Bio
Influenced by a lifelong fascination with marine landscapes and encountering the natural world in its different states Deanne Palmer’s work typically explores proactivity taken for environmental restoration across the globe. Bathed in light and colour, her encaustic paintings and sculptures examine the diversity of sensations experienced as well as conveying the essence of the scene. Deanne invites viewers to engage with beauty that conceals deeper ecological challenges.
Although originally an oil painter, Deanne has been honing her skills in painting and sculpture using encaustic medium for the past several years. She makes most of her own encaustic medium and finds the versatility of techniques and translucent qualities of this beeswax-based material compliment her layered and textural style. The eco-friendly and archival ingredients resonate with her concern for sustainability and conservation.
Deanne’s current focus is on the expansion and development of unique encaustic techniques to enhance translucency and textural scope of sculptural forms while maintaining structural integrity and sustainability.
Deanne has worked in the visual arts industry since 1980, maintaining her commitment as an artist. She teaches and mentors adults and young artists from her Sydney studio, Limelight Studios Gladesville, which she established in 2008 and continues to exhibit in group and solo shows throughout Australia and overseas.
Selected Finalist Exhibitions
St Columba’s Art Prize, Springwood (2025)
Hunters Hill Art Exhibition, Sydney (2024)
Greenway Art Prize, Sydney (2024, 2021)
Lane Cove Art Award, Sydney (2024)
Global Warming is REAL, New Mexico, USA (2024, 2021)
The Northern Beaches Art and Design Prize, Sydney, Australia (2024)
Collections
Public: The Museum of Encaustic Art, New Mexico, USA (2024)
Private: Australia, USA, Canada, England, and Spain
Education
Art Certificate, St George and Meadowbank TAFE
Screen Printing, Sydney TAFE
Detail of ‘The Catchment’
