Introducing members of our International Curatorium — meet Ignatia Nilu from Indonesia.
@ignatianilu is a curator, researcher, and cultural producer specialising in the intersections of craft, contemporary art, and material culture. Their work explores the contradictions between past and future, indigenous and modern, craftsmanship and automation—emphasising how art remains deeply tied to community craftsmanship. A curator for @artjog.id since 2015, Nilu engages in traditional knowledge with contemporary innovation, advocating for craft’s revitalisation in the Indian Ocean region and beyond.
We’re very excited to work with Nilu towards the next iteration of IOTA.
Introducing members of our International Curatorium — meet artist, producer and curator Jimmy Ogonga, from Nairobi, Kenya.
Jimmy Ogonga works intermittently between art production and curatorial practice. Ogonga is the founder & lead at Kurabu projects, practice-focused observatory for art, culture and society, working collaboratively with a range of practitioners and institutions to develop significant multi-disciplinary projects that serve as catalyst for thought, catharsis and social transformation. Ogonga has curated projects including Amnesia (Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cairo, Dakar, Brussels, 2009-2012), Addis Ababa Foto Festival (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2012 & 2014), Beyond the Desert, (DARB 1718, Cairo, Egypt 2015) and Exercises in conversation (Pavilion of Kenya, Biennale di Venezia, 2022). Ogonga is an alumni Rijks Akademy van Beldende Kunsten in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Introducing members of our International Curatorium — meet artist researcher Catriona Maddocks, based in East Malaysia.
Catriona is an artist, curator and researcher, originally from the U.K. and based in Sarawak, Malaysia for over fifteen years. Engaged in an array of diverse projects, her work focuses on the exploration of identity, community narratives and cultural heritage within a contemporary context. With a cross-disciplinary and collaborative approach she seeks to encourage dialogue and questioning of assumed narratives.
Introducing members of our International Curatorium — meet independent curator Nim Niyomsin from Bangkok, Thailand.
@nimniyomsin received a Master of History of Art from Birkbeck and enrolled in a curatorial course at the Central Saint Martins, London. She specialises in contemporary Southeast Asian art and ceramics, and has been working as a curator for many arts institutions in Thailand, Singapore, and UK. Nim also recently co-authored a monograph book, Wasinburee: An Exploration into Ceramic Possibilities.
Introducing members of our International Curatorium — next up, Boorloo-based artist and curator, Zali Morgan.
Zali Morgan is a Noongar woman with ancestral connections to Whadjuk, Balladong, and Wilman Boodjar. She was born and raised near Wooditchup on Wardandi Boodjar and is now based near Boorloo. Zali has a passion for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and artists. With a keen interest in decolonising practices, she has worked closely with private and institutional collections. She is the Noongar Residency Curator at @goolugatupheathcote and is the 2025 & 2026 Revealed Curator for AACHWA at @pica_perth (due to open this weekend, 18 April.)
#CRAFTTRIENNIAL
Introducing members of our International Curatorium — first up, Kallol Datta, artist-curator and researcher from Kolkata, India.
A cornerstone of Kallol's work is extensive creative research in clothing practices, native to SWANA, the Korean Peninsula and Japan. Their practice reflects upon reconstructing and restructuring memory, episodic events, and history, to negotiate larger questions of ideas revolving around research as production. Their artistic and curatorial projects are driven by community, acts of resistance against structural inequalities, shared processes of healing, and radical ways of knowledge building. Kallol was the curator of the inaugural edition of Kolkata Queer Arts Month 2023 and was a member of the curatorial team at the State of Fashion (STOF) Biennale 2024, Arnhem, Netherlands. As well as IOTA, Kallol is currently on the Creative Advisory Council for the STOF Biennale, 2026.
@kalloldatta
#IOTA #ContemporaryCRAFT
Snippets of the time our International Curatorium spent in WA last year. This incredible team has made big strides towards the next Triennial since their visit — stay tuned!
