Upcoming exhibition:

Lethbridge Gallery 17 October - 4 November 2025

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Upcoming exhibition: Lethbridge Gallery 17 October - 4 November 2025 ||

I am a Brisbane-based artist primarily interested in landscape painting and drawing. As someone who grew up in rural West Wales, my love of the outdoors is a key driver of my work – about me.

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View fullsize Really chuffed to have this work selected as a finalist in this year's Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award My new work builds on the use of bold mark making and vibrant colour palettes. Pushing my landscapes into a more abstract direction. The finali
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View fullsize New work ~ 61 x 61 cm Oil in canvas . . . . . #art #artist #mattjamesartist #mattjames #instaart #bneart #brisbaneartist #painting #paintings #oilpainting #oilpaint #contemporarypainting #landscapeart #seascape #landscapepainting #paintingstudy
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View fullsize Study lV Inspired by a recent trip through the heart of Eryri National Park (Snowdonia), Wales . . . . . #art #artist #mattjamesartist #mattjames #instaart #bneart #brisbaneartist #painting #paintings #oilpainting #oilpaint #contemporarypainting #la
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I acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians. I recognise their cultures, histories and diversity and their deep connection to the lands, waters and seas of Queensland and the Torres Strait. I acknowledge the Jagera people and the Turrbal people as the Traditional Custodians of Meanjin (Brisbane), the lands on which I live and work. I pay my respects to Jagera and Turrbal Elders past, present and emerging.