Lottie Consalvo Australia, b. 1985

Lives and works in Newcastle, nsw, Australia

Melbourne-born artist Lottie Consalvo’s practice is rooted in the exploration of the invisible world—thought, imagination, dreams, and the possibilities beyond the real. Working across painting, performance, video, and sculpture, she continually probes the limits of the known and pushes beyond its veil.

Consalvo channels the creative forces of the mind, delving into primal states of memory and imagination through tangible expressions of the psychological and emotional. Her gestural, indeterminate paintings explore tensions between body and mind, lived and processed experience. She draws parallels between the unknown in human existence and mystical natural phenomena—the ocean, the horizon, the bush, other species. These become metaphors for inner worlds, exploring longing, desire, and loss. Using a restricted palette, monumental forms, and stark contrasts, she materialises the intangible—where imagination and memory transition into physical form.

Beyond representation, her work honours the mind’s capacity to regenerate. Through video and live performance, she creates presence even in absence, engaging imagination and affirming our ability to endure grief and trauma while opening portals to what feels ungraspable.

Consalvo’s career highlights include a 2015 residency with Marina Abramović for Kaldor Public Art Projects 30, her first solo museum exhibition at Heide Museum of Modern Art in 2018, and subsequent major exhibitions at Casula Powerhouse and Maitland Regional Art Gallery. She has exhibited internationally and her works are held in collections including Artbank, Newcastle Art Gallery, and Macquarie University.