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🇦🇺artist ✿ illustrator ✿ ceramicist @nani.visit
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✿ residency @air_sccp @jdzinternationalstudio

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导师不在｜UNSUPERVISED
Artist. Nani Puspasari  @_designani
part of @jdzinternationalstudio ⸻
at Taoxichuan Glass Studio Basement Gallery
@taoxichuanglassartstudio
Taoxichuan Art Centre
Jingdezhen, China ⸻
Exhibition Dates. 22 Jan – 24 Feb 2026
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Photographed by @_designani
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Unsupervised reflects a way of working shaped during my residency in Jingdezhen, the historic capital of porcelain. Embracing curiosity, risk, and intuition, the exhibition treats the studio as an open laboratory, where control is loosened, mistakes are welcomed, and experimentation leads. Moving between discipline and mischief, Unsupervised celebrates freedom, trust in not knowing, and allowing the work to grow on its own terms.
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My first solo exhibition in China is on view at @taoxichuanglassartstudio until 24 Feb 2026. Created during my 3-month residency in Jingdezhen, full of clay, chaos, and togetherness. Thank you to everyone who came to the opening night 🧧✨ Happy Chinese New Year, and thank you for the love! .
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@peterlee.yifan @taoxichuangallery @txc_ceramix
#nanipuspasari #jingdezhen #ceramic #artistresidency #china taken in 景德镇 Jingdezhen by @_designani

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5 months ago

I would love to invite you to  ⸻ The opening event of my solo exhibition
Saturday 2 May 2026 | 2–4pm at @counihangallery ⸻
Would love love to catch up with everyone face to face. It’s been total over 6 months since I’ve been away from Australia, so I’m really excited to reconnect and see familiar and new faces. Hope to see you there!
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THINGS I CARRIED QUIETLY Solo Exhibition by Nani Puspasari
Space 1, Counihan Gallery 233 Sydney Road, Brunswick (inside Brunswick Town Hall)
2 May – 19 July 2026 Opening hours: Wed–Sat 11am–5pm, Sun 1pm–5pm Free entry
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Getting there • Tram 19 (Stop 21 – Dawson St/Sydney Rd) • Jewell Station (Upfield line, 5 min walk) • Bus 504, 506, 508, 509 nearby
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This exhibition reflects on the quiet emotions of migration, cultural transition, and memories of places once called home. Through ceramics and paintings, I bring together fragments of childhood that are playful, tender, and slightly surreal. Hybrid fruits, altered objects, shy animals, and small figures gather like soft constellations, holding traces of belonging and displacement. ⸻
The exhibition also includes Objects Once Held, a participatory project where visitors are invited to draw or write about something meaningful to them, becoming part of a shared memory with the community.
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Presented by @artsmerri_bek Alongside works by @GrumpyEnoki @JoshHedeArt @JudyK__
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#exhibition #nanipuspasari #artexhibition #ceramic #australianceramics taken in Counihan Gallery by @_designani

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3 months ago

Airing on Sun, May 28th - 5pm - I will be sharing the stories behind my art on @abc_arts ABC Art Works Season 3, episode 12 https://iview.abc.net.au/show/art-works

Being an artist requires passion, dedication, and talent. But it's even harder for immigrant artists to establish themselves in a new country, even after 15 years of living here. One big challenge was understanding Australian art norms and cultural differences. Each country has its artistic heritage and preferences. My art style might not be immediately accepted by the local audience and art community. Being an immigrant artist trying to get recognized is emotionally challenging. There's a lot of rejection, often being ignored and little connection.

Last week, something surreal happened. I was given an amazing opportunity to showcase my artwork on an Australian art TV program. It all started when a stranger, to whom I randomly shared my art struggles a year ago, invited me last week (thank you so much Lauren 🥰🙏). Through sharing my experiences, I hope to inspire and uplift other aspiring artists who face similar challenges, especially immigrants and people of colour. I firmly believe in supporting one another, regardless of our backgrounds. Let's GENUINELY be kind to each other.

