A young woman of Asian decent, holding a glowing round jar in her hands, against a dark foliage background. A young woman of Asian decent, holding a glowing round jar in her hands, against a dark foliage background. A young woman of Asian decent, holding a glowing round jar in her hands, against a dark foliage background. A young woman of Asian decent, holding a glowing round jar in her hands, against a dark foliage backgro… — artist's signature A young woman of Asian decent, holding a glowing round jar in her hands, against a dark foliage background. — edge view A young woman of Asian decent, holding a glowing round jar in her hands, against a dark foliage background. — detail A young woman of Asian decent, holding a glowing round jar in her hands, against a dark foliage background. — shown hanging
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A young woman of Asian decent, holding a glowing round jar in her hands, against a dark foliage background.
A young woman of Asian decent, holding a glowing round jar in her hands, against a dark foliage background.
A young woman of Asian decent, holding a glowing round jar in her hands, against a dark foliage background.
A young woman of Asian decent, holding a glowing round jar in her hands, against a dark foliage backgro… — artist's signature
A young woman of Asian decent, holding a glowing round jar in her hands, against a dark foliage background. — edge view
A young woman of Asian decent, holding a glowing round jar in her hands, against a dark foliage background. — detail
A young woman of Asian decent, holding a glowing round jar in her hands, against a dark foliage background. — shown hanging
Painting by Leah Mariani 144 Artwork Sold

Hope

Oil, Canvas, Ready to hang

20.1in (W) x 26.8in (H) x 1.2in (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included
$680

Artwork Description

This painting forms part of my series on Greek Mythology. It shows Pandora, after inadvertently releasing many evils into the world, is left with hope.
In Greek mythology Pandora opened a jar left in her care and accidentally released sickness, greed, hate and many other evils into the world. Though she hastened to close the container, only one thing was left behind: hope.

Artist Bio
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Leah Mariani 242 artworks | 94 Sold

I'm a Melbourne artist making art about people, identity and relationships. I draw on my experience as a woman and a mother, and as a result, most of my work is about womanhood. I am a passionate advocate of women’s issues and gender equality.

I have an interest in patterns and lines and include them in nearly all my work. My attraction to patterns comes from my love of order (I'm also an accountant), but I mostly like the flat, decorative element it adds. Sometimes the material inspires the subject, but more often than not, I seek out a particular look, colour or pattern to go with the concept I have in mind. Including patterns is a way of adding another dimension to the work.

In 2020, I won the Unearthed Prize by Art to Art gallery in Balwyn. I've been exhibiting since 2012, when I held my first solo show. Prizes for which I have been shortlisted include the 2025 Omnia Prize, 2019 Footscray Art Prize, the 2018 Contemporary Art Prize, the 2016 Hornsby Prize, the 2016 She competition, the Lethbridge 10000 Small-Scale Art Prize, the 2013 Agendo Award and the 2011 Metro Award.  Early in my career, I won the 2013 Yen magazine Female Artist award and won 2 prizes at the Albert Park College Art Show. My artwork is in private collections worldwide and is part of the Standard Chartered Bank art collection, Albert Park College public collection, and the Image Mundi project.