Mukisa

I am a Congolese (DRC) visual artist based in Melbourne, working in oil, acrylic and photography.

Born to immigrant parents and raised in Perth, I moved to Melbourne after high school carrying with me a deep curiosity about where I came from and what that meant. My paintings are portraits of people I know and communities I belong to, rendered in saturated, unapologetic colour.

Growing up in Australia, I became interested in the gap between how African communities are represented and how they actually live: with humour, style, tenderness and defiance. My work closes that gap.

I work from my studio in Melbourne and sell directly to collectors. Each painting is a signed, one-of-one original.

Exhibitions

2026

Sound for Change · group exhibition & charity fundraiser, Artful Yoga Gallery, St Kilda VIC

2025

A Mess in My Room · duo exhibition, The Above Gallery, Fitzroy VIC

2025

Little Superheroes · group exhibition, Little Homey Gallery, Brunswick VIC

2024

One Year Anniversary · group exhibition, Visual Diary Gallery, Brunswick VIC