Sydney-based artist Mitch Cairns presents an ambitious body of work in his first solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Cairns’ striking paintings take inspiration from the world outside his inner-city studio, from nature and the built environment to the working lives of the people around him. They are immediately recognisable for their stylised imagery, refined brushwork and restricted colour palette.

Cairns is well-known as a portrait painter, having won the Archibald Prize in 2017; this exhibition reveals the full breadth of his practice and the diversity of his influences.