Mali Isabel lays on the ground in front of a bright blue painting. Her hair is bright pink and she sticks her tongue out at the camera. The Mali Isabel Art logo sits in the top left corner and small graphics are scattered across the image, including: butterflies, stars, hearts, the ATSI flag, and the equality flag.
A detailed shot of a rainbow dot painting.
A detailed shot of the corner of stacked rainbow canvases.

Mali Isabel Art: Live

• Visual art
South Australia • World Premiere

Come and see 'Mali Isabel Art: Live'!

The Adelaide Fringe’s first Aboriginal poster artist, Mali Isabel will be live painting in her glass studio in Rundle Mall from the 18th of February until the 6th of March. This is your chance to see Mali’s artistic process up close and personal as she creates contemporary dot paintings with her hallmark use of rainbow colour.

Watch as Mali transforms her glass studio from a blank canvas to a room exploding with colour and creativity throughout the Adelaide Fringe.

 

Presented by: Mali Isabel Art

Mali Isabel is an Arabana and Kokatha artist, living and practising on Kaurna land (Adelaide), Australia. Mali creates contemporary dot paintings using all colours of the rainbow to spread her message of positivity and equality. By combining her passions for education and painting, Mali hopes to achieve a greater understanding of culture and equity through her rainbow artworks. Through her combination of traditional dot painting, her hallmark use of colour, and contemporary style, Mali creates magical artworks that spread joy and positivity, encourage meaningful conversations, and share personal stories and worldly experiences. Mali is the Adelaide Fringe's first Aboriginal poster artist for 2022 – the first Aboriginal poster artist for the Adelaide Fringe in its 62-year history.