage. Raised in Bundaberg and Brisbane, Aunty Lavern spent part of her childhood as a medical state ward and experienced systemic oppression. Art became her survival tool one she playfully calls a 'bad habit' she cant break. Following a heart attack in 2009, Aunty Lavern began drawing animated characters and discovered that careful

Di is an artist from Logan City who has lived with anxiety for most of her life

This has been an almost involuntary decision to bring balance once again to life

Finding different strategies to combat this has been helpful

rather than despair

even in the face of life’s most difficult moments

I aim to capture not just the landscape

Worn since the age of five

hospitality and customer service have played a significant role in life’s journey

Grace has turned to art as an emotional outlet from a very young age

One morning I sat myself out on a picnic rug in the backyard

signifies a moment of profound connection - a shared breath in the stillness

especially in times of struggle