Marie Salinger is an emerging multidisciplinary visual artist based in North East Victoria. Her practice spans painting, printmaking, collage and photography, informed by the natural landscapes of Beechworth, the Ovens River and her recent residency at The Museum of Loss and Renewal in Collemacchia, Italy.​
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Salinger's work transcends direct representation, using gestural lines, heavily textured surfaces and layered forms to contemplate notions of transience, memory and healing. Her works are deeply personal, reflecting inner landscapes where art, nature and emotional experience intersect. Continuing to evolve her distinct visual language, Salinger's work remains rooted in the interplay of light, landscape and memory.
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Salinger’s recent solo exhibitions include Solas at MAMA (2024), Finestra at Art Gallery on Ovens (2024), and Lúnasa (2025). In 2026 she will present a new solo exhibition at the Wangaratta Gallery. She is also scheduled to exhibit in several group shows throughout 2025 and 2026. Her work is held in the Fight Cancer Foundation Collection (Hilltop, Albury), Pancare and private collections in Australia, France and Ireland.
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My Story
My art practice is deeply contemplative, allowing space and time to investigate the natural world with a keen interest in what lies hidden or out of sight such as the organic marks created by scribbly gum moths under the bark of gum trees. Working intuitively I respond to the ebb and flow of my life deeply influenced by the Beechworth Gorge, Stanley Forest and the diverse and historic gardens at Mayday Hills where my studio is situated. My work echoes the organic qualities of nature and explores the notion of transience, liminal spaces and the interconnectedness of all life forms. The artworks incorporate layers of collaged mono prints overlaid with ink and textural areas of paint inviting the viewer to be still and to contemplate what might be just below the surface.
Contact
Please feel free to get in touch if you are interested in purchasing an artwork, attending a workshop or if you have any questions.
Mayday Hills, Kurrajong Cresent, Beechworth, Victoria, 3747
0408055477