ARTIST STATEMENT
 

Rock, Sky, Fossil explores the experience of being an observer in the natural world.

Shifting micro and macro perspectives between intricate plant fossils and microscopic structures, to geological strata and expansive mountains, landforms and skies. Drawing on imagery from rocks, plants, fossils and geological patterns, Liz’s unique multi-layered process of painting, lino printing and masking mirrors the way histories and complex ecological change are embedded and recorded within the earth, inviting close observation, curiosity and reflection.

BIO
 

Liz Wickramasinghe is an artist based in Djilang/Geelong on Wadawurrung Country, working with a distinctive, multi-layered process that combines techniques from both painting and printmaking. She began developing this process while studying Fine Art at RMIT in 2008, for which she received a Dean’s List Award as well as an Academic Excellence Award. Liz also completed a Bachelor of Design (Honours) at Swinburne University in 2002, where she developed a strong interest in Japanese design and aesthetics.
 

After studying, Liz worked in private and state galleries and museums, including various archival and exhibition roles at the National Gallery of Victoria. She later worked as a secondary school teacher, specialising in visual arts. In 2013, Liz relocated from Melbourne to the Surf Coast with her husband and re-engaged with her art practice while raising her young sons, establishing her professional studio practice in 2019. Currently, Liz divides her time between her family, creative practice, teaching, and working as a Gallery Assistant at Boom Gallery. She has exhibited primarily with Boom Gallery since 2021.
 

Liz has work in private collections in Australia and abroad and has been a finalist for the St Columba’s Art Prize and Harden Landscape Prize in 2026, Corner Store Gallery’s Inside This Box Prize in 2024, and Brunswick Gallery’s Small Works Art Prize in 2021.