Published in Overland Issue 217 Summer 2014 · CAL Art Leuli Eshraghi, Lily Mae Martin, Mahla Karimiyan, Sam Wallman, Merv Heers, Madina Sayar, Anton Pulvirenti and Alwy Fadhel [ngg_images gallery_ids=”4″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”1″ show_slideshow_link=”0″ thumbnail_width=”90″ use_imagebrowser_effect=”0″] Leuli Eshraghi Léuli Eshraghi is a Narrm Melbourne-based artist, curator and PhD candidate at MADA. His practice is centred on indigeneity, language, body sovereignty, and queer possibility. Léuli holds qualifications in Indigenous Arts Management and Cultural Studies. He is editor of Oceania Now publication on contemporary art practice and was Tautai Trust Artist in Residence 2015. leulieshraghi.com More by Leuli Eshraghi › Lily Mae Martin Lily Mae Martin is an artist, illustrator, writer and drawing teacher. She was shortlisted for the Rick Amor drawing prize and the Benalla Nude 2014. She is represented by Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne. More by Lily Mae Martin › Mahla Karimiyan Mahla Karimiyan is an Iranian refugee who arrived in Australia in 2013. Since being released from detention, her practice has focused primarily on photography. She anticipates producing more etchings. More by Mahla Karimiyan › Sam Wallman Sam Wallman is a unionist and cartoonist based on unceded Wurundjeri country. He is a member of the Workers Art Collective and the Maritime Union of Australia. His new book 12 Rules for Strife was produced in collaboration with Jeff Sparrow and will be published by Scribe Publications on May Day 2024. You can follow his work here. More by Sam Wallman › Merv Heers Merv Heers is a comic book artist from the western suburbs of Brisbane who currently resides in Melbourne. More by Merv Heers › Madina Sayar Madina Sayar is eleven years old. She attends the Refugee Art Project's workshop for women with her mother, Yalda Sayar, who came to Australia as a refugee from Afghanistan. More by Madina Sayar › Anton Pulvirenti Anton Pulvirenti is a Sydney-based artist and Refugee Art Project facilitator whose work explores the history of internment in Australia, drawing on the experience of his Sicilian grandfather, who was incarcerated during the Second World War. More by Anton Pulvirenti › Alwy Fadhel More by Alwy Fadhel › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays
