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THE Bendigo Art Gallery is showcasing a Western Sydney artist\u2019s solo exhibition that explores nuances of motherhood, sexuality, tradition, femininity, and masculinity.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many of Marikit Santiago\u2019s paintings on show as part of <\/span>The kingdom, the power <\/span><\/i>are dual self-portraits, or of family members such as her three children, who often also contribute to her work.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI often feel like we have to embody all of these different roles at the same time, and sometimes they overlap easily, and sometimes they do remain very separate,\u201d she said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs an artist and a mother, I often feel guilt for pursuing this career, because it\u2019s just such a difficult field to excel in.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes, this sounds so cocky, I resent being talented in fine art because it would just be so much easier if I just had a normal job, and I would know how much I could provide for my family.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut at the same time, if I didn\u2019t follow this career, then I feel like I\u2019d be wasting a God-given talent, and I hope I\u2019m teaching my children so much more through my work than if I just had a regular job.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Santiago\u2019s work portrays strong themes of her family background and what matters to them, like in her painting <\/span>Legacy<\/span><\/i>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad is the only son with five sisters, and when he was born his parents where like \u2018oh good, now our name will carry on\u2019,\u201d she said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he became a father, he really longed to have a son to carry on the name as well, and so then when I had my son, he was like \u2018finally I have a legacy\u2019.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd me and my sister were like \u2018hello?\u2019 We were here first, just because we\u2019re women doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t carry on that legacy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all in jest, but that is indicative of the patriarchal society that the Philippines is, and my dad is a product of that.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A three-time Archibald Prize finalist – including in 2023, Santiago said having the chance at winning such as prestigious title, not just for her but people like her, is what keeps her going.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf someone like me wins a prize like the Archibald, it\u2019s not just a win for me, it\u2019s a win for all those communities I represent that are minority communities,\u201d she said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLike, have you ever seen a Filipino from Western Sydney win the Archibald?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEven having a woman winning the Archibald is a big thing, so if I had won, I would have won for all those communities that I want to represent, so that is why I will enter it again.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHistorically in art, women haven’t always been welcomed in galleries like this, especially not a brown woman from a migrant community.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bendigo Art Gallery curator Lauren Ellis said she was lucky to have seen Santiago\u2019s work in Sydney last year and then, \u201cour stars aligned.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think her work is very unique in Australia,\u201d said Ellis. \u201cThe work is internationally resonant.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think her work engages with a lot of urgent, current questions around colonisation and inherited legacies of Christianisation and Indigenous Peoples, and the legacy of colonial beliefs and values.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut then you’ve got this young generation of, especially second-generation, migrant young people interrogating what they want to cherish and reject from their cultural upbringing.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Santiago\u2019s work has been on display recently in New York, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and at other centres in NSW.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Kingdom, the power<\/span><\/i> will be at Bendigo Art Gallery until 4 February.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE Bendigo Art Gallery is showcasing a Western Sydney artist\u2019s solo exhibition that explores nuances of motherhood, sexuality, tradition, femininity, and masculinity.\u00a0 Many of Marikit Santiago\u2019s paintings on show as part of The kingdom, the power are dual self-portraits, or of family members such as her three children, who often also contribute to her work.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n

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