I am an Australian artist based in Canada. Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia.

My work is abstract interpretation. Paintings begin as digital compositions designed, tested, and resolved on screen, before being translated onto canvas.

From there, everything is freehand. Paint is mixed by eye. Lines are deliberately imperfect. I’m not interested in precision for its own sake, if I wanted that I’d print the work directly onto canvas. But there’s no heart or soul in that.

Art, for me, is a process of fails and fixes. Adjusting. Responding. Letting things go wrong so they can go right.

I maintain an active studio practice in Calgary, AB, Canada where I currently live.

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Follow me on instagram: @bymallen