Rachel Farlow

Rachel Farlow’s abstract paintings are a deceptively rigorous exploration of the medium, where unusual colour arrangements and subtle gestures converge. Living and working in Victoria as a florist and nursery-hand, Farlow’s daily proximity to nature is foundational to her practice. The fragility of a withering petal and the vibrant energy of a bloom find abstract expression in her work, serving as metaphors for memory, time, and grief.

Her series, such as ‘Walk of life, night sweat,’ translate brief observations during times of personal loss. In these works, still life is a symbolic connotation of nature's fleeting cycles. Farlow’s process embraces improvisation, allowing sweeping dashes and strokes to relieve tension and transform positive and negative spaces. This approach arrives at a place where mark-making acts as a memory trace, grappling with the ephemeral and the unresolved. Her paintings, echoing the influences of artists like Cy Twombly, Howard Hodgkin, and Nicolas de Stael, capture a constant state of becoming—holding onto something strong, and then letting go.

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featuring:
Aedan Lee, Alex Xerri, Alix Higgins, Amarina Toby, Andriana Carney, Angie Goto, Anthea Saraikin, Axel Gerber, Ben Jones, Cal Sino, Cameron Skelton, Carla Uriarte, Chris O'Doherty (Reg Mombassa), Chris Town, Creed McTaggart, Daniel Watkins, David Kinnear (DK), Duncan Weston, Edward Woodley, Egs, Eva Izabela Balog, Gummy Johnston, Henrietta Harris, Hugh Van Schaick, James Woodley, Jarryd Lynagh, Jenna Bouma, Jesse Hoole, Jim McCullough, Joel Izak Smith, Kit Christian, Kitty Callaghan, Kubi Vasak, Kyle Montgomery, Louise Pfanner, Lucy O'Doherty, Luke Chiswell, Madeleine Joy Dawes, Madi Feist, Max Berry, Michael Delany, Midori Goto, Nick Hernandez, Ondine Seabrook, Otis Hope Carey, Perttu Mäkelä, Pops Bagnall, Rachel Farlow, Regine Bartsch, Ruth Waller, Shakirra Mae, Shaun Daniel Allen (Shal), Shane Cook, Siena Cole, Siena White, Sonny Day, SpiderXdeath, Super Goog, Tessa Claire, Todd Fuller & Wade Kelly

Rachel Farlow

Feat: Kitty Callaghan, Rachel Farlow, Eliza Gosse, Bindi Steel & Ellen Virgona

Feat: Aedan Lee, Agogwe, Andrew Fairclough, Annalisa Ferraris, Anthony Cudahy, Benedict Dos Remedios, Brett Chan, Cameron Emerson-Elliott, Dean De Landre, Edward Woodley, Gemma O'Brien, Henry Curchod, Hiroya Kurata, Jarryd Lynagh, Kitty Callaghan, Kyle Montgomery, Lucy O’Doherty, Mafia_Tabak, Max Berry, Stanislava Pinchuk ‘Miso’, Nadia Hernandez, Ondine Seabrook, Patrick Cremin, Petro, Poppy Williams, Rachel Farlow, Scott Lowe, SpiderXdeath, Steve Tierney, Will McLean & Zap Galaxy