Artist Statement & Bio
Rosalind Lemoh (b.Sierra Leone) makes sculpture and object based works. After graduating from the ANU School of Art in 2007 with honours, she has gone on to be a national finalist and exhibit internationally. Her work is held in public and private collections in Australia and the UK. Rosalind also collaborates with galleries and artists to publish written work in print and online that provides insight into the creative practice of contemporary practitioners.
Rosalind Lemoh creates sculptural objects, assemblage, light and text-based works that range from miniature to full-body scaled. Replicating parts of the body, fruits, vegetables and found objects using highly detailed silicone rubber moulds, Lemoh skilfully casts new forms in concrete, bronze and aluminium. Life-like casts such as concrete marrow bones and dead magpies conjure sombre meditations, that are drawn from a preoccupation with the still-life genre. In tandem with text-based works, they illuminate a stream-of-consciousness-style narrative.
Underpinning her work are questions around the role of art as memorial and the personal as political. She is increasingly exploring themes of identity and the visible/invisibility of race narratives and identity in an Australian context. Her work is brutal and sensitive with clear interiors that relay thoughts, feelings and a sense of being in a complex and ambiguous world.
Rosalind is the recipient of numerous grants and has been a national finalist. She has been shortlisted for prizes including the Woollhara Small Sculpture (2008), Blake Prize (2008, 2018), the Churchie National Emerging Art Award (2008) and the Royal Bank of Scotland Art Award (2009). Her works are held in public and private collections such as The Canberra Hospital and the Canberra Airport Molonglo Group. In 2016, she was selected to exhibit at ArtRooms London and the Tokyo International Art Fair which showcases international talent from around the world.