Summer Aldis

Artist	Summer Aldis	Resides	Australia
Website	summeraldis.com	Medium	Graphite on paper
Representing Gallery	Lethbridge Gallery Paddington, QLD	Email	bysummeraldis@gmail.com
Follow the Artist	Instagram	Themes	Femininity Mental health Introspection Family Trauma Grief Healing

About the artist

Summer Aldis is a self-taught, award-winning Australian artist working in graphite. Her detailed monochrome drawings depict anonymous women in sparse domestic spaces, exploring themes of nostalgia, absence, and quiet contemplation. With faces turned away, her subjects invite reflection on femininity, vulnerability, and the unseen stories of everyday life.

Summer is the 3rd Prize Winner of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Victoria Olt Gallery Drawing Award 2025

Artwork Themes & Subject Matter

Summer Aldis works within the restrained medium of black and white pencil, creating finely rendered drawings that situate anonymous women—often turned away from the viewer—within sparse domestic settings. Her practice is imbued with a sense of nostalgia and familiarity, where presence is shaped as much by absence. Themes of femininity, the home, and melancholy recur throughout her work, opening up allegorical possibilities and narrative intrigue. By weaving together intimacy, realism, and subtle symbolism, Aldis explores the ways in which memory, identity, and the quiet spaces of everyday life can hold vast emotional resonance.

Upcoming Exhibitions

When	Exhibition	Gallery
October 2025	Group exhibition: “Reverie” curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine	Haven Gallery Northport, NY. USA
2026	Group exhibition: Yet to be announced	Lethbridge Gallery Paddington, QLD