A Sydney based artist who studied at COFA, Oliver Ackland’s work moves from fragmented portraits suggestive of dreams and narrative at play to more abstract, gestural compositions, incorporating experiments with mark making using a variety of mediums.
A finalist in the Fishers ghost Award 2023, he has exhibited with galleries such as
Sketch Co Gallery, Arcadia Gallery, Ditty Wheels and taken part in the Sydney and Brisbane affordable art fairs. He is part of this years St Vincent’s Art Exhibition which raises funds for victims of domestic violence.
Established in 2021, the National Emerging Art Prize was created to provide an annual, highly visible national platform to identify, promote and support the most promising emerging visual and ceramic artists in Australia.