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​Odelle Morshuis


Otago based artist Odelle Morshuis creates sensitive and layered figurative works that explore the movement of people through spaces. Her hand-drawn approach is well suited for capturing a sense of flux, change and flow of people through shared spaces.

"I enjoy the more poetic qualities of our relationship with our surroundings, I see nature as not separate from us but as part of a complex inter-relationship".

Odelle utilises mixed media in her paintings, harmonising pencil, pastel, and acrylic paint. Figures are layered on top of one another; or blurred into each other, implying connections and shared histories. The non-specific environments of her canvases enable the viewer to imagine a range of settings, inviting reflection on the many shared spaces we inhabit in our day-to-day lives. To create her works Odelle uses video to gather information on a subject. Back in the studio she projects the video onto her support, she draws and paints simultaneously to create a feeling of time and movement within a frame.
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Beyond painting, Odelle also translates her ideas into sculpture, creating figurative pieces from re-purposed steel. The figures are described as silhouettes cut into the patinated material, a technique chosen to create shadows that further populate the sculpture. The sculptures will age, rust and change- as the artist describes the sculptures will "mature and gain a patina....proof I lived". 
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Odelle has a Masters in Fine Arts from London University, (Wimbledon College) and her work is held in many national and international collections. She works from her studio in Bannockburn, Central Otago. Recently she was awarded the  Best Contemporary award at the Queenstown Art awards (2019).
“My paintings create a narrative, every space has a story, a history of movement, a past , a present and a future”- Odelle Morshuis

​Odelle Morshuis Works Available At Black Door Gallery


Odelle Morshuis Private View Mixed Media on Canvas 1200 x 900mm 2025
Odelle Morshuis
Private View
Mixed Media on Canvas
1200 x 900mm
2025
$4295
​Available
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Odelle Morshuis Dream Home Mixed Media on Canvas 1370 x 1830mm 2024
Odelle Morshuis
Dream Home
Mixed Media on Canvas
1370 x 1830mm
2024
$6600
​Available
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Odelle Morshuis Line of Sight Mixed Media on Board 1030 x 830mm 2025
Odelle Morshuis
Line of Sight
Mixed Media on Board
1030 x 830mm
2025
$3650
​Available
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Odelle Morshuis Ancient Wind Mixed Media on Board 1120 x 880mm 2024
Odelle Morshuis
Ancient Wind
Mixed Media on Board
1120 x 880mm
2024
$3495
​Available
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Odelle Morshuis Together  Mild Steel Outdoor Sculpture, 1440 x 600mm 2022Picture
Odelle Morshuis
Together

Mild Steel Outdoor Sculpture
1440 x 600mm
2022
$4995
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Odelle Morshuis Morning, Just Visiting Mixed Media on Canvas, Diptych 1520 x 760mm on wall 2024
Odelle Morshuis
Morning, Just Visiting
Mixed Media on Canvas, Diptych
 760 x 1520mm on wall
2024
$2500
​Available
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Previously Exhibited And Commissioned Works By Odelle Morshuis


Odelle Morshuis, "Which Direction", Acrylic on Canvas, Framed (Black), 840 x 840mm, 2020
Odelle Morshuis, "Past Tense", Acrylic and Graphite on Canvas, 770 x 770mm, 2020
Odelle Morshuis, "Moving On", Acrylic and graphite on board, Black frame, 435 x 435mm, 2019, SOLD
Odelle Morshuis, "Its A Grey Day", Acrylic on Canvas, 860 x 1100mm, 2020
Odelle Morshuis, "Within this Place", Acrylic and Graphite on Canvas, 1200 x 800mm, 2021
Odelle Morshuis, "Inside Its Warm", Acrylic on Canvas, 800 x 1200mm, 2020
Odelle Morshuis- "Winter's Gorge", Acrylic and Graphite on Canvas, 98 x 124cm Framed Size, 2021
Odelle Morshuis, "I Was Here I", Acrylic and Graphite on Canvas, 760 x 760mm, 2021
Odelle Morshuis, "Blue Horizon", Painted Steel, 470 x 380mm, 2021, SOLD
Odelle Morshuis-"Islands in the Fog”, Acrylic on Board, Framed (Oak), size 1230 x 990mm including frame, 2021
Odelle Morshuis- "Islands", Acrylic on Canvas, 1215 x 915mm, 2021
Odelle MOrshuis- "I Was Here II", Acrylic and Graphite on Canvas, 760 x 760mm, 2021
"Finding Your Own Way", Acrylic and Graphite on Canvas, 1020 x 760mm, 2023
Odelle Morshuis, "Between the Hills and the Clouds", Acrylic and Graphite on Canvas, 910 x 1220mm, 2023
Odelle Morshuis "Head in the Clouds I", Acrylic on Board, Oak Frame, 1235 x 980mm, 2022
Odelle Morshuis, "Travellers", Mixed Media on Canvas, ​760 x 1020mm, 2023
Odelle Morshuis, "Looking into the Mist", Acrylic on Canvas, 760 x 760mm, 2023
Odelle Morshuis, "Team Photo", Acrylic on Canvas, 910 x 1220mm, 2023
Odelle Morshuis "Immersion Series ( I and II)", Acrylic on Aluminum Cut-out, 22cm tall
Odelle Morshuis, "Winter Blue", Mixed Media on Canvas, 760 x 1020mm, 2023
Odelle Morshuis, "Follow Us", Acrylic on Canvas, 610 x 610mm, 2024
Odelle Morshuis, "Waiting", Mixed Media on Board, Framed, 1000 x 800mm, 2024
Odelle Morshuis, "Clear My Head", Acrylic and Graphite on Canvas, 760 x 760mm, 2024
Odelle Morshuis "Just Visiting", Mixed Media on Canvas, 760 x 760mm (each panel), 760 x 2280mm (Total)
Odelle Morshuis "Striped", Acrylic and graphite on board, 1200 x 900mm
Odelle Morshuis "Striped Shirt", Acrylic and Graphite on Linen, 1010 x 760mm, 2024
Odelle Morshuis" Interrupted Time", Mixed Media on Canvas, 1020 x 760mm, 2022
Odelle Morshuis "Which Way?", Enamel on Steel, Diptych, Approximately 400mm Height, 2024
Odelle Morshuis "A Portrait", Mixed Media on Canvas, 760 x 760mm, 2024
Odelle Morshuis "Private View", ixed Media on Canvas, 900 x 1200mm, 2025

​Odelle Morshuis Artworks In Situ


Odelle Morshuis Artwork In Situ | Private Residence
Odelle Morshuis Artwork In Situ | Private Residence
Odelle Morshuis Artwork In Situ | Private Residence
Odelle Morshuis Artwork In Situ, Outdoor Installation
Odelle Morshuis Artwork In Situ, Outdoor Installation
Odelle Morshuis, "Travellers", In Situ at Black Door Gallery
Odelle Morshuis Artwork In Situ | Private Residence
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