
Lily Mortensen
Sydney’s emerging contemporary Artist
Mortensen is a Sydney-based painter whose intuitive, process-led practice explores subconscious states and emotional perception. Working primarily on un-stretched canvas, she layers spray paint, vinyl emulsion, oil, and watercolour to create compositions that shift between spontaneity and control.
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2026
Ravenswood Prize Finalist (emerging arist)
2025
Derivan Acrylics Award for Excellence in Painting
2025
Julian Ashton School of Art Scholarship, First Prize
2025
Julian Ashton School of Art Scholarship, First Prize

Lily Mortensen
Sydney’s emerging contemporary Artist
Mortensen is a Sydney-based painter whose intuitive, process-led practice explores subconscious states and emotional perception. Working primarily on un-stretched canvas, she layers spray paint, vinyl emulsion, oil, and watercolour to create compositions that shift between spontaneity and control.
Gallery
Events
About
Contact
Awards
2026
Ravenswood Prize Finalist (emerging arist)
2025
Derivan Acrylics Award for Excellence in Painting
2025
Julian Ashton School of Art Scholarship, First Prize
2025
Julian Ashton School of Art Scholarship, First Prize

Lily Mortensen
Sydney’s emerging contemporary Artist
Mortensen is a Sydney-based painter whose intuitive, process-led practice explores subconscious states and emotional perception. Working primarily on un-stretched canvas, she layers spray paint, vinyl emulsion, oil, and watercolour to create compositions that shift between spontaneity and control.
Gallery
Events
About
Contact
Awards
2026
Ravenswood Prize Finalist (emerging arist)
2025
Derivan Acrylics Award for Excellence in Painting
2025
Julian Ashton School of Art Scholarship, First Prize
2025
Julian Ashton School of Art Scholarship, First Prize