This July, I’m partnering with the City of Kwinana and Koorliny Arts Centre to deliver a series of creative programs focused on photography, storytelling, and community connection.

Having lived in Kwinana for over a decade, I’m excited to return and engage with local audiences through a mix of public workshops, an artist talk, and the remounting of my video work A Path of Fleeting Dreams.

Exhibition – A Path of Fleeting Dreams

Koorliny Arts Centre
Wednesday 23 July – Tuesday 29 July

A Path of Fleeting Dreams is an intimate video work exploring themes of migration, memory, and adaptation. Originally shown as part of Veiled in a Golden Hue at Goolugatup Heathcote in 2024, this work draws on my mother’s journey from the Philippines to regional Western Australia and invites reflection on how identity is shaped across generations.

📆 Upcoming Programs at Koorliny Arts Centre

Sculpt & Shoot: Photography Workshop
Thursday 17 July | 5:00pm - 6:45pm
 Koorliny Arts Centre

Free - Registration required via koorliny.com.au

Tea + Kakanin: Artist in Conversation with Keana Mislang
Saturday 26 July | 10:00am – 11:00am
 Koorliny Arts Centre
Free - Registration required via koorliny.com.au

Kids Snap & Play: Photo workshop at Darius Wells Library on 11/07/25 is fully booked.

BREEZE >>> PICA Residency: Perth to Makassar 12 May to 8 June, 2025

During my residency in Makassar, I’ll be developing my project Horizon: Habitat, which explores water as a metaphor for the fluidity of cultural identity and migration.

As a second-generation Filipina/Australian, I’m interested in how material aspirations and consumerism shape our sense of identity and belonging. In Makassar—a city shaped by its long-standing relationship to water, migration, and trade—I’ll be investigating the environmental and cultural impacts of consumerism, and exploring the parallels between Makassar, Perth, and the Philippines.

This residency forms part of the second year of BREEZE, a collaborative initiative between PICA, Rumata’ Artspace, and Universitas Negeri Makassar.

BREEZE also revisits the deep historical connections between Australian First Nations peoples and the Makassans—ties that stretch back well before colonisation. It’s an honour to take part in a program that creates space for meaningful dialogue and creative collaboration across regions.

I’ve been selected as a finalist for the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025, presented by the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.

48 finalists were chosen from thousands of entries across Australia, and I’m honoured to have my work included among them. I’ll be heading to Canberra in August to see the exhibition in person and meet the other finalists. A heartfelt thank you to the judges and the team at the National Portrait Gallery for this incredible opportunity.

https://www.portrait.gov.au/nppp-finalists.php