2025 Exhibition at Saint John’s Anglican Cathedral
“If you’re waiting for the miracle, it’s coming.”
The Exhibition
Address: 373 Ann St, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Exhibition Dates: July 1st to July31st 2025
Opening Night: To Be Confirmed
Please RSVP to 0410 197 946
‘Waiting for the Miracle’ brings together a series of modernist paintings and drawings that reflect on key moments from Christian tradition—miracles, annunciations, resurrections, and quiet revelations.
These works are not bound to the past., they speak to our present moment with its fatigue, chaos, and uncertainty. In the present condition of the world, the ancient stories of transformation take on new meaning. They become meditations on longing, faith, and the persistent hope that something sacred still stirs beneath the surface of our lives.
The exhibition takes its name from Leonard Cohen’s line, “If you’re waiting for the miracle, it’s coming.” I’ve chosen this name for its simplicity and the profound tension between delay and assurance, doubt and belief. Cohen’s lyric becomes a spiritual thread that weaves through each work: an acknowledgment of our human condition, and a whisper of something beyond it.
Whether it’s water turning to wine, a young woman saying yes to the unexplainable, or the impossible rising from the tomb, these stories endure because they reflect something we all hunger for. The miracle.
In the spirit of modernism, these works celebrate the miracle through colour and gesture, joyful hues, free-flowing brushstrokes, and quiet geometry in composition. Each painting is a search for grace: not to depict the miraculous, but to let it emerge through the rhythm of the hand and the dance of form.
A Quick Peek
Some of the Works on Display
Mysterious Fishing
2025, Oil on Canvas, 90cm x 90cm, $2200
“Mysterious Fishing” portrays the miraculous encounter after the Resurrection, when the disciples, having caught nothing all night, are guided by the risen Christ to cast their nets again, and they receive an overwhelming catch. In a flash of recognition, Peter leaps into the water to reach Jesus. I love the joy of this moment and tried to express that joy through the colours and flow of the composition. To me, this painting feels musical, and music, like faith, is always a small miracle.
Jesus Carrying the Cross
2025, Oil on Canvas, 90cm x 90cm, $2200
‘Jesus Carrying the Cross’ explores the weight of sacrifice across time. At the center, Christ looks back at the crowd, Roman soldiers, and a woman with a child, evoking the past and the innocence of beginnings. In the top right, St Veronica holds the veil, a moment of compassion in the present. Below, two children release a dove, symbolising the Holy Spirit and future salvation. The composition weaves together past, present, and future in one unfolding narrative.
Supper at Emmaus
2025, Oil on Canvas, 90cm x 90cm, $2200
“Supper at Emmaus” depicts the quiet miracle of recognition, the moment Christ is revealed in the breaking of bread.
The table holds symbols, such as, bread and wine, pomegranates for unity, and fish (a secret sign of early Christians) for faith. This work reflects on how revelation comes unexpectedly, inviting us to see the divine in ordinary moments.
Descent from the Cross
2023, Oil on Canvas, 100cm x 100cm, $2600
‘Descent from the Cross’ reflects on grief, love, and sacred duty through the figures of Mary, Mary Magdalene, and St John.
Inspired by Renaissance composition, this work seeks to honour human vulnerability and divine sacrifice in one timeless moment
Crucifixion
2023, Oil on Canvas, 120cm x 90cm, $3200
‘Crucifixion’ captures a moment of sorrow and transcendence. St Mary and Mary Magdalene stand in silent witness, embodying profound human grief.
Two doves on the Cross, symbols of the Holy Spirit and salvation, bring a quiet hope into the scene, hinting at the resurrection to come.
St George
2025, Oil on Canvas, 120cm x 90cm, $2600
“St George” has become one of my most meaningful and recurring themes in recent years. The image of the saint defeating the dragon speaks powerfully to our times. It’s a timeless symbol of the victory of good over evil, even when that evil seems overwhelming and invincible. The miracle lies not only in the slaying of the beast, but in the courage to confront it. The story of St George continues to inspire me as a visual metaphor for resistance and justice.
Three Mary’s and Angel
2023, Oil on Canvas, 90cm x 90cm, $2200
‘Three Marys and Angel’ depicts the moment the women arrive at Jesus’s tomb, carrying perfumes for his body and they find it empty. An angel tells them He is risen. I used joyful, expressive colours to capture the awe and wonder of this moment.
Triumphant Entry to Jerusalem
2023, Oil on Canvas, 100cm x 100cm, $2600
‘Triumphant Entry to Jerusalem’ captures a moment of joy and celebration. The crowd welcomes Jesus, hoping for deliverance from Roman rule. He rides not a noble horse, but a humble donkey, which is a symbol of peace, not conquest. Joyful hues of red and pink, once colours of medieval bravery, fill the scene. The miracle lies in the courage: knowing what awaited, he still chose love.
The Trinity
2023, Oil on Canvas, 90cm x 90cm, $2200
The Trinity (Hospitality of Abraham) is inspired by Andrei Rublev’s famous icon (1410) which is considered one of the greatest achievements of Russian medieval art and is renowned for its spiritual depth, composition, and use of color. It depicts the Holy Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—symbolized by three angels sitting around a table, reminiscent of the biblical story of Abraham’s hospitality and the visitation of angels.
The three angels visit Abraham, one of them communicates God’s intention to destroy the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham, deeply concerned for his nephew Lot and the inhabitants of these cities, engages in a bargaining conversation with the angel. He begins by asking if the city would be spared if fifty righteous people were found there. The angel agrees, and Abraham progressively lowers the number, asking about forty-five, forty, and so on, until he negotiates down to ten righteous individuals. The angel assures Abraham that for the sake of ten righteous people, Sodom would be spared from destruction.
In Sodom, Lot, Abraham’s nephew, welcomed the angels into his home, where they were treated hospitably. However, the men of Sodom demanded to have relations with the angels, displaying their depravity further. As a result of their wickedness, Sodom and Gomorrah were ultimately destroyed by fire and brimstone as divine judgment. Lot and his family were instructed to flee without looking back. His wife disobeyed and turned into a pillar of salt.
Considering the challenges and moral dilemmas prevalent in today’s world, I find this ancient narrative fascinating and remarkably contemporary. It prompts the question: How many righteous people can justify the existence of a Sodom?
Wedding in Cana
2025, Oil on Canvas, 90cm x 90cm, $2200
‘Wedding at Cana’ celebrates the first miracle of Christ, which was the transformation of water into wine. Done quietly, out of kindness and compassion, it revealed divine power through an act of joy.
I wanted to capture that sense of celebration and new beginning, the rhythm of shared happiness. For me, it’s a miracle rooted in love, generosity, and delight.