LIA PA’APA’A 

Lia is a mama, textile artist and creative producer who works within a community engaged practice.  This means that throughout all her projects over the past 15 years in the Arts, the clear thread through them all. Lia serves her communities by creating culturally and creative safe spaces for people to tell stories, to learn, be empowered and build capacity and to explore creative and cultural practice.   Lia’s current work is focussed on supporting Mothers and babies during the sacred time of the first 1000 days (from conception to age two). Lia is the co-creator of Ngamumu (For Mothers) that delivers community workshops and festival installations in the Cairns region of Australia.

Lia also creates programming and content across a wide range of mediums including as an exhibiting artist, public speaker, and workshop facilitator. 

Lia’s ancestors hail from Samoa and the Luiseño nation of Southern California and her practice is informed by this. She seeks to revitalise, reclaim and reimagine her culture for her and her children as a contemporary artist, community practitioner and mama.

Lia is committed to nourishing people through food, arts, culture and community.

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