Women artists reckon with war

Two recent works channel the voices of women in acts of resistance and resilience.

29 Mar 2022 10:19

Celina Lei

Visual Arts

Nina Sanadze’s Call to Peace installed in South Melbourne, like ‘a wishing tree’. Image: courtesy of the artist.

With the prevalence of current world events, the globe is coming to terms with war, and artists, creatives and storytellers have gathered to explore these pressing narratives.

In Melbourne, two projects give voice to those who are impacted by war through the perspective of women.

When Women Speak of War: Artists Reckon with Wars Declared and Hidden was conceived well before the invasion of Ukraine, but has now become an act of resistance.

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Celina Lei is the Diversity and Inclusion Editor at ArtsHub. She acquired her M.A in Art, Law and Business in New York with a B.A. in Art History and Philosophy from the University of Melbourne. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Most recently, Celina was one of three Australian participants in DFAT’s the Future of Leadership program. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram @lleizy_