Amanda Western- Ballarat Artist & Printmaker

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Through contemporary and traditional printmaking, I explore the relationship between humanity and the environment. My art is inspired by my experiences living in regional and remote Australian communities, including the Torres Strait islands and the Victorian Pyrenees Ranges, and reflects the solace I find in nature.

Having previously worked as an Emergency Recovery professional, I witnessed the transformative power of art in helping people heal from trauma. After facing personal loss, I embraced linocut printmaking while studying Visual Arts at Oxygen College in Ballarat.

Now fully dedicated to my art practice, I also volunteer as a grant writer for Conservation Without Borders. I received the 2023 Ballarat Arts Foundation’s Visual and Performing Arts Award and serve on the Print Council of Australia’s Committee of Management. My work includes solo and group exhibitions, large-scale murals, and I am a finalist in the 2024 Sunshine Coast National Art Prize, 2024 Stanthorpe Art Prize, the 2024 Hornsby Art Prize and the international Artists for Conservation 2024 Annual Juried Exhibition.