Karina Buckingham’s practice is grounded in an ongoing connection to the coastal and forest landscapes of Western Australia’s South West. Informed by time spent walking—particularly along the Cape to Cape Track—her work explores the beneficial, almost magical, effects of being immersed in nature; capturing both its energy and stillness.
Drawing upon memory and imagination, with celebratory, luminous colour sitting at the heart of her work, Karina expresses a sense of gratitude for the landscape’s vitality, while being carefully balanced by areas of calm.
Layered paint and intuitive mark-making build depth and movement, creating a richness of surface and complexity of detail that continues to reveal itself over time.
Karina is a Curtin Fine Art graduate and former curator who works professionally from her purpose built garden studio, adjacent to her family's vines. Her work has been exhibited nationally and recognised internationally, including selection for the 2023 International Art2Life Exhibition by New York gallerist Anita Rogers, as a finalist in the 2024 Perth Royal Art Prize for Landscape, and her 2025 solo exhibition Evergreen at Gallows Gallery in Perth. Her paintings are held in public and private collections worldwide.
This marks Karina’s fourth year participating in Margaret River Region Open Studios