ABOUT JASMINE MIIKIKA CRACIUN

Jasmine Miikika Craciun is an emerging Aboriginal artist whose practice spans digital illustration,
murals, textiles, sculpture, video, and installation. Rooted in her Barkindji and Malyangapa heritage,
as well as her Romanian and Austrian ancestry, Jasmine’s work explores themes of identity, place,
and displacement, offering a nuanced narrative of ancestral resilience. Her art reflects the complex
interplay between personal and collective histories, often engaging with the connections between land,
memory, and cultural preservation.

Jasmine’s recent achievements include a residency at Clothing Store Studios (Sydney, 2024), and a
Biennale Delegate role with Creative Australia that included representation at the Adelaide Biennale,
Yokohama Triennale and Venice Biennale in 2024. Jasmine also attended a two-week residency with
Arte Ventura (Corteconcepción, Spain) in 2023, where she created How Long Can You Hold (2023), a
work responding to the Australian-Huelva connection through mining and eucalyptus trees.
Her recent exhibitions include A Shrine for All You Gave Me (First Draft, 2024) and From Their Hands
to Mine, which was shown in group shows at Cement Fondu and Pari Ari in 2024, while her public
art commissions include murals at 727 Building (Newcastle, 2023) and HCCDC Honeysuckle Bridge
(Newcastle, 2023). Jasmine’s work was also featured in the Illuminate Festival (Adelaide, 2021-2022) and
Big Picture Fest (Newcastle, 2024 and 2020), where her murals and installations engaged with themes of
local history and cultural preservation. Jasmine has also, for a long time, collaborated with schools and
young people on collaborative murals like those completed at Strathfield Girls High (2023) and Wilcannia
Central School (2020).

Through her multidisciplinary approach, Jasmine continues to bridge contemporary art with cultural
storytelling, exploring the ongoing relationships between identity, land, and heritage.