This is the year I am a student! After teaching in High Schools on the Northern Rivers for the last twenty years, I was overcome with a calling to learn. I applied for the Bachelor of Arts Honours course at Griffith University and got accepted. This year has been an incredible journey and I have loved every minute of being challenged and learning how to push my academic writing skills further. I have thoroughly enjoyed researching my topic about the impact of intergenerational trauma on migrants and their offspring and developing my creative project. The artwork reflects on the “Alleva family” archives pre and post-migration.
La Famiglia, 1949, Fara San Martino. Pre-migration. “The Di Carlo and Alleva Family”.
I am currently working towards a significant Honours solo exhibition at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in Ballina, NSW.
Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina
Gallery 4
8 March - 30 April 2023 (8 weeks)
The works will explore cyanotype, stitch and printmaking.
The Di Carlo and Alleva families post-migration in Guilford, Sydney.
Cyanotype, 22K gold leaf, red stitching, oak frame.
Katie Alleva 2022