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An outback and beach landscape artist working in acrylic and mixed media. Anne-Marie is a WA-based landscape artist, painting how she lives: the beach in summer, the bush in winter. Growing up in remote WA, Anne-Marie spent much of her youth peering out a light aircraft window 'spotting' during aerial mustering and travelling to and from boarding school. She now has a fascination with viewing our landscapes from a ‘higher plane’. Her aerial beach artworks are a celebration of the unique West Aussie lifestyle. In her bush artwork she invites the viewer to connect with the awe and wonder she feels at the vast beauty and color of the outback. Anne-Marie works in acrylic and mixed media on canvas, paper and board. She splits her time between her Perth studio and rural WA and is inspired to share her passion for the outback to encourage greater societal sponsorship and communion with the bush and all its guardians.

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Kerry Bruce is an abstract, expressionist artist with her studio located in Kiama on the South Coast of NSW. Kerry uses masses of lush paint and beautiful bold pigments to create the vibrant florals and blooms that appear to burst from the canvas. Kerry Bruce is an established artist living on the pristine South Coast of NSW. Inspiration and beauty surround her seaside, light filled studio in Kiama with, of course, an abundance of blooms ready and waiting to be painted. An award-winning artist, Kerry has exhibited in London, America and Australia. Kerry's signature style involves bold pigment, sensuous application of paint and an all-pervasive sense of joy - such is the power of a bouquet of blooms. Each artwork is a unique creation, driven from an intuitive practice that spontaneously evolves from one mark to the next. Kerry is bold in her approach, colour is intensified and texture is accentuated. With over two decades as a full-time artist, Kerry's subjects have included the human figure and animals. However, it is to flowers that she repeatedly returns. Kerry enjoys the journey of working with the still life and loves that every time she paints that vase of flowers, they are uniquely and beautifully different.

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Lucy is an acrylic painter who uses bright colours, patterns and contrasts to celebrate the unique flora and bird life of Australia. Lucy has had many solo and group exhibitions in Wagga Wagga, Brisbane and locally, where she lives in Northern NSW. She lives with her husband and five children on a property that they are covering in rainforest.

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Oliver Ackland is a Sydney based artist whose moves from fragmented portraits suggestive of dreams and narrative at play to more abstract, gestural compositions, incorporating experiments with mark making using a variety of mediums. A graduate of COFA, Ackland has been a finalist in the Fishers ghost Award 2023, National Emerging Art Prize 2024, and has exhibited with galleries such as Sketch Co Gallery, Arcadia Gallery, Ditty Wheels and taken part in the Sydney and Brisbane affordable art fairs. Ackland is part of the 2024 St Vincent’s Art Exhibition which raises funds for victims of domestic violence. Oliver Ackland’s work moves from fragmented portraits suggestive of dreams and narrative at play to more abstract, gestural compositions, incorporating experiments with mark making using a variety of mediums. A finalist in the National Emerging Art Prize in 2024, The Fishers ghost Award 2023, he has exhibited with galleries such as Sketch Co Gallery, Arcadia Gallery, Ditty Wheels and taken part in the Sydney and Brisbane affordable art fairs.

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Mina Afra is an Iranian-born Australian painter based in Melbourne. Her work has been a finalist in the Fleurieu Biennale, Ripper Art Prize, Waverley 9x5, and NVA 2025. She received Best in Show at APC 2023 and the Judges’ Prize at APC 2024, and exhibits widely across Australia. Mina Afra is an Iranian-born Australian painter based in Melbourne. Her painting practice is deeply engaged with her emotional experience in nature. She uses the subject of landscapes, not as an observed scene to render, but rather as a trigger for an internal experience. Afra holds a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design from Tehran University of Art. A self-taught painter, she has been dedicated to creating art full-time since 2020. She has exhibited in numerous group shows across Australia and was awarded the Judges’ Prize at the 2024 Albert Park Art Show. In 2023, she received the 'Best in Show’ award at the Albert Park College Annual Exhibition. Her landscapes have been selected as finalists for the 2025 Ripper Art Prize, the 2024 Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize, and featured in the Salon des Refusés of the Lethbridge Gallery 20000 Small Scale Prize. Her paintings are held in private collections throughout Australia

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Dalin Alejandrino's mesmerising artworks explore the interactive relationship between sacred memories and re-imagined landscapes. Dalin Alejandrino is an emerging abstract artist who creates subtle textured artworks, each embodying a sense of wonder and beauty in nature and its forms. Currently painting from her home studio in Sydney, her abstract expressionism is characterised by muted undertones often contrasted with sunset hues grounded in the delicate use of colour and mix media. Intuitively delving into the unknown when painting, Dalin draws on themes hovering between past and present, family and home, land and country. She utilises layer upon layer of acrylic, a mix of medium paste, ceramic stucco, blended fibre and fine sand textures to create her pieces. Dalin’s artistic practice is self-taught. She was a Cambodian refugee with her family having migrated to Australia in 1987, and often draws inspiration from her motherland. That estrangement from land and family is where she draws her emotions while paying homage to heritage and provincial life.

