Through her artistic practice, Leanne Xiu Williams hopes to explore the transience of memory and how narratives of personal history transform over time. Themes of nostalgia, intimacy, and tenderness are central to her practice as she contemplates how experiences such as sensations and conversations can be visualised.


In this pursuit, Leanne explores moments of quietude and stillness to allude to experiences that extend beyond the physical, providing a space for contemplation and introspection. Drawing inspiration from the visual languages of photography and film, she manipulates light and shadow to create evocative tonal compositions reminiscent of memories and dreams.
During these explorations, the figure and human subjectivity emerge as integral components in Leanne's work, with the consistent presence of a nostalgic lens. As such, she aims to unite the narrative and sensory qualities of these mediums with artistic traditions of representational oil painting to create contemporary ways of seeing.

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Golden Hour
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River Thames
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Venice
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Eastwood
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Okinawa II
Okinawa II

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Lake St Clair
Lake St Clair

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Rome III
Rome III

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Coffs Harbour II
Coffs Harbour II

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River Thames
River Thames

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Soft Touch II
Soft Touch II

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Moonlight
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Tuscany
Tuscany

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Newtown
Newtown

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Redfern
Redfern

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Mitchells Island
Mitchells Island

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Passing Mt Fuji
Passing Mt Fuji

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Ko Samui III
Ko Samui III

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Koh Samui II
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Koh Samui II

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Coffs Harbour III
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Coffs Harbour III

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Cologne
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Cologne

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Newtown
Newtown

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Soft Touch IV
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Soft Touch IV

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Soft Touch II
Soft Touch II

$960

Soft Touch III
Soft Touch III

$960

Moonlight
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Moonlight
Moonlight

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Golden Hour
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Golden Hour
Golden Hour

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Tuscany
Tuscany

$650

River Thames
River Thames

$650

Newtown
Newtown

$650

Phuket
Phuket

$650

Redfern
Redfern

$650

Venice
Venice

$650

Mitchells Island
Mitchells Island

$650

Eastwood
Eastwood

$650

Passing Mt Fuji
Passing Mt Fuji

$650

Okinawa II
Okinawa II

$650

Ko Samui III
Ko Samui III

$650

Lake St Clair
Lake St Clair

$650

Koh Samui II
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Koh Samui II

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Rome III
Rome III

$650

Coffs Harbour III
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Coffs Harbour III

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Coffs Harbour II
Coffs Harbour II

$650

Cologne
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Cologne

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River Thames
River Thames

$650

Newtown
Newtown

$650

About the Artist

Leanne Xiu Williams, is an emerging artist based on Gadigal land (Sydney), she is a self-taught painter and Art History graduate from the University of Sydney. Inspired by human connections, she explores still life, portraiture, and figuration, aiming to capture intimate moments through the interplay of light and shadow. Her art alludes to experiences beyond representation, invoking memories, dreams, and sensations. She most recently collaborated with Two Good Co on their third book ‘Change the Course', has been featured in The Design Files, and was a finalist in the Portia Geach Memorial Art Award. Leanne is represented by Saint Cloche gallery.

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