Mignon Steele
Matter of Times
June 5 - June 28, 2026
Opening Reception: Sat, June 6, 2-4pm
Mignon Steele
b.1978, Bulli, Australia
Lives and works in Bellambi, Dharawal country.
Working across painting, paper sculpture, and ceramics; her practice explores the curious entanglement between humans and the natural world. Steele has exhibited across Australia, with recent recognition including finalist selections in the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award, Paddington Art Prize, where she received the Cooee Leven Exhibition Award. She has undertaken residencies at The Lock-Up Art Space, Gang Gang Residency, Clay Wollongong, Corridor Projects and Fowlers Gap research station.
Alongside her solo practice Mignon is part of an ongoing collaborative practice within the multidisciplinary duo Barnacle Studio which expands upon her individual work into site-specific painting, architectural colour and community art projects.
Mignon Steele, Sky Quilt, 2025, pulped egg cartons, found papers, grass, rust from old bed base, 172 x 82 cm
Mignon Steele, Tranquility Dial, 2025, pulped YellowPages, gathered paper, leather, cardboard, wood glue, 72 x 67 x 6 cm
Mignon Steele, Fog Nebula, 2025, pulped egg carton, found papers, cardboard, 74 x 70 x 3 cm
Mignon Steele, Psyche Biscuit, 2025, pulped gifted psyche paper, office papers, gouache, ink, 56 x 53 x 7 cm
Mignon Steele, Moon Biscuit, 2025, pulped egg carton, Cutty grass, found paper, 57 x 55 x 5 cm
Mignon Steele, Sorrow Biscuit, 2025, pulped egg carton, manilla envelope, gouache, gathered paper, 50 x 50 x 1 cm
Mignon Steele, Wesleaf, 2024, pulped YellowPages, manilla envelopes, watercolour, office paper, Cutty grass, clay, 50 x 34 x 2.5 cm
Mignon Steele, Memory Disc, 2025, pulped daughter’s study notes, egg carton, gouache, ink, 51 x 61 x 2 cm
Mignon Steele, Cloud Biscuit, 2026, pulped office paper, gathered paper, matte board, synthetic polymer, wood glue, 41 x 42 x 3 cm
Mignon Steele, Blue Corridor Disc, 2025, pulped egg carton, found paper, dust from wool shed floor, 60 x 62 x 1 cm
Mignon Steele, Celadon Corridor Disc, 2025, pulped egg carton, found paper, dust from wool shed floor, 60 x 67 x 1 cm
Mignon Steele, Motherboard, 2024, pulped office paper, synthetic polymer, watercolour, 29 x 23 x 2 cm
Mignon Steele, Smart Tablet, 2024, pulped office paper, gathered papers, 26 x 24 x 2 cm
Mignon Steele, Console, 2024, pulped WhitePages, synthetic polymer paint, 27 x 21 x 2 cm
Mignon Steele, Labyrinth, 2025, pulped egg carton, gathered paper, stringy seaweed, from Bellambi pool, beeswax, 26 x 26 x 4 cm
Mignon Steele, Navigational Tablet, 2025, pulped office paper, urchin quill dust, watercolour, 44 x 35 x 6 cm (framed)
Mignon Steele, Meteor Shower, Fowlers Gap, 2025, pulped office paper, urchin quill dust, watercolour, 64 x 73 x 6 cm (framed)
Mignon Steele, Sky Quilt, 2025, pulped egg cartons, found papers, grass, rust from old bed base, 172 x 82 cm, detail view
Mignon Steele, Tranquility Dial, 2025, pulped YellowPages, gathered paper, leather, cardboard, wood glue, 72 x 67 x 6 cm, side view
Mignon Steele, Fog Nebula, 2025, pulped egg carton, found papers, cardboard, 74 x 70 x 3 cm, side view
Mignon Steele, Psyche Biscuit, 2025, pulped gifted psyche paper, office papers, gouache, ink, 56 x 53 x 7 cm, side view
Mignon Steele, Moon Biscuit, 2025, pulped egg carton, Cutty grass, found paper, 57 x 55 x 5 cm, side view
Mignon Steele, Sorrow Biscuit, 2025, pulped egg carton, manilla envelope, gouache, gathered paper, 50 x 50 x 1 cm
Mignon Steele, Wesleaf, 2024, pulped YellowPages, manilla envelopes, watercolour, office paper, Cutty grass, clay, 50 x 34 x 2.5 cm, side view
Mignon Steele, Memory Disc, 2025, pulped daughter’s study notes, egg carton, gouache, ink, 51 x 61 x 2 cm, side view
Mignon Steele, Cloud Biscuit, 2026, pulped office paper, gathered paper, matte board, synthetic polymer, wood glue, 41 x 42 x 3 cm, side view
Mignon Steele, Blue Corridor Disc, 2025, pulped egg carton, found paper, dust from wool shed floor, 60 x 62 x 1 cm, side view
Mignon Steele, Celadon Corridor Disc, 2025, pulped egg carton, found paper, dust from wool shed floor, 60 x 67 x 1 cm, side view
Mignon Steele, Motherboard, 2024, pulped office paper, synthetic polymer, watercolour, 29 x 23 x 2 cm, side view
Mignon Steele, Smart Tablet, 2024, pulped office paper, gathered papers, 26 x 24 x 2 cm, side view
Mignon Steele, Console, 2024, pulped WhitePages, synthetic polymer paint, 27 x 21 x 2 cm, side view
Mignon Steele, Labyrinth, 2025, pulped egg carton, gathered paper, stringy seaweed, from Bellambi pool, beeswax, 26 x 26 x 4 cm, side view
Mignon Steele, Navigational Tablet, 2025, pulped office paper, urchin quill dust, watercolour, 44 x 35 x 6 cm (framed), detail
Mignon Steele, Meteor Shower, Fowlers Gap, 2025, pulped office paper, urchin quill dust, watercolour, 64 x 73 x 6 cm (framed), detail