Konstantina is a proud Gadigal woman of the Eora Nation and a contemporary First Nations artist. Her practice reinterprets the traditional visual practices of her people, forging a modern narrative and asserting First Nations perspectives as central to Australia’s cultural landscape.
A descendant of the Gadigal people, Konstantina is deeply passionate about her language, culture, and histories—many of which have been lost, displaced, or distorted since colonisation. Her work draws upon the oral histories of her Mob and are enriched by her historical research, merging Cultural knowledge with contemporary visual storytelling.
Employing acrylics, ochre, natural pigments, and organic materials sourced from Country, Konstantina’s intricate works on paper and canvas emerge through a meticulous and time-intensive process. Residing with her husband and three young children on Bundjalung Country, her practice is deeply shaped by the surrounding landscape and the rhythms of family life. Her paintings materialise stories and histories as powerful living documents that reaffirm and renew her people’s connection to Country.
Konstantina states that, “My arts practice is my act of storytelling and reclamation. I like to think my works represent a document in time—connecting both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples to our rich Culture: our past, our present, and our future.”
Konstantina is represented by several galleries across Australia and internationally. Over the past decade, her growing international profile has led to major public art commissions and recognition in numerous art awards including most recently, winning the 2025 Calleen Art award. In 2025, her piece, ‘Baraba: Scenes of Culture’, a 25-metre-long by 3-metre-high artwork has transformed a security fence at the Sydney Metro Trains Facility South in Marrickville into a community asset that honours the Culture of the Gadigal people.
Konstantina has also been studying her ancestor’s treasures held in the archives of The British Museum in an ongoing multi-year project, working towards her latest project, Gadigal: Yilabara Wala (Gadigal: Now and Then). In 2020, she was granted a residency at the Sidney Nolan Trust which has supported her research and art practice. As a partner on the Gadigal: Yilabara Wala project, the Sidney Nolan Trust will support her project through a major exhibition and curation of Nolan’s works at the Trust’s residence, The Rodd in Herefordshire, UK.