I want to express my gratitude to @abc_arts ABC's fantastic and lovely team. They were incredibly supportive and welcoming, easing my nervousness during my visit to the TV station yesterday. I truly admire their friendly work environment 🥰🙏

First photo by Lauren B
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#art #abcartworks #artist #artists #arts #tv #instaart taken in ABC Melbourne by @_designani

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3 years ago

Blooming Elsewhere, Far from Home Glazed ceramics, gold lustre, gold leaf 34x37x37cm .
This Sunday (19 July) is the last day to see this exhibition.
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online catalogue via link in bio
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✿ Currently on display at Counihan Gallery as part of the solo exhibition
THINGS I CARRIED QUIETLY
(2 May – 19 July 2026)
at @counihangallery
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presented by @artsmerri_bek @merri_bekcitycouncil
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This exhibition reflects on the quiet emotions of migration, cultural transition, and memories of places once called home. Through ceramics and paintings, I bring together fragments of childhood that are playful, tender, and slightly surreal. Hybrid fruits, altered objects, shy animals, and small figures gather like soft constellations, holding traces of belonging and displacement.
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The exhibition also includes Objects Once Held, a participatory project where visitors are invited to draw or write about something meaningful to them, becoming part of a shared memory with the community.
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#exhibition #nanipuspasari #artexhibition #ceramic #australianceramic taken in Counihan Gallery by @_designani

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9 days ago

Blooming Elsewhere, Far from Home Glazed ceramics, gold lustre, gold leaf 34x37x37cm .
Next Sunday (19 July) is the last day to see this exhibition.
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online catalogue via link in bio
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✿ Currently on display at Counihan Gallery as part of the solo exhibition
THINGS I CARRIED QUIETLY
(2 May – 19 July 2026)
at @counihangallery
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presented by @artsmerri_bek @merri_bekcitycouncil
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This exhibition reflects on the quiet emotions of migration, cultural transition, and memories of places once called home. Through ceramics and paintings, I bring together fragments of childhood that are playful, tender, and slightly surreal. Hybrid fruits, altered objects, shy animals, and small figures gather like soft constellations, holding traces of belonging and displacement.
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The exhibition also includes Objects Once Held, a participatory project where visitors are invited to draw or write about something meaningful to them, becoming part of a shared memory with the community.
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#exhibition #nanipuspasari #artexhibition #ceramic #australianceramic taken in Counihan Gallery by @_designani

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THINGS I CARRIED QUIETLY
Artist. Nani Puspasari  @_designani .
Exhibition Dates. 2 May – 19 July 2026
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at Counihan Gallery
@counihangallery
Melbourne, Australia .
Photographed by @_designani
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This exhibition reflects on the quiet emotions of migration, cultural transition, and memories of places once called home. Through ceramics and paintings, I bring together fragments of childhood that are playful, tender, and slightly surreal. Hybrid fruits, altered objects, shy animals, and small figures gather like soft constellations, holding traces of belonging and displacement. .
The exhibition also includes Objects Once Held, a participatory project where visitors are invited to draw or write about something meaningful to them, becoming part of a shared memory with the community. .
Presented by @artsmerri_bek @merri_bekcitycouncil
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#exhibition #nanipuspasari #artexhibition #ceramic #australianceramics by @_designani

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8 days ago

Invitation to the opening group show this March 8th at Sanbao Peng Museum, unfortunately I'm on my way to Bangkok now for art festival so share your love if you're in Jingdezhen, China

thank you everyone in Jingdezhen who helping me to archive this 🥰❤️@pearlartchen @shuangshuanggames @idaaalivingonthisworld @wavingridge_ @coeur_kai @2hsuan_ceramics (ok I'm boarding to plane now, I'll continue when I'm landing by @_designani

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5 months ago

Installation: Tea Afternoon, stoneware, glazed, functional ceramic. Shown at my solo show MACAN Dec 2021 at Blackcat Gallery

Macan, which means “Tiger” in Bahasa Indonesia. Born in Indonesia in the year of the tiger, the artist was raised in a Chinese -Javanese household. She moved to Australia in 2008 and suddenly found herself immersed in a city full of people from different ethnic groups, cultures, and religious backgrounds. This new multicultural setting has since influenced her work as an artist.

