Mave Shrigley

My name is Mave Shrigley. Painting is my way of holding onto the moments that ask us to slow down—the changing light across water, the strength in an animal's gaze, a garden opening into colour, or the quiet character of the Western Australian landscape.

I am drawn to subjects that carry both beauty and feeling. Landscapes, waterways, wildlife, flowers and familiar objects give me a starting point, but a painting rarely remains only a record of what I have seen. Colour, texture and memory begin to reshape it. I want the finished work to hold not just the scene, but the atmosphere that made me stop and look.

Some paintings begin with a place. Others begin with a gesture, a relationship between colours, or a small detail that stays with me. I work through observation and intuition, allowing marks to remain visible so the life of the painting is not polished away.

Across this collection, I return to stillness, resilience, movement and belonging. The coast opens into distance. Trees carry the memory of weather. Boats suggest journeys and homecoming. Animals meet the viewer with their own presence. Still life turns everyday provision into something worth noticing.

My hope is that each painting gives the viewer room to pause. I want people to recognise something of their own memory or feeling in the work, even when their story is different from mine. For me, that meeting between the painting and the person standing before it is where the work becomes complete.