The new body of work represents Llewellyn Skye's process-focused efforts to capture the joy-inspiring, life-affirming essence of her source material - the rich, bold florals.

The exhibition coalesced during the uncertainties surrounded by the pandemic and rolling lock-downs. As Skye wrote: “Hue to Hold is a testimony to the cherished and intimate moments and sordid events, or lack of, that eventuated while creating this body of work — while the world began turning upside down.

“Suddenly I became a home schooling, wine guzzling, self-reflecting mess. Overcome by confusion and clarity all at once — enraged but smiling, and focusing on the fun, shiny side of our daily life for both mine and my family’s sanity… The blurred lines between coffee time and wine time, school work and no work at all.

“It was during this pandemic, while creating Hue to Hold, that I started listening to his music. No words can describe how much of an impact this has had on me. Listening with my headphones as I work away, zoned out from the world around me, hearing every beat, every lyric, over and over like putting on my work apron. “Hue to Hold is a homage to the quirky existence of a creative mother, trying to make sense of a broken world, desperately holding onto moments of gold.”

The Queensland-based artist has been exhibiting regularly since the early 2000s in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and on the Gold Coast. She was a finalist in numerous art prizes, including the John Olsen Drawing Prize in 2006, and in 2011 she was awarded the prestigious Artegiro Residency in Italy. Skye’s studio and commission-based works grace a number of notable corporate and private collections across Australia and abroad.