elina poubelle  

Elina Poubelle’s practice explores relationships between people and places. Working with sculpture, installation, site specific intervention, photo, and video she creates work that uses different levels of interactiveness to engage people in a variety of ways. Typically using street ephemera, unassuming construction material and collaboration with other fields in the arts, her work re-imagines the mundane to shift perspectives. She harnesses curiosity as a visual language through the use of material and contextual ambiguity and engaging deeper sensorial experiences. 


Biography 

Poubelle is a Sydney based artist currently completing a BFA (sculpture) at the National Art School, graduating in December of 2026. Alongside studying and her practice, she has a developing curatorial practice with a particular interest within non-traditional art conventions. She is co-founder and co-curator of the ari deed, a gallery in Stanmore which houses experimental installation, expansive practices and site responsive works. Her work is in private collections in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Copenhagen, Berlin, Minneapolis, Grand Marais, New York City, Port Louis and London. 


Education        

2024 - current,  completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture), National Art School, Sydney 



Solo shows 



2026 - Like a garden, deed, Sydney NSW


2026  - Labyrinth, Drawing Gallery National Art School, Darlinghurst, Sydney NSW 


2024 - poubelle, supporting the single release of Lilith Snaps, Goodspace Gallery, Sydney NSW
Group Shows

Collaborative works 


2025 - cow, Poubelle x Ruby Firmstone, Mina Johansson and Henry Junor, Sydney NSW 


2024 - 32 Bodies in Motion, NAS x NIDA creating a performative group drawing, Sydney NSW


Selected group shows 


2026 - Sculpture is what you bump into when you back up to see a painting, NAS Stairwell Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney NSW


2026 - Standard, Goodspace Gallery, Glebe, Sydney, NSW


2025 - House, 215 Talfourd Land, Glebe, Sydney NSW 


2025 - 25Bye, 25b Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney NSW 


2024 - Motley throng, Goodspace Gallery, Sydney NSW 


2024 - 1st show, Garage Gallery, Brunswick, Melbourne VIC 


2024 - Crease, 25b Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney NSW 
Curation
 


2026 - Luci McManus and Ted Benson at deed, deed, Stanmore, Sydney, NSW


2025 - House, 215 Talfourd Lane Glebe, Sydney NSW


2024 - Crease, 25b Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney NSW 
Professional Experience


2026 - Co-founder of deed 

2026 - Volunteer at Biennale of Sydney 

2025 - Invigilator at NAS Gallery for Grad Show



Contact number: 0422173904 

Email: elina.poubelle@gmail.com