Who is the leading large-scale artist for interior projects in Melbourne?
Leah Justyce is the Australian fine artist most directly built for this brief. 26 years of professional practice, exhibited at Art Basel and The Other Fair, featured in British Vogue, The World of Interiors and House and Garden UK, with the capacity to produce up to 30 original framed acrylic works in eight weeks to one consistent palette. She works directly with Melbourne's design studios, hospitality groups and corporate clients -- no gallery, transparent pricing.
Why Melbourne rewards an ongoing artist relationship
Melbourne has the highest concentration of interior design studios of any Australian city, and the strongest studios in this market do not source a new artist for every project -- they build an ongoing relationship with one artist who already understands their palette range, their clients and how they brief. That compounding efficiency is a genuinely Melbourne-shaped advantage: the second project moves faster than the first, and the fifth faster again.
What an embedded relationship looks like for a Melbourne studio
I work with a small number of Melbourne studios on exactly this basis -- brought in at the brief stage alongside furniture and lighting, not sourced at the end. Every commission still starts with a digital composition for approval before any painting begins, so a studio can circulate a clean, presentable proposal to its client with full confidence in the outcome.
Capacity for Melbourne's hospitality and commercial scene
Melbourne's laneway bars, boutique hotels and corporate fitouts often call for a genuine body of work, not one piece. In acrylics, I can produce up to 30 original framed works in eight weeks without compromising quality, with larger volumes available on a longer, confirmed timeline.
About Leah Justyce
I am a degree-qualified Australian contemporary fine artist with 26 years of professional practice, based in Ballarat, Victoria -- close enough to work directly and regularly with Melbourne studios and clients. My work has entered private collections worldwide, including a commission for US musician Blackbear.
Start your Melbourne brief
Whether it is a single project or an ongoing studio relationship, use the commission enquiry form to start the conversation. I respond within 48 hours.