Lauren Wilhelm: A Nostalgic Wonder

9 - 30 June 2026
  • Australian-based artist Lauren Wilhelm draws continual inspiration from history, classical portraiture, and the world around her. Fascinated by the overlooked...
    Australian-based artist Lauren Wilhelm draws continual inspiration from history, classical portraiture, and the world around her. Fascinated by the overlooked narratives of everyday life, she often juxtaposes classical imagery with contemporary suburban elements, creating works that feel both timeless and familiar. Deeply connected to animals and nature, Lauren works from her bushland studio accompanied by music and her rescued rainbow lorikeet, Squishy, often singing alongside her.
     
    With more than 22 solo exhibitions to date, Wilhelm’s works are held in numerous private collections across Australia and have also been exhibited internationally in Italy, Spain, and New York.
  • In Lauren’s World

    In Lauren’s World

    Lauren Wilhelm’s works are instantly recognisable through her characters’ iconic, pensive gazes imbued with a sense of wonder. A quiet mystery permeates her paintings, allowing imagined narratives to gently unfold. Each figure carries a distinct emotional presence, with subtle expressions hinting at untold stories.

     

    Reflecting Wilhelm’s deep affinity with animals, horses and birds frequently appear alongside her subjects — sometimes as symbols of strength, other times offering solace and companionship.

     

    "Animals permeate my work: they are both companions and mythic avatars. From the poised horse to smaller creatures, they embody power, fragility, myth, and the blurred boundary between the natural and the constructed world.” -- Lauren Wilhelm

    • Lauren Wilhelm These are the Good Days, 2026 Oil on Italian Linen Framed dimensions: 74h x 74w cm
      Lauren Wilhelm
      These are the Good Days, 2026
      Oil on Italian Linen
      Framed dimensions: 74h x 74w cm
    • Lauren Wilhelm Twice Upon A Time, 2026 Oil on Italian Linen 152h x 152w cm Framed: 154.5h x 154.5w cm
      Lauren Wilhelm
      Twice Upon A Time, 2026
      Oil on Italian Linen
      152h x 152w cm
      Framed: 154.5h x 154.5w cm
    • Lauren Wilhelm Children of the Sky, 2026 Oil on Italian Linen Framed dimensions: 105h x 105w cm
      Lauren Wilhelm
      Children of the Sky, 2026
      Oil on Italian Linen
      Framed dimensions: 105h x 105w cm
  • The repeated juxtposition of the old and new perfectly encapsulates a feeling: Nostalgia. Through each work, Wilhelm seeks to invoke personal memories and emotions that is truly unique to oneself — intimate experiences deeply rooted in nostalgia.
     
    "I’ve always loved both classical and modern art and maybe I’m trying to blend them in my own style – melancholism. I am a very nostalgic person and perhaps as this feeling is hard to communicate with words, I’m endeavouring to capture the feeling in paint."
     
    -- Lauren Wilhelm
    • Lauren Wilhelm To Autumn II, 2026 Oil on Italian Linen Framed dimensions: 43.5h x 43.5w cm
      Lauren Wilhelm
      To Autumn II, 2026
      Oil on Italian Linen
      Framed dimensions: 43.5h x 43.5w cm
    • Lauren Wilhelm Today Is The Day, 2026 Oil on Italian Linen Framed dimensions: 79h x 79w cm
      Lauren Wilhelm
      Today Is The Day, 2026
      Oil on Italian Linen
      Framed dimensions: 79h x 79w cm
    • Lauren Wilhelm O, Chicanery Oil on Italian linen 60 1/8h x 60 1/8w in 153.0h x 153.0w cm
      Lauren Wilhelm
      O, Chicanery
      Oil on Italian linen
      60 1/8h x 60 1/8w in
      153.0h x 153.0w cm
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