Viisti Dickens

Viisti is a visual artist focused on drawing and painting, as well as historically photography, to explore emotions, connection, memory, identity, courage, health and healing. Her layered works both respond to topical social and environmental issues, and manifest moments of pause and response. Art as witnessing, questioning, healing, conversation and joy.

She is an early-stage career artist who has developed her art practice both self-taught and short courses at the National Art School and College of Fine Art in Sydney, in parallel with her corporate and academic career. Born in Papua New Guinea, she has lived and worked in Australia, Chile, UK, Vietnam and France. Her works are part of private collections in Melbourne, Sydney, Mollymook, Brisbane, Spain and France. Her inspiration is drawn from global and local experiences. Art has been integral to her own resilience and reinvention, towards new a new reality.