Blossoms of Belonging

Anastasiia Ananieva

Exhibition Dates :
Thursday 28 August – Sunday 28 September 2025
Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Weekdays TBC

A collection of illustrated artworks by emerging artist
Anastasiia Ananieva exploring a personal journey of belonging, home, migration and memory through intertwining symbols of Ukrainian heritage and Tasmanian nature.

Blossoms of Belonging is a personal and emotionally resonant exhibition by Hobart-based Ukrainian artist Anastasiia Ananieva. This collection of illustrated artworks explores the evolving sense of home, identity, and connection that has shaped her experience since moving from Ukraine to Tasmania in 2022. Through intertwining visual elements of Ukrainian heritage and Tasmanian nature, the works tell a journey of migration, memory, resilience, and cultural transformation.

Anastasiia’s artworks combine digital and traditional techniques. Her warm and detailed style draws inspiration from folk art, childhood memories, and emotional reflection. She uses colour and form to invite the viewer into a dreamlike space.

The concept for Blossoms of Belonging was built based on Anastasiia’s time in Tasmania. As a new arrival and migrant, she found herself seeking a sense of grounding in an unfamiliar place. Over time, she began to see parallels between the landscapes and botanical life of Tasmania and the symbols of her homeland. This connection sparked the visual language that now defines the exhibition, where flowers are more than just beautiful motifs; they are metaphors for memory, cultural identity, inner growth and resilience.

The exhibition is also a celebration of Anastasiia’s three-year journey in Tasmania, a time marked by life-changing, learning, and deep creative exploration. It honours not only her path, but the kindness, generosity, and support she has received from the Tasmanian community. As such, Blossoms of Belonging becomes a shared space — an invitation to all viewers to reflect on their journeys, the shifting meaning of home, and the quiet strength found in moments of transition.

This body of work has been developed over months of research, sketching, reflection, and emotional processing. The final exhibition will include a series of 15 illustrated works, including six new major pieces being created in 2025 specifically for this show.

Anastasiia hopes that visitors to the exhibition will not only engage visually, but also emotionally, recognising within the works their own stories of migration, longing, resilience, or sense of home. For those who have ever left home, started again, or searched for belonging, Blossoms of Belonging offers a quiet, healing space to pause and reflect.