Stephanie Mortlock is a visual artist working on unceded Wurundjeri land in North Warrandyte. Stephanie Mortlock is a visual artist working on unceded Wurundjeri Country in North Warrandyte. Using pencil, watercolour, oil, and acrylic, she conveys a sensitive relationship with the environmental systems in her surroundings.
Her recent work depicts local Indigenous plants, particularly rare orchids, examining their unique evolutionary relationships and the conservation efforts to protect them. She is now delving into print making, using etching techniques to continue her depictions of orchids and local bushland, as well as exploring memories of nature held as personally sacred.
Artist CV
Education
2020 - Bachelor of Arts - The University of Melbourne
Group Exhibitions
2018 - Warranwood Art Show, group exhibition, Warranwood VIC, 28 - 29 April
2019 - Warrandyte Art Show, group exhibition, Warrandyte VIC, 23 - 24 March
2022 - Nillumbik Open Studios, group exhibition, Dunmoochin Foundation, VIC, 23 - 24 April, 30 April - 1 May
2022 - St Andrews Festival Art Show, group exhibition, Wadambuk Community Centre, St Andrews, VIC, 22 - 23 October
2022 - Nillumbik Open Studios, group exhibition, Dunmoochin Foundation, VIC, 26 - 27 November
2023 - Nillumbik Open Studios, group exhibition, Dunmoochin Foundation, VIC, 29 - 30 April, 6 - 7 May
2023 - Nillumbik Open Studios, group exhibition, Cottles Bridge, VIC, 11 - 12 November, 18 - 19 November
2024 - Incognito Art Show, Sydney, NSW, 13 - 14 July
2024 - Abuzz! Group exhibition, Hurstbridge Hub, VIC, 30 August
2024 - Slow Looking: The art of working from life, Group Exhibition, Montsalvat, Eltham, VIC, 16 October - 10 November
2024 - Nillumbik Open Studios, group exhibition, Cottles Bridge, VIC, 16 - 17 November, 23 - 24 November
2025 - Nillumbik Open Studios, group exhibition, Cottles Bridge, VIC, 26 - 27 April, 3 - 4 May
2025 - Melbourne Design Week, group exhibition, Baldessin Press, St Andrews, VIC, 24 - 25 May
2025 - Unfolding Projects: While We are Waiting, Group Exhibition, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie, TAS, 4 June - 12 July
2026 - Women of the Badlands, Group Exhibition, Montsalvat, Eltham, VIC, 5 February - 1 March
Residencies
2021 - 2025, Dunmoochin Foundation residency
2026, Jane Fitzherbert memorial residency with Baldessin Press