Llewellyn Skye's work is driven by an intuitive, physical engagement with process where gesture, repetition, and the body become tools for uncovering meaning. While her earlier work focused predominantly on oil mediums, recently, acrylic and mixed media come to the forefront alongside raw materials such as fabric, clay, and natural dyes. She allows forms, colours, and textures to emerge gradually through movement and instinct, where representation dissolves and something more internal takes shape.

Says Skye, "Creating this body of work has been such a different process for me, not only because of inspiration and materials rather than a fast, intuitive painterly response, but also because these works are about connection and finding something that allows stories to unfold that aren’t just my own."

"Having time to reflect and research during my New York residency has been such a game changer in how I approach my practice. It feels new and exciting, but at the same time, it feels like a world that has always been there, waiting for me to explore.

"My work is often, if not always, centred around feminine experience. I was raised in a female only household with a strong understanding of my female lineage. Perhaps this has a lot to do with my practice. I feel strongly about being a voice for the women silenced that came before me, in the present, and in the future, in a way that’s hard to describe in words. I feel this often and in different ways—sometimes gentle, sometimes strong.

"If I could explain it in a sentence, I’d say that I’m exploring matrilineal archive, feminine archetypes, personal and collective histories, stories, rituals and beliefs. It feels like the beginning of a journey, raw, vulnerable and necessary.

"I’m ready for it, in any way it leads me."