Idil Abdullahi

Idil Abdullahi is a ceramic artist who was born in Somalia and arrived in Australia in 1993 as a refugee with her family. She has completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at UNSW Arts and Design, majoring in Ceramics. Aside from her artistic practice, Idil is a community arts and cultural worker who is passionate about utilising the creative Arts as a tool for building stronger and resilient communities. She works with non-government organisations as well as local councils to facilitate relevant creative projects mainly with women and youth from refugee or marginalised communities in local areas. She sees herself as a “story teller” by means of the visual arts to communicate issues and ideas that are significant to her and the communities she works with. In her art practice, Idil often uses symbols of faith and culture to examine her personal ideas of identity and belonging.