About the Artist

Rachel Dioso-Villa, PhD

 

A picture of a amiling Filipino woman with shoulder length dark hair, wearing blue shorts and a gray t-shirt and holding onto the final painting that formed the cover of this textbook. Please see the "About the Cover" section of this book for a detailed description of the cover art.
Dr. Dioso-Villa and the textbook cover art

As an emerging mixed-media artist and socio-legal scholar at Griffith University in Meanjin/Brisbane, Dr Rachel Dioso-Villa is known for her research on miscarriages of justice, creating Australia’s first wrongful convictions repository. Her art, reflecting a commitment to social justice, tells stories of hope and resilience amid adversity. Through emotionally charged pieces, she engages diverse audiences in conversations about pressing social issues. She has been a finalist in various art prizes and exhibits widely in Queensland and interstate. In 2023, she won the People’s Choice Award at the Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award for her painting, ‘Can You See Me Now?,‘ exposing the challenges faced by wrongfully convicted women in the criminal justice system. 

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