“And then there is her paintings: sunshine, bursts on a canvas, featuring a single piece of food, from a quarter mango to a solitary olive, in bright, bold colours.”
Read the full interview in the print issue of Gourmet Traveller - look for the MAY 2022 issue ‘Art, Music, Food, Culture’’.
Domain Review in partnership with Broadsheet: April 17, 2024
“The artist behind the charitable culinary poster shop has worked with top food names including Nigella Lawson and Ben Shewry. Now she’s turning her attention to Melbourne’s multicultural kitchens for a new exhibition.”
“And we are so excited to have the honour of presenting her first solo show, ‘Time Up North‘, right here at TDF Collect! You can see Gemma’s brilliant exhibition in person in our Collingwood Gallery from Saturday April 30th – Thursday May 5th.”
“We took a tour of Gemma's inviting home and spoke to her about her creative process, her philanthropic work, and how she styled her Queenslander abode.”
Zulu And Zephyr: April 2022 'WOMEN WE LOVE - GEMMA LESLIE’ ”We get to know Food for Everyone artist, Gemma Leslie while taking a peek inside her studio as she prepares for her first solo exhibition "Time Up North". Discover Gem's unique art alongside her favourite styles from our latest April collection.”
“The prints, available in an array of colours and designs featurerecipes from Australian chefs such as Andrew McConnell (Cumulus Inc.), Lennox Hastie (Firedoor, Netflix’s ‘Chef’s Table: BBQ’), Lisa Valmorbida (Pidapipó Gelateria) and Kay-Lene Tan (Tonka). Following the sell-out success of the first collection which raised $41,585.33 for FareShare. Leslie is doing her second run of limited-edition prints, which feature each chefs’ recipes translated into artworks that embody organic forms, imperfections and bright colours.”
“Recipes are usually kept in tattered journals or scribbled in the Notes app on your phone, but Gemma Leslie’s social enterprise, Food For Everyone, serves them up into art made to be devoured on your wall, while feeding those in need.”
“The posters are printed on paper made from recycled coffee cups, and the latest run features receipes by Guillaume Brahimi (Bistro Guillaume, SBS Plat du Tour), Simon Gloftis (Hellenika), author Emiko Davies and home cook Jessica Nguyen. There's also a very fun fruit salad poster that pays homage to the growers and stallholders of the Queen Victoria Market.”
“Gem’s artistic style is imbued with playful simplicity, characterised by organic silhouettes and vibrant colour. Undoubtedly a result of her extensive creative career, including marketing, graphic and textile design.
Highlighting Gem’s penchant for community outlook, we discover a personal account of her culinary poster shop, ‘Food for Everyone’ through which she has raised over $100,000 for frontline food charities. Read on to get an insight into the joys of motherhood and explore the heartwarming evolution of Gem’s craft.”
Food for Everyoneis an Australian poster shop that donates half of profits to Australian food banks. Founder Gemma Leslie recently collaborated with cookbook author Hetty McKinnon on a poster depicting the recipe for McKinnon’s wontons and noodles in ginger-turmeric broth. The ingredients and cooking method are incorporated into the poster design, but it’s also well worth buying McKinnon’s latest To Asia, With Love, for that recipe and a host of others.
I had the pleasure of using some Tint to paint a bedroom in my house back in 2020. This was in the winter, so I decided to add a splash of yellow to the room.
“With a background in design and eye for style, Gemma is heavily inspired from European design and creates colour palettes based on travel memories.”
