“On top of a blossoming music career, artist Lana Eileen has nurtured a practice that embraces mythological and psychical themes using photography and mixed media. Describing her works as possessing “an air of magic realism”, she has undergone residencies in Egypt, Iceland and the Arctic Circle to further her ability to make physical the intangible and unfamiliar.”
Lana Eileen is an Irish-Australian artist and musician. Her multidisciplinary practice encompasses painting, textiles, photography, sculpture, and drawing. In 2019, she undertook an artist residency at The Creative Centre in the remote village of Stöðvarfjörður in Iceland, and was later an artist-in-residence at Gamli Skóli Artist Residency on the island of Hrísey in 2021. She also lived in Kraków, Poland, and travelled to both Egypt and Canada to deepen her creative practice across 2022.
Take a listen to some of Lana Eileen below:
Lake Michigan - Single - Album by Lana Eileen - Apple Music
As a musician, Lana has travelled extensively, touring and recording around the world. She has previously worked with Alan Weatherhead (Sparklehorse, Magnolia Electric Co.) and Mike Coykendall (M. Ward, Beth Orton) in the United States, and Brett Shaw (Florence and the Machine, Robyn, Daughter) in the United Kingdom.
She has studied archaeology at Macquarie University, and draws inspiration from this field in her artistic practice and research. Outside of this, she also runs the label HJARTA, a side project for garments she dyes and crafts by hand. Previously based in New Zealand, she is currently undertaking postgraduate study in fine art at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Australia.
Support for the night is still to be announced. Doors open at 7pm and tickets can be purchased below:
Lana Eileen Tickets, George Lane, St Kilda | TryBooking Australia
Multiple Ticket Prices + BF.
See you there :)