(b. 1984, Newcastle) is a painter based in Wollongong, NSW, whose work explores the fluid and shifting nature of memory through abstracted landscapes. Painting from memory rather than direct observation, she layers past and present experiences, merging multiple perspectives to evoke a sense of place rather than an exact likeness. Her practice is deeply personal, reflecting how recollection distorts, reshapes, and reinterprets familiar environments over time. Through gestural mark-making and layered colour, Oczos creates landscapes that feel both intimate and universal, inviting viewers to engage with the emotional and atmospheric qualities of remembered places.
2006- Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts), University of Wollongong, NSW
2024 – Winner The Anthea Polson Gallery Prize, The Paddington Art prize
2024 – Finalist The Paddington Art Prize
2024 – Finalist Lethbridge Landscape Prize
2024 – Finalist Corner Store Gallery Landscape Prize
2023 – Finalist National Contemporary Art Prize
2023 – Finalist Lethbridge 20000
2023 – Finalist Art to Art Unearthed Prize
2023 – ACB Selects National Emerging Art Prize
2022 – Highly Commended National Contemporary Art Prize
2022 – Finalist National Contemporary Art Prize
2022 – Finalist Art to Art Unearthed Prize
2021 – Finalist National Contemporary Art Prize.
2021 – Finalist Lethbridge 20000
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