THE ART OF JO ODESSA
Colour.
Connection.
Inner life.
Paintings that explore our inner worlds
and our connection to nature.
PAINTING · DRAWING · MIXED MEDIABASED IN MELBOURNE
A CLOSER LOOK
Selected paintings
THE ARTIST
A life expressed
in paint.
Jo Odessa is an Australian artist working in Melbourne. Her practice moves between expressive figurative painting, close observations of nature, portraiture and mixed media.
Strong colour, light and layered imagery give form to feelings, memory and the search for connection.
Meet JoEXPLORE THE COLLECTIONS
Many ways of seeing.
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Recent work
Figures, flight and our relationship with the environment, shaped by Black Summer and the pandemic.02Connection
Colour and lyrical abstraction explore the ties between people and the natural world.03Movement
Energetic figures trace an emotional and spiritual journey.04Dream
Layered, interwoven images inspired by painting in Ubud, Bali.05Wake up!
Works responding to the shock of the Bali bombings and September 11.06Bali inspired
Portraits and scenes drawn from Balinese life.07Nature enlarged
Leaves and flowers brought closer through scale, light and contrast.08Lotus
The lotus as an expression of awakening, renewal and growth.09Drawing & mixed media
Images discovered through playful experiments with colour, texture and materials.10Room dividers
Individually painted, hinged canvas screens inspired by leaves and trees. Custom designs can be made to order.A PAINTING THAT SPEAKS TO YOU?