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Carmonn French is an Australian artist whose work spans painting and sculpture. Growing up in the Riverina region of New South Wales, she has built a career that bridges her rural upbringing with the pulse of city life.
Based in Sydney, French has held thirteen solo shows, including at her own Darlinghurst gallery, and her practice continues to evolve with a distinct signature she calls Visual Perfume.
Her work captures the essence of memory and imagination, drawing not from reference but from lived experience, dreams, and sensory impressions. French’s art is defined by its layered approach colour, texture, and form interwoven to hold the presence of a place, a person, or a fleeting feeling. Through this, she transforms everyday moments into something timeless and atmospheric.
At the heart of her practice is the power of immersion. Each scene carries not just an image, but a mood that engulfs the viewer. The colours she chooses, the textures she builds, and the gestures of her brushstrokes work together to create an almost cinematic pull inviting you to step inside the work and feel it rather than simply look at it. In this way, French blurs the line between seeing and experiencing, turning her canvases into portals of memory, desire, and reflection.
Her style has been described as both raw and refined: the boldness of gesture paired with the delicacy of detail. By moving between mediums, French creates a body of work that feels both intimate and expansive, reflecting her connection to the natural world and to the environments that shape us.
“I want to paint something that is as intoxicating as smelling a perfume on someone’s skin you love, or the rain hitting the earth and releasing its scent. I want to paint how it feels to be in the country, in the city, in different spaces that surround us and shape our world, our dreams, and our visions.”
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“Painted after going to watch a theatre performance, dressed in a velvet black dress, wearing beautiful perfume.”
Carmonn French, 2025.
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