The Woman
Hailing from the world of fashion in Italy, Elena Murgia is a sculptor who works on the land of the Gamaragal people, mainly with Carrara marble, bronze and ceramic, creating highly refined figurative forms.
This is often offset by skilfully combining contrasting materials - such as silk and concrete - in her installations, imbuing her work with tension and layered meaning.
Elena’s work often uses the paradoxical relationship between women and fashion as a metaphor in her own personal narrative of the strength and vulnerability of the feminine and the feminist.
Bio
Born in Sardinia Italy, Elena Murgia graduated at Florence University in Fashion, majoring in Fabric Design. After an intense period in that industry she undertook ceramic studies in London at Hampstead School of Art and her sculpting journey started in 2017 at Tom Bass Sculpture School in Sydney. In 2019 she furthered her study of sculpture and stone carving under the guidance of Usama Alnassar, a renowned Syrian/Italian sculptor who continues to mentor her. She is dedicated to her practice in her Sydney studio and occasionally teaches stone carving at Tom Bass Sculpture School.
Regularly participating in National prizes and group exhibitions she had her first solo in December 2023 at the Clara Street Gallery showcasing works in marble, alabaster, bronze and porcelain.
Finalist at Sculptures in the Vineyards, 2020- 2021- 2022- 2024
Group exhibition at Clara Street Gallery “Art in isolation”, October 2020.
Finalist at Wollahara Small Sculpture Prize 20th Anniversary, 2021.
Group exhibition “ Darlings” Curatorial & Co. December 2021.
Finalist at Le Petit Salon de Sculpture, 2022- 2023
Solo exhibition at Clara Street Gallery, November 2023
Group exhibition at Art Alchemy Byron Bay, December 2023
Group exhibition “ Process and Practice- A Sculptor’s eye
“ at Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, May 2024