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Zeina observes and accrues the pervasive details of her subjects that speak to her personally, integrating them with her own story to produce her own condensed interpretation of the beauty in what she sees. Zeina Kara-Ali – Biography Currently living in Sydney, Australia, artist Zeina Kara-Ali was born and raised in Lebanon. Kara-Ali’s work is intrinsically linked to her childhood, with memories of the architecture and culture of Lebanon informing her current body of work. The artist completed a BA of Biology before traveling and settling in Ghana, Africa for several years. Both the observant intricacy inherent to her formal education and the vivacity of her diverse experiences abroad are at the core of her art. Often veering towards the expressive, Kara-Ali has a penchant for still-life and landscape work. Her style is primarily graphical, with the artist deconstructing elements of her subjects by playing with light and pigment. Trained at the Sydney Art School predominantly in landscape and the technicality in painting, Kara-Ali is committed to the ongoing development of her craft and seeks to connect with her audience through her natural desire to notice and elicit beauty where it may not typically reside. The artist ran an Art studio in Ghana and worked openly as both student and teacher where she invited esteemed artists local to the region and students to come together and work reciprocally to improve their art. Kara-Ali states, “I always notice the little details and have been able to see the beauty in my surroundings. I have lived in several countries throughout my life, which has resulted in my deep appreciation for different cultures, that I aim to portray in my paintings.” Regarding her current direction, the artist continues, “Recently, my paintings have reflected my feelings of nostalgia towards my home country, Lebanon. And after my last visit there, I began to paint the beauty of Lebanese traditional houses including my childhood home. The Lebanese traditional houses are a world of sunshine and light, of colour both subtle and vivid, of authenticity and legacy. I carry them in my memory, and I attempt to bring them into reality through my paintings.” Among her achievements, the artist was a finalist in the Hunter Hill Art Exhibition 2022 and 2023 as well as the Fisher's Ghost Art Award 2023. She is also adept at decoupage as well as studio painting with acrylic on canvas. Kara-Ali organized charitable art workshops for women and orphans in Ghana and worked for non-profit organisations Zeina Kara-Ali – Biography Currently living in Sydney, Australia, artist Zeina Kara-Ali was born and raised in Lebanon. Kara-Ali’s work is intrinsically linked to her childhood, with memories of the architecture and culture of Lebanon informing her current body of work. The artist completed a BA of Biology before traveling and settling in Ghana, Africa for several years. Both the observant intricacy inherent to her formal education and the vivacity of her diverse experiences abroad are at the core of her art. Often veering towards the expressive, Kara-Ali has a penchant for still-life and landscape work. Her style is primarily graphical, with the artist deconstructing elements of her subjects by playing with light and pigment. Trained at the Sydney Art School predominantly in landscape and the technicality in painting, Kara-Ali is committed to the ongoing development of her craft and seeks to connect with her audience through her natural desire to notice and elicit beauty where it may not typically reside. The artist ran an Art studio in Ghana and worked openly as both student and teacher where she invited esteemed artists local to the region and students to come together and work reciprocally to improve their art. Kara-Ali states, “I always notice the little details and have been able to see the beauty in my surroundings. I have lived in several countries throughout my life, which has resulted in my deep appreciation for different cultures, that I aim to portray in my paintings.” Regarding her current direction, the artist continues, “Recently, my paintings have reflected my feelings of nostalgia towards my home country, Lebanon. And after my last visit there, I began to paint the beauty of Lebanese traditional houses including my childhood home. The Lebanese traditional houses are a world of sunshine and light, of colour both subtle and vivid, of authenticity and legacy. I carry them in my memory, and I attempt to bring them into reality through my paintings.” Among her achievements, the artist was a finalist in the Hunter Hill Art Exhibition 2022 and 2023 as well as the Fisher's Ghost Art Award 2023. She is also adept at decoupage as well as studio painting with acrylic on canvas. Kara-Ali organized charitable art workshops for women and orphans in Ghana and worked for non-profit organisations teaching art there. Currently Kara-Ali is working on her first solo show "Arches" at Hurstville Museum and Gallery in June 2024, which will be a collection of her body of work about the traditional houses of her home country, Lebanon. teaching art there. In June 2024, the artist held her first solo exhibition “Arches Memory” which was a collection of her body of work about the traditional houses of her home country, Lebanon.

