Statement
Fiona Rafferty's art practice is inspired by a lifelong interest in the natural world and observations of the increasing impact human intervention has on the environment. Her work begins with a particular region, is site-specific and informed by social, anthropological, ecological, and political issues. Excavation, industrialization, site-lines, and mapping are key components, and her multi-disciplinary practice includes photography, drawing, painting, print-making, and artist books.
Fiona Rafferty (born Geelong, Victoria) has lived in the UK, Northern Rivers NSW and currently lives in WA. She has a BA (Art) 2009 and a MPhil (Media, Culture and Creative Arts) 2021 from Curtin University, and has exhibited Nationally and in the UK. She won the Emerging Artist Award in the SWAN Awards, WA (2022), and was a finalist in the National Libris Awards, Qld (2020), the Waterhouse Natural Science Prize, SA (2016), and the Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize, NSW (2016). Her work is represented in public and private collections in Australia, the UK and USA.