I am an award-winning multi-disciplinary contemporary artist, with practices in both painting and graphic design. My art is self-reflective — an introspective exploration of self-discovery and ultimately an intimate form of emotional expression. My work is mostly influenced by the American Abstract Expressionists movement (1940-50s) 50s). I work solely in acrylics and paint non-objective art through colour theory and abstract expressionism. I explore life themes such as love, loss, transformation and new beginnings. The intention is to capture the emotion of an experience by implementing the fundamentals of colour and form and the principles of graphic design. I work with colour to create rhythm, movement and depth. My gestural brush strokes and signature black markings dance on the canvas to create a dynamic impression of spontaneity, energy and motion which completes the emotional narrative.


Sandra Di Leo standing in front of her large colourful abstract expressionist painting.
Sandra Di Leo painting in her studio, surrounded by her other paintings and using a large brush.

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

  • Award — Third Place
    Juror — Kim-Lee Kho
    Painting — “Memories of You”

  • Artist Feature
    Juror — Andrea Zeiher, ZeiherSmith Gallery
    Paintings — “A Love Song” and
    “Come Away With Me #2”

RECENT AWARDS + RECOGNITION