Friends of Zingy: Introducing Artist, Colleen Little
The Zingy Studio Community of Practice Feature
I would like to introduce artist Colleen Little, we first met via Instagram through our mutual connection, Louise Mayhew who is an art historian, writer, creative mentor and founding editor of Lemonade: Letters to art. It is a love letter to Queensland art and artists. The project provides weekly art reviews of exhibitions in the Sunshine state. I thank Colleen and Louise both for their creative contributions and showing up in this topsy turvy art world with drive and commitment to their respective crafts and being part of this community. I have asked Colleen to share her eco-conscious art with us and invite you to follow her work as she is providing a great launching place to consider how our creative contributions can have a positive impact on our environment through reimagined materials and waste in turning them into useful and artful objects.
About Colleen
Colleen Little is an emerging multimedia artist, currently residing on Yugara/Yagara Country in Meanjin | Brisbane, Australia. Colleen holds a Bachelor of Studio Arts (Distinction) and a Bachelor of Arts Education. Her practice examines connection with self, others, and place. She is interested in the intersections between individual interpretation, experience and memory and societal ideologies. Her two-dimensional colour blocked style of painting reminds the viewer that individual perspective is never the whole truth but may be enough to feel familiar.
Colleen says that her acrylic paintings are “99% of time inspired by place” and she is curious about place and what builds a community and questions what makes a place feel welcoming, what feels familiar and different, “What do I notice? What is the history? The unseen? The future”.
You can find Colleen's work at Evolve Exhibition March 21-24 at BSIDE Gallery in Fitzroy, Victoria (connect on Instagram) and at Reverse Emporium in Woolloongabba, Queensland.
Artist Showcase
More than a Vessel
More than a Vessel is a collection of three-dimensional forms, made using repurposed single-use plastic, joint compound, and acrylic paint. The body of work draws comparisons between the female body and the idea of a vessel, bringing into question function and value. Navigating her own experiences with the female body, Colleen brings new life to vessels that would otherwise have been discarded. Each container, decoratively embellished with memories of garments that once adorned the artist’s body in vibrant and familiar surface patterns. Begging the question, how beautiful is beautiful enough?
If you would like to connect with Colleen and stay up to date with her latest work and behind the scenes of her conscious creative practice you can follow her on Instagram
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