Antra Lanskis is a Melbourne-based abstract expressionist painter whose work is grounded in the interplay between intuition, movement, and colour. After an extensive career across creative fields - including singing, performance, and interior design - she turned to painting as a way to synthesise these disciplines into a singular, embodied practice.

Her work emerges from a deeply physical and responsive process. Guided by music as a primary energy source, Antra paints in a state where mind, body, and emotion converge. Gesture becomes language, and brushstrokes respond instinctively - varying in intensity, rhythm, and pace - creating compositions that feel both immediate and layered.

Working in mixed media, her process often begins with charcoal to establish energy and mood, followed by marker-based, graffiti-like journaling that introduces raw expression and mark-making. Layers of acrylic, collage, and oil stick build complexity, with traces of earlier gestures sometimes revealed, sometimes obscured.

At the core of her practice is an ongoing exploration of contrast and paradox - beauty and grit, control and chaos, refinement and irreverence. Influenced by the urban textures of Fitzroy alongside moments of intense colour and sensory experience, her work reflects a search for authenticity and emotional truth. This has become particularly significant in her creative life, where painting offers a space free from external expectation or constraint.

Her visual language is characterised by gestural brushwork, text elements, and a dynamic approach to composition. While aligned with abstract expressionism, Antra resists rigid categorisation, allowing each work to be guided by what it seeks to express.

Antra has exhibited in local group exhibitions, is a two-time finalist in the Omnia Prize, and completed a residency at Château d’Orquevaux, France. Her work is held in private collections.