About the Artist

About

Elise Clements is a realist oil painter based in regional South Australia.

Fascinated by the intersection of healing and adversity, Elise’s emotive figurative paintings present an introspective narrative, exploring themes of identity, growth and emotional vulnerability. With a refined skillset honed at the Adelaide Central School of Art, Elise is an emerging talent, translating the complexities of human experience into poignant, atmospheric works that invite contemplation and connection.

Exhibitions

202

Finalist in the Lethbridge Small-Scale Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington, Queensland.

2024

Curated and exhibited in Group Exhibition, ‘The Disconnect’, Floating Goose Studios, Adelaide CBD.

2023

Selected to exhibit in the Kennedy Prize ‘Foundations Choice Exhibition’, RSASA Gallery, North Terrace, Adelaide CBD.
SALA Exhibition, ‘all the beauty we cannot see’, Hither & Yon, Willunga, South Australia.

2021

Group Exhibition, ‘Identity’, Urban Cow Studio, Adelaide, South Australia.
SALA exhibition , ‘A Natural Perspective: Studies of landscape & flora’, Newenham, Mt Barker, South Australia.

2018

RAW Adelaide exhibition, ‘Envision’, Burnside, South Australia.

SACE Art Show, Adelaide College of the Arts, South Australia.

Awards

2025

Awarded ‘Art Shed Brisbane Highly Commended’ at the Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award.

2019

Recipient of the Adelaide Central School of Art School Leaver Scholarship.

2018

Awarded the Eckersley’s Encouragement Award at the 2018 SACE Art Show.
Awarded the Credit Union SA Community Award – Runner Up at the 2018 SACE Art Show.

2017

Awarded the Watson/Horscroft Award for Visual Art.
Awarded a Certificate of Merit for Visual Arts Studies (SACE).

Education

Adelaide Central School of Art Bachelor of Visual Art: 1st year (July 2019 – March 2020)
The Art Academy Robin Eley Oil Painting Intensive Workshop (2019)
Adelaide College of the Arts Introduction to Oil Painting – Short Course (2017)