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A painter of both still life and abstract work, Kate has drawn from both styles to create her signature Flower Fields’ semi-abstract works. A painter of both still life and abstract work, Kate has drawn from both styles to create her signature Flower Fields’ semi-abstract works. Working from her home studio in Perth, she seeks a sense of balance in her painting, wanting it to evoke joy and a quiet energy. Her work combines geometric abstract sections with realist elements and uses unique colour palettes to interweave these pieces into a cohesive work. After many years of painting part time, Kate left her day job in 2024 to pursue a full time career as a painter. She was selected as a Finalist for the Jumbled Art Superstar 2025 competition and enjoys exhibiting work across Australia.

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Lizzie has been practicing as an artist for over 16 years She grew up on a rural property in the Grampians where she developed a deep connection to her natural surroundings. This is seen infused in her artwork bringing the beauty of nature into her paintings. She paints in organic layers using the patterns found in nature as her muse. Lizzie Alsop is a full time contemporary artist who works from her home studio on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. She has been a creative all her life and launched into her art full time after a move to the coast  over sixteen years ago.  Her artwork is described as a joyful and colourful mix of abstract and realism.   Lizzie loves to create and express the wonder of her natural environment with abstract layers of geometric shapes and botanicals. Her recent work has been influenced by the natural markings found in nature. Lizzie has participated in a number of solo and group exhibitions throughout Australia. Her artwork is held in private collections globally.

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Marley Alvarez is an Australian abstract artist creating vibrant, layered works that explore emotion, movement, and connection. Inspired by nature, music, and the rhythm of daily life, her paintings invite viewers to slow down and feel deeply. Each piece carries a soulful, expressive energy that transforms the spaces it inhabits. Marley Alvarez’s art practice is rooted in exploring emotion through dynamic forms, layered textures, and vibrant colour. Drawing inspiration from the shifting landscapes of nature, the fluidity of music, and the complexities of human experience, Alvarez creates work that moves between intuition and structure — an abstract language that speaks directly to the senses. Her process is experimental and fearless, often beginning with playful marks or collaborative sketches, before being layered with colour and texture to reveal unexpected rhythms and depth. This intuitive way of working allows her pieces to feel alive, unfolding with movement and emotion. Alvarez has gained recognition for her evocative, thought provoking artworks that invite viewers to pause, reflect, and connect. Each painting carries a sense of vitality, a reminder of the beauty, energy, and calm that art can bring into our lives and spaces.

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Anahita Amouzegar is an Iranian-Australian visual artist, based in Melbourne, embarks on a personal journey into the realm of the abstract, where the tangible and intangible converge in a mesmerizing dance of color, form, and emotion. Through her art, she seeks to capture the essence of the human experience, delving into figurative abstraction to explore the depths of her inner world and the interplay between reality and imagination. With each deliberate stroke of the brush, she strives to convey the intricate tapestry of human emotions and the ever-shifting landscapes of the mind. The figures that emerge in her pieces are not mere representations of the physical, but rather conduits for the expression of feelings, memories, and dreams, often obscured, fragmented, or transformed to invite viewers to delve deeper into the layers of meaning. Guided by the rhythms of her inner thoughts and emotions, her artistic process is deeply intuitive, drawing inspiration from the beauty and chaos of the world around her, as well as moments of quiet introspection. Her work serves as a reflection of the ongoing dialogue between the conscious and subconscious, offering viewers an open-ended invitation to embark on their own interpretive journey. Through the interplay of vibrant hues, bold gestures, and subtle nuances, she aims to evoke contemplation, connection, and a renewed sense of wonder about the multifaceted tapestry of the human soul, believing in art's profound ability to transcend words and foster meaningful connections between individuals.

