Alison Mitchell – Stillness and Light Exhibition at Art Images Gallery

Solo Exhibition | 30 May – 29 June 2025 | Art Images Gallery, Norwood, Adelaide

Art Images Gallery, a leading contemporary art gallery in Adelaide, is proud to present Stillness and Light 2025, a solo exhibition by acclaimed South Australian still life painter Alison Mitchell. Running from 30 May to 29 June 2025, this beautiful and contemplative show features new work that reflects Mitchell’s mastery of light, form, and the quiet poetry of everyday life.

🎥 Exhibition Walkthrough Video

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About the Exhibition: Stillness and Light 2025

In Stillness and Light 2025, Alison Mitchell explores the still life tradition with timeless elegance and contemporary sensitivity. Her subjects—glassware, ceramics, garden produce, floral arrangements—are painted directly from life in her regional South Australian studio near Riverton.

These works reflect her deep commitment to observation, composition, and the shifting qualities of light. Through careful arrangement and painting from life, Mitchell transforms familiar objects into meditative visual poems that celebrate presence, stillness, and seasonal rhythms.

“Painting directly from life is integral to my creativity. It is a connection to life and to time; to both its brevity and its vast expansiveness.”
— Alison Mitchell

🖼️ Gallery Installation Photos

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About the Artist: Alison Mitchell

Alison Mitchell is a regional South Australian visual artist celebrated for her still life paintings. Based near Riverton, she works from her studio on a property she shares with her husband, renowned portrait artist Robert Hannaford.

Mitchell’s practice is rooted in traditional observation-based painting, informed by her academic background—she holds a First Class Honours degree in Anthropology from the University of Adelaide—and years of life drawing and study of Asian art.

“My work centres on the still life tradition of domestic objects, intentionally arranged and composed in the studio… It demands attentiveness to the fall of light, the intersection of shadows, of elation and uncertainty.”

Mitchell signs her work as Alison Mitchell, and her art has been collected and exhibited widely, both nationally and internationally.

Career Highlights and Exhibitions

• Over 30 solo exhibitions since the 1990s

• Exhibited in New York at Arcadia Gallery

• Touring exhibition Unlemon, first shown at Adelaide’s Museum of Economic Botany, travelled to 8 regional galleries across 4 states

• Finalist in major national art prizes:

  • Portia Geach Memorial Portrait Prize

  • Doug Moran Portrait Prize

  • EMSLA – Eutick Memorial Still Life Award

  • Heysen Landscape Prize

  • Fleurieu Art Prize and Fleurieu Food and Wine Art Prize

Visit the Exhibition at Art Images Gallery

📍 Art Images Gallery – Adelaide’s Contemporary Art Destination
32 The Parade, Norwood, South Australia

🗓️ Exhibition Dates: 30 May – 29 June 2025
🕘 Opening Hours: Mon–Fri 9–5 | Sat 10–5 | Sun 2–5
🎟️ Free Entry

Located just minutes from the Adelaide CBD, Art Images Gallery has been showcasing leading contemporary Australian art for 40 years. Our Norwood gallery features original paintings, sculpture, printmaking, and a full-service picture framing studio.

This exhibition is a must-see for lovers of still life painting, collectors of South Australian art, and those looking to explore original artworks by Alison Mitchell.

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