• Yvonne East, The Drawing Studio, 2023, oil on Belgian linen, 1312 x 112 cm.

  • Yvonne East, Concerns with the representation of the beloved, 2021, charcoal on canvas, 67 x 51 cm

  • Yvonne East, Knee-deep (Portrait of Lisa McCune), 2022, oil on linen, 180 x 122 cm.

  • Yvonne East, Grandmother, Benedicta, 2024, oil on canvas, 120 x 105 cm.

  • Yvonne East, Baritone (Portrait of Teddy Tahu-Rhodes), 2017, oil on linen, 66 x 66 cm.

  • Yvonne East, 12 Years of Protection, 2021, charcoal on canvas, 150 x 180 cm.

  • Yvonne East, The Honourable Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC, 2022, oil on linen, 160 x 120 cm. Collection of the National Portrait Gallery.

  • Portrait of John Clarke, 2017, oil on linen, 67 x 51 cm.

Current Exhibitions

The Memory Still Holds

November 22nd - October 5th

GO4/ 59 Great Buckingham Street Redfern

Exhibited at BCFA, Brenda Colahan Fine Art

The Memory Still Holds is an intimate meditation on beauty, memory and the passing of time. Flowers, transient and continually changing, are a central presence throughout the body of work. Their colour, delicate forms and shadows speak to the experience of observing things we value move through states of being, while the act of painting becomes a way of holding onto a moment.

Yvonne East’s work explores the sweetness and fragility of beauty. Personal experiences of memory, grief and her father’s experience with dementia sit quietly within the work, while the exhibition extends beyond the personal towards a universal experience: our desire to preserve what cannot remain.

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Explore paintings and drawings…

Yvonne East,  Portrait of Avis, 2011, oil on canvas, 61 x 81.5 cm. 

Justine Costigan has written a Spotlight feature story about portraiture for The Guardian, including this self-commissioned portrait of the gorgeous Avis Tolcher. Read the article here: ‘Oh my god, I am beautiful’: the people who pay to have their portrait painted

Oil Painting Portraits

Yvonne East, The Drawing Studio, 2023, oil on Belgian linen, 1312 x 112 cm.

Review: John McDonald, Sydney Morning Herald.

Charcoal Drawing

Yvonne East, Shadow self, rabbit and duck, 2024, charcoal on paper, 45 x 60 cm.

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Image: Yvonne East: Concerns with the representation of the beloved, 2021, charcoal on canvas, 67 x 51 cm.

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Reach out to ask about commissions, or discuss my artwork, from charcoal drawing to detailed oil painting portraits. Don’t hesitate to inquire about upcoming painting and drawing classes. Looking forward to connecting with you!