Leah Bartholomew · Naarm / Melbourne
Nature is
my starting
point.
Colour is
my language.
I’m an artist, muralist and designer working across painting, public art, healthcare spaces, commercial collaborations and community projects.
Finding the extraordinary
in the everyday.
Based in Fitzroy, Naarm / Melbourne, my multidisciplinary practice brings together bold colour, pattern and botanical imagery. I draw on Australian flora, daily walks and the places I know to explore nature, memory and connection to home.
With training in fine arts, textile design and graphic design, I work across original paintings, large-scale murals, digital artworks and brand collaborations. Colour and composition link these different surfaces and scales.
I have exhibited and worked professionally since 2004, with commissions for councils, hospitals and community spaces in Australia and internationally. My arts-in-health projects include Tweed Valley Hospital, Sunshine Coast University Hospital and Sheffield Children’s Hospital in the UK.
Commercial partnerships have included Gorman, Sportscraft, Basil Bangs, Kollab and other Australian brands. Community workshops offer another way to share my practice: through observation, experimentation and the simple pleasure of making.