I want to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land I live and work on, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation.
Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
About
Leanne Xiu Williams lives and works on Gadigal land (Sydney). She is a self-taught painter and Art History graduate from the University of Sydney.
Her practice principally explores tenderness, intimacy and softness - through her paintings she hopes to invite the viewer to experience these feelings with contemplation and introspection. By paying careful attention to the interplay of light and shadow she aims to create evocative tonal compositions reminiscent of memories or dreams.
She considers these themes of intimacy and nostalgia across a range of subjects, including still life, portraiture, and figuration. Storytelling lies at the heart of her practice, and she has collaborated with many creatives including florists, ceramicists, designers, and illustrators.
She also takes inspiration from the narrative and sensory qualities of photography and film, and through her work she’s interested in uniting these qualities with the artistic traditions of representational oil painting to create contemporary ways of seeing.
Leanne Xiu Williams lives and works on Gadigal land (Sydney). She is a self-taught painter and Art History graduate from the University of Sydney.
Her practice principally explores tenderness, intimacy and softness - through her paintings she hopes to invite the viewer to experience these feelings with contemplation and introspection. By paying careful attention to the interplay of light and shadow she aims to create evocative tonal compositions reminiscent of memories or dreams.
She considers these themes of intimacy and nostalgia across a range of subjects, including still life, portraiture, and figuration. Storytelling lies at the heart of her practice, and she has collaborated with many creatives including florists, ceramicists, designers, and illustrators.
She also takes inspiration from the narrative and sensory qualities of photography and film, and through her work she’s interested in uniting these qualities with the artistic traditions of representational oil painting to create contemporary ways of seeing.
2020
BA in Art History/Japanese from the University of Sydney
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Solo show ‘Change the Course’ with Two Good Co x Saint Cloche (Sydney)
Finalist in the Portia Geach Memorial Award
Group Show ‘Good Fortune’ at Blank Gallery (Sydney)
Group show ‘Point to Point’ with The Design Files x Saint Cloche (Melbourne)
Solo show ‘Vessels’ at Saint Cloche
Group show ‘Best Life’ at Saint Cloche
Featured on Sydney Contemporary Online Platform with Saint Cloche
FBi Digital Art Auction
Solo Show “Between Dreams” at Gaffa Gallery
Finalist in the Lloyd Rees Memorial Award
Finalist in the Lethbridge 20000
Solo show ‘Threshold’ at Babekuhl Gallery
Group show ‘Love me, Love me not’ at Goodspace
Exhibition Feature in Concrete Playground
Featured in The Design Files’ ‘10 Emerging, Affordable Artists You Need To Have On Your Watchlist’ article
Collaborated with Maillot for their project “In-Motion”
‘5 Artists To See This July’ in Life Without Andy, written by Andrew Yee
Featured in Flight Facilties’ NEVER FOREVER mixtape visualiser by Babekühl
Finalist in the Portia Geach Memorial Award
Group Show ‘Good Fortune’ at Blank Gallery (Sydney)
Group show ‘Point to Point’ with The Design Files x Saint Cloche (Melbourne)
Solo show ‘Vessels’ at Saint Cloche
Group show ‘Best Life’ at Saint Cloche
Featured on Sydney Contemporary Online Platform with Saint Cloche
FBi Digital Art Auction
Solo Show “Between Dreams” at Gaffa Gallery
Finalist in the Lloyd Rees Memorial Award
Finalist in the Lethbridge 20000
Solo show ‘Threshold’ at Babekuhl Gallery
Group show ‘Love me, Love me not’ at Goodspace
Exhibition Feature in Concrete Playground
Featured in The Design Files’ ‘10 Emerging, Affordable Artists You Need To Have On Your Watchlist’ article
Collaborated with Maillot for their project “In-Motion”
‘5 Artists To See This July’ in Life Without Andy, written by Andrew Yee
Featured in Flight Facilties’ NEVER FOREVER mixtape visualiser by Babekühl