Portrait of Elle Pervez

Mixed Media

Elle Pervez

Subjects | Abstract, Australiana, Expressionism, Florals, Landscape

Elle Pervez is a contemporary landscape artist and paints the Australian landscape, chasing the light as it changes over outback and country Australia.

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Artist Profile

Elle Pervez is an Australian artist whose work is deeply informed by her upbringing between remote communities in the Northern Territory and a farm in rural New South Wales. Immersed from an early age in vast horizons and ever-shifting terrain, she developed a lasting connection to the Australian landscape, a connection that continues to shape and anchor her artistic practice.

Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, Elle builds richly layered compositions. Her practice often incorporates mixed-media elements such as metallic gold leaf and oil stick, adding luminosity and depth to her textured surfaces. The interplay between abstraction and landscape is central to her work, allowing memory, emotion and place to merge on the canvas.

Elle’s paintings seek to evoke a sense of connection; to land, to light, and to something both personal and collective. Through intuitive mark-making and expressive colour, she translates the feeling of wide skies, desert air and open space into immersive visual experiences. Her work invites viewers to pause, reflect, and find their own meaning within each piece.

At its heart, her practice is about transformation and resonance, creating artworks that bring warmth, depth and vitality into the spaces they inhabit.

In recent collections, her practice has expanded to explore the idea of metamorphosis, the in-between spaces of becoming, awakening and self-return. Her work is guided by intuition, often beginning without a fixed plan and unfolding organically, allowing emotion to lead composition.

Elle has participated in many group shows and solo exhibitions across the country. Most recently Elle was a Finalist in Leda Gallery’s Emerging Art Prize 2025, Green, and Revival Art and Design Gallery’s Emerging Artist Prize 2026.

Elle Pervez’s Portfolio

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What medium do you work with, and why have you chosen them?

I work with a range of materials simply because I love to create an artwork that is full or texture and interest. From acrylic to oil stick to gold foil to gemstones (and even sand!), I love to use a range of materials so that you can enjoy my art even if you close your eyes and run your hands across the canvas.

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How does your artwork get from initial concept to exhibition stage?

I sometimes paint from photos, and sometimes just from pure imagination and memory. I often do a mix of this because I like to get my desert ranges close to the silhouette of the outback where they are inspired.

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Can you tell us a little more about your creative working environment/studio?

I have recently moved house and when we designed our new home, I was lucky enough to be able to add a large room for my art practice. I have two large windows overlooking our hilly property and I have a beautiful mustard yellow couch in my studio which I just love. My studio is a mix of mess, quirky things to look at and of course my daughter who absolutely loves to help and paint too.

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Tell us a bit about your story and how you came to be an artist

I have always painted and one day my husband said I have run out of room to hang all of the artworks, and that led me to reach out to a shop and ask if they would give me a go!

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How would you describe your creative process?

A little chaotic! Everything is everywhere all over my studio space, but when it comes to the artwork itself, it comes together perfectly.

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What inspires you?

The Australian landscape is my constant muse, and in particular, the outback and all her rich colours.

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How would you describe your artistic style?

Abstract interpretation of the Australian landscape and how it makes me feel.

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What message and emotion do you hope to convey with your work?

The idea of places holding memories and feelings.

Career Highlights

  • Finalist for Emerging Artist Prize at Revival Art Gallery 2025
  • Finalist for Heart of the Bush Exhibition 2023
  • Finalist for Leda's Emerging Art Prize, Green