Lani Westerman

LANI WESTERMAN

‘Lani’s early life experience in Canberra, a city planned with respect to the architectural vision of Walter Burley and Marion Griffin, led her to appreciate symmetry,  alignment, mapping and the interrelationship between natural and designed elements in the landscape.

Later, Lani trained to become an architect which contributed to a strong creative framework to harness her passion for painting, particularly with regard to balanced composition, attention to detail and the use of historical precedents.

Travel and living aboard has also influenced Lani’s ways of experiencing and representing landscape.

Lani looks for beauty and purity of form in the natural and built environment which she translates into her artwork. She is currently focused on the idea that a meandering line is intersected by a rational grid. Lani endeavours to capture the quintessential essence of the landscape in a style that is timeless.’

solo exhibitions:

• 2026 ‘The Space Between’, Anthea Polson Art, Qld (April)
• 2025 ‘Pocket Views’, Anthea Polson Art, Qld

group exhibitions:

• 2015 ‘Four Women’, the Arthouse Hotel Sydney, NSW

awards and prizes:

• 2026 Malamegi Lab Art Prize – Finalist, Venice Italy
• 2025 Salon des Refuses – Finalist, S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney
• 2023 ‘Paddington Art Prize’ – Finalist
• 2023 Anthea Polson Art Award – Winner, Paddington Art Prize
• 2009 ‘Noel Chettle Memorial Art Prize for Painting

study:

• Master of Architecture, University of Sydney 2011
• Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Urban Planning & Allied Arts), University of Sydney 2008

press:

• Pocket Views by Dr Joseph Brennan; Featured exhibition, Art Almanac, March 2025