ALi
griffin

Inviting wonder. Deepening connection. Inspiring reverence.

ABOUT ALI:

Inviting wonder | Deepening connection | Inspiring reverence

Ali Griffin is a multidisciplinary artist living on Wurundjeri country, whose socially engaged practice explores how art can deepen our connection to people, place and the natural world.

Working across sculpture, installation, portraiture, public art and community collaboration, she creates artworks that invite audiences to pause, look again and reconsider what is truely important. Whether responding to environmental issues, social justice or shared community experience, her work combines beauty, symbolism and storytelling to create moments of wonder that foster empathy, and conversations.

Ali has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions and has created permanent public artworks commissioned by organisations including Yarra Ranges Council, the Toolangi Sculpture Trail and The Lions Club. Her work has been recognised through exhibitions including the Wyndham Art Prize, the Burrinja Climate Change Biennale, McClelland Sculpture Survey, The Yering Sculpture Show and FortyFiveDownstairs.

With a background in advertising and design, alongside extensive experience in gallery programming, curation and public art, Ali brings both creative vision and collaborative leadership to her practice. Research, community participation and lived experience are integral to her process, resulting in artworks that extend beyond the gallery to create meaningful public engagement.

Her practice takes many forms. One year she's creating a bushfire memorial, the next a shelter about gender-based violence, then monumental portraits celebrating Elders or fragile charcoal works exploring climate and vulnerability. On the surface these projects appear unrelated, yet they all share the same intention: to invite wonder, deepen connection and inspire reverence for the people, places and stories that shape our lives.

Current projects include The Elderhood Project, an ongoing series of intergenerational collaborations celebrating the wisdom and lived experience of older women; What did he do that made him crack?, exploring family violence through contemporary installation; and Precious, an evolving body of work reflecting on environmental stewardship and the intrinsic value of the natural world.

Medium: sculpture, painting, mixed media, drawing, installation, public art, printmaking
Tags: conceptual, sculpture, installation, community, bushfire