Angelina Mirabito is an Italo-Australian contemporary abstract artist based in Melbourne. Her work is distinguished by its use of texture, color, and emotion on both canvas and walls, with the aim of positively influencing private and public spaces.

Her academic background, including a PhD in the therapeutic value of creative writing, has shaped her self-taught approach to visual art. Through painting, Angelina has discovered that color on canvas allows her to express what words often fail to convey. She primarily uses palette knives in her painting process, embracing the physicality of the medium.

Through her work, Angelina seeks to create an experience of connection with the inner self, evoking feelings of inner beauty and resolution. Each painting emerges from an emotion or an internal confusion, which is meditated upon through the act of painting until the inner obstacle is resolved and transformed through color on the canvas. A painting is complete when the canvas reflects what is impossible to articulate in words and becomes peaceful to contemplate.

Angelina has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including the Elastic Heart Exhibition at the Docklands Library, and Elastic Heart Quartet at the City Library, Inner West Art Fair. She holds non-exclusive representation with LeGrange Gallery and Page One Gallery and had a temporary pop-up gallery space at Peel Street Gallery in 2024. In addition to her studio practice, she conducts art workshops and delivers public talks on culture and art, firmly believing in the transformative power of art to positively shape the way we experience both public and private spaces.

This year, my work will be featured in the Design Week NGV program, marking an important step in my evolving practice

Angelina is also the creator of ROMULUS and advocates for positive mental health awareness.

My practice explores the intersection of abstraction, emotion, and the subconscious, revealing connections I often understand only in retrospect. My work emerges from a deep engagement with process, intuition, and materiality, where meaning unfolds through the act of creation rather than premeditated design.

As an artist, I am drawn to the tension between structure and fluidity, control and release. This tension is shaped by my lived experience, particularly my relationship with autism, trauma, and the complexities of navigating a world that often feels misaligned with my internal rhythms. Art is not just an expressive outlet for me—it is a way of thinking, a mode of survival, and a means of breaking through barriers, both personal and systemic.

Since a significant functional seizure reshaped how I process language and perception, art has become my primary means of articulation. It allows me to engage with ideas and emotions beyond the constraints of words, leading to discoveries that feel both deeply personal and universally resonant. My work is not about offering answers but about uncovering possibilities—fragments of understanding that shift and evolve over time.