HAJI OH: Winner – Asia Pacific Art Award (Innovation) 2026

Congratulations to Haji Oh who has been awarded the Asia Pacific Art Award for Innovation by Creative Australia.

Creative Australia's 2026 Asia Pacific Arts Awards recognises Australian-based artists, collectives and organisations whose work demonstrates long-term commitment to creative collaboration across the region. The award highlights unique methods of practice, engagement, and/or process to build creative links in Asia or the Pacific.

CEO Adrian Collette AM said:

“The recipients of the 2026 Asia Pacific Arts Awards exemplify the depth of creative leadership that exists across Australia’s engagement with the region. We are proud to recognise practices that strengthen cultural relationships and contribute so significantly to Australia’s cultural life.”

Oh creates installation works utilising weaving, dyeing, unravelling, cyanotype and audio. Drawing on her experiences as a descendant of migrants, she creates artworks to give expression to the unspoken memories of women and unnamed individuals. Her practice explores the inheritance of memory by sharing experiences and dialogue through the collaborative process of community engagement and workshops.