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Jackie Anderson is a New Zealand born mixed media artist working from her sunny home studio in Newcastle, Australia. She studied visual arts, majoring in painting at the University of Auckland before embarking on travel and adventure abroad. Inspired by her coastal surroundings Jackie translates impressions of the environment around her into beautifully layered abstract paintings. She is a colour driven creative and her practice explores new ways of interpreting both built and natural landscapes into abstract form. Jackie’s work is characterised by her confident use of colour, abstract shapes and expressive marks. Her paintings are vivid and bold yet on closer inspection reveal subtle details which provoke thought and wonder, opening the viewer to create their own personal story and narrative. She paints intuitively and blurs the line between past and present, real and imagined. Her true passion has always been abstract art and while her work is at times representational, abstraction is what fuels her creative practice. Every piece she makes starts out purely abstract and then more often than not morphs into something tangible during the making process. Her work is held in private collections around Australia, New Zealand and America.

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Playful and whimsical, Anderson's pieces depict imagery that is personal yet common, familiar yet ambiguous. The images in the work present a kind of stream of consciousness that reminds the viewer of many things at once: childhood dreams, signs and symbols, fold tales and home life. The deliberately raw finish of the pieces celebrate the honesty of both material and process. Lucy Anderson is a Brisbane based artist who works predominantly with oil on found pieces of pine. Since graduating in 2012 from Queensland College of Art, Lucy has had two solo exhibitions and been part of various group shows and art prizes in Australia including receiving ‘highly commended’ at the 2018 Moreton Bay Art Awards. Her works are part of private and public collections including Queensland University of Technology.

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Eloise creates abstract pieces that evoke symbols of luck and everyday life Eloise Jenkins Art explores the power of texture and abstraction, using dynamic brushstrokes and rich, metallic elements to create a tactile, immersive experience. Through bold colour palettes and subtle motifs—often incorporating symbols of luck and everyday life—each piece invites viewers to make a personal connection, encouraging them to find meaning and significance in the small, familiar details that often go unnoticed

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Faiza is a self-taught artist who works mainly with acrylics and sometimes with mixed media, as she breathes life into abstract landscapes and still-life compositions. With a keen eye for detail and colour, Faiza's artwork uses both canvas and high-grade canvas paper, to translate her artistic journey. Drawing inspiration from the world around her, Faiza's abstract landscapes invite colours and shapes that intertwine to evoke memories of her own experiences and memories of her own environment. In her still-life pieces, she plays with hues and highlights, infusing everyday objects with newfound vibrancy and colour.

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Reeva Ashton is an emerging Australian artist living and working in the tree-lined hills of the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria. With a passion for floral, botanical, and still life works, Reeva’s works explore the dynamic interplay between traditional realism and abstraction. Bright and bold colours are a reoccurring feature in her works, as are references to photography and digital art, both of which predominated her early years. Reeva has won and been shortlisted for a number of art prizes over the past few years, including but not limited to winning the 2024/25 AGES Society Art Prize, receiving a highly commended prize in the 2024 Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award, and becoming a finalist in the 2025 Kennedy Prize, the 2025 and 2023 Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award, the 2023 Bluethumb Art Prize, and the 2021 Agendo Art Prize. Reeva’s work is exhibited and collected by collectors Australia-wide, with her work having been featured in the Affordable Art Fair, through Gallery NWC. To date, Reeva has exhibited at this fair in Brisbane 2024, Sydney 2023, and has upcoming shows in both Sydney and Melbourne planned for 2025. Her most recent body of work is inspired by the botanical nature of the land on which she lives, with some of her paintings capturing moments in time of flora she has grown in her garden, the same garden that is an vivid feature of her home-studio.

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Madison Baird is an Australian-born artist working on Gadigal land. Baird’s practice encompasses a range of bush landscapes, still life, and figurative works, exploring human relationships and the emotional reprieve found in nature. Baird completed a bachelors of fine art in painting 2022. Her paintings often draw from her immediate surrounds, particularly the Australia bush where she represents it’s gentle rhythms and tangled patterns.

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Leisl Baker is an intuitive and energetic painter whose work is instantly recognisable for its bold brushwork, clever use of colour and evocative quality. Leisl is best known for her landscape work. Working both en plein air and in her Toowoomba studio, Leisl aims to capture the essence of a time and place in her paintings. Leisl has been painting full time since 2017 and her work has been shortlisted in numerous national awards for landscape including the Paddington Art Prize (x3) and the Hadley’s Prize for Landscape. Leisl’s landscape work was also featured in the 2018 Thames & Hudson publication ‘A Painted Landscape’ by Amber Creswell Bell. For Leisl, landscape painting extends to paintings of the immediate foreground and her recent body of work 'Garden Party' takes the viewer right into garden beds bursting into flower. Leisl enjoys painting botanical, interior and still life work to explore composition, colour and light more intensely.

