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BROOKE MARCHEL
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WHERE PRESENCE LINGERS
Brooke Marchel is an artist based in Sydney that specialises in oil painting. Her practice focuses on how ideas derived from Romanticism can be used in conjunction with the motif of drapery to amplify the contemporary storytelling and cinematic potential of painting. In her practice she creates intimate, small---scale paintings that invoke a lingering human presence without reliance on manifesting the figure. She does this by depicting domestic scenes that include signifiers such as uninhabited drapery and warm lighting.
Drawing inspiration from artists such as Bill Henson and Andrew Cranston, Brooke uses darkness and chiaroscuro lighting to depict contemporary narratives with a nostalgic mood. Her goal is for her viewers to feel a personal connection with her work, as her paintings focus on the shared intimacies of
human experiences and represent human subjects and lifestyles.
Brooke Marchel – Artist CV
Education
2023---2024 MFA, Studio: Painting, National Art School, Sydney
2019---2021 BFA, Studio: Painting, National Art School, Sydney
Exhibitions
2026 Aotearoa Art Fair, Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
2025 Lloyd Rees Emerging Artist Award, Gallery Lane Cove, Upper Level, 164 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove, Sydney
New Voices, CBD Gallery, 72 Erskine St, Sydney Harvey Galleries National Art School Graduate Award
Exhibition, Harvey Galleries, 515 Sydney Rd, Balgowlah, Sydney
2024 The Post Grad Show, National Art School, Sydney Open Day Exhibition, National Art School, Sydney
2022/2023 Library Stairwell Gallery, National Art School, Sydney Clyde & Co Art Award, 15/333 George St, Sydney
2021/2022 The Grad Show, National Art School, Sydney
2017 HSC Exhibition, Galston High School, Sydney
2014 Ed Fest, Galston High School, Sydney