Art has been found to reduce our stress levels, as well as to help improve our mood. Displayed in a home, art can also add personality, showing your visitors what you find visually appealing.
If you’re keen to kickstart your home art collection or even to add it, look no further than this edit of Australian-based artists. From a proud Bundjalung woman producing art that shares stories of her culture in a modern way, to an artist exploring life through the lens of architecture, these are the Australian artists with works we think are worth adorning your walls.
Holly Sanders
Holly Sanders is a Bundjalung woman raised on the North Coast of NSW but now based on the South Coast where she creates and teaches contemporary Aboriginal art. Her aim with her pieces is to share her stories, culture, and Country in a modern way.
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You can buy her work framed or unframed online, or commission a one-of-a-kind piece with a personalised story in a style, colour palette and canvas size of your choosing.
Britty Flynn
Britty Flynn is a Melbourne-based artist, known for her colourful paintings, many of which feature phrases, like “All you need is… love”, “Let’s get silly” and “Margaritas at sunset”. She says her work is a representation of her work when she’s feeling free in the present moment.
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You can purchase Flynn’s pieces as A1 or A3 prints, on canvas, on paper or as digital copies. Flynn is also available for commissions.
Werner Bronkhorst
Born and raised in South Africa, Werner Bronkhurst planned to travel to Australia for a gap year but ended up staying for much longer and is still here today.
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He’s best known for two distinctive styles: abstract sculptural backgrounds with hyper-realistic paintings of miniature people and charcoal drawings of cars with thick text painted over top. His current collections are The Strokes, The Streets and White Lines.
Eliza Gosse
Eliza Gosse is a Sydney-based artist painting architecture within the Australian environment. She explores life in general through the lens of architecture, specifically that of post-war and mid-century design.
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You can buy her works as lino print, buying a frame separately, or in an art book, which you could display on a coffee table.
Samuel Leighton-Dore
Based on the Gold Coast, Samuel Leighton-Dore is a writer and visual artist, creating works driven by his interest in mental health and masculinity. His ceramics have featured on the cover of the Journal of ‘Australian Ceramics’, as well as exhibited as part of the North Queensland Ceramic Awards.
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Dina Broadhurst
Dina Broadhurst’s mixed-material works have been described as Helmut Newton meets Kim Kardashian – think prints of bikini-clad women jumping into the sea with their heads replaced by roses that drip with acrylic paint and a woman’s portrait with her eyes hidden by a butterfly. All pieces purchased online come with free shipping.
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Daimon Downey
Daimon Downey is a Sydney-based artist with a studio practice focused on abstract and expressionist painting. One of his best known collaborations is with homewares brand In The Roundhouse – he created designs of various seafood like lobster, shrimp and sardines, for a collection of plates. Add some of his art to your home in the form of a print on cold-pressed cotton paper.
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Emma Hollingsworth (Mulganai)
A Kaanju, Kuku Ya’u woman, Emma Hollingsworth goes by the artist name of Mulganai. Her art tells the story of her life, as well as of the traditions of her fellow Indigenous peoples. Buy her art as a print, on canvas or on merchandise like clutches, mugs or phone cases.
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