Amelia Skelton is a multidisciplinary artist, living and working on Gadigal land (Sydney, Australia). Working within the framework of craft and assemblage, Skelton produces predominantly textile-based artworks that speculate on the relationship between the person and the object.
Skelton graduated from National Art School with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture) in 2016, where she is currently undertaking a Master of Fine Arts (Drawing). She has participated in a number of local and international exhibitions including Bushfire Relief Fundraiser, China Heights Gallery; All that you can all your own, you can say that you are, curated by Lilac City Studios at Passport Store & Gallery; Crossroads at Dom Ni Kata, Sofia, Bulgaria; and Missing Futures Inbox, Gasamrojieul, Seoul, South Korea. Skelton presented her solo exhibition Plastic, with Lilac City Studios in 2017, has been the finalist in the Stonevilla Wearable Art Prize 2018 and 2019, and participated in the World of Co.’s Residency in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2019, and was awarded the 2021 Bonner and Tonkin Drawing Prize by the National Art School.
Skelton has co-curated Art Show, 2016 and Soft Goods, 2021 with Lilac City Studios, and is a member of Skelton and Conway, a collaborative duo with Sydney-based artist, Tango Conway. Her work is held in the National Art School collection as well as in private collections in Sydney and Melbourne.
