Lara Scolari

Lara Scolari is an Australian contemporary abstract expressionist artist whose original mixed media paintings are collected internationally for their energy, movement and luminous layered surfaces.

Working from her Sydney studio, she creates large-scale contemporary artworks inspired by the Australian landscape, exploring the unseen forces of nature, memory, emotion and place.

Drawing inspiration from artists including Brett Whiteley, Helen Frankenthaler, John Olsen, Hans Hofmann and Mark Rothko, Lara has developed a distinctive visual language that combines expressive mark-making with dozens of translucent layers of acrylic, ink and mixed media. Each painting reveals depth, rhythm and hidden details that continue to emerge over time.

Her gestural abstractions evoke Australia's vast coastlines, desert landscapes and changing light through organic forms, flowing compositions and sophisticated colour palettes. Every work is an invitation to pause, reflect and experience the emotional connection between landscape and the human spirit.

Lara's paintings have been exhibited throughout Australia, the United States and internationally, and are held in private and corporate collections across the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia. Her wo...

Master of Cross-disciplinary Art and Design UNSW Art & Design (MCDArtDes)
Diploma of Fine Arts
Diploma of Arts Administration
Certificate IV Ceramics
Post Graduate Visual Arts Residency (Selective) – Western Institute of TAFE