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Little Darlings Youth Portrait Prize 2022 Finalist
16-18 years
Growing up as a first-generation Australian meant that unlike my refugee parents, I grew up in a far more privileged environment, however it also meant I grew up divorced from much of my culture and Vietnamese heritage. With my work I wanted to illustrate the traditional and modern elements of myself and my family. By painting my Grandmother using an iPad and digital pen, I feel I have captured my family’s heart of spirituality and heritage but with a truly innovative format. This shows that one’s heritage can be built and nurtured regardless of time or place.
Little Darlings is for primary and secondary students, with four separate categories across Kindergarten to Year 12. Responding to the theme ‘identity’, students painted, drew, photographed, printed or combined all of these to make their portrait.
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