Lisa Waup Gunditjmara/Torres Strait Islander./Italian , b. 1971

Lisa is an Artist and Curator of Gunditjmara (VIC), Torres Strait Islander and Italian heritage. Lisa has developed a distinctive weaving practice and her work is usually made of many layers that symbolise reattaching layers of history and story to reconnect to her heritage. Lisa was a finalist in 2018, 2017 and 2016 Telstra NATSIAA’s. In 2017 she was a finalist in Craft Award and her designs were featured at 2017 Melbourne Fashion Week. Lisa has exhibited at ACCA, NGV, Fremantle Art Centre, Art Gallery of South Australia and ReDot Gallery in Singapore. And has also shown work at Vivien Anderson Gallery, National Trust of Victoria, and produced a woven commission piece for the Koorie Heritage Trust. Lisa has had work acquired by NGV, Mornington Peninsula Shire and numerous councils and collections Nationally and Internationally.