Samala Ghosh and Jo Wassell
"New Life", 2025, graphite, charcoal, pastel, thread on khadi paper, dimensions variable.
Samala Ghosh lives and works in Kwoorabup/Denmark, through her studio/gallery ‘Our Place’. She is inspired by nature and her works often reference local flora and fauna, landscapes and seascapes. She works in mixed media, including found materials. Ghosh has exhibited throughout Western Australia and is represented in collections interstate and internationally. Jo Wassell lives and works in Kinjarling/Albany, Western Australia. Through her practice, Wassell shares stories held by people and places in her regional community. Her work celebrates quieter voices and elevates the often overlooked. She has exhibited throughout Western Australia and was awarded the Great Southern Art Award in 2021.
In 2022, Samala Ghosh’s family home at the Wolery Ecological Community near Kwoorabup/Denmark, WA, stood in the path of bushfires that swept through over 2,000 hectares of land, destroying homes and pro
