Saw this one this morning via our good friends at Just Another Agency. It’s been a while since Miso did a show, and it’s been worth the wait for her new solo coming up at No Vacancy’s project space at Fed Square. Street art, hand drawn pasteups, traditional Ukrainian folklore inspired pieces, and beautifully worked illustrations all contribute to her work. She is followed by many a fan for a reason, and this show looks to be a beautiful showcase of what she’s been up to.

“Miso is really taken with the idea of art , and especially street art, as being something which binds us as a community. It functions in a very old fashioned way, in that it becomes a way of telling and sharing stories and images, embedding them within the city. Like folk art, it comes to have a very particular, practical function. It brings us together as makers, viewers and consumers, finding new pieces and exploring the possibilities of our cities.

In this sense, a lot of Miso’s work deals with telling stories. it is heavily inspired by the Ukranian folklore she grew up with, alongside sharing stories from Eastern Europe today, as well as from her new home in Melbourne.” JM.

Who: Miso
What: Les Lumieres solo show
Where: No Vacancy Project Space, The Atrium, Federation Square, Melbourne, VIC
When: Show opens31st March, 6pm til 9pm, and runs until the 17th April.

Check out Misos website, City Of Reubens, and the No Vacancy website for more details on the show and the artist.