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Oil On Canvas
150 x 120 cm
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I Have A Problem With Fir Trees Because You Paint Them Eliza Gosse Eliza Gosse - I Have A Problem With Fir Trees Because You Paint Them
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oil on canvas
120 x 150 cm
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You Answered The Door In Your Navy Undies Eliza Gosse Eliza Gosse - You Answered The Door In Your Navy Undies
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Oil On Canvas
120 x 150 cm
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Anatol Kagan II Eliza Gosse Eliza Gosse - Anatol Kagan II
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Gouache On Paper
10 x 16 cm
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Anatol Kagan III Eliza Gosse Eliza Gosse - Anatol Kagan III
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Gouache On Paper
10 x 16 cm
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She Was Vegan But Inside After Wine Chicken Nuggets Were Fine Eliza Gosse Eliza Gosse - She Was Vegan But Inside After Wine Chicken Nuggets Were Fine
She Was Vegan But Inside After Wine Chicken Nuggets Were Fine 2018
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She Was Vegan But Inside After Wine Chicken Nuggets Were Fine2018
oil on canvas
120 x 150 cm
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Gouache On Paper
10 x 16 cm
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Dogs That I Have Known - Billy Eliza Gosse Eliza Gosse - Dogs That I Have Known - Billy
Dogs That I Have Known - Billy 2018
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oil on board
25 x 23 cm
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Dogs That I Have Known - Zuz Eliza Gosse Eliza Gosse - Dogs That I Have Known - Zuz
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oil on board
25 x 23 cm
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Dogs That I Have Known - Stella Eliza Gosse Eliza Gosse - Dogs That I Have Known - Stella
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oil on board
25 x 23 cm
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1950's Australia - The days when Sunday mornings meant Dad was washing the Holden, the kids were playing in the backyard under the Hills Hoist and Mum was effortlessly preparing a roast lunch in her modestly appointed kitchen. It was a time of stability and innocence. The standard of living was high, unemployment low and cultural awareness absent. Those who did not fit this increasingly standardised pattern found their minority status more pronounced. By 1956, 1.5 million immigrants had arrived, all within the confines of the White Australia policy. Books such as 'They’re A Weird Mob’ by John O’Grady published in 1957, tell us of the trials these migrants went through in order to assimilate into a foreign country.

On the surface, this exhibition Distance from Here depicts with uncritical nostalgia, the 1950's Great Australian Dream – a suburban house on a quarter acre block, owned by a traditional nuclear family. However, these beautifully built mid-century modern homes were all designed by post-war European migrants. The first being Hillman House which was built by Russian-born, Viennese-trained émigré architect Dr Henry Epstein in 1948 for the Hillman family in Roseville, Sydney. Many Europeans like Epstein who emigrated to Australia had a significant impact across architecture, interior and furniture design. This series of works speaks of the stories of migrants alike and the enormous contribution they made to Australia.

Following this, The Dogs That I Have Known series features chairs designed by George Korody, an architect and furniture designer who relocated to Sydney from Hungary in 1939.

Eliza Gosse 2019

Eliza Gosse 'Distance From Here'

Eliza Gosse explores life through the lens of architecture – specifically the clean, simple lines of post-war and mid-century design. Drawn to forms produced decades before she herself was born, Gosse creates paired back images that are not so much a depiction as an evocation of an era or place, or the people who may once have lived there. Sleek, stylised, and given quirky titles snatched from pop culture, her work is enhanced by a muted colour palette that bathes each scene in nostalgia and encourages viewers to imagine what memories might be held within the walls.

Most recently, Gosse has been compelled to paint outdoor spaces and clear pools of water, a response to being cooped up during the pandemic fog of the last year. Lighter and airier, they forgo the air of mystery for a refreshing sense of freedom, rejuvenation and welcome; a glimpse of a perfect day not too far away.

