M A R I S A M U
Marisa Mu (b.1991) is a Blacktown-born, East Timorese Hakka Chinese artist based in Naarm, Melbourne. Her inter-disciplinary practice spans across painting, textiles, sculpture, poetry and performance, centred around community engagement. She is an alumna of College of Fine Arts, Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Design in 2014 and was awarded the Emerging Artist of The Year in 2019.
In 2019, she also co-founded Tits & Co. This space facilitates underrepresented artists, supporting female and gender-non-conforming peoples. Through submissions, events and exhibitions we aim to give these communities a voice, bridging the gap between maker and space.
As a queer woman of colour, Mu’s purpose as an artist is to inspire positive change within people through art. The catharsis of painting has enabled her to merge her personal narratives and cultural histories. Through this she explores themes of Queer Expression, Intersectional Feminism, The Asian Diaspora and Body Liberation.
Marisa Mu advocates for visibility and truth telling through lived experiences and to elevate migrant and refugee women, the LGBTQIA+ community and all culturally diverse folk.
Her work is a conscious celebration of hope, playful optimism, resilience and love.
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SELECT CV
Marisa Yun Ling Mu
Born 1991, Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2024. Artist-In-Residency, School of Visual Arts, New York City, NY (forthcoming)
2024 Artist-In-Residence, Gorman Arts Centre, Canberra, ACT
2024 Finalist, Blacktown City Arts Prize, Sydney, NSW
2023 Finalist, Blacktown City Arts Prize, Sydney, NSW
2022 Finalist, Bluethumb Arts Prize, Melbourne, VIC
2021 Artist-In-Residence, At The Above, Melbourne, VIC
2019 Winner of The Emerging Artist of The Year, FortyFive Downstairs, Melbourne, VIC
2019 Finalist, Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2018 Finalist, Little Things Art Prize, Saint Cloche Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2018 Artist-In-Residence, Ganyula Studio, Florence, IT
2013 Winner of Designer Rugs Award, College of Fine Arts, Sydney, NSW
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Up With the Clouds, Leda Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (forthcoming)
2024 With Pleasure, At The Above, Melbourne, VIC (forthcoming)
2023 The Hysterical Self Love Project That Everyone Is Invited to, Leda Gallery, Newcastle
2022 To Be Alone and Naked, At The Above, Melbourne
2022 The Power of Womxn, RED Gallery, Melbourne
2021 Block Party for Love, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2020 Visions of Love, FortyFive Downstairs, Melbourne
202 Wonder Women, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2019 Kaleidoscope Dancers, Wedge Gallery, Sydney Town Hall
2018 Marisa Mu, King of The Jungle, Sydney
2017 The Statement Makers, Goodspace Gallery, Sydney
2017Rhythm in Colour, Goodspace Gallery, Sydney
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024. In Homage, Divisions Gallery, Melbourne, VIC (forthcoming)
2024 LOCALS, Outre Gallery, Melbourne, VIC (forthcoming)
2024 LSG x The Affordable Art Fair, Brisbane Showgrounds Exhibition Building, Brisbane, QLD (forthcoming)
2024 LSG x The Affordable Art Fair, The Royal Randwick Racecourse Pavilion, Sydney, NSW (forthcoming)
2023 The Other Art Fair, Barangaroo Cutaway, Sydney
2023 Hosterium curated by Arthouse Selective, Waxflower, Melbourne
2023 Tits and Co. x The Affordable Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
2023 GATHER | TOGETHER, Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
2023 A Female Gaze curated bv Andy Dinan, MARS Gallery, Melbourne
2023 Sketch Gallery x The Affordable Art Fair, Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney
2023 LOCALS, Outre Gallery, Melbourne
2023 LIFE IN COLOUR, Sketch Gallery, Sydney
2023 Decks for Change curated by Kirby Clarke, No-Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
