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Mikala Dwyer
Australian sculptor (born 1959)
Mikala Dwyer is an Australian artist born in 1959 in Sydney.[1] She is a contemporary sculptor who was shortlisted with fellow artist Justene Williams to represent Australia at the 2019 Venice Biennale.[2]
Education
In 1983, Mikala Dwyer attended the University of Sydney and in 1986 received a Bachelor of Fine Art.
Dwyer also spent time at the Middlesex University from 1985 to 1986 in the United Kingdom. In 2000, Dwyer earned her Masters of Fine Art at the University of New South Wales, College of Fine Art. Dwyer also trained under Professor Stan Douglas at Berlin University of the Arts from 2005 to 2007.[3]
Career
Dwyer has been producing work for exhibition since the early 1980s, developing a career in installation and sculptural work.
Her practice deals with the spiritual, magic, rituals, the occult, alchemy and the "other". Dwyer's practice can be described as "playful and fanatical" as she