Annette Bukovinsky

Annette Bukovinsky is a multimedia artist based in Sydney, Australia. Her practice explores the complexities of humanity’s relationship with nature with the aim of searching for a new ecological philosophy that can address the challenges threatening the vitality of our planet.

She shares, “By utilising traditional hand-building techniques of coiling, pinching and moulding, I am able to have a direct and protracted engagement with the clay, enabling a more considered articulation of ideas and concepts. My interest in non-conventional surface applications, such as acrylic paint, shoe polish, bitumen and timber stains, feeds my desire to explore the nexus between tradition and innovation, and also extend the link between structure, surface and concept.”

Bukovinsky’s current two-dimensional works are created using various mediums, including charcoal, acrylic and gouache, and also more unconventional mediums, such as bitumen and shoe polish. Her three-dimensional works predominantly employ the use of clay and are often paired with ready-made forms or industrial surplus to investigate her ecological observations and her growing concerns about the global loss of biodiversity.

A finalist in numerous prestigious art prizes, her work has also been exhibited in commercial and regional galleries and has been acquired for several private collections. Following her completion of Master of Fine Art at the National Art School Sydney in 2019, Bukovinsky is now represented by Stanley Street Gallery in Sydney, Australia.