Erica Zaino Artist

12/03/2026

As part of our celebration of female artists this International Women’s Day, Erica Zaino presents 'ART (Artificial Real Time)' on the sands of Cottesloe Beach.

This sculpture examines the tension between our growing reliance on AI and the potential loss of personal identity. The figure reflects the expanding role of technology in art and creativity, prompting contemplation of how individuality and the personal touch may be affected as AI becomes increasingly influential.

Zaino is a recipient of this year’s WA Emerging Artists Support Program, with $15,000 in support shared with Stephanie De Biasi and Sam Hopkins, made possible through donations at the Sculpture by the Sea Perth Gala Dinner.

Discover more about this work, as well as exhibition maps, artist details, and donation options, by downloading the Sculpture by the Sea App.

Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe | 6 - 23 March

Erica Zaino (WA) 'ART (Artificial Real Time)', Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2026. Photo Michael Goh

29/09/2023

Thanks Perth is OK for sharing this

The City of Rockingham’s iconic Castaways Sculpture Awards returns to the beautiful Rockingham Foreshore from Saturday 21 October to Sunday 29 October,

28/03/2023

Aluminium is an amazingly versatile material found in almost every part of our daily life from your drink can, to your smart phone, to your push bike, to that electric vehicle you’ve been thinking about. 😃

It's also a material of choice for countless artists including Perth-based Erica Zaino who has used our end product to create an amazing piece at this year’s Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe. 🎨🏖️

Erica’s sculpture, Labyrinth – Labirinto, is a deserving recipient of the 2023 Alcoa Aluminium Award. Check it out for yourself at the free exhibition at WA’s Cottesloe beach, which runs until 20 March.

📸 Photo credits: Jessica Wyld.

28/03/2023

28/03/2023

Thank you!

Congratulations to Western Australian artist Erica Zaino for winning the Alcoa Aluminium Sculpture Award of $5000 at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe.

Her interactive work, ‘Labyrinth - Labirinto,’ features aluminum with a mirror finish that generates a figurative journey of our thoughts that sometimes stay trapped, other times they are able to find their way out.

The $5,000 award celebrates Alcoa's commitment to supporting artists who use aluminum in creative and innovative ways.

As the Founding Sponsor and Significant Partner of Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, we are grateful for the continued support of Alcoa Australia, an integrated bauxite miner and alumina and aluminum producer.

This award is part of Alcoa's ongoing support for the exhibition.

Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe runs until 20 March.

Erica Zaino (WA), ‘Labyrinth-Labirinto’, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2023 Photo: Richard Watson

28/03/2023

Labyrinth Labirinto

Sculpture by the sea Cottesloe 2023

14/02/2022

Stay tuned for sculptures by the sea

4-21 march 2022

20/10/2021

I am so excited and delighted that “Eve Matriline” has been shortlisted for the Stirling Art awards 2021.

Thank you for including my work in the Stirling art community!

The exhibition will be open to public from 29 October-7 November from 10-4 pm.

Eve Matriline _ description
When we draw a line on a white canvas, we can create images that represent everyday life. What is the origin of a drawing? The simple answer is: one line. What is at the origin of a sculpture? Undeniably to occupy “space”, to exist, to connect to consciousness. With this artwork the intent is to blend the two realities whereby the space becomes the blank canvas and the shape in vision takes life on its own with intricate wire knitting.
The name of the artwork reflects the very own concept of line being the matrix taking shape of a female body, Eve the lineage of the female figure.

800mmx300mmx420mm

Galvanized wire

City of Stirling

20/10/2021

_Illusion