joel cunningham
visual artist & curator
Painting, Embroidery, Sculpture
Site-Specific installations
public murals
practice & profile
Joel Cunningham is a Sydney-based visual artist and curator whose work spans painting, embroidery, sculpture, site-specific installations, and public murals. Merging pop-surrealist character design, raw graffiti roots, and expressive Cubist forms, his practice explores tactile material processes, psychological archetypes, and fragmented human character across both gallery exhibitions and public spaces.
Upcoming Exhibition: The Art of Becoming, Together — Chrissie Cotter Gallery (Sep 10–27, 2026)
Grants & Institutional Support: Inner West Council Exhibition Grant Recipient (2026)
Select Commissions: The Tailor Room (2025), University of Wollongong Dubai (2021)
Prize Finalist: Reimagine Art Prize (2026), Omnia Art Prize (2025)
selected works
3 Bartenders (after Picasso’s 3 Musicians) (2025), Mixed Media on paper, 76 x 57 cm
Commissioned as a centrepiece for cocktail bar - Tailor Room in Sydney’s Rocks precinct
Mixologasaurus, (2025), Acrylic and oil stick canvas, 70 x 50 cm
Available, Inquire for Pricing
We’re Not Here to Fuck Spiders (2026), Acrylic paint, oil stick, spray paint on canvas, 95 x 72 cm
Available, Inquire for Pricing
The Overthinker (Assemblage) (2023), Various woods with poker work, 82 x 52 cm
Acquired by Private Collector
Portuguese Hills (2021), Cotton and acrylic on linen, 30 x 30 cm
Acquired by Private Collector, Sydney
Bonzer Bouquet 3 (2026), Cotton and acrylic on linen, 30 x 40 cm
Acquired by Private Collector