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B. Ballirò is a Melbourne-based artist whose instinct-led practice draws inspiration from life, travel, food, relationships, and the places she calls home. Known for her expressive use of colour and intuitive mark-making, she creates emotionally charged works that explore themes of identity, femininity, memory, and human connection. B. Ballirò is a Melbourne-based artist whose work draws inspiration from lived experience, travel, ritual, and the landscapes she inhabits. Exploring themes of identity, femininity, memory, and human connection, she creates expressive works that sit between abstraction and representation. Working across oil, acrylic, pastel, and mixed media, she has spent more than a decade developing a distinctive visual language characterised by intuitive mark-making, layered surfaces, and emotionally resonant colour. Guided by intuition rather than convention, Ballirò's work is driven by a belief that creative authority does not require pedigree or permission. Her paintings emerge through a process of experimentation, emotional observation, and embodied response, resulting in works that are simultaneously raw, playful, and deeply personal. Her practice has been shaped through immersive residencies and mentorship both locally and internationally, including periods in Italy and southern England. In 2024, she presented her debut solo exhibition, Lei Mangia, which sold out in full. In 2026, she followed with Practica at Brunswick Street Gallery, a body of work examining the relationship between emotional expression, ritual, and contemporary expectations of restraint. Underlying much of Ballirò's work is an exploration of identity, femininity, and inheritance. Once told that daughters do not matter because they do not carry the family name, she now signs her work prominently with her surname, reclaiming both her Italian heritage and a proud, defiant femininity. Whether abstract or figurative, her paintings seek to capture the contradictions of human experience: chaos and calm, vulnerability and strength, humour and heartbreak. Through layered surfaces, intuitive gestures, and emotionally charged colour palettes, Ballirò invites viewers to connect not only with the work itself, but with the feelings that sit beneath it.

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Nick barlow is an emerging artist based in Mulubinba (Newcastle) Australia. Working mainly as a painter, Barlow aims to examine the the ways in which we as humans navigate the everyday, from moments of intimacy to the mundane and strange moments that go unquestioned. Nick Barlow is an artist from Mulubinba (Newcastle), Australia. While studying a Bachelor of Fine Art at the University of Newcastle, Barlow fell in love with painting and drawing, focusing largely on realism. Since graduating in 2017 with honours, he has continued to pursue this interest through an ongoing studio practice in Newcastle, exploring and experimenting further with realism and how it can portray the uncanny, mundane and intimate of everyday life.

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Mike is a modern impressionist artist with a particular love of rainy cityscapes and has been recognised both in Australia and overseas. Mike's 25-year art career has an over-riding theme of highlighting mood rather than detail, whether it has been in his many beachscapes or his popular rainy cityscapes. Mood and feeling have become paramount, so that his paintings most important aspect is that they can be felt not just seen. A regular award winner both in Australia and overseas, Mike has amassed almost 100 awards for his paintings, including over 20 best-in-show awards. In 2016 he was awarded the important Corporate award at the Victor Harbor Art Show. Mike is also an art writer and a columnist in the UK magazine 'The Artist' since 2021. He also appears in several publications including the award-winning 'The Art of being Melbourne' by Maree Coote in 2012.

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Suzanne is a contemporary landscape artist living by the bay in Brisbane, QLD. Through abstract and expressionist techniques, she explores the relationship between human experience and the natural environment Suzanne is a contemporary landscape artist based in Brisbane, QLD. With a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art and a qualification in Visual Art teaching, she has a solid foundation in the arts. Growing up near the beach in Western Australia, Suzanne has always felt a deep connection to the coast. It’s no surprise that she now lives and works from her home studio in Brisbane’s bayside, close to the water. In recent years, Suzanne has returned to her art practice full-time. She began her artistic journey in Western Australia as an interdisciplinary artist, but her passion for painting has always remained central. Her current work focuses on the layering and blending of colours in the paint medium, a technique that she feels best captures the ever-changing atmosphere and tides of the bayside landscapes that inspire her. Suzanne’s art aims to evoke a feeling—a moment in time experienced while standing at the water’s edge. Through abstract and expressionist techniques, she explores the relationship between human experience and the natural environment. Using expressive colours and brushstrokes, she seeks to convey a sense of tranquility and timelessness in her work, where nature’s rhythms flow freely and undisturbed.

