Gallery 144

Past exhibition

Tahlia Riley

Sacred Ground

17 April – 17 May 2025

Tahlia Riley presents a series of ceramic sculptures that evoke the profound connections embedded within certain places and objects. Drawing thoughtfully upon both her European and Wongatha heritage, Riley creates totemic figures and vessels, which operate as contemporary effigies, quietly radiating an inherent authority reminiscent of ancient ceremonial objects.

Installation Views

Artworks

Spirit Walker

Tahlia Riley

Spirit Walker

Mid-fire ceramic

21 x 22 x 62 cm

$1,100

About the artist

Tahlia Riley is a ceramic artist whose practice explores deep connections between identity, memory, and ancestral narratives. Drawing from her mixed European and Wongatha heritage, as well as lived experiences growing up in Mandurah, WA, Riley translates storytelling traditions and oral histories into sculptural forms.