Fijian playing-card series
Jack of Hearts, Queen of Spades, King of Clubs: iTaukei warriors, war clubs and dress redrawn in cross-hatched ink on mustard.
Bula vinaka · Nausori, Viti Levu
Ghetto Arts
Weaving stories of ocean, land, and heritage in contemporary designs.
- Studio hours
- Tuesday – Thursday
10am to 3pm
The Practice
Image-making
Image-making
as dialogue.
Ghetto Arts is a contemporary Pacific art practice based in Nausori, Fiji, exploring identity, memory, environment and community through illustration, painting and visual storytelling. Rooted in the Pacific but shaped by both traditional and contemporary influences, the work moves between fine art, public art and design while holding space for conversation, reflection and cultural connection. From detailed cross-hatched digital illustrations to large scale murals and live visual storytelling during forums and workshops, Ghetto Arts approaches art as both image-making and dialogue. The practice is driven by curiosity around how Pacific people see themselves, remember their histories and navigate the changing realities around them.
Selected Work
A visual archive of
A visual archive of
ocean, land & people.
Illustration, painting, murals and visual storytelling — moving between fine art, public art and design.
"Narratives"
Acrylic painting shown at the Fiji Arts Council gallery, Suva.
Acrylic portraits
Painted portraits in bold colour, including "The COVID-hero", a hand-made portrait of Dr James Fong.
Drawn on tablet
Detailed digital illustration built one mark at a time, from first line to finished print.
Interested in commissioning original work, a mural or a custom illustration? Reach out via the contact section below.
Art as both image-making and dialogue — a way to ask how Pacific people see themselves, remember their histories and navigate the changing realities around them.
— The Practice
What I Make
Forms the
Forms the
practice moves between.
Cross-hatched digital illustration
Detailed line-driven work that traces Pacific identity, memory and environment — built one mark at a time for editorial, prints and commissioned pieces.
Enquire →Large scale murals & site-responsive works
Walls, public spaces and place-making projects across Fiji — visual conversations rooted in community, environment and Pacific story.
Enquire →Live drawing for forums & workshops
Real-time visual capture and graphic facilitation — translating conversations, panels and gatherings into images that hold the discussion in view.
Enquire →Graphic design
Identity, print and editorial design carrying Pacific aesthetics into contemporary visual language — for organisations, publications and communities.
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Projects
Walls, portraits
Walls, portraits
and exhibitions.
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2021
Public art
FMF mural, Raiwaqa Top-Shop
A wall-to-wall mural at the Top-Shop on Milverton Road, Raiwaqa, Suva, sponsored by FMF. Six days, eight artists.
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Public art
Mural, Tanoa International Hotel
Mural at the Tanoa International Hotel, Sabeto.
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Public art
Mural, Yadua Village hall
Mural for the Yadua Village hall.
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Portrait
"The COVID-hero"
A hand-made portrait of Dr James Fong, then Permanent Secretary for Health and Medical Services.
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Exhibition
"Narratives"
Shown at the Fiji Arts Council gallery, Suva.
Press
As seen in
The Fiji Times
January 2026
"ART | Art is life"
Fiji Times article → Fiji Sun September 2021"Ghetto Arts out to promote local art"
Read the article →
MaiTV
April 2026
Young Entrepreneurs
Featured on MaiTV
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The Fijian
The Fijian
playing-card series.
iTaukei warriors, war clubs and dress redrawn as playing cards, in cross-hatched ink on mustard. Available as prints. Ask about sizes and formats.
Pacific
Rooted in place
A practice grounded in Fiji and the wider Pacific — traditional and contemporary influences sit side by side in every piece.
All islands
Service area
Commissions, murals and design work delivered across Viti Levu and the wider island group — open to projects beyond.
Tue–Thu
Studio hours
Open 10am to 3pm, Tuesday through Thursday — visits by appointment for collectors, partners and curators.
Get in touch
Commission a piece,
Commission a piece,
collaborate, or visit.
Original work, murals, illustration commissions and live visual storytelling — drop a note about your project.
- StudioNausori, Viti Levu · Fiji
- OpenTuesday to Thursday · 10am to 3pm
- Service areaAll islands across Fiji
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