The timed auction ends Thursday July 23rd at 8:00pm. Whoever holds the highest bid at the auction closing time wins.
Marissa Lico
Gelati in Chianti, 2025
Mixed media on canvas
Height 91 cm x Width 61 cm
Artwork is stretched and ready to hang & comes with a certificate of authenticity
Starting Bid: $1,000
Gelati in Chianti is a playful yet reflective piece, born from a real moment - an unforgettable gelato enjoyed in the Tuscan town of Chianti. Set against the piazza, the gelato becomes the central symbol of joy, nostalgia, and personal ritual. The painting leans into texture and gesture to explore memory not as a fixed image, but as sensation: warmth underfoot, sweetness on the tongue, sunlight on skin. It blurs the line between still life and landscape, capturing a sensory experience that lingers long after the taste is gone.
Artist Bio: Marissa Lico is a visual artist based on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. Working in acrylic and mixed media, her practice is shaped by texture, layering, and an intuitive approach to surface. Drawing on her Italian heritage and a deep reverence for the ordinary, her paintings explore how ritual and memory shape the way we experience home, food, and connection.
Her work evokes the glow of a shared table, a street softening into evening, the unhurried gesture of gathering - moments that feel both intimate and timeless. Grounded in a background in photography, her work often begins with the captured moment, bringing together subject, memory, and storytelling with warmth and intention.
Marissa holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts and balances her studio practice with a career in teaching. She has been a finalist in respected art prizes including the Mini Series Art Prize and the Inside This Box Art Prize, and her work has been exhibited in galleries across Australia and Scotland.