Grace Butterfield ‘Grace’

Grace Butterfield has a background in interior design and fashion, which has developed her appreciation for well-crafted things. It has also inspired the style of her work. Attention to detail, timelessness and coherence are what is hoped for in fashion and interiors, and is what she hopes for in her art.

Grace has been studying a Bachelor of Fine Art at Griffith University QCA, with a major in Studio Art. In 2021 she was awarded academic excellence for her studies. That same year Grace was chosen as part of the Salon de Refuse that ran alongside the Brisbane Portrait Prize, and in 2022 she was a finalist in the Lethbridge 2000 Small Scale Art Award.

“I use traditional methods of oil painting to show, quite simply, beautiful things. I think the richness of an oil painting can help us appreciate an object, image, or what’s around us. My first solo exhibition is about allowing ourselves the pleasure of seeing beauty in everyday. When you really look, a simple object becomes infinite shades, textures, even memories. The aim of my work is to encourage the viewer to stop, even just for a second, and enjoy the little things in their life” – Grace Butterfield.