Frank Sita is a Melbourne-based interdisciplinary artist whose creative practice spans visual art, music, performance, film and writing. Drawing on decades of experience as an artist, composer, performer, director, author and educator, he explores the relationships between artistic disciplines and how they can inform, challenge and transform one another.
Central to his practice are Dialectic Art and RADE (Research, Arts, Dialectic Experiences), approaches he has developed through his creative work and research. These explore the interaction of different ideas, emotions, experiences and artistic forms, and the new possibilities that can emerge from their relationships.
His work includes gallery exhibitions, original musical and theatrical productions, published books and academic research.
Frank's original music is also available on triple j Unearthed, featuring compositions drawn from his stage and film productions. These recordings are accompanied by paintings from his Painting My Music series, demonstrating his approach to expressing related ideas and experiences through both music and visual art.
Explore Frank's visual art, music, Dialectic Art and RADE, and stage, film and published works throughout this website.
Frank is currently researching and writing a book exploring Dialectic Art and RADE, with the possibility of developing this research further through a PhD.
Alongside his research, he continues to develop new creative projects and pursue opportunities to exhibit his artwork internationally, particularly in New York and Berlin.
In 2019, Frank spent several months in Rome, Italy, exhibiting his paintings at Horti Lamiani Gallery and developing further exhibition opportunities, including a proposed presentation at Hotel Panama Garden.
During his time in Rome, he also explored photography as an additional means of artistic expression, expanding his creative practice beyond painting and music.
These experiences contributed to his ongoing interest in presenting his work to international audiences and developing connections across artistic communities.
Photographs and further information about his time in Rome can be found on the International page.
In May 2026, Frank participated in Belong, the City of Whittlesea's annual art exhibition, held at the Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre (PRACC). The exhibition explored themes of belonging and identity through the work of participating artists.
Frank Sita: The Out of the Way Artist is a documentary exploring Frank's life, artistic practice and creative development.
The completed film has been screened in Australia and is now available to view online, offering audiences an introduction to Frank's work and the experiences that have shaped his artistic approach.
Watch Frank Sita: The Out of the Way Artist on YouTube.
In 1996, Frank published Aboriginal Rituals: Approaches and Interpretation through Spectrum Publications. Developed from his honours research at La Trobe University, the book examines Aboriginal Australian rituals and cultural traditions, including the roles of music, dance and artistic expression.
This research contributed to Frank's continuing interest in the relationships between art, culture and human experience, informing the development of his later creative and theoretical work.
The book is held in the collections of the National Library of Australia and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).
Further information is available through the National Library of Australia, AIATSIS, and the Stage, Film & Published Works section of this website.