Suzanna Vangelov

I grew up surrounded by makers, the men worked with steel and the women with fabric. My practise is a union of both. I begin with yards and yards of raw canvas that I prepare, hand paint, cut, shape and mould with the sharp cold blade of the metal scissor, in an act of dismembering and remembering.

Ignited by myth and story, my work interrogates themes of identity, truth and betrayal.

Unbound from the traditional frame, the large immersive paintings possess a skin like vulnerability, in a stand for courage and authenticity. 

I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Awabakal Country that I live, grow and create on.