Dervis Pavlovic 

‘There are artists who make paintings just for decoration,’ he says, ‘but I want to make a statement and tell a story.’

‘Art has always been a challenge for me. I don’t see it as a hobby but as something I take seriously and hope to improve upon over time’.

Dervis takes on this challenge daily, going into his sun-room studio at about 10 am and staying there until 4 in the afternoon. Over the past three years of COVID this daily routine has enabled him to produce an incredible number of new paintings, many of which will appear in the exhibition.

Dervis and his wife Kirste are long time Lismore residents, but Dervis admits he has always sought solitude and reflection. They have created a beautiful sanctuary in their old Queenslander house, surrounded by a cornucopia of objects, carpets, lamps, statues and treasures, all collected and curated from a life of travel and wonder.