Adele Sliuzas is an arts writer, curator and emerging textile artist. Since 2022 Adele’s practice has included making, in particular working with textiles. Their residency and solo exhibition Catchment, held at Sauerbier House for SALA in 2024, is their first public exhibition as a textile artist since completing a Bachelor of Visual Arts at UniSA in 2012. Catchment was nominated for two SALA awards. Adele also has an established practice as a curator and arts writer. Adele feels driven to use their hands to make, and they have been developing a research project that moves between textiles, sculpture, performance and writing. The focus of Adele’s practice is on family history and the poetics of Australian space, speaking to ideas of belonging, and a sense of place held in contrast with my family and cultural loss.
Adele is the Visual Arts Curator at The Mill, delivering the Visual Arts program and working with the community of artists. They were the Writer Coordinator for Neoterica 2024. Adele’s practice includes developing dialogue, working alongside artists and also creating work. They previously worked as the Assistant Curator at JamFactory, and curated the 2014 Grid Festival. They have contributed to arts publications including Artlink, Fine Print, Runway, Art&Australia and Un.
