Nerina Lascelles

Recent Exhibition Catalogue

Nerina Lascelles is a Melbourne-based artist whose abstracted landscapes evoke a sense of stillness and transcendence.Her work is deeply influenced by Zen Buddhist philosophy and Eastern aesthetics, drawing inspiration from her travels to countries such as Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Nepal, Myanmar, and Japan. These experiences have shaped her artistic practice, which aims to reveal the inherent beauty beneath the realm of form.

Lascelles holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts and a Graduate Diploma in Painting. She has exhibited her work in Australia and internationally for over 30 years, with her paintings forming part of private collections in Australia, Singapore, the UK, the USA, and Japan . Her artistic journey has been informed by a range of Eastern philosophical traditions, within which visual art and poetry are used as aids to meditation.

In addition to her visual art practice, Lascelles is an art therapist who has been designing and facilitating art therapy sessions with various community groups for over 15 years.

Through her work, Lascelles invites viewers to explore the depths of their inner landscapes, offering a meditative experience that transcends the material world.