2026-27 Curatorium: Sharmila Wood, Zali Morgan, Kallol Datta, Shalleen Wadhwana, Nim Niyomsin, Ignatia Nilu, Catriona Maddocks, Jimmy Ogonga, and Miranda Johnson (2026 only)
@sharmila______________@zalimorgan@kalloldatta@shaleenwadhwana@nimniyomsin@catrionamaddocks@ignatianilu@j.ogonga
#IOTA #contemporaryCRAFT #INDIANocean
Today's IOTA24 throwback is of Indonesian artist Ari Bayuaji's work, 'Weaving the Ocean'. From civil engineer to creative social entrepreneur and installation artist, Bayuaji lives between between Bali and Montreal, transforming found materials from Bali's shores into reflections on our daily lives.
His short film illustrated how his weaving project sustained the livelihoods of highly skilled weavers in Bali during the pandemic lockdowns and created new industry for them, as well as reducing the mountains of ocean waste on their beaches.
Photos; Courtesy Ari Bayuaji, Ezra Alcantra, Rob Frith.
#iota24
@aribayuaji #oceanwaste #weaving #balinesecraft #IOTA24
Introducing the IOTA Management Committee — we are thrilled to work with this wonderful group of passionate, experienced individuals towards the 2027 Indian Ocean Craft Triennial.
Clockwise from top left: Maneesh Kelly, Maggie Baxter, Dr Qassim Saad, Amanda Bell, David Mickler, Heli Donaldson, Clement Tay and Jude van der Merwe OAM.
Reliving moments from the opening of the IOTA24 exhibition at Holmes à Court Gallery @No.10 !
It's hard to believe that 18 months ago we were partying every week - as another IOTA24 exhibition opened.
Thanks to everyone who helped to make this exhibition @gallery.hac and all IOTA24 happen. It takes a very large village!
Artists and/or their work featured include:
Kabir & Brinda Dudhat @morii.design , Dias Prabu @diasprabu , Maggie Baxter @maggiebaxter9 , Lisa Mori @_lisa_mori , Yim Yen Sum @yimyensum
"IOTA is an invitation to connect meaningfully with our ‘Rim Residents’. In a turbulent world, that’s a gift for Western Australians."
Victoria Laurie, Seesaw Magazine, 13 November 2025.
As we look back at IOTA21 and IOTA24 whilst planning the 2027 edition, we are struck more than ever by the ability of craft to bring us together, to learn about each other, and to enjoy sharing our similar and differing cultural stories and practices.
"The Indian Ocean Craft Triennial, or IOTA, is a rarely heralded story of unparalleled excellence and survival."
We thank Victoria for her article - articulating many things which we are often too reticent to shout about.
Read the full article @seesawmag or link in our bio / .au/2025/11/iota-feature
Images courtesy of the artists, @ezraalcantraphotography and @robfrith
1. @fatemeh.boroujeni@johncurtingallery
2. @patrickbongoy@wfac_fremantle
3. @diasprabu@gallery.hac
#IOTA24 #crafttriennial #contemporarycraft #indianoceanregion #craftwa
Contemporary Jewellery Showcase 2026 presented by @jmga_wa
A don't miss exhibition of studio jewellers, only for a limited one week.
Featuring IOTA alumni artists Melissa Cameron and Sarah Elson, alongside fellow accomplished makers: Christel van der Laan, Claire Townsend, Dorothy Erickson AM, Michelle Gauntlett, Susannah Kings-Lynne, Barbara Cotter, Devan Job, Robin Wells.
SHOPFRONT GALLERY, North Metro TAFE, 147-149 Beaufort St, Perth
Thursday 19th March 11am-4pm
Friday 20th March 11am-4pm
Saturday 21st March 11am-3pm
Sunday Closed
Monday 23rd March 11am-4pm
Tuesday 24th March 11am-4pm
Wednesday 25th March 11am-4pm
Thursday 26th March 11am-4pm
#studiojewellery #perthisok #perth #craftwest #createWA #westernaustralia #designermakers
