CLAIRE CAVANNA

 

About

My artwork centres around abstract landscape painting in oil and watercolour, drawing inspiration from the rhythms, textures, and the quiet power of Dharawal Country, where I live. I create themed series—such as Rhythm and My Dreaming—to explore place, memory, and emotional resonance through layered visual language.

Each collection is the result of a deliberate, reflective process. I pare back visual elements to create space—both on the canvas and within the viewer’s experience—inviting stillness, clarity, and connection. Mark-making plays a significant role in punctuating compositions, offering both texture and symbolic presence.

Rather than depicting the landscape literally, I work to distill its essence: the felt sense of being in a place, the lingering mood of light, wind, and silence. I aim to create work that speaks quietly but with depth—offering moments of introspection, calm, and presence.

My collectors and audience tend to value both the conceptual rigour and emotional honesty of this approach. If that resonates with you, I invite you to explore the work and discover what emerges for you.

Education
BA Visual Arts Sydney College of the Arts

Collections
National Gallery of Australia

Group Exhibitions
2025
Little Things Art Prize Finalist David Stein Art
2021
Shoalhaven Regional Gallery and Arts Centre
Nature Re Balancing
2019
Little Things Art Prize Finalist St Cloche Gallery
2018
541 Artspace Kent St Sydney
Group exhibition
2017
Paddington Art Prize Finalist
2015
Semi-Finalist Doug Moran Portrait Prize

Solo Exhibitions
2022
Disorder Gallery
Creating Stories
2016
Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre Community Gallery
Piper at the Gates of Dawn
2015
Hunters Hill Art Gallery
I see what you're thinking - the art of perception
2014
Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre Community Gallery
Howl; Banshee Scream