Shahn Stewart is a botanical sculptor and artist, born on Whadjuk Noongar Country in Western Australia. Now living and working on Wurundjeri land (Melbourne). Shahn is the founder and director of Alchemy Orange, a botanical design studio that focuses on championing our native flora and regenerating Country through sustainable practice.
Her work is visually striking, using the texture, contrast and inherent dynamism of native and introduced materials to compose organic sculptural works and site-specific installations.
A descendent of the Yorta Yorta people, she weaves personal narratives through her work regarding tradition and reconnection through sculpture and weaving.