Elisabeth Cummings etching Smoko
In Her Own Time
Elisabeth Cummings
In 2025, BAMM will present a remarkable collection of works by the legendary Elisabeth Cummings, featuring a selection of her works on paper and canvas. Spanning the last 40 years of her distinguished career, these pieces showcase Cummings’ bold use of colour, dynamic mark-making, and deep connection to the Australian landscape. Drawing inspiration from her travels and personal experiences, the exhibition offers an intimate insight into both her artistic evolution and her personal journey.
Artist: Elisabeth Cummings
Opening: Thursday 3 April 6pm
Exhibition: 4 April–31 May 2025
Where: BAMM Gallery
FREE
Biographies
Elisabeth Cummings is one of Australia’s most respected living artists with a career spanning over 60 years. Cummings studied at the National Art School in Sydney and was awarded the AGNSW Travelling Art Scholarship in 1958.
Cummings’ bold use of colour and exaggerated mark-making is her signature approach to the Australian landscape. An intrepid traveller, Elisabeth continues her journeys around the Australian bush, painting smaller ‘en plein air’ works, as well as larger pieces back in the studio. She frequently returns to Wedderburn, where Elisabeth finds unending subject matter in the interior of her studio and in the surrounds she knows so well.
Elisabeth’s work can be found in the collections of all major public institutions throughout Australia including the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of South Australia and the National Gallery of Australia. Her work is also included in the collections of the Australian Club, Artbank, Macquarie Bank, College of Fine Arts UNSW, and numerous regional art galleries across Australia.