Macan is a form of representation that explores the perception of culture and the self. This exhibition is heavily inspired by the picture of a tiger that her father cut out from a calendar the year she was born and put on display on the family house wall. She invents different personas that are visually connected by the repetition of tiger creation to pay homage to her family and Asian heritage.
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#peachtober #inktober #inktober2022 #instaart #instaartist #ceramic #ceramicart #artist #art #instaart #art #arts #painting #paintings #acrylicpainting #acrylic #artist #artists #artistoninstagram #supportartists #supportme #childhood #flower #spring by @_designani

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4 years ago

Less than one month until this solo show closes

✿ Currently on display  Solo Exhibition by Nani Puspasari
THINGS I CARRIED QUIETLY
Space 1, @counihangallery
233 Sydney Road, Brunswick
(inside Brunswick Town Hall)
2 May – 19 July 2026
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Opening hours:
Wed–Sat 11am–5pm
Sun 1pm–5pm
Free entry
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This exhibition reflects on the quiet emotions of migration, cultural transition, and memories of places once called home. Through ceramics and paintings, I bring together fragments of childhood that are playful, tender, and slightly surreal. Hybrid fruits, altered objects, shy animals, and small figures gather like soft constellations, holding traces of belonging and displacement.
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The exhibition also includes Objects Once Held, a participatory project where visitors are invited to draw or write about something meaningful to them, becoming part of a shared memory with the community. @artsmerri_bek @merri_bekcitycouncil

photos: @dotti_with_her_lens @_designani @faz.io

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#exhibition #nanipuspasari #artexhibition #ceramic #australianceramics taken in Counihan Gallery by @_designani

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a month ago

(STUDIO VISIT)
En Imawura @eniwamura Shigaraki, Japan

Photographs by @_designani

Currently I’m @_designani in Japan for a two-month ceramic residency at @air_sccp - Yesterday, we had the incredible chance to visit @en_iwamura’s studio in Shigaraki. He was so generous and humble, openly sharing his art journey, answering all our curious questions, and filling the room with creative energy.  En Iwamura was born in Kyoto, Japan in 1988. Under the influence of both parents who are painter, he grew up in artistic environment. After graduate the BFA in craft at the Kanazawa collage of Art and Craft, he began to be interested in international Art world. he considers that the ceramic has the potential of being one of the international languages, which can cross the different cultures, people and countries.

En Iwamura's current research investigates how he can influence and alter the experience of viewers who occupy space with his installation artworks. When Iwamura describes the space and scale in his works, he references the Japanese philosophy of Ma. Ma implies meanings of distance, moment, space, relationship, and more. People constantly read and measure different Ma between themselves, and finding the proper or comfortable Ma between people or places can provide a specific relationship at a given moment. Through his work, Iwamura intend to create such an encounter with site-responsive installations, and provide through entering the space, an opportunity for viewers to recognize Ma themselves.
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#studiovisit #artstudio #artiststudio #art #arts #artist #artists #instaart #nanivisit #australianceramics #Shigaraki #ceramicresidency #eniwamura #sccpjapan #studiovisit #contemporaryceramics taken in Shigaraki by @_designani

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a year ago

SWEET ENOUGH to START TROUBLE
Glazed ceramic, gold leaf
65x65x65cm
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The work is currently on view in She Burns at Sanbao Peng Museum, Jingdezhen, China, closing on 6 April 2026.
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With heartfelt thanks to @shuangshuanggames @idaaalivingonthisworld @wavingridge_ @peterlee.yifan for their support with transferring the work, firing, and gold application. I truly miss my time in Jingdezhen ❤️🇨🇳
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#ceramic #sculpture #cake #jingdezhen #sanbaopeng taken in 景德镇 Jingdezhen by @_designani

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4 months ago

The Making of SWEET ENOUGH to START TROUBLE
Glazed ceramic, gold leaf
65x65x65cm
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The work is currently on view in She Burns at Sanbao Peng Museum, Jingdezhen, China, closing on 6 April 2026.
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With heartfelt thanks to @shuangshuanggames @idaaalivingonthisworld @wavingridge_ @peterlee.yifan for their support with transferring the work, firing, and gold application. I truly miss my time in Jingdezhen ❤️🇨🇳
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#ceramic #sculpture #cake #jingdezhen #ceramiccake taken in 景德镇 Jingdezhen by @_designani

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