Eliza Gosse is an alumna of the National Art School, Sydney, graduating a Master of Fine Art in 2019. A multiple award recipient, she has won the Mosman Alan Gamble Award (2022); the National Art School and Parkers Sydney Fine Art Award (2019); the William Fletcher Grant for Emerging Artists (2018); the John Olsen Drawing Prize, National Art School (2017); the People’s Choice Award, Waverley Art Prize (2017); and the People’s Choice Award, Chippendale World Art Residency (2017). Gosse has also been a Finalist in the Archibald Prize (2022); Wynne Prize (2020); Salon des Refusés at S.H Ervin (2022); Mosman Art Prize (2022, 2020, 2017); Paddington Art Prize (2021); Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize (2020, 2019, 2018); Waverley Woollahra Art Prize (2019, 2018); Little Things Art Prize (2018, 2017); and the Lloyd Rees Memorial Art Award (2017). Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout Australia, and is held in public art collections such as the National Art School (NAS) Sydney, and the Sydney Children’s Hospital.

Eliza Gosse

  • 1995, Sydney
  • Lives and works in Sydney

EDUCATION

2019

  • Master of Fine Art, National Art School

2017

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, National Art School

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023

  • 'Entertainer’s Delight With Ocean Views', Olsen Gallery, Sydney
  • 'All My Friends Have White Walls and Beige Carpet', EDWINA CORLETTE, Brisbane

2022

  • 'Pool Towels Are Softer At Tennis Clubs', Mars Gallery, Sydney
  • 'Bumpy Roads And Tip Top Sandwiches', Olsen Gallery, Sydney

2021

  • 'You're Poolside and Everything is Perfect', EDWINA CORLETTE, Brisbane

2020

  • 'Cabin Fever', Liverpool Street Gallery, Sydney
  • 'Mini Mokes and Mini Skirts', EDWINA CORLETTE, Brisbane

2019

  • 'Eggs On Soldiered Toast Buttered Well', May Space, Sydney
  • 'Distance From Here', EDWINA CORLETTE, Brisbane

2018

  • 'Mission Brown', Saint Cloche, Sydney

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023

  • SPRING 1883 Art Fair, Melbourne
  • The Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
  • Spring Group Show, Galerie Camille Pouyfaucon, Paris
  • A Female Gaze, Mars Gallery, Melbourne

2022

  • Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Olsen Gallery, Sydney
  • The Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Salon des Refusés Wynne Prize, S.H Ervin Gallery, Sydney
  • National Art School in the NSW Landscape, NSW Parliament, Sydney

2021

  • 'After Dark', M2 Gallery, Sydney
  • Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, EDWINA CORLETTE
  • Spring1883 Art Fair, Melbourne
  • 'Going Home', Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide

2020

  • The Wynne Prize' finalist, Art Gallery of New South Wales
  • Auckland Art Fair, EDWINA CORLETTE
  • 'New Collectors', Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide
  • 'Adoration', China Heights, Sydney
  • London Art Fair, Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Business Design Centre, London

2019

  • MFA Graduation show, National Art School, Sydney
  • Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, EDWINA CORLETTE
  • 'The New Gallery Show', EDIWNA CORLETTE, Brisbane
  • 'Young Guns', Liverpool Street Gallery, Sydney
  • 'June', MARS, Melbourne

2018

  • 'Suburban Dream's, Penrith Regional Gallery, Sydney
  • Sydney Contemporary, National Art School, Sydney
  • 'On The Aussie Telly', Ambush Gallery, Sydney
  • 22.08.18, Home@735 Gallery, Sydney
  • 'Masters Painting Exhibition', National Art School Library Stairwell Gallery
  • National Art School selected students, The Other Art Fair, Sydney
  • 'On Site', May Space Gallery, Sydney

2017

  • 'Jet Set', Saint Cloche Gallery, Paddington
  • BFA Graduation Show, National Art School, Sydney
  • Mosman 70th Anniversary Art Prize, Mosman Gallery, Sydney
  • Waverley Art Prize, Waverley Art School, Sydney
  • 'Gridlock', Hoff Gallery Space National Art School, Sydney

