Anna Lloyd-Parker is a sculptor based in Nipaluna Hobart, Tasmania. In her art practice, Anna explores themes around the visceral and psychological experience of living in a female body. She uses a traditional art form woven together with ancient motifs to reference past representations of the female body but subverts their meaning by shifting the narrative away from the female body as a collection of parts to be viewed only from the outside. She reflects on the relationship between sensory-rich experiences in nature and embodiment and interrogates the relationship between societal pressures on women and the freedom to enjoy their own body.

Anna builds in water-based clay onto handmade wire armatures drawing from memory, sketches and life models. She works closely with the foundry to cast her work in bronze. Her finished works often meld the flesh of the body with industrial artifact from the casting process, giving her a vocabulary to express the tension between the soft relational body and pressures of the outside world.

Anna’s artistic practice is deeply informed by her background as an Occupational Therapist. This experience has shaped her exploration of how our sensory systems and brains work together to create emotions and meaning. Her early studies in anatomy and physiology, combined with clinical experience in observing movement and behaviour, sparked a fascination with the ways we embody our experiences. Our body movements, posture, expressions, and actions serve as a window into our memories, emotions, sense of identity, and the stories passed down through generations.

Anna’s work has been exhibited in Tasmania and on the mainland. She was a finalist in the 2025 Naked and Nude Art prize.