Greta Hounslow is an Australian artist known for her evocative paintings that draw deeply from her connection to nature and her extensive travels. Her work, which blends abstract forms with elements of Australiana and colourful patchwork landscapes, invites viewers into a rich, immersive experience that transcends time and place.
Greta grew up in a creative family, waking up at sunrise to the rhythmic sound of her father forging and hammering in his shed. Her love for drawing transformed into a passion for painting after her grandmother took her along to an oil painting class at the age of ten. Greta's artistic journey expanded as she studied painting, ceramics and photography in college, earning awards in all three disciplines.
Her adventurous spirit took her travelling across Australia for a decade, where she always had a sketchbook and a guitar within reach. However, it wasn't until she became a mother and returned to her hometown of Hobart, Tasmania, that she felt the compelling urge to paint again. Her sunny home studio by the sea now serves as a sanctuary where she translates her connection to Mother Earth and journeys through remote Australia into her paintings.
Working intuitively, Greta often enters a meditative state, invoking old memories and emotions, drawing viewers into an ephemeral narrative that transcends the layered canvas. Nature serves as her foremost muse, with the vibrant and earthy hues, textures, and inherent magic of the beach and bushland profoundly influencing her daily rituals and artistic practice.
Greta received third place in Revival Art and Design Gallery’s Emerging Artist Prize 2024, was a Finalist for the same prize in 2023, and a Finalist in Corner Store Gallery’s ‘Inside This Box’ Art Prize in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Most recently, she was a Finalist in the Leda Gallery and Noosa Art Prizes 2024. She has participated in numerous group shows across the country.
