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Manda Lane is a Melbourne-based botanical artist, known for her intricate murals, paper installations, and laneway pasteups.
Practicing out of Everfresh Studios in Collingwood, she is inspired by the local untamed urban weeds in her immediate environment, as well as native Australian flora.
Using plants as her main subject matter, she is interested in the uneasy relationships between plants and the built world, and the ways nature pushes back against human-made — vines growing around aged brickwork, weeds sprouting through cracks, tree roots breaking through footpaths. This reminds her that nature isnt passive; it resists, reclaims, and persists.
Paper is often seen as a light, weaker material but in her larger scale installation papercuts, Manda enjoys the strength and durability of paper.
Her papercut work has seen her commissioned for a variety of projects in recent years, including artwork for the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Visit Victoria, sculptural public art opportunities with Merri-bek Council, gallery exhibitions and private collections.
Manda's work also includes murals, where she regularly handpaints florals, exploring ways to depict plants climbing up and across surfaces. Her murals usually feature intensely tangled detail coupled with larger botanical features, playfully depicting nature at different scales interacting with the surfaces they are painted on.
This mural work has seen her commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria to paint for the 2022 Architectural Commission, as well as for Dorsett Hotel Melbourne, Metro Tunnel, local councils and numerous private commissions in Victoria and NSW.
Manda's work is traditionally characterized by a monochromatic palette, and she has more recently commenced more consistent colour explorations in her work. Blending traditional botanical illustrations with contemporary tattoo aesthetics, she is also inspired by those elements around her local environment, including overgrown corners of Collingwood.
Beyond commissioned pieces, Manda actively contributes to Melbourne's urban art scene, often installing hand-cut paper artworks in laneways and public spaces.
Through this practice, Lane highlights how plants and cities exist in constant tension — sometimes in conflict, sometimes in coexistence. Her work invites people to notice these overlooked ecologies and consider how nature continues to reshape urban environments and vice versa.
Previous clients include:
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV 2022/23, Temple of Boom)
Ritz Carlton Hotel, Melbourne
Bendigo Art Gallery
Dorsett Hotel, Melbourne
Agriculture Victoria
Visit Victoria
Metro Tunnel project
Melbourne Design Week
St Kilda Botanical Gardens
ABC Arts (Tiny Oz)
Various local councils and private clients across Victoria and NSW, Australia.
Media appearances include:
Artist Profile
NGV magazine
Officeworks' 'Noteworthy' magazine
Broadsheet
The Guardian
Better Homes and Gardens' magazine
ABC Radio National's The Art Show; and
Joy FM