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Carol Barroso is a contemporary painter who was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is based in NSW, Australia. Carol Barroso’s paintings emanate vigor and and a spontaneity that resonate with the world of poetry that Carol is so very fond of. A style that resembles travel through Naive Art to Post-Impressionism to Primitivism to Expressionism. Her focus is undeniably connected with her life path as well as with nature. Nature motifs appearing frequently in her compositions, varying from figurative to abstraction or semi-abstraction. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Carol brings into her work a wealth of diversity which she explores as she adapts to the Australian way of life and land. With a strong connection to her natural environment, Carol continues to bring her surroundings into her work, as well as exploring themes of heritage and daily life. Carol has an MFA from Cofa Unsw which she concluded in 2016, as well as an MA in Art Therapy from Western Sydney Uni. Carol exhibits her works in different exhibitions, as well as working as an art therapist. Carol has worked as an art therapist at couple different hospitals, besides working privately for Ndis clients and independent groups. Carol believes that the painting process is very often layered and part of an intuitive creative unfolding, where she exercises minimal control and careful obedience to the flows and ways of the brush.

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Brad is a 50 year old fire sprinkler fitter from Tecoma in the Dandenong Ranges Melbourne. Brad is also a printer by trade and has always painted or drawn in his spare time. A father of three he is kept busy with kids sport and also has a love of music. Brad is self taught and enjoys the relaxation of sitting and creating. He is happy to experiment and willing to try anything .

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Tess Bartholomew is a self-taught abstract landscape artist and muralist residing in the scenic Adelaide foothills. Her profound connection to the natural world fuels her creative vision, guiding her to explore vibrant and unexpected colour palettes that inject new vitality into her compositions. Working predominantly in acrylic on canvas, Tess holds a Bachelor of Design, which deeply influences her artistic approach. In her current works, dynamic shapes interlock and interact, creating striking visual narratives.

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Justine is a modern impressionist artist whose work celebrates the beauty, light, and emotional resonance of the natural world. Since 2022, her vibrant oil paintings have been exhibited in art shows, galleries, and exhibitions across Australia, captivating audiences with their rich texture, movement, and joyful energy. Painting alla prima with a palette knife, Justine creates expressive seascapes, landscapes, and still life pieces that reflect her travels and experiences throughout New Zealand, Australia, and America. Each work is inspired by the wonder she finds in nature—the shifting light, the quiet moments, the untold stories of a place. Her spontaneous, intuitive style captures not only the visual essence of a scene but also the emotion and connection she feels while painting it. Through bold color, texture, and light, Justine brings to life the joy and love she experiences in creating each piece. She believes every place holds a story, and hopes that through her art, viewers can feel the same sense of wonder, peace, and happiness that inspired it. Brisbane Affordable Art Fair 2025 Downlands Exhibition 2024 Melbourne Affordable Art Fair 2024 Sydney Affordable Art Fair 2024 Brisbane Affordable Art Fair 2024 Finalist, Aspire Gallery Petite Pieces Competition Finalist, Aspire Gallery Foot Square Competition 2024 Finalist, Aspire Gallery Foot Square Competition 2023

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Lucy Bauld is an abstract artist based in Launceston, Tasmania. Working primarily with acrylics on canvas, Lucy’s paintings explore dynamic movement and texture, influenced by her background in maritime engineering. Her studies in hydrodynamics play a significant role in the fluidity and energy that defines her work, as she captures the powerful forces of nature through abstract forms. As an artist, Lucy is driven by a desire to bring the essence of movement and colour to life on the canvas, creating works that invite the viewer to experience a sense of motion inspired from wild landscapes. Lucy creates abstract works that explore the dynamic relationships between movement, texture, and colour. Her medium of choice is acrylic paints on canvas, where she uses bold, bright colours and energetic strokes to convey a sense of movement through my paintings. Lucy builds up paint to create texture, which shifts shadows throughout the day as the light changes, creating a constantly evolving experience for the viewer. Drawing from her background as a maritime engineer, Lucy's understanding of hydrodynamics and weather systems deeply informs the fluidity and motion in her work. The ever-changing landscapes of Tasmania, particularly the mountainous terrain and patterns Lucy finds when bushwalking, are also a significant source of inspiration for her. These are reflected in the layers of Lucy's paintings, as she builds up many layers of paint to create a sense of motion and flow that invites the eye to move across the canvas. Lucy's intention is simple: I want my art to bring colour, vibrancy, and excitement into people’s homes. Through her work, she hopes to share a little piece of the energy and beauty that she sees in the world.

