Fundraising Exhibition & Auction – ‘Coast to Coast' 10–15 MAY Saint Cloche Gallery Sydney My painting ‘Mirror/Mirage’ will be available together with works of over 70 artists. All funds raised will be donated equally to @UNICEF Emergency Ukraine Appeal and @givit_aus to help people displaced and impacted by the floods on Australia's southeast coast region. Silent Auction begins: Tuesday 10th May Auction link via Saint Cloche Gallery website Bidding starts at $300 for all works. Exhibition Opening Reception at Saint Cloche, Sydney: Wednesday 11th May, 6-8pm 'Mirror/Mirage’, 2022. Acrylic, Impasto and Oil Pastels on canvas, 30x40cm. Framed in Tasmanian Oak.

A lovely interview up on Bedthreads today: "Growing up, Charlotte Swiden always knew she wanted to be an artist. But like so many other creative types she didn't think this was a viable career option. Fast forward to now and this narrative has flipped, with the Swedish-born painter successfully turning her passion into a full-time job with her artworks highly sought after across the country. And while we often contemplate artists through their divine work, we less frequently think of them in their respective homes. Charlotte's Mornington Peninsula abode is a beautiful example of being conscious about what you buy for your home. Her '70s-style home in Dromana is filled almost…

A beautiful project by @davidovarchitects featuring ‘Three Moons’. @enceladus.studio

Today is the last day to see ‘Lores’, @b.ecsmith and my show at @novacancygallery Gallery is open 10am-4pm 📷 @graham_alderton

Last year I had the privilege to be invited by @simonehaag to paint a mural in one of their design projects in Sorrento. A beautiful house buy @jostarchitects What I love about Simone is how differently she thinks about interior. They know exactly how to mix bold art & statement pieces, textures & colours, and still make a home feel like a home. To quote something I read recently: "People need art in their houses. They don’t need Bed, Bath and Beyond denist-office art. They need weird stuff.” [Ezra Croft]. If you like that, then Simone is your woman. For this…

The most magical night! Thank you to each one of you that came out to our opening of ‘Lores’. No stories are told in solitude and the show wouldn’t have been without you. Feeling full of love and gratitude ❤️ To @b.ecsmith for being the best friend and fellow artist someone could ever have wished to be on this journey with. To @kerensa_diball @myfwarhurst and @solfoto.portrait for your performances that made the night, thank you from the bottom of my heart. To @novacancygallery, for the opportunity to show our work at your amazing gallery. Now excuse me while I go…

A beautiful write up on the Design Files today: ‘We tell ourselves stories in order to live,’ wrote Joan Didion in 1979. It’s an oft misquoted line, used to validate the human connection to storytelling, rather than to critique the delusions we wittingly commit to. Narrative is a knotty concept these days, filled with optimism and hope, but also with danger. In the wrong hands, stories can do damage. This conflict is what drives a new exhibition from Charlotte Swiden and Bec Smith. The two painters have joined forces on ‘Lores’ to explore narrative, myth-making, creativity, and knowledge transfer through…

So excited to be featured on Hunter & Folk this week! "Opening at Melbourne’s No Vacancy Gallery on 15 February 2022, Lores ruminates on creative life in lockdown while expanding on the stories that connect us. Melbourne-based artists Bec Smith and Charlotte Swiden's collaboration unfolded through the city’s harsh lockdowns. Now in 2022, the collection of works created purposefully for the exhibition pose a reflection on this challenging time and how creativity — despite the odds — thrived. Bec and Charlotte first found each other’s practice through social media. They discovered an alignment of creative motivations and personal values plus a shared approach…

Our catalogue for Lores is now available from No Vacancy Gallery website. Sales open 8am Thursday Feb 10, first in best dressed!

Delighted to announce the exhibition 'Lores' with Bec Smith & Charlotte Swiden at No Vacancy Gallery in Melbourne, February 14-27, 2022 What are the stories we tell our children and ourselves, and where did they come from? There are tales we have outgrown, and there are those that tell us more about ourselves than we are fully prepared to acknowledge. During times of uncertainty which narratives can we rely upon? Charlotte focuses on generating her own stories in her work. She does this by drawing on the respect and love for our natural world, holding nostalgia for stories that were once celebrated in ceremony and ritual.…