Joslyn Hobbis is a contemporary painter whose practice challenges the conventions of the traditional rectangular canvas. Working beyond standard formats, Hobbis creates paintings that treat shape, surface and composition as integral parts of the work.

Her practice brings together gestural and mechanised mark-making, creating a tension between instinct and process. Spontaneous marks sit alongside patterns and structures generated through more controlled or mechanical methods, producing compositions that feel energetic, layered and deliberately unpredictable.

Hobbis works with a bold, high-contrast palette that gives her paintings a strong visual presence. Colour becomes both a compositional tool and a way of creating movement across the surface, while the unconventional shapes of her works challenge the viewer’s expectations of what a painting can be.

Rather than treating the canvas as a neutral boundary, Hobbis considers the entire object as part of the artistic language. The relationship between edge, shape, mark and colour becomes central to how each work is experienced.

Her paintings occupy a space between abstraction, process and experimentation, reflecting an interest in the relationship between human gesture and mechanical intervention. Through this approach, Hobbis creates works that are immediate and expressive while remaining carefully constructed.