Artist Statement and BioRosalind Lemoh (b.Sierra Leone) makes sculpture and object based works. After graduating from the ANU School of Art in 2007 with first class honours, she has gone on to be a national finalist and exhibit internationally. Her work is held in public and private collections in Australia and the UK. Alongside her exhibitions, Rosalind collaborates with galleries and artists to publish written work in print and online that provides insight into the practice of contemporary practitioners.
Rosalind Lemoh’s practice explores fragility, power and gender through sculptural objects. Her practice combines assemblage, casting, text and industrial aesthetics influenced by Arte Povera and Confessional Art to draw on themes of the personal as political. Born in Sierra Leone and living in regional NSW, she graduated from the ANU School of Art majoring in Sculpture in 2007 with first class honours. Since then, she has gone on to be a national finalist and exhibit internationally with scholarships and opportunities taking supporting her work in Spain, Tokyo and London.
In 2023-24, Rosalind was selected as artist in residence at Canberra Glassworks which marked the inclusion of glass into her work and in 2025, she was an Artist in Residence at Bundanon and an invited artist for Sculpture by the Sea Bondi supported by the Belgiorno-Nettis family. She has been shortlisted for prizes including winner of the Robert Foster Memorial Award (2024), a national finalist in STILL: National Still Life Award (2025), the Museum of Art and Culture (MAC) Yapang Award (2025). Her work is held in public and private collections in Australia and the UK. In 2026, Rosalind will exhibit with the Canberra Biennale 2026 program at the National Botanic gardens and Sydenham International at the Hyatt hotel in Canberra.