Danya Cahalan works primarily as a ceramic artist living and working on Garigal country. Her practice also encompasses drawing, painting and jewellery making. Cahalan, of Cuban - Australian heritage, investigates themes of memory, belonging and identity. Her work is a celebration of music, movement, and traditional latin iconography.

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Favouring wheel formed, voluminous and asymmetrical vessels, clay is used to create poetic and vibrant compositions. A playful, explorative language alludes to the Cuban avant-garde. Depicting that which is foreign yet familiar, Cahalan's work is an abstraction of influences, ranging from jewellery, clothing and instruments. Ancestry becomes a visual language, the work rich in hidden meaning, mark making and motifs.

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