About Dana

Australian artist Dana Falcini’s work carries a quiet and elemental presence, shaped by instinct and by traces of memory that sit beneath language. Her sculptures emerge from a terrain that feels both ancient and immediate, holding something known before it is named.

Guided by rhythm, material awareness and a sensitivity to stillness, her practice moves towards the places where experience settles into balance. The works can be understood as subtle mappings of memory, not memory as narrative but memory as atmosphere and presence, the residue of what remains.

Rather than illustrating or explaining, her work creates a place for recognition. They invite a slower encounter that unfolds quietly and lingers in the body, offering a moment of pause within the shifting conditions of contemporary life.

Falcini’s work has been exhibited widely, including solo exhibitions presented by Craft Victoria, Craft Contemporary (2023, 2022), Radiant Pavilion (2020/21), Craft Victoria, Craft Cubed (2018), and Ballarat Council (2017). Informed by her education at Victoria College Prahran, her practice reflects a thoughtful approach to materials, process, and transformation across exhibitions, public projects, and residencies.

She has been shortlisted for numerous major art prizes, including the 14th and 16th International Textile and Fibre Art Biennial “Sythia” Ivano-Frankivs’k, Ukraine (2022, 2026), Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize (2018), and Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize (2014). Her work has been featured in curated exhibitions such as the Lorne Biennale and Sculpture by the Sea, alongside representation in publications including Garland  magazine, Assembla magazine, and The Guardian. Falcini’s practice extends into council-driven public art projects, creating works that engage with landscape, adaptation, and resilience. Each residency has deepened her engagement with materials, process, and the imprint of time, resulting in works that embody preservation and transformation.