Nadine Lineham

Nadine has exhibited in solo, and group shows across Victoria and interstate since 2006. During that time, she was shortlisted twice as a finalist for the prestigious John Leslie Art Prize, the EMSLA in NSW, and recently was awarded The Dick Bishop Memorial Art Prize for emerging artist in 2018-2019.

“My practice centers on abstraction yet each remains sensitive to my surrounding natural environment in Gippsland. My paintings are energetic and responsive and are strongly anchored in drawings that reveal structure and space.

I have always been interested in the negative space that surrounds the form and this allows me to explore the push and pull illusion of depth. This develops a visual language of what the painting asks for rather than responding to something recognizable. I react intuitively. I start each artwork drawing in charcoal, sometimes using collage to harness a structure that emerges. To remain flexible, I paint in layers using palette knives, brushes, and oil sticks. Importantly, I rely upon my drawing and brushwork to create the energy with loose gestural mark-making for this allows me to create a history by adding and subtracting the movement, and this importantly moves the painting forward.

Maintaining a lifeforce of a painting is a continuous challenge for me. What starts off quite random ends up as a contemplative careful process where I am reacting to colour, line, and shape and this involves precise modifications. I have to say that I strive for my paintings not to be too pretty. So, I try to have some tension in the visible layers, allowing colours to interact and heightening the senses. I aim to express an emotional connection to the work, to feel rather than to see. The use of black remains a staple for me, it creates the voids, a beginning and an end, and everything in between, you can find a lot or nothing at all, it depends on what you are ready to perceive.”

Nadine Lineham

‘Before the Marshland’ – 600mm x 600mm – Oil Paint and mixed media on board – unframed – $1,200    SOLD

‘The cove carries light’ – Nadine Lineham – 600mm x 600mm – Oil on Board – $1,300

‘The Horizon Holds this Place’ – 900mm x 900mm – Oil Paint and mixed media on board – unframed – $2,000   SOLD

‘The Sea Responded’ – 900mm x 900mm – Oil Paint and mixed media on board – unframed – $2,000          SOLD

‘Framed by the Overburden’ – 900mm x 900mm – Oil Paint and mixed media on board – unframed – $2,000

‘Under my Feet’ – 500mm x 500mm – Oil Paint and mixed media on board – unframed – $1,000       SOLD

“Study for Respose” – Nadine Lineham – Oil on canvas – Frame Size – 40cm x 40 cm $400

“Slow Fall” Dyptch – Nadine Lineham – Oil on canvas – each 90cm x 90cm. Both works $4,000 or single $2,000

This project was made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, which support the arts in regional and remote Australia