WELCOME TO THE

Colourful World of

LESLEY DUMBRELL

Geometric Abstract Artist

ABOUT LESLEY

ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST SIGNIFICANT AND RESPECTED ABSTRACT PAINTERS

Welcome to the official website of Lesley Dumbrell, a distinguished abstract artist renowned for her geometric paintings and exploration of colour.

Working in this traditionally male-dominated painting genre, Dumbrell is recognised as a pioneer of the Australian women’s art movement of the 1970s, earning her the respect of curators and critics alike: she has been described by Museum of Contemporary Art senior curator Rachel Kent as ‘one of Australia’s leading exponents of abstraction’. She has exhibited internationally in New York and elsewhere, with contemporaries including Robert Jacks and John Firth-Smith. Discover her masterpieces, upcoming exhibitions, and insights into her artistic journey.

ARTWORKS & EXHIBITIONS

Lesley Dumbrell creates art of pure visual pleasure.

This exhibition, spanning her five-decade career, showcases her unique visual language and mastery of colour, movement and rhythm.

LESLEY DUMBRELL

THRUM

20 July – 13 October 2024

Art Gallery of New South Wales

Naala Nura, South building

Lower level 2

LESLEY'S WORK

Lesley Dumbrell - THRUM

April 24, 2024

Geometries

February 13, 2023

Art Gallery NSW

“Light and colour, moving”

August 19, 2019

PRESS & RECOGNITION

Dumbrell’s works create immersive experiences that transcend time.

— Art Critic

ARTICLES

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Lesley Dumbrell: Thrum at the Art Gallery of NSW


This painting is Solstice, a monumental 1974 work by Lesley Dumbrell, one of Australia’s great abstract painters. It commands the first room of Thrum, a survey exhibition curated by Anne Ryan at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

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Exhibition review: Lesley Dumbrell: Thrum

'Thrum' perfectly describes the consistent vibration and pure pleasure at the heart of Dumbrell's practice for five decades.

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Eye-popping artist Lesley Dumbrell finally gets her due at 82

Since the 1950s, Dumbrell has fought sexism and conservative thinking to be recognised as one of Australia’s most respected abstract painters – and she’s nowhere near done

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The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square

Lesley Dumbrell has been refining her technique of geometric abstract painting, injecting colour, light and emotion into a precise painting style typical of the colour field painters of the 1960s.

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Colour’s the thing with Lesley Dumbrell

Since her first exhibition at Bonython Gallery in Sydney in 1969, Lesley Dumbrell has defined geometric, hard-edge abstract painting in Australia.

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A twinkle in the eye – Lesley Dumbrell

The charm to Lesley Dumbrell’s extensive survey show, which opened on July 20 at the Art Gallery of NSW, is in the close looking at her finely drafted paintings.

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Lesley Dumbrell: Thrum at the Art Gallery of NSW


This painting is Solstice, a monumental 1974 work by Lesley Dumbrell, one of Australia’s great abstract painters. It commands the first room of Thrum, a survey exhibition curated by Anne Ryan at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Image

Exhibition review: Lesley Dumbrell: Thrum

'Thrum' perfectly describes the consistent vibration and pure pleasure at the heart of Dumbrell's practice for five decades.

Image

Eye-popping artist Lesley Dumbrell finally gets her due at 82

Since the 1950s, Dumbrell has fought sexism and conservative thinking to be recognised as one of Australia’s most respected abstract painters – and she’s nowhere near done

Image

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square

Lesley Dumbrell has been refining her technique of geometric abstract painting, injecting colour, light and emotion into a precise painting style typical of the colour field painters of the 1960s.

Image

Colour’s the thing with Lesley Dumbrell

Since her first exhibition at Bonython Gallery in Sydney in 1969, Lesley Dumbrell has defined geometric, hard-edge abstract painting in Australia.

Image

A twinkle in the eye – Lesley Dumbrell

The charm to Lesley Dumbrell’s extensive survey show, which opened on July 20 at the Art Gallery of NSW, is in the close looking at her finely drafted paintings.

LESLEY DUMBRELL

THRUM

A beautifully illustrated publication,

showcasing Dumbrell’s art over

more than 50 years

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