In this powerful episode, I revisit my conversation with artist and educator Minami Ivory about the ways art can be used to process trauma, reclaim identity, and build connection. Minami shares her remarkable journey of resilience and creative recovery, from navigating rejection in art competitions to becoming a finalist in the Women’s Art Prize Tasmania.

We explore the emotional depth of her practice, the influence of artists like Keith Haring and Tracey Emin, and the therapeutic potential of collage, photography, and painting. Minami speaks candidly about the emotional toll of working through personal experiences, the courage it takes to share them, and the meaningful feedback she receives from those who see themselves in her work.

Themes: art and trauma, resilience through creativity, women artists, healing through art, collage practice, storytelling and vulnerability, regional arts

🎙️ Connect Curate Create is a podcast about creative courage, community, and place-based storytelling in regional Australia.

LINKS

Connect with Minami ⁠@minamiivory⁠

Other links:

⁠Photobook Launceston⁠

⁠Women’s Art Prize Tasmania⁠

⁠Blaze by Del Kathryn Barton⁠

⁠Intelligence Squared Podcast featuring Tracey Emin⁠

Links to support services:

https://www.respect.gov.au/support-services

⁠https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/partners/pink-elephants-support-network