Iona Moira Evemarie Danald (b. 1994, Sarawak, Malaysia) is a Bidayuh artist who works with textile and oil and acrylic on canvas. Her work is the expressive explorations of mental health issues and her own journey to recovery. Identifying as Bidayuh and working primarily with textile, Danald’s work is an exploration of femininity, mental health and recovery. Trained in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, Iona left her role as a Research & Development Engineer in 2017 to focus on her mental health. Through her journey of recovery, Iona rediscovered her commitment to working with people with disabilities through visual arts.

Source: Penang Art District