Flight of the Sirens explores the mythology of the siren, offering a reimagined perspective through a series of vibrant, aerial seascapes. Large-scale pastel paintings, seen as if through the eyes of a siren in flight, reveal the sea as both refuge and realm.
Sirens, originally rooted in ancient Greek mythology, were not the mermaids of contemporary imagination but enigmatic figures—half-bird, half-woman—whose songs spoke of knowledge and transcendence. Over time, mythologies recast them, shifting their identity from powerful, independent beings to cautionary figures of temptation.
In this exhibition, dramatic, sweeping seascapes reclaim the spirit of the siren through the interplay of colour, depth, and form. Flight of the Sirens is an ode to the transformative power of perspective and a celebration of the siren as a symbol of freedom and transcendence.
Amy Dynan is an award-winning artist, renowned for her nuanced balance between conceptual rigour and classical drawing skills. She completed her Master of Contemporary Art and Master of Fine Arts at Sydney College of the Arts in 2017, developing a strong conceptual framework of beauty as a means to explore human relationships with the natural world.
“As a visual artist, research can offer a deeper, more profound connection to the significance of one’s own art practice in a field beyond the studio. I knew that my passion for drawing, combined with rigorous institutional and art world scrutiny and support would provide the necessary framework to further my aesthetic.”
Dynan has held two sell out solo exhibitions at Stanley Street Gallery, ‘Water’ in 2019 and ‘Skytalk’ in 2021. Dynan has been a finalist in the Dobell Drawing Prize the Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize and the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize. She has been selected for art residencies in France, Norway and Iceland (2018), Hill End (2017, 2020), Mornington Peninsula (2020) and Bundanon Trust (William Fletcher Scholarship) (2024).
Amy Dynan, Above the Salt Path, 2025, pastel on paper, 160 x 110 x 9 cm, Image COTA
Amy Dynan
Flight of the Sirens
May 22-June 14, 2025