Aaliyah

Caitlyn's passion for art has been evident from a young age. Growing up in various locations across Australia, she has been fortunate to develop her talent for graphite portraiture. Caitlyn is grateful to her mother and two high school art teachers for their support in nurturing her artistic development.

Using art as a tool for self-expression and healing, Caitlyn has been drawn back to art throughout her journey, finding it to be one of the few constants in her life. With a firm belief that the eyes are the windows to the soul, Caitlyn seeks to capture and express the variety of emotions that occur throughout life.

Deriving from its Arabic meaning, Aaliyah represents the ascension of recovery. Whilst not a linear path, all who experience mental health challenges find themselves embarking on a dance of rediscovery and rebirth - just like butterflies. Through blood, sweat and tears of both pain and joy, we piece together the scattered, and sometimes shattered, pieces of our identity and potential. We ascend out of the ashes (and cocoon) created by the wildfire of our mental health challenges. While we are still breathing, there is hope for change...