Onespace is delighted to announce the representation of Konstantina (Kate Constantine). 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.
Over the past decade, her growing international profile has led to major public art commissions and recognition in numerous art awards.
Onespace is also excited to present Konstantina’s ‘Mudang Butbut,’ in the Lounge Gallery, beautifully closing our exhibition program for the year. This body of acrylic paintings on linen explores trees as metaphors for the living heart – repositories of memory, connection, and resilience. Through her vibrant mark-making, Konstantina translates the language of tree-growth into a visual meditation on identity, sovereignty, and belonging. Each work becomes a living document, painting traces of the artist’s personal and cultural histories while reflecting universal stories of endurance and renewal for First Nations people. ‘Mudang Butbut’ invites viewers to reflect on the invisible threads that bind ancestry, land, and the human heart through the enduring resilience of trees.
Exhibition: 12 – 20 December 2025 and 13 – 24 January 2026
Image: Phil Hillyard. Rhianna Phillips. Courtesy of the artist and Onespace.
