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The Indian Ocean Craft Triennial is based in Perth, Western Australia. IOTA27 opens in October 2027

27/04/2026

Introducing members of our International Curatorium — meet artist researcher Catriona Maddocks, based in East Malaysia.

Catriona is an artist, curator and researcher, originally from the U.K. and based in Sarawak, Malaysia for over fifteen years. Engaged in an array of diverse projects, her work focuses on the exploration of identity, community narratives and cultural heritage within a contemporary context. With a cross-disciplinary and collaborative approach she seeks to encourage dialogue and questioning of assumed narratives.

20/04/2026

Introducing members of our International Curatorium — meet independent curator Nim Niyomsin from Bangkok, Thailand.

Nim received a Master of History of Art from Birkbeck and enrolled in a curatorial course at the Central Saint Martins, London. She specialises in contemporary Southeast Asian art and ceramics, and has been working as a curator for many arts institutions in Thailand, Singapore, and UK. Nim also recently co-authored a monograph book, Wasinburee: An Exploration into Ceramic Possibilities.

13/04/2026

Introducing members of our International Curatorium — next up, Boorloo-based artist and curator, Zali Morgan.

Zali Morgan is a Noongar woman with ancestral connections to Whadjuk, Balladong, and Wilman Boodjar. She was born and raised near Wooditchup on Wardandi Boodjar and is now based near Boorloo. Zali has a passion for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and artists. With a keen interest in decolonising practices, she has worked closely with private and institutional collections. She is the Noongar Residency Curator at Goolugatup Heathcote and is the 2025 Revealed Curator at PICA.

06/04/2026

Introducing members of our International Curatorium — first up, Kallol Datta, artist-curator and researcher from Kolkata, India.

A cornerstone of Kallol's work is extensive creative research in clothing practices, native to SWANA, the Korean Peninsula and Japan. Their practice reflects upon reconstructing and restructuring memory, episodic events, and history, to negotiate larger questions of ideas revolving around research as production. Their artistic and curatorial projects are driven by community, acts of resistance against structural inequalities, shared processes of healing, and radical ways of knowledge building. Kallol was the curator of the inaugural edition of Kolkata Q***r Arts Month 2023 and was a member of the curatorial team at the State of Fashion (STOF) Biennale 2024, Arnhem, Netherlands. They are currently on the Creative Advisory Council for the STOF Biennale, 2026.

02/04/2026

Snippets of the time our International Curatorium spent in WA last year. This incredible team has made big strides towards the next Triennial since their visit — stay tuned!

31/03/2026

Today's IOTA24 throwback is of Indonesian artist Ari Bayuaji's work, 'Weaving the Ocean'. From civil engineer to creative social entrepreneur and installation artist, Bayuaji lives between between Bali and Montreal, transforming found materials from Bali's shores into reflections on our daily lives.
His short film illustrated how his weaving project sustained the livelihoods of highly skilled weavers in Bali during the pandemic lockdowns and created new industry for them, as well as reducing the mountains of ocean waste on their beaches.

25/03/2026

Introducing the IOTA Management Committee — we are thrilled to work with this wonderful group of passionate, experienced individuals towards the 2027 Indian Ocean Craft Triennial.
Clockwise from top left: Maneesh Kelly, Maggie Baxter, Dr Qassim Saad, Amanda Bell, David Mickler, Heli Donaldson, Clement Tay and Jude van der Merwe OAMa

21/03/2026

Reliving moments from the opening of the IOTA24 exhibition at Holmes à Court Gallery .10!

It's hard to believe that 18 months ago we were partying every week - as another IOTA24 exhibition opened.

Thanks to everyone who helped to make this exhibition .hac and all IOTA24 happen. It takes a very large village!

Artists and/or their work featured include:
Kabir & Brinda Dudhat .design , Dias Prabu , Maggie Baxter , Lisa Mori , Yim Yen Sum

19/03/2026

"IOTA is an invitation to connect meaningfully with our ‘Rim Residents’. In a turbulent world, that’s a gift for Western Australians."
Victoria Laurie, Seesaw Magazine, 13 November 2025.

As we look back at IOTA21 and IOTA24 whilst planning the 2027 edition, we are struck more than ever by the ability of craft to bring us together, to learn about each other, and to enjoy sharing our similar and differing cultural stories and practices.

"The Indian Ocean Craft Triennial, or IOTA, is a rarely heralded story of unparalleled excellence and survival."
We thank Victoria for her article - articulating many things which we are often too reticent to shout about.

Read the full article or link in our bio / https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2025/11/iota-feature

Images courtesy of the artists, and
1. .boroujeni
2.
3. .hac

18/03/2026

Contemporary Jewellery Showcase 2026 presented by
A don't miss exhibition of studio jewellers, only for a limited one week.

Featuring IOTA alumni artists Melissa Cameron and Sarah Elson, alongside fellow accomplished makers: Christel van der Laan, Claire Townsend, Dorothy Erickson AM, Michelle Gauntlett, Susannah Kings-Lynne, Barbara Cotter, Devan Job, Robin Wells.

SHOPFRONT GALLERY, North Metro TAFE, 147-149 Beaufort St, Perth
Thursday 19th March 11am-4pm
Friday 20th March 11am-4pm
Saturday 21st March 11am-3pm
Sunday Closed
Monday 23rd March 11am-4pm
Tuesday 24th March 11am-4pm
Wednesday 25th March 11am-4pm
Thursday 26th March 11am-4pm

12/03/2026

Congratulations to eminent Western Australian ceramist Bernard Kerr on his upcoming residency in China as part of the International Academy of Ceramics congress and exhibitions.

Bernard will undertake a 3-month residency with 11 other ceramic artists at the Longquan Celadon Research Institute - in Longquan City, which is renowned for over 1700-year history of celadon-making tradition. Afterwards he will attend the congress in Jingdezhen - the home of porcelain, and show work in the Oceania exhibition there.

Bernard Kerr presented a solo show at IOTA24 which explored how ceramic objects are displayed, represented, perceived, and used in Western culture. He also led the hosting of WEDGE - the Australian Ceramics Triennale in WA in 2025. Bernard is an active educator as well as a craft advocator, and has been a strong ally and supporter of IOTA from the start.

Photos courtesy of Bernard Kerr, Rebecca de Vries and Junction Arts Centre.

26/01/2026

Do you remember the beautiful works by Thania Petersen exhibited in the first Indian Ocean Craft Triennial in 2021 at Fremantle Arts Centre? The C-19 epidemic prevented from attending the exhibition. However it is wonderful that audiences have the opportunity to meet and even work with Thania for her forthcoming exhibition at John Curtin Gallery: A call and response across the ocean. Continuing her exploration of the 'histories of the Indian Ocean and Trans-Oceanic memory, tracing the interconnectedness of cultures, migrations, and shared experiences.'
Visit for details.

Images:
Thania Petersen, 'SONOP/SONAF', 2021, embroidery thread on
cotton fabric, 187 × 134cm.; 'What Falls From The Sky', 2019, embroidery thread on cotton fabric, 172 × 97cm. Courtesy of Roelof van Wyk; 'Musallah', 2018,
embroidery thread and Swarovski crystals on cotton fabric, 300 × 100cm.
Artisan Sayed Naqvi.
Courtesy the artist. Photos: Rob Frith

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