Eliza Gosse explores life through the lens of architecture – specifically the clean, simple lines of post-war and mid-century design. Drawn to forms produced decades before she herself was born, Gosse creates paired back images that are not so much a depiction as an evocation of an era or place, or the people who may once have lived there. Sleek, stylised, and given quirky titles snatched from pop culture, they’re enhanced by a muted colour palette that bathes each scene in nostalgia and encourages viewers to imagine what
memories might be held within the walls.
Eliza Gosse is an alumna of the National Art School, Sydney, graduating a Master of Fine Art in 2019. A multiple award recipient, she has won the Mosman Alan Gamble Award (2022), National Art School and Parkers
Sydney Fine Art Award (2019); the William Fletcher Grant for Emerging Artists (2018); the John Olsen Drawing Prize, National Art School (2017). Gosse has also been a Finalist in the Archibald Prize (2023, 2022); Wynne Prize (2020); Salon des Refusés at S.H Ervin (2024, 2022); Mosman Art Prize (2023, 2022, 2020, 2017); Paddington Art Prize (2023, 2021); Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize (2020, 2019, 2018). Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows through Australia, and is held in public art collections such as the National Art School.
Gosse is currently practicing in Sydney and represented by Edwina Corlette Gallery (Brisbane) and Olsen Gallery (Sydney)