Statement Profile GlogauAIR Project CV Summary

Statement

Influenced by their childhood spent in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, Meredith Toyama is interested in exploring how we exist in relation to others and the relationship between the mind and body.

With their primary medium of expression being painting and drawing, Toyama’s practice seeks to externalise their internal world, showcasing how one perceives and expresses their thoughts, as well as how we share space and emotions.

Profile

GlogauAIR Project

My project explores the concept of memory being attached to objects, and how multiple forms of connection can stem from them. I examine the connection someone could feel with an object, the emotions surrounding them, and how bonds can be created with others through their memories. I am inspired by family heirlooms and the stories they hold, and how a seemingly insignificant item or symbol can evoke an emotion.

My practice so far has focused on how we connect in relation to others, and expressing my internal world externally. I am focusing on connection through memory and nostalgia. While we may not be able to understand the full depth behind an individual’s emotional reaction, the feeling itself can be shared. It’s intimate, vulnerable, and honest.

CV Summary

EDUCATION

2022 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022 ‘Tenderness’, AD Space, Sydney, Australia

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022 ‘Secret Sitter’, Goodspace Gallery, Sydney, Australia

2021 ‘Mental Health and Me’, UNSW Library, Sydney, Australia

‘Jenny Birt Award’, AD Space, Sydney, Australia

‘Pulse’, AD Space, Sydney, Australia

2019 ‘Sexual Harassment – It Happens’, UNSW, Sydney, Australia

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES