Mornington Peninsula native Joshua Searle, primarily a painter, explores socio-cultural issues and diasporic identity using acrylic, oil stick, oil pastel, enamel, and spray paint on canvas. His work confronts issues while celebrating Black excellence and his Colombian heritage, employing figurative repetitive figures to adapt meaning within diverse contexts.
Notable achievements include commissions with the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, participation in the Archibald Prize Exhibition 2023, and a finalist position in the Sir John Sulman Prize at AGNSW in 2023. Searle's impactful exploration of identity and culture is showcased in large-scale solo exhibitions, including the recent collaboration 'I'm Sick of Being Polite' with Melbourne fashion house Monphell.
