Welcome to Pauline Bailey Art and Books! I’m an artist and author based in Gippsland, Victoria, originally from Melbourne. My work is all about capturing the charm and character of urban life – street scenes, old shopfronts, music venues, and historic buildings. I’m drawn to places that hold stories, especially those that are starting to disappear from the landscape. In addition to urban subjects, I enjoy painting still life, abstracts, portraits, and country scenes.
Over the past twenty years I’ve held solo exhibitions around Victoria and shown work interstate. I’ve completed a number of private commissions and my work has been recognised in several national art prizes, including the Fleurieu, Hornsby, Paddington, and Flanagan Art Prizes. In 2015 and 2016, I was selected as a finalist in the CityScapes competition in Florida, USA. I’m also passionate about music and have written a five-volume book series called “Blues Portrait – A Profile of the Australian Blues Scene” celebrating the Australian blues scene. In 2024, I was honoured to receive the Allan Stafford Award for Services to Blues Music from the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society.
Whether I’m painting or writing, I love storytelling and preserving moments in time.
Click here to read a recent interview in Gippsland Life Magazine
Click here to read a recent interview in Jimmy Hornet Magazine
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