2022 Gather curated by Georgina Arnott, Sketch Gallery, Sydney
2022 Continuum curated by Jessica Dang, The Meat Market, Melbourne
2022 Tits and Co. x The Affordable Art Fair, Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, Melbourne
2022 The Other Art Fair, Barangaroo Cutaway, Sydney
2022 The Other Art Fair, The Brooklyn Knockdown Centre, New York City
2022 The Other Art Fair, The Meat Market, Melbourne
2022 For the Deckade, curated by FORTHEART, Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne
2022 Taking Up Space curated by Bo Bickmore and Variation Three, The Meat Market, Melbourne
2022 Secret Art Show curated by Zoe Milah, Melbourne
2022 LOCALS, Outre Gallery, Melbourne
2021 QUEER VOICES curated by Joseph Romano, Melbourne Fashion Week Capsule, Melbourne
2021 The Other Art Fair, Barangaroo Cutaway, Sydney
2020 Dancing Queens curated by Natalie Fleur x Midsumma Festival, SoHigh Gallery, Melbourne
2019 My Two Cents, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
2019 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn Expo Centre, New York City
2019 The Other Art Fair, Barangaroo Cutaway, Sydney
2019 The Other Art Fair, Barker Hangar, Los Angeles
2019 The Other Art Fair, The Facility, Melbourne
2019 The Other Art Fair, The Australian Technology Park, Sydney
2018 Colours Are All I Feel curated by B.T.W., Commune Gallery, Sydney
2018 Orbital Hybridisation curated by Uncast, Usfin Atelier, Sydney
2018 All Bodies curated by Anthony Sakr, Farr Side Gallery, Sydney
2018 The Epitome of Her-O curated by Marisa Mu and Simone Taylor, Goodspace Gallery, Sydney
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Blacktown City Council
Sydney Children’s Hospital
LECTURES, FACILITATION AND PANELS
2023 Artist Talk, Arthouse Selective, Waxflower, Melbourne, VIC
2023 Artist Talk, Leda Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
2022-23 Producer, ClubLuv, Melbourne, VIC
2022 Panelist for Platforming Community, Radical Hospitality x Next Wave, Brunswick Mechanics Institute, Melbourne, VIC
2022 Panelist with Diego Ramirez, Emerging Artists, FortyFive Downstairs, Melbourne, VIC
2022 Artist Talk, An Artist’s Journey, Artful Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2019-23 Director, Tits and Co., Melbourne, VIC
2017 Lecturer, Professional Development for Design Practice, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
PUBLICATIONS
2024 With Pleasure and Sometimes Pain, limited edition book, self published (forthcoming)
2014. The Transmigration of My Mother, limited edition book, self published
SELECT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023 Commissioned Artist, Revolver, Melbourne, VIC
2023 Collaborative Artist with SpaceCast, Melbourne, VIC
2023 Commissioned Artist, Blactown City Council, Sydney, NSW
2022 Artist/Model, A Safe(r) Space Campaign, Midsumma Festival, VIC
2022 Collaborative Artist with Eyewear Company Bailey Nelson, NSW
2022 Collaborative Artist with HeyZomi, Australia
2021 Commissioned Artist, Platypus Sneakers, Melbourne, VIC
2021 Producer and Collaborative Artist with MASINI, Melbourne, VIC
2021 Collaborative Artist with Alicia McVilly, Femme Fantasy, Melbourne, VIC
2019 Ambassador for The Other Art Fair, Spring/Summer Edition, Los Angeles, LA
2019 Independent Artists Project, Paint This Van, Melbourne, VIC
2019 Live Painting for Dress for Success Charity, Sydney, NSW
2019 Collaborative Artist with Reach Foundation and BONDS Australia
2019 Collaborative Artist with Barrecore, London, UK
2019 Collaborative Artist with Gowanus Print Lab, New York City, NY
2018 Life Model, 107 Projects, Sydney, NSW
2018 Collaborative Artist ‘Women As People – Not Objects’, International Women’s Day, NSW
2018 Curator, Goodspace Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2016 Collaborative Project Artist Marisa Mu x Haluminous, Melbourne Fashion Week, VIC
2014 - 19 Creative Director of Marisa Mu Design Studio, NSW