Stephanie Reisch

“I am interested in exploring the landscape from an elemental state. I'm curious about the aspects of the landscape that can't be seen beneath the surface … I want to capture that movement, primal energy, and sense of place that represents the layering of different time scales.”
- Stephanie Reisch

Stephanie Reisch is a multidisciplinary artist, curator, and researcher based in Perth, Western Australia. With a practice grounded in painting, installation, and sound, her work explores ancestral memory, liminality, and the unseen dimensions of landscape. Reisch holds a PhD in Fine Art from Curtin University and a Bachelor of Visual Arts from Edith Cowan University, where she also lectures in art education.

Working across traditional and digital media, her research-driven approach is informed by prehistoric symbolism, archaeological sites, and metaphysical narratives. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including solo exhibitions in Paris, Melbourne, and Perth. Reisch is represented in numerous public and private collections, such as Artbank, the Holmes à Court Collection, and BHP Billiton, and has been commissioned for major public artworks including for the Ritz Carlton Perth.

An advocate for contemporary arts, Reisch has served on the board of Artsource (as Chair) and worked as an associate editor for international academic journals on new media and the arts. Her projects often engage with themes of presence and absence, inviting quiet contemplation and a heightened awareness of place.

About the Artist

Stephanie Reisch is a Belgium-born, Perth (Boorloo)-based interdisciplinary artist whose work spans painting, drawing, sound, and installation.
Extending beyond canvas, Reisch’s sound and sculptural installations serve as immersive records of place and time, often incorporating field recordings captured at specific moments in nature. Reisch holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons) and Master of Fine Arts from the University of Western Australia. Her work is held in public, private, and corporate collections nationally, including the Town of Victoria Park and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Art Collection.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023
- Dreamfeeder – Linton & Kay, Subiaco, WA
2021
- Australian Ghosts – Lost Eden Creative, Dwellingup, WA
2020
- Tellurian – Linton & Kay, Subiaco, WA
2019
- Flocks & Intervals – Linton & Kay, West Perth, WA
2018
- Water & Stone – Heathcote Museum & Gallery, Applecross, WA
- Antelands – Linton & Kay, Subiaco, WA
2017
- Talismanic – Linton & Kay, Perth, WA
2015
- The Immortals – Peekaboo Gallery, Gotham Studios, Northbridge, WA
2013
- Stopping the World – Linton & Kay, Subiaco, WA
2012
- SUPERANIMAL – Free Range Gallery, Perth, WA
2011
- Superanimal: Painting with the Animal – Cullity Gallery, Crawley, WA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
- Underland – Spectrum Project Space, ECU, WA
2022
- CLIP Award – Perth Centre for Photography, WA
- Tikvah – Mossenson Galleries, Subiaco, WA
- Strange Festival – Perth, WA
- Sculpture at Bathers – Fremantle, WA
2021
- Cereus – The Mixing Room, WA (w/ Bernard Taylor, Jared Malton)
- All Past Futures Are Now – Linton & Kay, West Perth, WA (w/ William Leggett)
- Solastalgia – Lost Eden Creative, Dwellingup, WA
- Sculpture on the Scarp – Darlington Arts Festival, WA
- Raw Colour – Holmes à Court Gallery, West Perth, WA
2020
- ION 1: In Our Nature – Lost Eden Creative, Dwellingup, WA
- Tangent – Kent Street Gallery, Victoria Park Centre for the Arts, WA
2019
- Friends and Family – Daine Singer, Fitzroy, VIC
- Artsource Salon: Now – Old Customs House, Fremantle, WA
- Embracing the Elements – Kent Street Gallery, VPCA, WA
2018
- Contour – Juniper Galleries, Darlington, WA
2017
- Aim to Please – ANOTHER Gallery, Bassendean, WA
2016
- No Second Chances – Gallery Central, Northbridge, WA
2015
- Crypsis – Gallerysmith Project Space, North Melbourne, VIC
- New Works – Margaret River Gallery, WA
2014
- Smallworks – Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, VIC
