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About Montana
ABOUT about About Montana
Montana is a queer artist that works predominantly with illustration, oil portraiture and water colours. Born in Melbourne/Naarm, Montana’s practice has been self-taught, mostly by watching her siblings, parents and grandparents.
The artistic process for Montana is one motivated by catharsis; it’s a tool to work through challenging personal experiences and explore emotion. This often leads to a portrayal of common themes, including mental health, vulnerability, courage, queerness and inner turmoil.
The use of everyday relatable objects, combined with soft pastel colours, offers a sense of familiarity and comfort while exploring taboo topics. Montana ultimately aims to create a platform for audience exploration, discussion and meditation on intimate and often vulnerable themes.
Montana currently resides in Darwin/Garamilla, where her practice has become more experimental and increasingly influenced by nature – both in theme and medium.
PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA:
NT News, 2023
The Design Files, 2022
WePresent Online artwork, 2019
BLOOM Short Film, 2017
VICE Magazine Feature, 2017
ROOKIE Magazine Feature, 2017
Ladies of Leisure, addition 3, 2017
YEN Magazine printed edition, 2017
Nylon Japan Magazine, April 2017
Howl New York, Online feature 2017
Fashion Journal Australia, 2017
ID Magazine Online feature, 2016
Ramona magazine Feature, 2016
Tone Magazine feature, 2016
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2022
Between painters, Backwoods Gallery, Naarm, VIC, AUS
2019
Libby Edwards Galleries, “Faces and Figures”, Naarm, VIC, AUS
2017
“Bloom”, London, UK
Rhabbitat, “I didn’t ask for this: A lifetime of dick pics”, Los Angeles, US
Neon Parlour, “VALID”, Melbourne, VIC, AUS
2016
Enough Space Gallery, “Shark week”, Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Neon Parlour, “ALL”, Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Neospace, “Global Women’s Project”, Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Salamanca Place, “The Polygon Project”, Hobart, TAS
Third Drawer Down, “Breast Window”, Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Junior Space, “Ladies of Leisure”, Melbourne, VIC, AUS
