Marrow & Myth Solo Exhibition:

In her debut solo exhibition Marrow & Myth, artist Indya Pearce presents a selection of oil paintings created over the past several years, recontextualising ancient mythology in a modern context, both collective and deeply personal. Drawing from diverse cultural narratives, including Norse folklore, the Finnish Kalevala, Ancient Indian Shaktism and Greek mythology, she reframes mythical and religious characters such as Sleipnir, Fenrir, Durga, Kali, Leda, Aino and the Minotaur through a personal and feminine lens. These stories become vehicles for exploring autonomy, anxiety, motherhood, identity, and the cycles of loss and realisation.

The following works use layered imagery, abstracted compositions and bodily iconography to bring together the divine and the abject. Throughout this exhibition, Pearce highlights the enduring relevance of myth as a language for articulating complexity, contradiction, morals and transformation.

Fenrir, Oil on Wood, 2025

 

Barter & Beg, Oil on Canvas, 2025

 

Tenfold, Oil on Canvas, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Exhibition Work:

This series investigates discomfort using the Greek mythological narratives of Leda and the Swan and Picasso’s Minotaur. Embedded with inherent power dynamics and non-consensual encounters, I reflect on the complexities of autonomy and body politics. I aim to promote a deeper exploration of psychological and bodily experiences of contemporary womanhood. 

 

Leda I, Oil on Canvas, 2023

Breast Upon his Breast, Oil on Wood, 2023

 

The Broken Wall, Oil on Wood, 2023

 

All that I am, Oil on Wood, 2025

 

Caress [After Picasso], Oil on Canvas, 2023

 

Sleipnir Gently Tumbles, Oil on Cotton, 2023

 

Foal, Oil on Unstretched Canvas, 2023

 

TENDER EMBODIMENT EXHIBITION:

In a time where we are often distanced from nature and disconnected from our own bodies, a return to Tender Embodiment is imperative. In lieu of this, the exhibition showcases the work of four emerging artists and their collective explorations of Tender Embodiment. The following works evoke corporeal connections with the earth, water, nostalgia and the body through a painterly, sculptural, photographic and filmic lens.

 

We sang and we danced and it was beautiful, Oil on Wood, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

Tender Embodiment Exhibition, Project Gallery, QCA Galleries Brisbane

 

 

 

 

Past Works:

 

 

Textile Works:

 

 

 

 

 

Older Works:

 

 

Photography and Photographic Manipulation:

 

for more art and behind the scenes photos, please feel free to have a look at my instagram @indyapearce.art