Paintings

“I intentionally do not want the work to be too figurative, too landscape, too abstract but what has remained conceptually is an interest in stillness, voyeuristic viewpoints, hints to structures, the land, blurred figures and invisible yet visible women. The work is an ode to Intimism – a French term used for quiet domestic scenes; the window is present, alongside veils and curtains and calm viewpoints where figuration is largely absent. In the past my work has often looked into rooms and in this body of work it peers outwards. Materially most of the work is made on raw linen, I use this technicality to reference limitations of time and the materiality of feminism it additionally creates a material relationship to the passing of time. I remain broadly interested in notions of care, in women’s experiences of steadfastness, protection and guardianship, and simultaneously our invisibility. My practice often obliquely references my experiences as a daughter of the counterculture and my current experience of mothering.”

– Amber Wallis, 2025