About

Rebeccah Power is a contemporary painter who, since graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2000, has developed an extensive exhibition history both in Australia and internationally. Her practice is inspired by the vast sky that surrounds her home on Bunurong Country along the South Coast of Australia. Power’s paintings are often described as atmospheric, ethereal, and hazy, inviting viewers to shift between the realms of formlessness and structure.

In contemplating the interplay of colour and light found in the sky and sea—rainbows, fog, and shimmering reflections—Power experiences a heightened emotional and sensory response, marked by awe and wonder. Through her work, she seeks to translate this sublime experience into a distilled visual language, comprising a harmonious amalgam of colour, texture, and form that evokes the sensations of light and air.

Her process involves the careful layering of successive oil pigments and differing media on linen, paper or canvas, resulting in paintings that aim to capture the transient beauty and atmosphere of her natural surroundings. Power is currently undertaking her Master of Fine Arts at Monash University where she is researching the topic of ‘The sky as a metaphor for matter: striving to conjure the immaterial through paint.’