Rochelle Summerfield

STILL | LIFE, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, 2026 The shaped paintings in What Remains began with drawings and sketches made along riverbanks and during walks through the Marrambidya (Murrumbidgee River) floodplain. Their irregular, weathered forms recall fragments of rocks...

The Long Remembering Earlier this year, I took a large-scale River Red Gum drawing with me as I travelled through the Riverina. Rolled carefully for the road, The Long Remembering came with me as I returned to the Marrambidya (Murrumbidgee River) and its floodplains....

Returning to Old Friends 🌿 Field Notes — Mundarlo, Marrambidya (Murrumbidgee River) There are some places in the landscape that like a reunion. Returning to Nick’s property at Mundarlo and spending time again beside the Marrambidya (Murrumbidgee River), I found myself...

Along the Millewa and Marrambidya Over recent past days I travelled across the south-west slopes of the Marrambidya floodplain (Murrumbidgee) and along the Millewa (Murray River), spending time on farming properties where care for land, soil, waterways, and native...

As part of my artist residency project Tracing the Living Floodplain, I spent my first week working along the Marrambidya (Murrumbidgee River) at Wagga Wagga; walking, sketching, returning, and beginning to work in rhythm with the river. It’s something understood...

The Invitation I’m honoured to share that I have been awarded support from Create NSW through the Next Steps Grant for my project Tracing the Living Floodplain — a travelling residency centred on the Murrumbidgee River and its living floodplains in the Riverina...

Field Notes: February 26 Taking the studio into the living world This evening, I am parked beside Narrabeen Beach. The tide moves in long, unhurried lines, sunlight scattering across the surface of the waves before drifting into Narrabeen Lakes. Inside, the kettle has...

✨ Exciting News ✨ Rochelle Summerfield awarded 2025 Grafton Regional Gallery Travelling Scholarship I’m honoured to be awarded the 2025 Grafton Regional Gallery Travelling Scholarship. My project, Tracing the Living Floodplain, supports my professional development and...

A Solo Show at Nulla Nulla Regional Gallery Recently I’ve been making the long drive south along the M1 to the Macleay Valley, where the Macleay River winds through a landscape shaped by floods and resilience. Just a couple of months ago, the river spilled its banks...