Biography:
Ada Wailam (they/them/one) is a visual artist, born in Hong Kong, moved to Melbourne since 2009. Their work explores developments between traditional culture and contemporary society. Through detailed drawing, painting, visual storytelling and bookmaking Wailam delves into what it means to be human. They have completed placements at Renaissance Bookbinding and Squishface Studio. Selected exhibition s include; Grad Show, James Makin Gallery,Materiality, Louis Joel Gallery, 2016; Sunshine, Lollipops and Death, Open Space Gallery, 2015; 40x40, and Brunswick Street Gallery, 2014.
Artist Statement:
Ada Wailam’s works are their life. It lead one to different places, places unknown and places of solace. It lead one to be a better person, to be better.
In a highly interior practice, each work is a complete saturation of colour, line and space. All content is a little piece of their soul, their lifetime. Each work is an unknown box. They opens it and all the bits and pieces pop up, fly around and surround her. The making is their best attempt to put it back correctly. There are countless boxes, always. Tenaciously they opens and finishes as many as possible, always.
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Education:
2013 - 2016 Bachelor of Design Art – Visual Arts Academy of Design Australia
Group Exhibitions:
2018 “Hours & hours ”, Louis Joel Gallery, Melbourne
2017 “Petite World”, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2017 “SmallWorks”, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2016 “Grad Show”, James Makin Gallery, Melbourne
2016 “Materiality”, Louis Joel Gallery, Melbourne
2016 “What?” Studio V, Melbourne
2015 “Sunshine, Lollipop and Death” Eckersley Open space, Melbourne
2015 “Odditorium” , Clement Meadmore Gallery, Port Melbourne
2015 “40x40” Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2014 “SPACE” Clement Meadmore Gallery, Port Melbourne
2013 “Ignite”, Clement Meadmore Gallery, Port Melbourne
Curating exhibition:
2016 “What?” Studio V, Melbourne
Collaboration project:
2019 “us”, Green Wave Space, Mong Kok, Hong Kong. Artist.
2016 “Show me what you got", Collingwood, Melbourne. Curator