2012
- Luminous AR Sculpture Exhibition – UWA Centenary Luminous Night, WA
- Part 3 – King St Studio, Perth, WA
2009
- New Works New Faces – Perth Galleries, North Fremantle, WA
Grants & Awards
2022
- Semi-finalist – CLIP Award, Perth Centre for Photography, WA
- Finalist – Perth Royal Art Prize for Landscape, Wilkinson Gallery, WA
- Finalist – City of Belmont Art Awards, The Glass House, WA
2021
- U-15k Creative Development Grant – Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (WA), for Australian Ghosts
2020
- Recipient – Artsource Spring Mentor Program (with Sandra Murray)
- Recipient – Sidney Myer Foundation Arts Grant
2019
- Finalist – Busselton Art Prize, ArtGeo Complex, Busselton, WA
Collections
- Town of Victoria Park
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Art Collection
Residencies
2023
- Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany, WA
2018
- Curtin University Artist-in-Residence, Perth, WA
- Silent Synchronicity – Mundaring Arts Centre, WA
Media Features (Selected)
2021
- Di Ciero, L. – Australian Ghosts, Artist’s Chronicle, Issue 198, pp. 15–16
- Trimboli, D. – Origins in the Landscape, Australian Ghosts catalogue essay
2020
- McKay, D. – ION: In Our Nature, Medium, Feb 9
2018
- Yeoman, W. – “Contours Shape WA Aspects,” The Weekend West, July 14–15, p. 89
2017
- Hayes, L. – “Profile: Stephanie Reisch,” Artist Profile Magazine, Issue 41, pp. 86–90
- Corlett, A. – “Animals Drive Artist to Abstraction,” Southern Gazette, Nov 14, p. 9
2015
- Blue, L. – Crypsis catalogue essay, Gallerysmith Project Space
- Artist Makes Every Mark Count, Augusta and Margaret River Times, Apr 3, p. 17
- Alchemy the Essence of Art, Augusta and Margaret River Times, Apr 15, p. 16
- The Conversation of Art, Scoop Magazine, Autumn Edition 71, p. 242
2014
- On Display, Scoop Magazine, Winter Edition 68
- Gorman, L. – “Creepy Crawlies Welcome Here,” Cambridge Post, July 5
- Radovan, L. – “A New Kind of Hotel for Subiaco,” University News, July 4
2012
- Jorgensen, D. – “Reisch Sets Beasts Free,” The Weekend West, July 28–29, p. 71
Publications
2022
- Alluvial Gold – Performance review, Artshub, PICA, WA, July 13
- Dalison – Review, Artshub, Naval Store, Fremantle, May 23
- We Hold You Close and Monumental – Review, Artshub, PICA, WA, April 7
- Looking Out/Back/In – Review, Artshub, AGWA, WA, Feb 5
2021
- The View From Here – Review, Artshub, AGWA, WA, Dec 7
- Pragma: Perils and Passions – Review, Artshub, Lost Eden Creative, WA, Sep 9
2015
- Reisch, S. – Hoon: Andy Quilty, catalogue essay, Tilt Program, Heathcote Museum & Gallery
Talks & Lectures
2023
- Curatorial Talk – Underland, Edith Cowan University, WA
- Opening Speaker – 3 Ways to Pass a Gas Pump by Jared Malton, RAC, WA
2019
- Guest Speaker – WOMXN ARTiculate Conference, Edith Cowan University, WA
2018
- Keynote Speaker – Applecross Senior High School Annual Exhibition, WA
- Artist Talk – Water & Stone, Heathcote Museum & Gallery, WA
2015
- Artist Talk – Studio Nights, Miik Green Studio, Maylands, WA
- Artist Talk – New Works, Margaret River Gallery, WA
2014
- Guest Speaker – Insect Hotels, SymbioticA, Perth, WA
2012
- Guest Artist – Unidiscovery, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, WA
- Artist Talk – Superanimal: Painting with the Animal, Cullity Gallery
Curatorial Projects
2023
- Underland – Spectrum Project Space, Edith Cowan University, WA
2021
- All Past Futures Are Now – Linton & Kay, West Perth, WA
2020
- Tangent – Victoria Park Centre for the Arts, WA
2018
- Emerge Youth Art Award – John Leckie Pavilion, City of Nedlands, WA
2015
- Crypsis – Gallerysmith Project Space, North Melbourne, VIC
- Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts – Mid-Year Exhibition, Cullity Gallery, UWA
- Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts – End of Year Exhibition, Cullity Gallery, UWA
- Art of Drawing – Cullity Gallery, UWA
2014
- Art of Drawing – Cullity Gallery, UWA
- Insect Hotels – Cullity Gallery, UWA
2013
- Terawatt – Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduation Show, Cullity Gallery, UWA