# Event Details

- **Event Name**: AFTERGLOW Meli Axford Artist Talk
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Artist Talk | Meli Axford — AfterGlow

Join artist Meli Axford for a deeply personal and thought-provoking artist talk exploring the journey behind her Pool Series, now in its 7th year.

Known for her vibrant figurative paintings that reimagine the Australian landscape through the lens of family, memory and the female gaze, Axford will speak candidly about her unconventional path into art, building a creative practice later in life, and the emotional and psychological forces that shaped her work.

Part memoir, part creative reflection, the talk will trace Axford’s evolution from a working-class upbringing in regional Queensland and a career in technology, to becoming a nationally exhibited painter whose work explores love, safety, visibility and freedom for women and girls.

Axford will discuss how painting became a form of self-discovery, a process she now describes as “the subconscious speaking through paint”, and how meaning in her work often emerged long after the paintings themselves were made.

The talk will also explore where her practice sits within the broader cultural conversation artists have been contributing to for millennia: how visual language shapes identity, how the female voice has evolved across art and popular culture, and how contemporary artists can use both painting and social media to challenge traditional gatekeeping and expand access to creative conversations.

This event will particularly resonate with late-blooming creatives, aspiring artists, and anyone who has ever felt the urge to make something meaningful but questioned whether it was too late to begin.

On the surface it's an artist talk, but the truth is it's really about the journey I've been on over the last few years.

For most of my life I genuinely thought I was doing fine. I didn't realise how many of my behaviours, reactions and beliefs were actually coping mechanisms I'd developed much earlier in life. They helped me get through things, but they were also getting in the way of the relationships and life I wanted to create.

A big turning point for me was beginning to understand the science of how our brains work and realising that we're not fixed. Through a combination of neuroscience, personal development and, surprisingly, my art practice, I started to see myself much more clearly.

One of the things I'll talk about openly is how this affected my relationship with Bob and the girls. Some of the most important growth I've experienced came from being loved enough for someone to hold me accountable for behaviours that weren't serving me. Looking back, I can see that what felt difficult at the time was actually an act of enormous love.

Painting became part of that process. Long before I understood what was happening consciously, my subconscious was expressing itself through the work. The paintings helped me uncover things about myself that I couldn't yet put into words.

The talk is about creativity and art, but it's also about reinvention, identity, relationships, emotional regulation and the idea that it's never too late to become more fully yourself.

Honest, insightful and emotionally resonant, this promises to be an inspiring evening about creativity, vulnerability, persistence, and the transformative power of making work that tells the truth.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/currumbin/afterglow-meli-axford-artist-talk/200030112363633
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, workshops, contests, science-fair
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Currumbin
- **state**: QL
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Studio 8 Currumbin
- **lat**: -28.14198
- **long**: 153.47153
- **full address**: Studio 8 Currumbin, Traders Way, 5 Traders Way, Currumbin Waters QLD 4223, Australia, Currumbin

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is AFTERGLOW Meli Axford Artist Talk being held?
  - **A:** AFTERGLOW Meli Axford Artist Talk takes place on Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Studio 8 Currumbin, Traders Way, 5 Traders Way, Currumbin Waters QLD 4223, Australia, Currumbin.
- **Q**: Who is organizing AFTERGLOW Meli Axford Artist Talk?
  - **A:** AFTERGLOW Meli Axford Artist Talk is organized by Meli Axford.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** AFTERGLOW Meli Axford Artist Talk is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Currumbin, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If AFTERGLOW Meli Axford Artist Talk sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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