This painting - “Lady Eventide” — was recently shortlisted for Jackson’s Art Prize 2024. Check it out on Jackson’s Art Gallery.

Sabrina Montella’s current body of work features trompe l’oeil oil paintings, filled with objects that portray a portrait of a person, creating a story of who they were using the items that they kept or collected.

“For me, how we live our lives can be seen by what we carry: what consumes our attention; how we choose to take care of ourselves and spend our days; our passions, worries, desires and beliefs. It can tell us about the time period in which we lived—or maybe wished we had lived.”