With representation in both Australia and the USA, Ali McNabney-Stevens’ works aim to explore the links between her experiences and artistic practice by recollecting nostalgic flashes of her past and joining them with the here and now. Working at a large scale, for the artist time is irrelevant and following the links and ties to get to the elusive perfect ending is all that matters. The exploration of memories coupled with the visual revisiting of unassuming day-to-day happenings has brought an expressive freedom to Ali’s work. Using flora and fauna as a catalyst, this fresh perspective has seen her creating a dialogue using oils and collage to search for her imagery unashamedly getting lost in thought. The works are becoming, as is the artist.

Ali’s principal body of work provides a lineal view into the artist’s life story page by page. Layers of memory are delicately articulated through oil and collage and woven together with the artist’s characteristically painterly marks. The paintings draw physical reference from still life whilst the narrative expels lifecycle observations of a deep, raw and mulled beauty.

Ali earned her Honours degree in Design and Art History from Edinburgh College of Art, with further fine art studies at London’s prestigious Saint Martin’s. She consistently displays her pedigree with an impressive body of abstract works.