SHARIFAH SORAYYA
Sharifah Sorayya is a visual artist who originates from Malaysia. She works mainly in printmaking, pattern generation and painting, heavily influenced by a life lived across Malaysia, England, the Middle East, Canada, and Australia.
26 years after she was stopped from pursuing her arts practice due to parental pressure, Sharifah Sorayya completed an Associate Degree in Visual Arts from the Adelaide Central School of Art while working full-time and raising her 2 children.
Never having been one to want to conform, her eclectic work reflects the appreciation of her materials and processes while continually exploring ways to combine her rich cultural heritage, and intergenerational craft practices, with where she is today.
She is a studio artist at Central Studios Kent Town, has had a long-term association with Union St Printmakers and is a committee member of Bittondi Printmakers.
Her works are in private collections across Australia, Malaysia, the Middle East, and the UK.