Meet Our 2025 Holiday Artist

As part of MECCA’s ongoing commitment to supporting women in the arts, MECCA has partnered with the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) and Australian artist Karen Black to celebrate the 2025 holiday season.
A Collaboration Wrapping Beauty All Around
With freedom in the abstract, emotion in her palette and self-reflection in her portraiture, artist Karen Black reframes the female experience in every line, drip and stroke. This gifting season, we’re sharing her art with you and yours across every bag, box, ribbon and card.

A Collaboration Wrapping Beauty All Around
With freedom in the abstract, emotion in her palette and self-reflection in her portraiture, artist Karen Black reframes the female experience in every line, drip and stroke. This gifting season, we’re sharing her art with you and yours across every bag, box, ribbon and card.


“I like to make work about women’s lives and how they function in the world. We’re always portrayed lying on couches and sitting down and in servitude. I like to paint women in action, out in the world.”
Karen Black