Prudence Flint

Fine Arts, Sydney is presenting an exhibition of work by Prudence Flint.

This exhibition presents recent oil studies on canvas board and pencil drawings on paper. It is the first exhibition ever dedicated to these longstanding and essential formats of Prudence Flint’s work.

Prudence Flint’s process is painterly and rich in the techniques and traditions of figurative easel painting. She has a regular practice of drawing and painting from life, with a close circle that model for her at her studio. Her paintings take long periods to make, sometimes gestating for years. Ideas that are evolved on larger scale canvases are initiated and developed as drawings and painted in studies.

Over three decades Prudence Flint has made work that is populated by mostly female figures in interior spaces and occasionally outdoors. The figures in her paintings, drawings and studies are wilfully distorted and statuesque, while the pictorial spaces of their other-worldly settings are soft-toned and austere. Although reluctant to put specific narratives into words, she conveys an expression of character and space that is full of feeling and intent.

Prudence Flint lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. Her work will feature in the upcoming NGV Triennial 2023 at NGV International, Melbourne.

This is Prudence Flint’s third solo exhibition with Fine Arts, Sydney.

For further information please contact the gallery directly.