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NATALIE O'CONNOR (LEONTARIS)

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In Souda Bay, ,Crete next to the allied forces war cemetery lies an old olive grove. After an earlier painting day in the war graves at Phaleron where I read the hundreds of inscriptions for lost sons, I was overwhelmed with emotion. I struggled wit

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At Maleme, the olive trees tell the stories of battles, lives of so many lost deep in its roots and tortured bark.
Now that I’ve returned to Australia, I’m reflecting on these stories and how I am connected to this place and its histories

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A moment captured @green_st_studio by @eder_artworks budding photojournalist and former student from @inaburra_school .
Skye Eder photographed and interviewed me in my studio, finishing some pieces and preparing some surfaces for my upcoming art resi

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From Place to Painting

Days and places often fold into one.
Memories of places I’ve experienced before and will see in the future.
This first video was taken as I travelled with friends along the arumpo road north from Mungo. The sky reflected

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I acknowledge and pay my respects to the Elders, past, present, and future and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander First Nations Peoples in Australia, on the places where I live, work and research. I recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land, which continue to be important to the Aboriginal people living today. I give my profound thanks to the Elders of the Three Traditional Tribal Groups (3TTG), the communities of Mungo and the Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Area.