2016

  • 'Landscape', Hoff Gallery Space National Art School, Sydney

PRIZES AND GRANTS

2023

  • Finalist, Mosman Art Prize, Sydney
  • Finalist, The Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
  • Finalist, The Kings School Art Prize, Sydney

2022

  • Winner, Alan Gamble Award, Mosman Art Prize
  • Finalist, The Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
  • Finalist, Grace Cossington Smith Art Prize

2021

  • Finalist, Paddington Art Prize

2020

  • Finalist, The Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
  • Finalist, Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Gallery
  • Finalist, Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize

2019

  • Winner, National Art School and Parkers Sydney Fine Art Award
  • Finalist, Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize
  • Finalist, Waverley Woollahra Art Prize

2018

  • Winner, William Fletcher Grant for Emerging Artists
  • Finalist, Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize
  • Finalist, Waverley Woollahra Art Prize
  • Finalist, Little Things Art Prize

2017

  • Winner, John Olsen Drawing Prize National Art School
  • Finalist, Mosman 70th Anniversary Art Prize
  • Winner, Peoples Choice Award in Waverley Art Prize
  • Winner, Peoples Choice Award in Chippendale World Art Residency
  • Finalist, Lloyd Rees Memorial Art Award
  • Finalist, Little Things Art Prize

PUBLICATIONS

2022

  • Pool Towels Are Softer At Tennis Clubs limited edition book, self published
  • Bumpy Roads And Tip Top Sandwiches limited edition book, self published

2019

  • Eggs On Soldiered Toast Buttered Well limited edition book, self published

COLLECTIONS

  • National Art School
  • Sydney Children’s Hospital
  • SCEGGS Darlinghurst

September 16, 2023

ELIZA GOSSE IS A FINALIST IN THE 2023 PADDINGTON ART PRIZE

We are thrilled to announce that ELIZA GOSSE has been selected as a finalist in the 2023 Paddington Art Prize for her work 'Greenwell Point'

The Paddington Art Prize is a $30,000 National acquisitive prize, awarded annually for a painting inspired by the Australian landscape.

Image:

“Greenwell Point” 2023
Gouache on paper
28 x 28 cm

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September 2, 2023

ELIZA GOSSE FINALIST IN THE 2023 MOSMAN ART PRIZE

Congratulations to our artist Eliza Gosse who is a finalists in this year's Mosman Art Prize for her work 'We Climbed the Fence and Swam in Their Pool'. Exhibition open 23 September in Mosman, Sydney.

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ELIZA GOSSE
'We Climbed the Fence and Swam in Their Pool' 2023
gouache on paper
39 x 39 cm

May 6, 2023

ELIZA GOSSE FINALIST IN THE ARCHIBALD PRIZE

Eliza Gosse is a finalist in the 2023 Archibald Prize.

This dual portrait features Eliza Gosse and her husband, architect and designer Benjamin Jay Shand, who was the subject of her portrait somewhere near home in the Archibald Prize 2022.

Gosse describes this 2023 work – one of several recent portraits, all painted on board – as ‘a cut-out of our weekend at sunrise – just us and our fluffy robes’.

‘Robes are mandatory if you come to breakfast at ours. The coffee percolates as the muesli is garnished and the CD is chosen,’ she says. ‘Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every morning could be spent lazing over several cups of coffee with a dash of honey and a side of strawberries?

‘While painting these portraits in my studio, I indulged in a few afternoons on the floor – tea and biscuits included – with the works propped up against the wall, as a sort of tea party with my wooden friends.

‘My studio mates will be glad to see these cut-outs gone; they say they came to life at night.’

Read more here.

Artwork:

Eliza Gosse

Breakfast At Ours

oil on board

two panels: 137.5 x 86.5 cm (left); 145.5 x 97 cm (right)

May 6, 2023

ELIZA GOSSE FEATURED IN THE DESIGN FILES

Eliza Gosse was featured in The Design Files article 'Eliza Gosse's Paintings Capture the Nostalgia of Retro Architecture' by Christina Karras.

"There’s a magical attention to detail within Eliza Gosse's architectural paintings.

