“Ah man it’s content”

This painting is from a series of work I exhibited in Adelaide, in 2025. The series was exhibited under the name “Clang”

The works in this series were tongue in cheek reflections of the artist. They show light hearted humour and staring at the sun sincerity. This body of work reflected on a recent car accident I had, putting me in hospital for six days and leaving with a bad heart, and my experience as an artist practicing for over a decade. Resulting with work on themes of anxiety surrounding issues of the self, the body, urbanisation, climate, and artistry.

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Billy Oakley is a South Australian visual artist practicing with oil paint. His use of colour and subject matter are striking, familiar and yet uncanny, evoking a dreamlike tension. Billy was part of 2021's SALA Festival Artist in Schools Program and has exhibited in group exhibitions across South Australia. He has held solo exhibitions at Brunswick Street Gallery (Vic), Sol Gallery (Vic), Floating Goose (SA), Collective Haunt (SA), Mixed Spice Studios (SA) and The Mill (SA).