Camilla Tadich is a Melbourne based painter who graduated Victorian College of the Arts in 2005. Tadich has held residencies at Bundanon, New South Wales, Centre Intermondes La Rochelle, France, and has been a finalist in numerous prizes, most recently the Nillumbik Prize 2019, Montsalvat, Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize, Bayside Arts Centre and a recipient of Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant. This new series of paintings delves into the mysterious world of Australian native orchids. Using the local area north east of Melbourne including her own property, during periods of lockdown, Tadich explored and documented a variety of endemic orchids. Frequently unnoticed and occasionally elusive, Tadich captures their unique character, form and beauty.