Collection: Lix North

Lix North paints respirator-clad canaries navigating post-apocalyptic wastelands, which tells you most of what you need to know about her worldview.

Raised in the ‘80s in the stunning isolation of New Zealand's hill country, she developed
both a unique way of seeing the world and an uncommon comfort with her own
company. Rife with canaries and their inherent symbolism, two decades of intricate,
introspective self-portraiture informed the dystopian landscapes her feathery avatars now traverse in the Aves ex Machina series.

Working at the collision point of surrealist vision and hyperrealist execution (because
painting tiny feathers with tinier brushes is a formidable salve for existential disquiet), she
whiles away as many hours world-building and dreaming up lore for her tiny, vigilant
protagonists as she does painting them. Each one a guide through the diaphanous
remains of our myopic dreams, embodying the quiet courage that surfaces at calamity's
edge and the paradox that those with the least to give often sacrifice the most.

Lix resides in Australia with her music producer husband, the ghost of their much-loved
bull terrier, and a small parliament of taxidermy canaries who have so far failed to warn
her of any dangerous changes to her studio atmosphere.

Recent accolades include the Art Lovers Australia Prize, Clayton Utz People's Choice
Award, and finalist positions in the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and Portia Geach Memorial
Award.

Please contact us if you would like to buy an original painting by Lix North or to be notified when we have new available art for sale.