Selected by: Angela Goddard, Director, Griffith University Art Museum (QLD)
Currently on my radar is Dylan Mooney, a man of Yuwi, Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander heritage. Mooney’s practice includes painting, printmaking, digital illustration and drawing ‒ inspired by history, culture and family, and responding to community stories, current affairs and social media.
Mooney has already amassed 22.5K followers on Instagram and nearly 6K on Facebook where he posts images of tests and completed portraits and self-portraits in a high-impact illustrative style with bright, saturated colour. His works reflect his experiences with keen political energy and insight, and he’s about to release a new editioned series of seven large prints focusing on love in queer communities; deftly opening out issues affecting Mooney’s lived experience in ways that are very moving, and very much of our moment.
