About the artist

Artist’s Bio

Janice Liley became a practising artist after completing her BFA at the National Art School in Sydney, Australia, in 2007. From the beginning of her artistic career she was drawn to the Australian landscape, captivated by its parched earth and vast skies that offer a vivid array of saturated hues and tints.

Influenced by artists such as Aida Tomescu and Jade Fadujutimi, her work takes the form of abstract landscape painting. Through gestural brushwork and a rich, intuitive palette, she explores the emotional charge of place—its energy, memory, and timeless presence.

A finalist of the Paddington Art Prize, her work appears in both private and public collections.

Liley now lives and works in Sydney, Australia.

 

Abstract painting with dark blue, light blue, and white brushstrokes, splatters, and streaks.
A woman with long gray hair smiling at the camera, standing in front of a large abstract painting predominantly in shades of blue.

Solo exhibitions

2022 Art2Muse Gallery, Sydney - August

2020 Art2Muse Gallery, Sydney - 29th Sept - 12th Oct.

2020 Van Rensburg Gallery, Milton - 31st Oct - 26th Nov.

2019 Art2Muse Gallery, Sydney

Featured in

The Neighborhood Paper

Country Style Magazine Jan. 2010 

Inside Out Magazine Nov/Dec 2009 

Country Style Magazine Nov. 2009 

Val Holmes, Batford, UK, 2004 

The Encyclopedia Of Machine Embroidery 

Collective exhibitions

2016 Art2Muse Gallery, Double Bay, NSW

2011 Fort Knox Studio, Bowral, NSW

2007 Graduation Show NAS Sydney Australia 2009 Defiance Gallery, Sydney Australia

2005 Drawing Week, Cell Block Theatre NAS. Sydney Australia 2006 Drawing Week Cell Block Theatre NAS. Sydney Australia

Living room interior with abstract pink and red wall art, two green decorated pottery vases on a rustic wooden console, a beige table lamp on the left, and a white sofa with gray and floral pillows.
Living room with dark walls, two large pink abstract paintings hanging above a gray sofa, symmetrical black and white table lamps on side tables, gray coffee table with decorative items and drinking glasses, black and white pillows on the sofa.
A wooden dresser against a red and white floral wallpaper, topped with a large table lamp, a bowl of oranges, a textured basket, and two vases with dried flowers, with an abstract painting hanging above.
Living room with white wooden panel walls, a large gray sofa, a wooden side table with a white lamp, a beige armchair, a small round wooden ottoman, a rectangular coffee table, a potted plant, a large colorful abstract painting, and windows showing greenery outside.