Annika Romeyn

5. Annika Romeyn, Moonlit Canyon, 2013, lithograph on paper, 38 x 51 cm. $350

Moonlit Canyon was made in response to an impactful 10 days rafting through the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River in 2012. Sleeping out under the stars each night, the steep Canyon walls took on a monumental presence, constantly framing my field of vision. This experience sparked an ongoing interest in the complexity of geological forms and the immensity of geological time.

Based in Kamberri/Canberra on Ngunnawal Country, Annika Romeyn combines printmaking, drawing and watercolour to create intricate and immersive works on paper. Seeking to convey the humbling and restorative experience of walking in nature, Romeyn investigates personal understandings of place alongside broader environmental concerns.

Romeyn recently received the Canberra Arts Patrons’ Organisation 2023 Mandy Martin Art and Environment Award and is past winner of the 2024 River of Art Prize, 2021 Burnie Print Prize, 2020 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, 2020 National Works on Paper Award, 2019 Commendation Prize for the Banyule Works on Paper Award and was Highly Commended in the 2019 Megalo International Print Prize.

Romeyn is represented by Flinders Lane Gallery, Naarm/Melbourne. Her work is currently on display in the curated exhibitions Shifting Seasons at Town Hall Gallery, Naarm/Melbourne and The Shape of Things to Come at Shepparton Art Museum, Yorta Yorta Country.