Six artists of the 2018 Fleurieu Biennale

When you think of an artist’s studio, you may envisage a place filled with tools, materials, inspirational curios and unfinished artwork; maybe even packing materials, standing ready for the finished artwork to be shipped out. I love visiting artists in their studios. It gives great insight into their practise and what is important to them. I have been lucky enough to have visited most of these artists more than once and they are all incredibly industrious and professional. They represent themselves through venues locally and interstate.

They all, in some way, take inspiration from their environment and know how lucky they are to be in the enviable position of creating a lifestyle around their art. Many work in the landscape – all gain inspiration from it.

The Fleurieu Biennale will be held over six weeks in three venues, featuring artists from across South Australia and interstate. Eighteen of the 120 finalists will be from the Fleurieu. We visited six of them to find out what’s happening behind the scenes.

Brian O’Malley

Brian O’Malley is a designer, painter and all-round experimenter, and his creative stimulus