Lorelei Medcalf graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Printmaking) from Adelaide College of the Arts in 2011. She was selected for the Helpmann Acadamy Graduate Exhibition, and won the Raffen Award as well as the People's Choice Award. Her art practice and material exploration includes the construction of intaglio prints from reclaimed metal plates, collaging her discarded proofs and drawing with etching tools made from found materials.