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Jaii Villacorta is a Filipino-born multidisciplinary artist who grew up in the Philippines and the U.S. before immigrating to Australia at age 10. With a background in graphic design and photography, her practice is rooted in illustration, influenced by her father’s work in animation.

Her current work is a quiet search for an inner home, a response to a life shaped by constant moves, where the ground never feels entirely steady. Through her art, she explores the spaces between belonging and displacement, seeking to piece together a sense of place from fragments of memory, identity, and lived experience. In recent years, she has expanded into sculpture, becoming a finalist in the 2023 Blacktown Art Prize. Her work has been featured in magazines and publications, with the goal of connecting with people through striking visual storytelling.

‘My work is inspired by spirituality, culture, nature, patterns, and my unique lived experience. I work intuitively, allowing my style to shift with my mood while maintaining staple visual elements that weave throughout my art.’

You can find Jaii on Instagram here

Jugni is a visual artist based on Dharug land. Her compelling work explores the profound connection between the spiritual and material worlds, serving as a dialogue born from the rich intersection of her Middle Eastern and South Asian heritage and her life in Australia.

Educated at the National College of Arts (Pakistan), where she majored in Miniature Painting and minored in Islamic/Arabic Calligraphy, Jugni’s early focus was intricate two-dimensional works in gouache and 24-carat gold. Her practice, inspired by Sufism and the poetry of Rumi, has since evolved to include sculptural forms crafted from humble, sustainable materials.

She creates a unique visual language by harmoniously blending sacred geometry and Arabesque patterns with Australian native flora and fauna. This fusion speaks to both deep spiritual roots and a boundless connection to the earthly and divine. Jugni’s art invites introspection, exploring themes like Tashakkur (Gratitude) within the diaspora and mapping a personal journey of identity, community, and belonging.

A two-time consecutive finalist in the prestigious Blacktown City Art Prize, her work carries a profound intention: to build bridges and cultivate empathy and gratitude by sharing the peaceful and beautiful aspects of her cultural and religious traditions with the broader Australian landscape

You can find Jugni on Instagram here

Tarni Eastwood is a Ngiyampaa and Guringai multidisciplinary artist, curator and owner of Nula Weaving based on Dharug Land, in Western Sydney. Tarni actively facilitates weaving workshops with community to contribute to the ongoing revitalisation of traditional cultural practices whilst providing a safe space to pass down creative knowledge.
Tarni’s arts practice is an extension of her connection, through making she connects deeper with Country, community, and culture.

You can find Tarni on Instagram here