Ainsley MacLean is a self-taught digital artist, poet, and short story writer based in Kendenup, Western Australia. Working primarily with the program ArtRage, he creates abstract, fractured works defined by straight lines and sharp tensions.

Art has been an instinct since childhood, when his style emerged unbidden, bold, unsettling, and difficult to categorise. After being discouraged at a young age, he returned to art decades later, reclaiming it as both a practice of expression and endurance.

Living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) for over 30 years, Ainsley understands intimately the disruption, imbalance, and limits of chronic illness. His art reflects this experience: confronting, fractured, and demanding of the viewer, yet offering flashes of unexpected beauty.

As a published poet and short story writer, his creative voice extends across mediums, weaving language and image with the same raw intensity. Each artwork is one-of-a-kind, a testament to endurance and the uncompromising voice of an artist who creates not to decorate, but to confront, endure, and reveal.