Ella Ampongan is a Naarm-based multimedia artist working across printmaking, textiles, and installation. Born in the Philippines and migrating to Australia in 2008, they bring a diasporic perspective to material investigations of cultural memory and identity. Their practice transforms traditional crafts like embroidery and knitting into conceptual displacement, using materials as carriers of personal and collective history. Each Strand (Bawat Hibla) Linocut edition 4 30.5 x 35.5 cm Each Strand (Bawat Hibla) Linocut edition 4 30.5 x 35.5 cm 1/1 Prelude is a dynamic curated group exhibition spotlighting emerging artists and offering a glimpse into the future of Australian art. Marking the early, formative stages of their careers, the exhibition situates these artists within the same spaces that have long showcased many of the country’s leading contemporary practitioners. Through an open call process that helps dismantle some of the barriers facing emerging artists, Prelude opens Australian Galleries’ doors to a new wave of creative voices. In doing so, it celebrates the gallery’s enduring commitment, since 1956, to fostering artist’s careers and offers a new opportunity to support the up-and-coming contemporary artists from across the country. 31 March – 18 April 2026 Australian Galleries 28 Derby Street, Collingwood

Ella Ampongan is a Naarm-based multimedia artist working across printmaking, textiles, and installation. Born in the Philippines and migrating to Australia in 2008, they bring a diasporic perspective to material investigations of cultural memory and identity. Their practice transforms traditional crafts like embroidery and knitting into conceptual displacement, using materials as carriers of personal and collective history. Ella Ampongan is a Naarm-based multimedia artist working across printmaking, textiles, and installation. Born in the Philippines and migrating to Australia in 2008, they bring a diasporic perspective to material investigations of cultural memory and identity. A recipient of the Outstanding Printmaking Student award in both 2023 and 2024, Ella graduated with a Certificate IV and Diploma in Visual Arts (Painting and Printmaking) from Melbourne Polytechnic. Their work has been featured in group exhibitions including Australian Galleries' Prelude (2026), Brunswick Street Gallery’s Small Artworks Prize (2025), Red Gallery’s You Look Good on Paper (2024), and the VAS 9x5 Exhibition (2023). Before transitioning to fine arts, Ella built a career in communication and marketing - a background that informs their nuanced approach to visual storytelling. Currently, she is completing a Master's in Contemporary Art at VCA, University of Melbourne. Download CV Contact Me ella@ellaampongan.com First name* Last name* Email* Query Submit

Ella Ampongan is a Naarm-based multimedia artist working across printmaking, textiles, and installation. Born in the Philippines and migrating to Australia in 2008, they bring a diasporic perspective to material investigations of cultural memory and identity. Their practice transforms traditional crafts like embroidery and knitting into conceptual displacement, using materials as carriers of personal and collective history. Ngipin at Balat (Teeth and Skin) Drypoint, Watercolour, Leather, Thread Dimensions Variable Lihim na Panalangin (Secret Prayer) Linen, Thread Dimensions Variable They Took the Grain But Not the Ghosts Drypoint, Watercolour, Rice, Leather, Thread Dimensions Variable Ngipin at Balat (Teeth and Skin) Drypoint, Watercolour, Leather, Thread Dimensions Variable 1/3 FLOW is a group exhibition featuring fifteen students from the Master of Contemporary Art first year program. Flow is the steady movement of liquid, gas or electricity or a smooth, continuous movement of something or someone from one place to another. In psychology, a flow state marks full immersion or intense energised focus or enjoyment of an activity or process. Featuring works in diverse mediums including photography, sculpture, textiles, found objects, paintings, installation, video and performance, FLOW imagines a range of dynamic movements, relationships and interactions - of dreams, images, bodies, materials, forms, conversations and processes. Flow is curated by two teachers in the program, Dr Kate Just and Eugenia Lim. Tues, 29 July - Fri, 1 August VCA Art Space Building 874 | Ground Level | Room 134 | 38 Dodds Street, Southbank

Ella Ampongan is a Naarm-based multimedia artist working across printmaking, textiles, and installation. Born in the Philippines and migrating to Australia in 2008, they bring a diasporic perspective to material investigations of cultural memory and identity. Their practice transforms traditional crafts like embroidery and knitting into conceptual displacement, using materials as carriers of personal and collective history. Each Strand (Bawat Hibla) Linocut edition 4 30.5 x 35.5 cm Each Strand (Bawat Hibla) Linocut edition 4 30.5 x 35.5 cm 1/1 Prelude is a dynamic curated group exhibition spotlighting emerging artists and offering a glimpse into the future of Australian art. Marking the early, formative stages of their careers, the exhibition situates these artists within the same spaces that have long showcased many of the country’s leading contemporary practitioners. Through an open call process that helps dismantle some of the barriers facing emerging artists, Prelude opens Australian Galleries’ doors to a new wave of creative voices. In doing so, it celebrates the gallery’s enduring commitment, since 1956, to fostering artist’s careers and offers a new opportunity to support the up-and-coming contemporary artists from across the country. 31 March – 18 April 2026 Australian Galleries 28 Derby Street, Collingwood

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