Lydia Lauwers (Ben-Natan)
Born 1970, Auckland, New Zealand
Lydia Lauwers ( Ben-Natan) has exhibited extensively in both Melbourne and Sydney since moving to Melbourne in 2001. She now resides in Beaufort, Victoria, where she works part-time as an Art Therapist and the remainder of her time is dedicated to her own art practice.
Lydia paints very raw and lush landscapes that flow in and out of abstraction. Her works have a strong sense of direction and an element of intrigue that evoke an emotional response. They are derived purely from her imagination and the artistic processes she employs.
Colour plays a major role in Lydia’s practice, as she intuitively chooses colours that help define the mood she is trying to create but it is her combined use of bold, gestural brush strokes, palette knife and dripping techniques that define her signature style.
Lydia works predominately in acrylic, on large canvases.
Artist’s Statement
I do not plan a painting, I let the painting guide me. I begin by applying my chosen colours to the canvas and within minutes the beginning of a landscape appears to me. From there, I decide to develop it further or to continue until something of interest grabs me and takes me in another direction. It is a process that enables me freedom of expression whilst challenging me to improve through exploration.
Lydia Lauwers
Exhibition History
2016-2023 – Represented by Artist Lane Online,Brunswick
2023- Represented by Print Décor- Original Art Gallery,Windsor
2023- Lions Woodend Art Show,Woodend
2022- Pyrenees Art Exhibition – Best Pyrenees Artist Award
2022- Lions Woodend Art Show, Woodend
2019- Avoca Art Show,Avoca – People’s Choice Award
2019- Pyrenees Art Exhibition- Best Pyrenees Artist Award and Best Acrylic Award
2018- Pyrenees Art Exhibition,- Highly Commended
2016-DACE Exhibtion,Feature Artist ,Derinya
2016-Camberwell Art Show-Camberwell
2016-Small Works Show,Brunswick Street Gallery,Brunswick,Melbourne
2016-St Kevins Art Show, Toorak,Melbourne
2016-Canterbury Art Show,Canterbury,Melbourne
2016-Crown Casino Pop-up Exhibition, Group Show -Melbourne
2016-Victor Harbour Art Show, South Australia
2015-Sorrento Art Show,Morning Penninsula
2015-Kings Art Show,Sydney
2015-Camberwell Rotary Art Show,Melbourne
2015-NZ Art Show-Wellington, New Zealand
2015- St Kevins Art Show, Melbourne
2015- Rivers and Fields –Solo Exhibition –Panoply Gallery,South Yarra,Melbourne
2015-Victor Harbour Art Show, South Australia
2014- Sorrento Art Show,Sorrento
2014- 30 x 30cm Group Show, Claire Layman Art Galley,Melbourne
2014- CamArt, Camberwell Girls Grammar School,Melbourne
2014- SPLASH ,Kew Primary School Art Show, Kew, Melbourne
2014- Albert Park College Art Show-Albert Park,Melbourne
2014- Kings Art Show--Sydney
2014 - Winter Lights-Group Show ,Panoply Gallery, Glen Iris. Melbourne
2014- Solo Exhibition -New Works ,Claire Layman Gallery, Melbourne
2014- DACE Exhibition, Derinya, Mornington Penninsula
2014- Old and New –Group Show Gallery Oscar,Sydney
2014- Represented by Panoply Gallery,Glen Iris, Melbourne
2013- Art and Frame Show-Melbourne Exhibition Center,Melbourne
2013- Represented by Print Décore, Malvern ,Melbourne
2013- Australian Art Show- Horden Paviliion, Sydney
2013- Australian Art Show-Solo ,Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
2012- Represented by Suburban 312 Gallery, Brighton
2012- New Horizons- Solo Exhibition, Gallery Oscar, Sydney
2012- Pink Lady Exhibition-Breast Cancer Fundraiser, Brighton
2012- Art Expo Sydney Gallery Oscar- -Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park,Sydney
2012- Spring Exhibition-Group Show ,Gallery Oscar, Sydney
2012- DACE Exhibition, Derinya, Mornington Penninsula
2012- Art Expo Brisbane 2012-Gallery Oscar, Exhibition Centre, Brisbane
2012- Solo Show -Claret Design -Art Melbourne 2012,REB,Melbourne
2011- Group Show -Claret Design- Art Melbourne 2011, REB ,Melbourne
2011- Group Exhibition- Gallery Oscar, Sydney
2010- Pink Lady Exhibition, Brighton
2010- Topp Art-Group Show-Art Melbourne 2010,REB,Melbourne
2009- Spacious –Joint Exhibition-Edges Gallery, Elsternwick,
2008-2009- Represented by North Rd Gallery, Ormond
2008- Represented by Tusk Gallery, South Yarra
2007-2008 –Represented by Studio Craft-Hampton
2007- Art at Burnley Harbour-Contemporary Art Society of Victoria
2007- Ngargee Gum Leaf Art Charity Auction-Federation Square,Melbourne
2007- We Care-Group Exhibition (Fundraiser) –Osare Gallery, Camberwell
2007- Art Melbourne’07- Royal Exhibition Building ,Carlton
2006- Wine, Women and Song-Joint Exhibition- Osare Gallery, Camberwell
2006- Art at Burnley Harbour- Contemporary Art Society of Victoria
2006- Affordable Art Show- Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
2005- Affordable Art Show-Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
2004- Open Your Eyes –Group Exhibition-Osare Gallery, Camberwell
2004 –Affordable Art Show-Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
Relevant Qualifications
2020-2022- Masters in Therapeutic Arts Practice, The MIECAT Institute, Melbourne | 
