Sean Crowley

Mango Tree, 2025

CHALK PASTEL ON SAUNDERS WATERFORD HOT PRESSED WATER COLOUR PAPER
113 × 77 cm
$4,000
This work shows the mango tree the day before it was cut down. It was removed due to its leaning and the impact of its roots on nearby structures. The drawing serves as a record of the tree just before it was gone.

Sean Crowley is an artist based in Gadigal/Sydney. His work reflects on the spaces he inhabits, distorting his everyday life into something abstract and intuitive. In his bold and gestural compositions, liminal spaces – living rooms, kitchens, country roads – are transformed into something new, vibrant and acidic.

Sean holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (2021) and Graduate Diploma (2022) from the National Art School, Sydney. He has previously studied Bachelor of Design in Architecture at the University of Sydney and worked in architecture and urban design, and completed the Intensive Drawing Program (2019) at the Royal Drawing School, London.

National Emerging Art Prize