Sharifah Emalia Al-Gadrie

Sharifah Emalia Al-Gadrie is a multidisciplinary artist & community development worker based in nipaluna/Hobart, lutruwita/Tasmania.

Her creative practice is responsive and explores belonging and cultural heritage in contemporary Australia, drawing on intersectional feminist theory and lived experience as an Asian-Australian woman. In her work she aims to decentralise Eurocentric perceptions of femininity and heritage and emphasise the importance of agency in self-representation. Emalia's work is both research and process driven and is based in mediums including painting, textiles, installation and photography. 

Emalia is a Project Manager at local not-for-profit organisation, A Fairer World, an elected councillor on the Australian YWCA Young Women's Council and the Chair of Citizen Tasmania, a grassroots organisation which advocates for human rights through creative practice. 

Emalia also has a collaborative creative practice with Tilley Wood which is based in performance and installation.