kose karu kin is a special project led by Manningham resident, Grace Dlabik. Connecting indigenous women and non-binary folk through clay making using memory, embodiment, nurture, nourishment, and connection. kose karu kin invites you to view the cyclical nature of the materials used in this project, from raw clay, and traditional practices, to shared experiences within community.

Grace Dlabik, BE, said: “ This reimagined vessel offers a connection to our migratory history, paying homage to the richness of Pasifika women’s inscriptions carried by the artists’ ancestors and passed down through their lineages. We are grateful to Sean Langman for his deeply respectful and generous support in revitalizing this ‘Mother of the Fleet’ and, in doing so, sharing cultures and identities through the passage of water. ”

Mr Delany awarded Grace Dlabik’s Hasu 2023 and Miranda Hine‘s Crime scene still life (Midsomer Murders s14e5) the $1000 Highly Commended Awards.

When Grace Dlabik was working within the culture industries, she noticed that there were elements missing from the spaces she inhabited. It seemed like there was a lack of diversity and support, which she thought resulted in one-dimensional creative outcomes only suited to a limited demographic.

Grace Dlabik is a Manningham resident and trailblazing interdisciplinary artist. Over her 25-year career, Grace has been highly sought after for her vision and strategic work in future thinking and community building. Grace’s work has been deeply informed by her Melanesian heritage as she creates connected environments with community care and culture at its core.

A new website encouraging women to talk about money has put a small-business woman front and centre, and its no coincidence.

Stylist and fashion creative director Grace Dlabik was forced to start her business Gidi Creative after a relationship breakdown.

Coburg once had two Coles outlets just 100 metres away from each other — picking which one to shop at came down to personal preference.

But one of those stores has now closed for good after the supermarket giant handed over the keys to a group of artists to help revitalise the area.

The aisles, fruit and veg section and bakery have been pulled out from the Waterfield Street Coles to make way for Schoolhouse Studios, a not-for-profit group that provides space for artists.

Written by Linda Morris. Published in the Sydney Morning Herald, March 2020

An interview with Emma Hardy, 2017

Written By Grace Dlabik and Edwina McCann. Grace Dlabik: consultant and casting director August Edition 2020.

Written by Shannon May Powell, Published by I-D

Published in Stella Magazine, 2015

Written by Calla Wahlquist.

Published by The Guardian, May 2022.

Written by Tom Cowie

Published by The Age, April 2021

Join Françoise Vergès, a writer at the forefront of decolonial feminism, in conversation with grassroots activators Grace Dlabik and Kameron Locke for a conversation about listening and translating spaces of joy, hope and connection.

Written by Phillippa Carisbrooke.

Published by SBS, November 2021