Artist profile
Charlie
Clegg
Working primarily in linocut, I create portraits of Sydney’s streetscapes. I capture the terraces, corner pubs and streets that carry collective histories.
Rather than aiming for perfect registration, I deliberately misalign the block between impressions. This process introduces slivers of light, colour echoes, and a subtle visual vibration. I aim to capture the place as a portrait - the version the building would proudly hang on its own walls.
Sydney based Linocut artist. Streetscapes and portraits of place.
I use a shifting block method to create vibration, and layers of bold colour.
Artist Career Highlights
- Exhibit at TAP Gallery, Surry Hills. September 2025 - Metamorph-ish
- Seeing my linoprints on the walls of my favourite pubs in Sydney.
- Portraits of Place - Commissioned in 2025.
Artist Interview
How does your artwork get from initial concept to exhibition stage?
Noticing a flash of history often leads to wondering how that place has been experienced over time: layered, shifting, and shaped by memory. Colour is often informed by the building’s own history. A past detail—a pale green facade, a faded trim—may reappear as a shifted fragment within the print. The pieces that become exhibit worthy often have a human presence and bold colour contrast. They are places with memories that are worth keeping.
Tell us a bit about your story and how you came to be an artist
Art has been in my life from the beginning- both parents are artists. I was drawn to the bright colours of city life. The natural beauty that surrounded me was blue and green, but I wanted the pink and orange paint that was often left untouched at home. Buildings deserve to be celebrated in art. We see them in staged real estate listings more than they deserve. It was easy to choose linocut as my preferred medium - it's the one that keeps me up all night.
