Douglas Schofield (B. 1993, Yuin Country/ Eden, NSW) is an abstract, gestural painter whose practice reflects his ongoing gardening and horticulturalist practice.
Schofield is an emerging artist currently based in Sydney, NSW. In 2017 he graduated Fine Art (Hons) at UNSW Art & Design, with a major in painting and a minor in printmaking. Schofield grew up in Eden, on the Far South Coast of NSW, in his parent’s rambling garden. This early immersion in nature has resulted in a practice that reflects on the bodily experience in landscape.
He has had solo and group exhibitions nationally and has exhibited internationally in China, Spain, and Philippines. In 2017, Douglas’ work was acquired by the Macquarie Group collection, Sydney, and in 2019, a series of watercolour monotypes were acquired.
Douglas’ representation commenced with KSGoW in 2026. Please contact the gallery via art@kingstreetgallery.com to join Douglas’ mailing list. His debut exhibition with us is scheduled for late 2026.
Douglas Schofield, 2026. Photo credit Cal Agnew.
Editor Rose of Sharon Leake chats to artist Douglas via Zoom about the intersection of his gardening and painting practices, the beauty of untamed nature and the challenge of knowing when to step away from a finished work.
2025
Interface, Aster & Asha Gallery, online exhibition.
2023
Weather Permitting, Aster & Asha Gallery, online exhibition.
2022
Gentle Pruning, Post Space, Exeter, NSW.
Movement Upward, Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, Woollahra, NSW.
2020
Garden Antics, AIRspace Projects, Marrickville, NSW.
2018
Garden Making, Scratch Art Space, Sydenham, NSW.
2017
A Trail of Petals and Dirt, Kudos Gallery, Paddington, NSW.
2025
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown, NSW
Imagined landscapes, CBD Gallery, Sydney
Sydney Contemporary, Cicada Press, Carriageworks, Redfern, NSW
2023
Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award, Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Gymea, NSW
MOTEL Art Fair Bermagui, South East Centre for Contemporary Art, NSW.
Sunrise, Art 2 Muse, Woollahra, NSW
2022
Turrin Tindal group show, M2 Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Eden Unearthed 2022, Eden Gardens, Macquarie Park, NSW.
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown, NSW.
Mellow Thoughts, Aster & Asha Gallery pop-up, Gold Coast, QLD.
2021
York Botanic Art Prize, Gallery 152, York, WA.
Rhythms of Nature, Aster & Asha Gallery, Brisbane, QLD.
Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award, Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Gymea, NSW.
Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award, Gallery Lane Cove, Lane Cove, Sydney.
Emergent, Artsite Gallery, Chippendale, Sydney, NSW
2020
Summer, Gallery 44, Woollahra, Sydney, NSW.
2019
Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award, Gallery Lane Cove, Lane Cove, Sydney, NSW.
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown.
Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award, Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Gymea, NSW.
Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA.
Sydney Contemporary, Cicada Press, Carriageworks, Redfern, NSW.
Gentle Gestures, Good Space, Chippendale, Sydney
Touch, Gaffa, Sydney
In Our Nature, Broadhurst Gallery, Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Sutherland.
2018
Return, AD Space, UNSW Art & Design, Paddington, Sydney. *Curator and participant*
Encounter/Encuentro, Impact 10 International Printmaking Conference, Santander, Spain
Lilli Stromland & Douglas Schofield Artwork Viewing Day, Collab Gallery, Comber Street Studios.
Nothing Solid, Sawtooth Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Enter the Picture: Emerging Sydney Artists, gaffa, Sydney *Producer and participant*
By Hand: Rediscovering the Art of Printmaking, 12F Gallery, School of Design and Arts Campus, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Malate Manila, Philippines.
2017
Landscaping, AirSpace Projects, Marrickville, Sydney
Aspects: Contemporary Landscapes, Collab Gallery, Chippendale, Sydney
Greenway Art Prize, Art Est. Gallery and Art School, Leichhardt, Sydney
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown.
The 4th Xi’an International Printmaking Workshop Student Exhibition, East Gallery, Xi’an Academy of Fine Art, Xi’an, China.
Eden Unearthed, Eden Gardens, Macquarie Park, Sydney
Kudos Emerging Artist & Designer Awards, Kudos Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Jenny Birt Painting Prize, AD Space, UNSW Art & Design, Sydney
2016
Mountain Mates, 107 Projects, Redfern, Sydney
Kudos Awards, Kudos Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Re: Coloured, 541 Artspace, Sydney
Recluse, Gaffa, Sydney
Jenny Birt Painting Prize, AD Space, UNSW Art & Design, Sydney
2015
Looking Out, Looking In, Gaffa, Sydney
Waitlisted, Create or Die Gallery, Marrickville, Sydney
1200K West, AD Space, UNSW Art & Design, Paddington, Sydney
2025
Winner, Ripper Art Prize, [Inaugural], supported The Rippon lea Estate and Milieu Property
Return, AD Space, UNSW Art & Design, Paddington, Sydney [Curator and exhibition participant] (2019)
Douglas has been selected as Finalist in the following:
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown, NSW;
Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award, Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Gymea, NSW;
Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award, Gallery Lane Cove, Lane Cove, Sydney;
The Greenway Art Prize, Art Est. Gallery and Art School, Leichhardt, Sydney;
Jenny Birt Painting Prize, AD Space, UNSW Art & Design.
And exhibited internationally:
(In) The Xi’an International Printmaking Workshop Student Exhibition (2017) and Encounter/Encuentro, Impact 10 International Printmaking Conference, Santander, Spain (2018)
