The timed auction ends Thursday August 6th at 8:00pm. Whoever holds the highest bid at the auction closing time wins.
Leah Mariani
Make A Wish, 2025
Oil on canvas
Height 67 cm x Width 67 cm
Artwork is framed and ready to hang & comes with a certificate of authenticity
Starting Bid: $1,500
A woman sits in a red coat and is reminiscent of Little Red Riding Hood. Her red coat, dominating the canvas, reinforces this message of strength.
Throughout history, red has signified power and command, historically worn by soldiers, cardinals, and royalty. Here, the colour commands attention, proclaims presence, and transforms the figure into both subject and symbol.
This painting speaks to the persistence of women who are confined yet unyielding, and restrained yet radiant with strength and hope.
Artist Bio: Leah is an award-winning artist, having won 2 awards and being shortlisted for many prestigious awards, including the Marie Ellis Drawing Prize, Lethbridge 10,000 Small-Scale Art Award, Hornsby Art Prize, Agendo Award, and the Metro Art Prize. She has been featured in Yen Magazine, Desktop Magazine, and others.
In 2019 she completed a Graduate Certificate of Visual Art at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). Before that, she completed a Diploma of Visual Arts at Box Hill Institute.