Alisha F is a Wadawurrung artist who joined the Torch program in 2023. Alisha creates using acrylic on canvas and likes to include bodies of water in her paintings, animals, and symbols. Her artwork showcases her personal experiences, connection to her Country and Wadawurrung language.

As a young girl, her sister and cousins would gather around Gran-Dad at the table and paint all together. He showed his ways of painting and Alisha has held those memories close and they helped shape the artist she is today.

Alisha hopes to pass on the feeling of contentment she gets when painting, and to open people’s minds to culture, nature and First Nations mob. Painting takes Alisha away from the noise of the world and time stops still. Painting makes her feel confident and it is her way of sharing her stories and experiences in a way other than using words.