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Harry Bayston (b. 1994 UK) is a Naarm based artist whose brush pushes entangled limbs topsy turvying between layers of gestural marks. Faces look down to smiles and waves as their legs go the opposite direction. A ragtag group of characters showboat and play coy with the viewer across these colourful surfaces.  Harry Bayston holds a Master of Fine Art with Distinction from RMIT (2022) and a Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours from UNSW AD (2017).
He has exhibited consistently since 2017 in Victoria and New South Wales with multiple solo and group exhibitions at both commercial and artist run galleries. His work is held in private and corporate collections across Australia and Europe, and has been commissioned for several murals, installations and publications.

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Jessie’s works are observations of nature, with a particular interest in the constant changes occurring within the natural environment. Her abstractions reveal the many stories bound to a landscape of both the physical environment and personal memories. Jessie Beard is an abstract landscape artist from Old Bar, NSW. Her works are observations of nature, with a particular interest in the rejuvenation and constant changes across the seasons within her local region and beyond. Jessie’s artistic process begins with experience, immersing into her surroundings, documenting and savouring what can be carried through the start to finish journey of an artwork. Through euphoric interpretations that accentuate colour, movement and layering until fine detail, a piece can reveal the many stories bound to a landscape of both the physical environment and personal memories. Jessie graduated with a distinction in both her Associate Degree in Creative Arts and Design and Diploma of Visual Arts. Her work belongs to private collections across Australia and overseas.

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Elena's artwork's marks are scattered in fragments, some in incospicious spots thoughout the space, inviting viewers to search, and imagine as they inspect the artworks Elena Berkovich has intentionally ignored the realistic representation of landscapes, and the figure, investigating other abstract aspects of scenes and life cracks. Reduced imaginary, rough surfaces, shadows and many colour leyers, represent her works. the arrangement of these is expresive, the empty spaces, the composition, everything has its share.

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Natalie Bessell (b. 1992) grew up in San Diego, California and has lived in Australia since 2021. She is a multi-media artist, with a focus on painting. Featuring figurative and abstract elements, her recent work primarily involves oil pastels on wood and painted glaze on ceramics. She draws inspiration from her life as a new mother in a semi-rural beach town on the Mornington Peninsula, in the outskirts of Melbourne. Themes of nature, fertility, motherhood, and femininity have pervaded her work both before and after she became a mother. This reflects her more general fascination with the intersection of that which is ordinary and that which is magnificent. photograph- Bri Horne

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Simon Beuve is a French/Australian artist originally from Normandy. In the year 2000, he discovered graffiti and moved to Paris, to be part of the main scene in France. He now lives and works in Melbourne, creating murals and paintings. Simon’s work has evolved from the street onto the canvas with a gestural and abstract aesthetic, exploring the city's essence and its impact on society. His work is inspired by all the little details and layers our day-to-day environment offers, which are often overlooked as mistakes. This for him is the essence of emotion and energy. These ephemeral unintentional marks of life are captured and translated into paintings, collages and assemblage. Simon’s work has been presented at several solo and group shows, publications, and street art festivals worldwide. He exhibited his first solo show in Melbourne in 2015. He has dedicated most of his time to studio work, honing his aesthetic and exploring the conceptual basis of his practice.

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Specialising in heavily textured abstract expressionist paintings, Adele is a Brisbane based artist with a passion for colour and movement. Having lived in vibrant India for six months as part of her university studies saw Adele fall in love with colour and the way it reflected joy across circumstances, something she continues to explore today in all her pieces. Returning home, she dove back into painting and fell in love with the constant exploration this art form takes both the artist and their audience on. Adele loves interpreting light, movement and emotion through layers of expressive strokes and marks, and is obsessed with this creative process. Adele has been shortlisted for multiple awards over the years, including the 2024 National Contemporary Art Prize, 2023 Lethbridge 2000 online, Inverell Art Prize, Fairholme Art Prize, and RQAS Highly Commended. Most of all, Adele loves creating beautiful paintings that make people feel at home, and make a house feel like a home. The emotional connection of looking at something and feeling at peace is what she aims for.