She expertly captures the light-filled interiors and magical Modernist facades of homes inspired by designs of the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s with a dreamy pastel palette that makes you want to leap right into them. All the while maintaining a beautiful ‘flatness’ about her work."

You can read the article here.

May 6, 2022

ELIZA GOSSE - ARCHIBALD FINALIST

The Archibald Prize is a prestigious Australian portraiture art prize that has been running since 1921. The national portrait prize is entering a new century with 816 submissions entered this year, of which 52 finalists were announced on Thursday 5th of May. It is with great pleasure to congratulate Eliza Gosse who was selected as a finalist in the 2022 Archibald Art Prize.

Gosse depicts in her painting an architect and designer Benjamin Jay Shand. She states,

"He sees beauty in the most peculiar places, has great hair and likes to wear sunglasses more than is usual. I can say that because he is my husband. I don’t often paint people; however, Benj finds himself the constant muse for my sketchbook scribbles. And as this is my first large-scale portrait, it felt natural for him to be the subject..."

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Somewhere Near Home (Painting of Benjamin Jay Shand) 2022
oil on canvas
122 x 152 cm

March 23, 2022

ELIZA GOSSE - National Art School in the NSW Landscape

National Art School in the NSW Landscape is a new exhibition at NSW Parliament House from 9 – 31 March 2022. It explores the relationship between people, land and culture across the state through artworks by 21 significant Australian artists who studied at the National Art School (NAS), which this year celebrates 100 years since moving into the former Darlinghurst Gaol site in inner-city Sydney. Featuring 27 major artworks in various media including tapestry, collage and ceramics, this show represents the enormous diversity of NSW’s landscape, environment and culture.

Congratulations to Eliza Gosse for featuring her work in the exhibition.

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August 19, 2020

ELIZA GOSSE FINALIST IN THE WYNNE PRIZE | ART GALERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Eliza Gosse's work 'Spoonfuls of Milo at Kosciuszko' is a finalist in the 2020 Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

The Wynne Prize is awarded annually for 'the best landscape painting of Australian scenery in oils or watercolours or for the best example of figure sculpture by Australian artists'. This open competition is judged by the trustees of the Art Gallery of NSW.

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August 12, 2020

ELIZA GOSSE FINALIST IN THE MOSMAN ART PRIZE

Eliza Gosse's work 'A Triangle of Vegemite Toast Lay Forgotten Under the Mustard Chair' is a finalist in the 2020 Mosman Art Prize.


April 16, 2020

ELIZA GOSSE FINALIST IN THE RAVENSWOOD AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ART PRIZE 2020

Congratulations to Eliza Gosse who is a finalist in the 2020 Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize with her work "He Watched Cars Passing By Beyond The Cracks In The Curtains", 2020, oil on canvas, 120x150cm.

The Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize is an annual prize that was launched in 2017 to advance art and opportunity for emerging and established female artists in Australia. It is the highest value professional artist prize for women in Australia. There are three prize categories; the Professional Artist Prize of $35,000, the Emerging Artist Prize of $5,000 and the Indigenous Emerging Artist Prize of $5,000.

Artwork judging is overseen by Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize Patron and acclaimed artist, Jennifer Turpin and the winners will be announced 26 May 2020.

April 16, 2020

ELIZA GOSSE FEATURED IN HARPERS BAZAAR MAGAZINE

To coincide with her exhibition 'Mini Mokes and Mini Skirts', Eliza Gosse is featured in the April edition of Harpers Bazaar magazine

May 26, 2019

ELIZA GOSSE NAMED FINALIST IN THE RAVENSWOOD WOMEN'S ART PRIZE

The Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize is an annual prize that was launched in 2017 to advance art and opportunity for emerging and established female artists in Australia. There are two prize categories, including a $35,000 prize — the richest professional art prize for women in Australia. Artwork judging will be overseen by Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize Patron and acclaimed artist, Jennifer Turpin, and announced at the exhibition opening on 31 May, 2019.

