ABOUT THE ARTIST

Desiree Crossing (b.1981) is an Australian-born painter, working internationally. Specialising in portraiture, Desiree’s sumptuous oil paintings speak to classical painting traditions, whilst embodying an unmistakably contemporary spirit. 

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Crossing studied Fine Arts at Edith Cowan University, Central TAFE, and Set and Costume Design at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. She has undertaken two artist residencies in Italy, exhibited work at the 23rd International Art Exchange in Tokyo, Japan, and was invited to be an artist in residence at the Nakhon Sawan International Art Festival, Thailand, in 2024.

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Crossing has been a finalist in many prestigious art awards including the ARC Salon, Portia Geach Memorial Award, The Archibald Salon des Refuses and was the recipient of the Baldock Family People’s Choice Award at the 2021 Lester Prize for Portraiture.  In 2024, Desiree was commissioned to paint The Honourable Justice Michael Buss, Head of the Court of Appeal for the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

 

Crossing exhibits regularly in Australia and abroad and her work is held within private and government collections around the world.