Studio Composition (Passionfruit), 2025

Studio Composition (Passionfruit) features a collection of everyday domestic objects scattered across my studio desk. These items—familiar objects in the home such as a roll of paper towel, a steak knife, Apple earphones, and a net bag of passionfruit —reflect the functional, consumer-driven nature of contemporary domestic life. Daily chores of cooking dinner and cleaning the bathroom are occasional events, but necessary tasks within the week. We rely on these unsentimental, often overlooked objects to carry out these mundane rituals that maintain our home, nourish our bodies and support personal hygiene. These objects rarely warrant a second thought. I painted Studio Composition (Passionfruit) to celebrate the everyday-ness and quiet significance of these essential objects and chores which reflect unassuming moments of domesticity that are essential to our daily lives.

Strömland holds a BFA in painting from the National Art School (2015) and has since gone on to be a finalist in multiple awards and prizes. These include being a finalist in the Brett Whiteley Scholarship (2020), the Portia Geach Memorial Award (2019), The Fisher’s Ghost Art Award (2024, 2025) and the Salon de Refusés at S.H. Ervin Gallery (2019). After being a finalist in the Ravenswood Womens Art prize several times, Strömland was awarded the Emerging Artist Prize in 2025. In addition, she has partaken in numerous solo and group shows and has work held in private collections across Australia. Strömland has also participated in multiple residencies including with the Shark Island Institute Kangaroo Valley (2023, 2024) and the Leif Hasel Foundation residency, Denmark (2025).