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Going Where You Take Me
Micca
Going Where You Take Me
20 January – 31 January 2026
hours:
Tuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm
Saturdays: 12pm – 4pm
admission: Free
…her work often blends whimsy with introspection, using symbolism and dreamlike imagery to convey emotion and meaning…
“Going Where You Take Me”, explores my inner world as I’ve navigated the last 4 years of my life as a curious Australian-Asian woman in her early to mid 20s. A pivotal age of finding a place in my identity, growing in my power as a woman, navigating my morals, beliefs, relationships and solidifying my belonging in the world. My ideas arrive intuitively, pulled from unique and transformative experiences that shifted how I see myself and the world around me. The ideas are executed through the art of surrealism, where imagery becomes whimsical, thought provoking, and delightfully out of the ordinary. I move between seriousness and playfulness in both life and art, and I have always been drawn to childlike cartoons and dreamlike animation. That influence naturally spills into the work.
For this exhibition, my focus was on self discovery, so I naturally gravitated toward self portraits, often nude. I like the idea of painting myself naked in both an exposing and vulnerable way, as I discuss personal topics, and also in a self appreciative, therapeutic way, where I’ve found that doing nude self portraits gave me a new appreciation and love for myself and my appearance. I am heavily influenced by music, where it’s extremely common for musicians to make songs about themselves and their feelings and experiences, and so I’ve taken those concepts and applied them to my art practice and now use art as a medium to talk about myself.
Micca is a self-taught oil painter born and raised in Perth, Western Australia, who moved to Melbourne in 2022. With a natural inclination toward creativity, she recalls drawing as early as four years old, finding joy in learning how to capture different objects and discovering new techniques to express the visions she imagined. At sixteen, she experimented with oil paint for the first time and instantly fell in love with its richness and depth. Having never received formal art training, Micca chose to explore her artistic path independently, guided by intuition and curiosity. In 2022, she held her first solo exhibition and is set to present her second in 2026.
Influenced by artists such as Mark Ryden, Shaun Tan, and Miles Johnston, Micca believes art is limitless; free from rules, categories, or boundaries. She found everyday life to be repetitive and mundane, and combined with growing up in an emotionally chaotic environment, she found solace in surrealism, where she could build imaginative, mystical worlds far removed from the ordinary. Her work often blends whimsy with introspection, using symbolism and dreamlike imagery to convey emotion and meaning.
Micca’s ideas stem from her inner life: her thoughts, emotions, and reflections on personal experiences, deeply rooted in her faith in God. She carries a profound curiosity for human behaviour and the unseen layers of experience, often listening to psychology talks or interviews with people from all walks of life while she paints. Through this, she seeks to understand how experiences shape individuals, including herself, and these explorations emerge in her art in unconventional ways.