Olana Janfa is an Ethiopian-Norwegian, Naarm-based artist. We interviewed Olana at The Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre in Dandenong where his exhibition Too Much Drama is showing till September 2024.

We chat about: 

• How Olana began creating
• The works in his current exhibit Too Much Drama
• Olana’s iconic font and art style
• What home means to him
• Being black in Australia and Norway
• What’s next for his art career

Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

Guest: Olana Janfa

Special thanks to: The City of Greater Dandenong & The Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre

Music by: the Green Twins

Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga

This podcast was recorded live on the lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the eastern Kulin Nations.
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