About

Sean Layh is a Melbourne-based figurative painter whose large-scale, multi-figure compositions explore timeless narratives drawn from classical Western literature and theatre.

From 2023 to 2025, Sean has won multiple awards in the Portrait Society of America’s INTERNATIONAL Competition. His paintings have been exhibited internationally, including at the European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM) in Barcelona and Arcadia Contemporary in New York.

In 2025, Sean’s narrative epic Oedipus at Colonus was selected as a finalist in MEAM’s esteemed FIGURATIVAS competition and will be on view at the museum from October through December.