Born in Melbourne Australia, Simône Serle grew up immersed in the artworld and surrounded by creativity. As the daughter of an artist Simône spent her childhood travelling extensively and living around the world with her family. She has lived in Spain and France; worked in Hong Kong and most recently Vancouver, Canada. It is this transient and dynamic background that has informed her work.
Simône studied painting under her father John Serle, who was a highly accomplished artist and significant influence on Simône and her work. She then went on to graduate Bachelor Arts (Honors) in Interior Design at RMIT.
Simône has worked as an Interior Designer for the last 25 years, both here in Australia and overseas and during this time, she has continued her dedication to her art practice.
Simône is a contemporary abstract expressionist artist exploring the narrative between landscape and the visceral; the kinetic and fixed states of being. Her artwork is primarily oil and acrylic and it evolves through a process of different mediums and how they combine to create forms, textures and images. The artwork almost takes on an aerial perspective, yet it remains firmly abstracted rather than figurative.
Artist's Statement:
My practice is an instinctive and experimental exploration of colour and texture, centred on the dynamic interactions between materials. Oils, acrylics and water compete, merge and coexist on the canvas, each asserting its own materiality while simultaneously transforming the others.
I am particularly interested in the illusory spaces that emerge between colours - the moments where depth and movement seem to appear and dissolve. And it is through this interplay of the clash and juxtaposition, that I explore shifting notions of perception and the evolving relationships between materials.
My perspective continually shifts from the minute to the ethereal. What may appear tranquil from a distance is, upon closer observation, the result of a hard-fought battle between materials; a constant tension between control and chance, stillness and movement, separation and fusion.
Education:
Monash University Bachelor of Arts
RMIT Bachelor of Arts - Interior Design (Hons)
Solo Exhibitions:
2026 Storehouse St Kilda
2022 In Good Company
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2026 Biennale of Colour and Light West End Art Space Finalist
2026 Omnia Art Prize Finalist
2025 Mornington Peninsula Contemporary Art Prize Finalist
2025 Omnia Art Prize Finalist
2024 Omnia Art Prize Finalist
2023 Omnia Art Prize Finalist
2023 'Wet Areas' Gallery Jones Ripponlea
2022 Omnia Art Prize Finalist - formerly St Kevin's Art Show
2021 - 2022 Linden Gallery Post Card Show
2021 St Kevin's Art Show
2019 St Kevin's Art Show
2018 Flinders Art Show
Awards:
2018 Flinders Art Show "Best Contemporary Work"
2023 International Women's Day Artist's Talk Panellist Gallery Jones