DIY diva portraits with Hannah Brontë

Next date: Saturday, 21 March 2026 | 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Two photographs of a dark haired female wearing pink in tin embossed photo frames against a pink backdrop

Create your diva self-portrait guided by the DIY (do it yourself) doula diva dj creatrix herself Hanah Brontë.

Come ready to have your polaroid snapped (you may like to tap into your inner child and alter ego by bringing along costume items, props, fabric etc). You will then create a metallic tin frame for your image to live in - the frame will be your altar to self.  By embossing the tin you will imbue magik for your year ahead around the image of your self – this is known as glamour magik!

Hanah Brontë's work 'Diva Worship' will be on display in G1 and on the Skybridge.  The Skybridge is located south side of Kingston City Hall, connected to 999 Nepean Highway.

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About the artist

A dark haired female wearing a long green dress standing against tree with body of water in the background

 

Brontë is an Artist , Doula and Creatrix dreaming and swimming on Kombumerri/Yugambeh Country (Gold Coast).

Brontë’s practice is rooted in pleasure as a guiding force — pleasure in colour, in connection, in imagination, in the act of creating itself.

Brontë’s works emerge as dreamscapes that blur the edges of the present with visions of the future, saging what is to come and allowing it to blend into the here and now. These dreamscapes invite audiences to soften, to feel, and to open to the possibilities of a life infused with sacred rage , wildness , beauty and joy.

Working across video, text, textiles, and sound, she layers mediums to create kaleidoscopic worlds of sensation and presence. Recent collaborations with holistic and spiritual healers have expanded her explorations into colour therapy, grounding audiences while also shifting their energy toward vibrancy and renewal.

Brontë’s work often turns toward birth — both literal and metaphorical. As a doula, she honours the thresholds of all birthing people, and within her art practice she explores birth as a continual process of becoming: the seeds of pregnancy and gestation, the birthing of ideas, communities, chosen families, and futures.

She infuses her practice with the magic of femme queer ways of knowing, bringing softness, play, camp revelry and power into every layer of her work. Her art is therefore not only about representation but about transformation — an embodied reminder that every act of creation is a form of arrival.

With influences from her work as a doula, DJ, and curator of gatherings/ experiences , Brontë extends her practice beyond the gallery into collective spaces of celebration, healing, and play.

At its heart, her work is an exploration of how art-making can open portals — dreamscapes that teach us to live more pleasurably, more connected, and more attuned to the futures we are already calling into being. Brontë in each offering is inviting us to dream with our eyes wide open!

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When

  • Saturday, 21 March 2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Location

Kingston Arts Centre, 979 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin, 3189, View Map

Consider walking, cycling or using public transport options, leaving your car at home.

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