"Soft Gaze explores the resonance and affect of the environment on the spiritual, emotional and physical self. Through the process of painting, with a particular focus on colour and light this exhibition presents abstracted representations of ephemeral moments of wonderment found in the natural world."

Ria Green is a multidisciplinary artist working and living in Melbourne.

Green holds a Master of Fine Art at RMIT University, 2013 and a Bachelor of Art with Honours (Fine Art) at RMIT University, 2007. Green has exhibited nationally and internationally since 2007, including exhibitions in Turin, Italy and Marnay-sur-Seine, France.

Local exhibitions include Seventh Gallery, Blindside Gallery and Counihan Gallery. Green has developed her sense of materiality and methods through several artist residencies including Cortex Frontal, Cortexrcult Cultural Association, Arriolos, Portugal, Tribu de Trueno, Bariloche, Argentina and Fusion Gallery, Inaudita Cultural Institution, Turin, Italy. Green’s work is held in numerous collections including State Library of Victoria, National Library of Australia, RMIT University and various private collections.