Marissa Williamson Pohlman -Ngarrindjeri

Marissa Williamson Pohlman
-Ngarrindjeri
2024
acrylic on canvas
91 x 76cm
While chatting with Marissa over a coffee and breakfast a question was asked along the lines of why I wanted to paint her. The answer being that I was inspired by her and was interested in her story. Leaning against the ropes in Australia’s oldest gym located in Collingwood, Melbourne, Marissa is pictured looking composed, and ready for what’s to come, boxing or otherwise. She is the first Aboriginal Woman to qualify for the Olympics in the sport of boxing and heads to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.