Eliza Gosse is a finalist with her work 'Your Yellow Brick Holding Up the Sky' 2019, oil on canvas 50 x 40cm

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January 30, 2019

ELIZA GOSSE FEATURED IN PLAIN MAGAZINE

Toby Orton from Plain Magazine features Eliza Gosse's work. He writes:

Delving into social issues of national identity and immigration, artist Eliza Gosse focuses on the post-war houses built for European migrants in her home country of Australia in the 50s, 60s and 70s. In her striking oil paintings, Gosse’s style combines clean, color blocked geometric forms that call to mind the utopian ideals of suburban planning with a ‘nostalgic
inflection’. The ‘Suburban Modernism’ that she has created is a response to her interests in design history, the initial impact of inexpensive post-war architecture on communities and the way that the design’s influence and meaning is viewed over time. In her paintings of the Australian (and to a lesser extent, American) suburbs she celebrates an era of design that mocks the unflattering stereotype of bland suburbia and celebrates the unabashed invention of the time.

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December 16, 2018

ELIZA GOSSE IN 'THE IDEAL HOME' AT PENRITH REGIONAL GALLERY

The Ideal Home presents a history of the 20th century Australian home told through household objects, furniture and design classics from the MAAS Collection.

For much of the 20th century Australia enjoyed one of the highest rates of home ownership in the world. This situation emerged following the landmark ‘Harvester Judgement’ of 1907, which enshrined a ‘living wage’, and enabled ordinary workers to purchase a home and support a family.

Post war affluence, technology, mass manufacturing and the ready availability of goods, created both a consumer base and desire. In this setting, suburbs grew and homes became our castles. Australians enthusiastically adopted international trends in architecture, interior furnishings and design. Labour saving devices liberated us from domestic drudgery and increased the time available for leisure. Indoors and outdoors Australians aspired to a lifestyle centred upon the comfort, style, amenity and function of the home.

The Ideal Home presents a history of the 20th century Australian home told through household objects, furniture and design classics from the MAAS Collection. See more of The Ideal Home including modernist design and artworks at MAAS Powerhouse, Ultimo.

The Ideal Home is a partnership between the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences and Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest.

The exhibition suite features works across the site from the following Australian artists:

  • Cope Street Collective: Mathew Cooper and Colin Kinchela
  • Karla Dickens
  • Victoria Garcia
  • Richard Goodwin
  • Blake Griffiths
  • eX de Medici
  • Catherine O’Donnell
  • Eliza Gosse

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November 1, 2018

ELIZA GOSSE WINS WILLIAM FLETCHER GRANT

The William Fletcher Trust (now the William Fletcher Foundation) was established in 1985 to celebrate the life and to commemorate the work of William Fletcher whose straitened circumstances, ill health and early death cut short his developing talents. In 1988, the Trust awarded its first grants for study to tertiary students of the visual arts. The William Fletcher Trust was incorporated in 2006 as William Fletcher Foundation following a generous bequest. Since 1988, grants totalling over $400,000 have been distributed to over 500 highly talented students of the visual arts, to assist them to continue their studies.

In 2018 the grant was awarded to Eliza Gosse.

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July 5, 2018

ELIZA GOSSE FINALIST IN THE WAVERLEY WOOLLAHRA ART PRIZE

With an annual prize pool worth $12,000, the Waverley Art Prize is open to painting, drawing print & mixed media.

Eliza Gosse's work "Lone Ficus on New South Head Road is a finalist in the 2018 Prize.

May 15, 2018

ELIZA GOSSE FINALIST IN THE RAVENSWOOD WOMEN'S ART PRIZE

Eliza Gosse's work is included in the 2018 Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize. The theme of the prize is resilience. Gosse's work depicts a house in the suburbs of Melbourne designed by Russian architect Antol Kagan and is part of a larger series that investigates the architecture of post WWII refugees in Australia.

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7 – 21 December 2023
SMALL WORKS - Click and Collection

26 June 2019 – 17 July 2019
THE NEW GALLERY SHOW — A Group Exhibition

19 February 2019 – 9 March 2019
Eliza Gosse ‘Distance From Here’