Athena’s practice spans sculpture, drawing, and writing. Her practice is driven by the desire to generate an atmosphere by which queer life is sustainable. Part of figuring that out is to make sculptures and installations that use materials that are connotative of capitalism’s excess, nuanced with past shame and queer hope. Presently, her writing practice involves feeling like a dog and swimming in other people’s waters. She is a Scorpio with a Sagittarius rising and a Capricorn moon.
Currently, Athena is based in Sydney. In 2014 she undertook a studio residency at Eastside International Projects, Los Angeles, and was a recipient of the ArtStart grant from the Australia Council. In 2015, she was awarded First Class Honours in Fine Art from the University of New South Wales Art & Design. And exhibited that graduating work as part of the national award prize Hatched at the Perth Contemporary Institute of Contemporary Art this year.
