ARTIST BIO
Situated on Kaurna Land in Adelaide, Oriana pioneers a visual language deeply rooted in Afrofuturism, leveraging imagination as a technology to embrace empowering diasporic narratives within a past/future/now. Blending bold visuals and performance artistry, she sparks dialogue to collectively reimagine themes surrounding time, identity, and culture within the Anthropocene. This dynamic exploration is enriched by Oriana's African American and Italian ethnicity, creating a unique fusion of influences against the backdrop of Kaurna Land. Within this futuristic narrative, Oriana finds liberation within her body as a powerful force, extending beyond Eurocentric conditions and limitations of the physical body in space.
ARTIST CV
Education
2022
Bachelor of Visual Art, Adelaide Central School of Art
Exhibitions
2022
Graduate Exhibition, Adelaide Central School of Art
Tombola, Adelaide Central School of Art
One, The Mill
2021
Home, Kerry Packer Civic Gallery
NEST: a place called home, NEXUS Arts Gallery
Prospect Portrait Prize, Newmarch Gallery
Student Exhibition, Adelaide Central School of Art
2020
Small Works Exhibition, NEXUS Arts
I AM because we are: illustrations of existence, NEXUS Arts Gallery
SANAA Festival Mural, Sparkke at the Whitmore
2019
40x40 Small Works Show, Brunswick Street, Gallery
Summer Painting Show, Fontanelle
Wonderwalls, Port Adelaide
2018
Singing a Life of Freedom, Folklore Studio
Bouquet, Gallery Yampu
Performance and Writing
2024
Metamorphic Realms, Post Office Projects Gallery
2022
Respire, Respire, Centre of the Centre, Mel
O'Callaghan, Samstag Museum of Art
Soul Lounge Anthology
Feature Poet and Guest Speaker, Soul Lounge
2022
One Artist Talk, The Mill
2021
Feature poet, Slam Poetry Australia
NEST a place called home, NEXUS Arts
SANAA Storytelling, Bob Hawke Foundation Center
2018
Storytelling through collage, Fontanelle Gallery
Grants and Achievements
2023
Creative Industries Grant, City of Port Adelaide
Enfield
Kick Start Grant, Adelaide Central School of Art
2021
Finalist, Don Dunstan Foundation Award
Finalist, Prospect Portrait Prize
2018
Finalist, Fleurier Poetry Award
Residencies and Studios
2024
The Mill’s Visual Arts Studio Residency
Post Office Project Studio Recipient
2022
Project Studio Residency, Post Office Projects
2021
Nexus Studio Residency, NEXUS ARTS
2018
Fontanelle Studio Residency, Fontanelle Gallery
Mentorships
2021
Dr Faye Blanche, Unbound Collective, and
Senior Lecturer, Collage of Humanities Art and
Social Sciences, Flinders University
Arts Industry Experience
2023
Director, SOLSPACE Studio
2022
Internship, Nexus Arts Gallery