18 August 2023
’Elisabeth Cummings On Finding Your Way With Paint'
Art Guide Australia

Today Elisabeth Cummings is considered one of Australia’s most respected (and collectable) painters, but that wasn’t always the case. The self-described “slow developer” has spent 60+ years producing paint-dappled canvases depicting the bushland that surrounds her home in Sydney’s south-west, as well as landscapes across Australia and overseas.

More than 40 of her works are on display at the National Art School (NAS) Gallery, where she studied and taught for much of her life. Ahead of the survey show, we spoke with Cummings about some of the pivotal moments of her career, spanning decades and spurning trends, and about the quiet moments that breathe life into art. Read