Meditation and sacred expression are two themes in focus in a Melton artist’s exhibition on display at the Melton Library.
Titled ‘Shakti Rising’, the exhibition is a collection of painted works by Melton artist Mata Kamaleshwari, celebrating sacred feminine energy.
According to Kamaleshwari, Shakti is a universal creative force that arises from pure existence and flows into all creation.
After 20 years of intense spiritual practice – with Kamaleshwari also a meditation and spiritual teacher – she wanted to communicate her experience through her art.
“I just wanted to paint what my experience was with meditation … my inner world … it’s the movement of energy,” Kamaleshwari said.
“To me it’s the final frontier of mankind …. they’re even going to mars and the moon but they can’t go into their inner world,” she said.
“Everything I paint has come from that experience.”
She uses fluid acrylics with rich pigments – including unique Australian hues – aiming to weave a cultural fusion of divine imagery set against Australian landscapes and colours.
In a statement about her exhibition, Kamaleshwari said her journey is one of devotion – a lifelong love affair with India’s spirituality, merged with a modern Australian context, offering a unique and personal path that bridges worlds.
“As a woman in her 50s, having faced many challenges, including health and loss and many of those brought by the pandemic, I’ve found a renewed way to express my spiritual journey through art,“ she wrote.
“This [re-emergence] reflects a subtle yet vibrant connection to Shakti, inviting viewers to observe, contemplate, and connect with the divine feminine energy in their own way.“
The exhibition will run until October 3 at the Melton Library and Learning Hub, 31 McKenzie St, Melton.
