Researching injustice. Creating space for what it leaves behind.
Criminologist. Researcher. Artist.
Rachel Dioso-Villa is an visual artist and Associate Professor of Criminology at Griffith University in Magandjin/Brisbane. Her work explores wrongful convictions, systemic failure, and the human consequences of injustice through both research and creative practice.
On Exhibition…
2026 Winner of the Metro Arts Experimental Portraiture Prize
Rachel Dioso-Villa is the winner of the Metro Arts Experimental Portraiture Award at the The Brisbane Portrait Prize 2026. Awarded by Metro Arts, Brisbane, in recognition of an innovative and experimental approach to portraiture. The prize celebrates artists who challenge conventional modes of representation through conceptual depth, mixed media practices, and the creative use of digital and analogue processes.
Brisbane Portrait Prize 2026
State Library of Queensland, Brisbane
19 September - 8 November 2026
Between the Lines 2026
Mixed media on rice paper, timber framing and metal pins, 150+ sheets, 1360 × 2000 mm
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