Sylvia Aguirre
Multidisciplinary Artist- Educator

Sylvia Aguirre (Doust) is a Chilean-born Australian artist based in Wadawurrung Country- Golden Plains. A
multidisciplinary artist with a profound connection to the ancient craft of ceramics. Having spent her early
years in Chile, Sylvia’s work is deeply influenced by her Chilean heritage, memory, and storytelling.
Drawing on organic elements and upcycled materials, Sylvia consciously evokes context and atmosphere
that reflect both the personal and collective stories of humanity, narratives of culture, place, and our
interconnectedness with the natural world we inhabit. Her practice expands to sculpture, installation, film,
photography, collage, and drawn imagery.
After balancing family life, as an educator and an artist for many years, Sylvia now works from her home
studio in Ross Creek on a full-time basis. Her work has been showcased in both solo and group exhibitions
in Queensland, NSW and Victoria. It has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the
2022 COPACC CrossXpollination ‘Impermanence’ Art Prize and the Birchip Art Show 3D Art Prize in 2023.