CHAKITA - ORIGINAL PAINTING hideprice The face of a Tahitian

The face of a Tahitian Vahine is the bed rock for a waterfall

In the head dress I have painted a classic Gaugin image of an islander drinking from a natural spring

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Mapuche silver earrings and beads pay homage to her paternal lineage

This portrait has been selected as a finalists in the 2023 Portia Geach Memorial Award

CHAKITA - ORIGINAL PAINTING hideprice The face of a TahitianARCHIBALD ENTRY 2021, selected to exhibit in the Salon des Refuses at the SH Ervin Gallery and winner of the Holding Redlich's Peoples Choice Award. Being a female artist practicing on the fringe of the establishment, I am interested in celebrating other female creatives in this sector of society. My painting Chakita is of Lesbian power couple, Nikita Majajas and Charlie Villas, internationally recognised Pop artist designer and DJ, and leaders within