Loribelle Spirovski Filipino Australian, b. 1990
"In my practice I have found that portraiture enables me to reflect through the sitter, who becomes a conduit for both their own anxieties, as well as mine. My practice is an attempt to externalise internal conflict, creating a juxtaposition of movement and stillness that forms an unsettling effect, evoking a surreal and dreamlike quality. It is in this dreamlike place that the spectre of mortality emerges, and though my art is often considered 'dark,' I believe it is ultimately redemptive as it lays bare an emotional truth." - Loribelle Spirovski
Born in Manila in 1990, Loribelle Spirovski resettled in Australia in 1999. Her work is influenced by the contrasting images of both countries, as well as her parent's mixed European-Asian ethnicities. Having spent a childhood creating collages, drawing, and. sculptures, she embarked upon formal artistic study at the College of Fine Arts, Sydney, where she graduated in 2012.
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A dream of men and horses, 2023Loribelle SpirovskiOil and acrylic on polyester122 x 90 cm$ 9,750.00View more details -
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Be Brave Little One, 2023Loribelle SpirovskiOil and acrylic on canvas182 x 152 cm$ 22,000.00View more details -
Blancmange (Fingerpainting of Simon and Nana), 2025Loribelle Spirovskioil on wood panel70 x 90 cm$ 9,500.00View more details -
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Crisostomo, 2023Loribelle SpirovskiOil and acrylic on polyester150 x 120 cm$ 13,000.00View more details -
Homme 296, 2023Loribelle SpirovskiOil and acrylic on wooden panel62 x 46 cm$ 4,100.00View more details -
Homme 297, 2023Loribelle SpirovskiOil and acrylic on wooden panel62 x 46 cm$ 4,100.00View more details -
Homme 299, 2023Loribelle SpirovskiOil and acrylic on wooden panel62 x 46 cm$ 4,100.00View more details -
Homme 301, 2023Loribelle SpirovskiOil and acrylic on wooden panel62 x 46 cm$ 4,100.00View more details -
Homme 303, 2023Loribelle SpirovskiOil and acrylic on wooden panel62 x 46 cm$ 4,100.00View more details -
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The Messenger, 2023Loribelle SpirovskiOil and acrylic on linen122 x 90 cm$ 9,750.00View more details -
"Artistic creation has always been my escape and fortitude against the personal challenges I experienced as a migrant, adapting to life in Australia - a vast land drenched in colour, and the murmurings of something primordial. Drawing inspiration from artists as varied as Francis Bacon, with his characteristically claustrophobic spatial relationships between figures and their surrounds, David Lynch's dreamlike surrealism, and Olivier Messiaen's static musical tones, my own inner conflicts were perhaps the earliest and most formative influences on my art - I paint from the interior to recalibrate, to defragment and to liberate." - Loribelle Spirovski
Born in Manila in 1990, Loribelle Spirovski resettled in Australia in 1999. Her work is influenced by the contrasting images of both countries, as well as her parent's mixed European-Asian ethnicities. Having spent a childhood creating collages, drawing, and. sculptures, she embarked upon formal artistic study at the College of Fine Arts, Sydney, where she graduated in 2012.
Driven by a strong sense of play and experimentation, Spirovski's work draws inspiration from artists as varies as painter Francis Bacon, filmmaker David Lynch and composer Oliver Messiaen. In her practice, Spirovski feels most connected to the medium of paint, rich in historical tradition, with a timeless versatility able to capture the unique conflicts and contradictions of the 21st century. Though her artistic output varies in subject and style, Spirovski especially drawn to the human form.
She has collaborated across various fields including Swedish fashion brand Limitato, Patos wine, Sinbono handbags, and the album covers of musical artists including, Methyl Ethel, Sondre Lerche, and her husband, pianist Simon Tedeschi. In 2021, her work was featured in a major public art installation in Potsdamer Platz, Berlin. She lives and works in Sydney, Australia.
She has exhibited across Australia, USA, UK and Europe, and her work appears in private and public collections across the world. She is the winner of the 'Naked and Nude Art Prize' (Manning Regional Art Gallery), the 2021 Bluethumb Art Prize and is a three-time finalist of the Archibald Prize.
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'I remember when'
Adair, Adnate, Baird, Cordero, Cyrulla, Feneley, Gall, Hayman, Howson, Home, HUSH, Kempson, Magrin, McAuley, Miller, Pratt, Spirovski 14 Oct - 7 Nov 2026Spanning 60 years (1966–2026) , this exhibition bridges iconic Australian modernism with contemporary practice. It moves from mid-century expressionist landscape to urban street art, cinematic realism, figurative sculpture, and contemporary...Read more -
Spring1883
ART FAIR 13 - 16 Aug 2025Lennox St. Gallery is delighted to participate in the ninth edition of Spring1883, held at The Hotel Windsor, Melbourne, from 13–16 August 2025. Exploring the theatricality of the Baroque reimagined...Read more -
Doorways
Group Show 15 Jan - 2 Feb 2025Read more -
Pentimentio
Loribelle Spirovski 2 - 19 Aug 2023If it's true that writing about art can only ever aspire to be another artwork—at best an essay can 'speak' to artworks like these paintings here seem to be whispering...Read more


