Mavanie is a Sydney-based artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Melbourne. Drawing from their own experience of cultural displacement, they examine themes of gender, identity, and diaspora, often through the interplay between contemporary Western zeitgeist and Middle Eastern iconography.

Their work delves into the cycles of decay and regeneration, emphasising the interconnections between people, place, and nature. By blending the preservation of organic, recycled, and site-specific materials with elemental forces like fire and water, Mavanie creates a fusion between past and present. Through this process, they reveal how, despite historical erasure, ancestral knowledge endures, continuously shaping our identities and collective memory today.

Mavanie’s evocative sculptures and immersive installations encourage viewers to contemplate the essence of belonging and to consider the enduring influence of ancient cultures on the modern world.

‘I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.’