‘I am only an ocean away’
SOLO EXHIBITION 2025
Melbourne artist Stella Greig unveils her latest solo exhibition in May, 2025
Through her distinctive artistic vision, Stella transforms these vast waters into powerful metaphors for longing, connection, and resilience, offering intimate interpretations of her own emotional journey across geographic divides.
The exhibition presents a series of three thematic perspectives and spaces, on separation and unity, where each ocean becomes a canvas for Stella's raw emotional expressions.
Viewers are invited to immerse themselves in Stella Greig's unique interpretations of distance, rendered through her masterful technique and evocative imagery that speaks to the universal experience of being simultaneously apart yet connected.
Exhibition opens Friday 2/5/25 at Studio59 Artspace and runs until 18th May 2025.
OCEAN ONE
Stella Greig's profound connection to the ocean began with her family's arrival in Australia. This vast expanse of water serves as both a physical and emotional bridge between her bayside Melbourne life and her Greek heritage. The paintings in this space show her love for the Mediterranean sea and the fond memories of past travels and connections to her homeland.
Artwork below. ‘You are my vessel in the sea’.
Acrylic on canvas
192cm x 119cm
“You are my vessel in the sea, journey with me as I travel the oceans to find you. ”
OCEAN TWO
‘Anchor me to your heart’
Acrylic on canvas 192cm x 122 xcm
OCEAN ROOM TWO
Displays a series of works on the reef of Okinawa and the connections to my family and my first grandson. The visits to the beach collecting found objects likes stones and pebbles, are significant to connect me to the context of time and place. These memories are also about the fragility of those reefs and the seas.
‘The Reef paintings also reveal the bonds of family that transcend distance, connecting me to my grandson and family in Japan—how absence can create presence, and separation can forge new forms of intimacy.’
OCEAN THREE
‘The Southern Ocean works explore my Australian home, inspired by daily walks along the local bay and summer vacations along shores of southern coasts—a meditation on belonging and the quiet revelations of familiar shores. ‘
The works also show the vessel as a metaphor for not just travel, but as containers of emotions and feelings.
