How many times have you fallen in-love with a pair of gorgeous, strappy stilettos only to bring them home to discover they

The Hornsby Art Prize finalists have been announced and my illustration, "Consume Me" has been selected as a finalist for the Hornsby Art Prize. This drawing is part of a series called "I like pretty things." It considers our compulsive objectification of women who are valued on the basis of beauty. It implies that a woman's personality is less valued than how she looks and leads women to spending countless hours and dollars on their appearance. T This work in particular cons

I've decided to write an artist manifesto. I briefly considered writing an artist memoir but decided they’re old news.

This article is extracted from the Bluethumb blog. Bluethumb is an online selling platform dedicated to selling Australian art to Australian art collectors. To see the full article go to: https://bluethumb.com.au/blog/artists/what-makes-an-artist-leah-mariani-and-her-take-on-fashion/ Leah Mariani is a Melbourne-based Australian artist. Her thematic influence comes from children and fashion. She knew right from the start that she was a creative person. As a toddler, she drew a

Thanks to everyone who came to the opening of "I like pretty things". For those of you who couldn't make it I would like to share with you an excerpt from John Berger's four part television series Ways of Seeing. It was a big influence on this series of work. It was created in 1972, before the advent of social media and selfies, and yet I feel that it is more relevant today than ever. This quote was the seed for my "I like pretty things" series which is still on until 29 Jun

Women wear masks in many societies and cultures, literally. Examples of masks worn by women include fascinators, veils, burkas and of course

What would you do if you won millions of dollars? I’d spend it on art and fashion. Does that make me shallow?

“Men look at women, women watch themselves being looked at.” It is an unavoidable truth. You might even say it’s natural.

Breaking news! The renowned Australian design magazine, Desktop, has kindly written an online feature article on my latest series "I like pretty things". Written by Simone Murcutt. Below is an extract: Where did the idea of exploring the objectification of females in society stem from? I want to produce art that is meaningful to me. For the past few years I have focused on themes of childhood and sibling relationships, as I was in the midst of creating a family. But this year