Saint Chalom

Chalom (Meaning "Dreamer"), abstract artist and father of six, grandfather of 8, living and art-ing partly in the mountains of the far South East of the Australian continent, and partly in the Noosa Hinterland, Sunshine Coast.
CHALOM. AKA Mike Lane

In scripture it says that : "To him that overcomes will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knows saving he that receives it."

So, the Phillip Island based mark-maker asked God to tell him his secret name and the name CHALOM was spoken to him in a dream. It is a Hebrew word meaning "Dreamer".

The artist’s practice consists of visually expressing dreams and meditations, where he layers written blessings, prophecies and scriptures with mostly found or recovered materials and media, embedded bible pages, pencilled notes and gestural strokes with oil sticks, spray paint and carpenters pencils. Beyond the haphazard backgrounds, brushes or tools are rarely used, just hands and fingers employing scrawly texts, scribbles, abstract and vaguely figurative forms and motifs.

CHALOM’s prolific work is a deeply spiritual practice, and he loves to write blessings and prophecies, hidden in under-paintings for the view...

Self Educated.

November 2024, Solo exhibition, "Awakening" at SIBU Gallery, New South Wales.
November 2023, Solo Exhibition, "The art of dreaming"at SIBU Gallery, New South Wales.
Autumn 2023, Solo Exhibition at SIBU Gallery, New South Wales