Mia Lovelock is an artist whose work merges visual art, Art Wear and music. Inspired by her upbringing in Arnhem Land and Papua New Guinea and her Yuin and Kulin Nation heritage, Mia creates energetic abstract artworks on stage during her live performance sets at festivals throughout Australia.
In 2025, Mia won the Aboriginal Scholarship Award at the Mil-Pra AECG Art Prize (Liverpool Powerhouse) and will present a new body of work at their 2026 exhibition. Her notable works include Deadly Doors, a permanent installation at The EORA Centre in Redfern, with previous exhibitions at Parliament House Sydney and during NAIDOC Week at The Downing Centre.
Mia’s work celebrates sustainability, self-expression, and cultural storytelling, embodying the strength, creativity, and depth of First Nations women whose voices deserve to be heard, celebrated, and seen on every stage.
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Her Alt-Country, Folk, and Pop-infused sound has gained national recognition with features on Triple J, major community radio stations, and placements on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music curated playlists. Her single Bring A Better Day has surpassed 370,000 Spotify streams, and she was the cover artist for Spotify’s Original Storytellers and Big Ancestor Energy playlists.
In 2025, Mia was selected for First Sounds Volume 12, a national compilation produced by Gadigal Information Service / Koori Radio and the CBAA, distributed nationwide through AMRAP. Her Feathers EP also reached #3 on the AMRAP Community Radio Metro Charts, reflecting her growing connection with audiences across Australia.
During her Artist in Residence at the Red Rattler’s Future Communities Program, Mia developed an innovative performance fusing live music, painting, and fashion — a practice she has since showcased at a range of performances, including the Sydney Fringe Festival and Parramatta Lanes Festival. Her wearable art, hand-painted with earth pigments on recycled fabrics, has been featured in US-based publications Elegant Magazine and Prolific.