Selene Mauri Cochrane

Brisbane, Queensland

Selene Mauri Cochrane has been a costumier for over 30 years. Starting her career in the fashion industry, she moved into theatre and performance art. Her designs have been featured in numerous productions for Brisbane based performer Christine Johnston.

Now working as a full-time artist Cochrane has exhibited in solo and group shows across Australia and the world. Cochrane's practice as an independent artist began with surrealist painting, which formed thematic foundations for her practice exploring mythology and folklore. Her work has since transitioned into the three-dimensional realm, amalgamating her extensive textile expertise from her fashion background with ceramic and sculptural interest. 

Cochrane is now an established contemporary mixed-media artist, who is known for her chimera-like work which represent both the creative and destructive, hidden forces hidden within us. Embodied through juxtaposing materially between solid fragile ceramics and soft malleable fabric, her mythical creatures blur the lines between the real and surreal, the living and dead and the accepted and repressed.