2026 Hold on Tight (web mockup).jpg
2026 Hold on Tight (web mockup).jpg

Hold on Tight

$1,400.00

Leah Mariani is a Melbourne-based contemporary artist whose figurative paintings explore representations of womanhood through a feminist lens. Her work reflects on identity, motherhood and the expectations placed upon women, drawing from both personal experience and broader cultural narratives.

Size: 630 mm × 530 mm

Leah Mariani is a Melbourne-based contemporary artist whose figurative paintings explore representations of womanhood through a feminist lens. Her work reflects on identity, motherhood and the expectations placed upon women, drawing from both personal experience and broader cultural narratives.

Size: 630 mm × 530 mm

About the Artist

After beginning her career in finance, Leah returned to art following the birth of her first child, spending the next decade studying visual arts while balancing family life and her profession as an accountant. Painting became both a creative outlet and a way to explore the evolving roles women navigate throughout their lives.

Since her first solo exhibition in 2012, Leah has exhibited widely and has been shortlisted for several prestigious Australian art prizes. Through expressive figurative works, she invites viewers to reflect on resilience, vulnerability and the complexity of contemporary womanhood.

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About the Artwork

Size: 630 mm × 530 mm

Year: 2026

Materials: Acrylic and oil on plywood

Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.