BILLY RAFFIN

Billy Raffin is an Argentinian-Australian artist based in Melbourne, Australia. At the heart of her practice is a curiosity for observing narratives, and a deep interest in consciousness and dreaming. Billy interrogates playful representations of the mundane, transforming simple interactions into thoughtful articulations. She works across the moving image, illustration, and music; music, in particular, has captured her imagination for the better part of 10 years, where Billy has played drums for a range of Melbourne bands. Billy also works as a creative producer for small festivals and events, and facilitates collaborative art projects with diverse communities.

Recently, Billy has created work for the Gertrude Street Projection Festival (2022, 2021, 2019), SIGNAL Sound X Screen Commissions (2020), performed at the Melbourne Fringe Festival (2021, 2019), exhibited in several gallery shows, and regularly performs in various bands. She was recently an artist in residence at the King Island Cultural Centre (2022), Chateau Orquevaux in France (2022), the City of Yarra (2021), and Yarra Youth Services (2018-2021). Billy also recently graduated with a Master of Arts (Art in Public Space) with Distinction, at RMIT University and won the Experimenta Internship Award for 2023, as well as the ACMI-X RMIT Residency Program for 2023.