BIOGRAPHY
Raised on a farming property along the Murray River near Mildura, Australian artist Sally Paxton developed an early fascination with the natural world through endless exploration of the Australian bush. Before formally studying art, her creative language was shaped by instinct, observation, and a deep connection to landscape and light — foundations that continue to inform her practice today.
Known for her highly distinctive pointillist style, Paxton creates immersive works that blur the line between the organic and the cosmic. Layered with intricate patterns, luminous colour, and thousands of delicate marks, her paintings evoke shifting ecosystems, celestial formations, and intriguing worlds suspended between memory and imagination. Rich in movement and detail, each work reveals itself slowly, inviting prolonged viewing and emotional connection.
Paxton: “By investigating the concept of nature in a nostalgic way, I explore the dynamics of life in the world. Repetitive pattern and shape, particularly multiple dots or droplets of paint blend onto the canvas, each piece incorporating time, space and colour all merging bit by bit.”
Paxton’s work has earned a devoted international following, with collectors including Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz. She has exhibited extensively throughout Australia and received multiple accolades, including two first-place awards at the Emergence, Gallery One Art Prize, alongside finalist recognition in the Stanthorpe Art Prize.
EDUCATION
2014 Advanced Diploma Visual Arts, TAFE, Qld
2014 Diploma Visual Arts, TAFE, Qld
2013 Certificate 4 Visual Arts, TAFE, Qld
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 ‘St Hilda Art Festival’, St Hilda’s School, Gold Coast Qld
2019 ‘Threesome International Group Show’, 19 Karen Gallery, Gold Coast Qld
2019 ‘Affordable Art & Sculptures Show’, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra NSW
2019 ‘Directors Choice’, Sofitel Gold Coast, QLD
2019 ‘Sydney Group Show’, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra NSW
2018 ‘4×4 Exhibition’ Fellia Melas Gallery, Woolahra NSW
2018 ‘Stanthorpe Art Prize Exhibition’, Stanthorpe Art Gallery, Stanthorpe Qld
2018 ‘Works on Paper Exhibition’ Fellia Melas Gallery, Woolahra NSW
2017 ‘Colours of The Spirit’ (solo), 19 Karen Gallery, Gold Coast Qld
2017 ‘Affordable Art & Sculptures’ Felia Melas Gallery, Woollahra NSW
2016 ‘Trailblazing Women of Herstory’ Neospace Gallery, Melbourne Vic
2016 ’30th Annual Downlands Art Exhibition’ Toowoomba Qld
2016 ‘Directors Choice #2’, 19 Karen Gallery, Gold Coast Qld
2014 ‘Emergence’, Gallery One, Nambour Qld
2014 ‘Migration’, Gallery Space Tafe, Tewantin Qld
2014 ‘Match Box’, Gallery Space Tafe, Tewantin Qld
2014 ‘Deconstruction’, Gallery Space Tafe, Tewantin Qld
2013 ‘Cert 4 Final Year Exhibition’, Gallery Space Tafe, Tewantin Qld
2013 ‘SCAP T3’, Butter Factory, Cooroy Qld
2013 ‘Essence of the Coast’, Eumundi Markets, Eumundi Qld
2013 ‘Nambour Public Library’, Nambour Qld
2013 ‘Body Art Exhibition’, Eumundi Qld
AWARDS/COLLECTIONS
2019 Private Collection of Swizz Beatz
2018 Finalist, Stanthrope Art Prize
2014 Winner, EmergencE, Gallery One – Body of work
2014 People’s Choice, Emergence, Gallery One
