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Meghan Geliza, alternatively known as SisterDarling, is a Pop Surrealist painter currently residing in Auckland. Her art is hugely influenced by the 19th century literature she devoured as a gangly, somewhat sickly young girl from Manila, during those infinite summers in the tropics where she grew up. Apart from books about gardens kept by lock and key, whaling voyages, and sisters coming-of-age, her imagination was fed by animation, particularly Merrie Melodies, Looney Tunes, Disney and Studio Ghibli.

Currently exploring themes of migration, constraint and transcendence, her narrative works are also influenced by tattoo culture, street art, the blues and other music involving accordions banjos or ukuleles.

Late 2009 she was one of the 8 feature artists in Auckland's First Thursday's Exhibit, and was chosen as one of the Single Artist Wall artists to exhibit at 2009's New Zealand Affordable Arts Show. She also took part in a collaborative show Metonymy 2009 and Crossover's launch and group show. Graduating from The Wanganui School of Design, she mostly paints in acrylic on wood.




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