Francoise Lane

Francoise Lane’s creative practice straddles the intersection of art and design with a focus on indigenous themes and values. As a descendant of the Meriam and Kaurareg peoples of Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait Islands, Australia) Lane’s practice draws upon her family’s cultural values of respecting and caring for land and sea, taking only what you need and honouring elders. She produces fine artwork, sculptural furniture, textile designs and collaboratively works with indigenous art centres and independent artists on creative projects. 

She is instinctively drawn to subjects where patterns create their own ‘energy’ on a canvas. Her exploration of new approaches in the creation, understanding and valuing artworks in the genre of contemporary indigenous art has seen her awarded the 2022 HIAP Helsinki Residency from the Australia Council for the Arts.