First Nations artwork | Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission

About the artist

Rachael Sarra's vibrant and varied creative practice embodies her experience as a proud mixed-race, First Nations woman from Goreng Goreng Country. Driven by a belief that art and design are vital to communication, connection and culture, Rachael invites us to see the world through her eyes with bold colours, dynamic contours and thought-provoking conversations.

Holding the torch – together. By Rachael Sarra

Artwork story

Holding the torch – together.

“Domestic, family and sexual violence often sits in silence, etched deep into the crevices of our homes and histories. But when community holds the torch – together – when stories are shared, not silenced, light meets shade in dialogue.

And something shifts. What was once power wielded in isolation becomes power held in collective hands – compassionate, accountable, strong.

Change doesn’t blaze in a single moment. It moves like light across Country – constant, patient, unstoppable.

Where awareness meets action, cycles break.

And healing begins where the shadows once were.”