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Sydney-based artist Michael Black, known for his dynamic mixed-media murals, prints, and private commissions, draws inspiration from landscapes, people, and personal experiences to explore human stories, exhibiting widely and collaborating with architects and designers to bring his work into public and private spaces, all while aiming to inspire fulfillment and purpose in others. Michael Black is a Sydney-based artist, who creates original art. His murals, prints, and private commissions allow him to capture moments in time through a variety of mixed media techniques. Michael is inspired by discovered landscapes, encountered people, and personal experiences responding to subjects in a dynamic and expressive manner. Michael explores human experiences and how classic story models symbolically parallel in our own life. Utilizing mixed media painting and drawing Michael provides us with a variety of Abstract landscape scenes that create a visual story to illustrate a variety of scenarios played out on the world's stage. Having completed a BA in Fine Arts (Design) at UNSW & Design in Sydney, Australia, Michael has been featured in both solo and group exhibitions. He is passionate about Public art and has done a number of large scale public works. Michael creates in collaboration with architects, interior designers, stylists, property developers, retailers, and galleries, bringing his work into a variety of spaces. He places a strong emphasis on the viewer and experiments with everyday objects, spaces, people, and places, often altering the meaning and aesthetics of these forms. Through his practice, Michael aims to bring others into a greater sense of fulfilment and purpose in their own lives.

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Daniel Bodey‘s intimate paintings capture everyday transient moments, blurring the perception between subject and environment through textured and highly structured brushwork. Daniel Bodey graduated from the National Art School with a bachelour of Fine Arts in 2020, Majoring in Painting.

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Shane Bonsujet is a visual artist based and working out of his studio in Melbourne. Shanes art often draws on lived experiences and memories that explore themes of psychology, growth, empowerment and discovery forming a deep connection with viewers. Emotive, expressive, intuitive and playful, Shane's paintings are inspired by many influences such as the natural world, existentialism and philosophy that create a balance and duality between depth in concept and naïve appearance. Bold colours and expressive brushwork create an open dancefloor for curious mark making, patterns, naïve characters, symbols and motifs that balance abstraction and various other styles and references. Shanes paintings are held in public and private collections all over the country and internationally, and has been a finalist in various notable art prizes such as the Blacktown art prize, Fishers Ghost art prize, Hawkesbury art prize, Lethbridge 10,000 and exhibited in several exhibitions, group shows and art fairs.

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Caroline Borghetto is a contemporary abstract painter whose work explores tension, proximity and exchange through restrained forms and layered mark-making. Caroline Borghetto is a contemporary abstract artist based in Torquay, Victoria, working primarily in painting. Much of her work emerges from an ongoing interest in proximity and belonging—the experience of being connected to people, places and cultures while never fully occupying their centre. Through a restrained visual language of layered forms, gesture and spatial relationships, Caroline explores the tensions that exist between connection and separation, familiarity and distance. Working between considered structure and responsive mark-making, her paintings consider how meaning is formed through exchange, negotiation and the spaces that exist between individuals, communities and cultures. Materiality plays an important role in her practice. Working across clear-primed cotton canvas and Belgian linen, she allows the surface to remain visible beneath translucent layers of paint, graphite and pencil, creating works that balance restraint with emotional weight. Caroline has been exhibiting since 2022 and has undertaken artist residencies including the Neighbourhood Lab Residency at Platform Arts in Geelong. Her work has been shortlisted for the Omnia Art Prize and the Hue & Cry Art Prize, and was awarded First Prize in Art Inside the Box, Torquay. She currently works full-time from her studio within the Ashmore Arts artist community on Wadawurrung Country.

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Ruby Bovill is an emerging Artist and qualified Art Therapist based on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people in Melbourne / Naarm. Bovill's paintings are an abstraction of her environment and identity. Bovill uses painting as a tool to connect with her creative, her unconscious self and with nature. Bovill playfully explores foreground and background - creating illusions of landscapes extending deep within and beyond the edges of the canvas. Bovill's paintings embody a childlike and playful style that lead the viewer to imagine an other worldly place where stars dance and dragonflies are the size of birds. Growing up in Melbourne and regularly visiting the Great Ocean Road and Murray River, Bovill's childhood provided her with a connection to nature. Art Therapy transformed her art making practice resulting in work that makes internal discoveries, heals and contributes to her sense of self. Bovill's work provides viewers an opportunity to connect to nature themselves within the context of urban environments. Bovill would like to acknowledge the traditional and true owners of the land she lives and works on, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. Bovill acknowledges that sovereignty was never ceded. Bovill pays respect to Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung ancestors, elders, and future leaders in the community. Bovill would also like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land her work is inspired by across the colony of so called ‘Australia’. Whilst Bovill feels a connection to nature and explores this in relation to her personal journey – Bovill would like to make clear that the connection to Country for First Nations communities exceeds her own and is of far greater cultural significance. As a white settler this dichotomy has been a challenge for Bovill to overcome. Through a journey of self-acceptance and personal growth via Art Therapy - Bovill has been able to accept her own connection to nature alongside acknowledging First Nations communities’ connection to Country as two very different experiences existing simultaneously. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

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Honor paints coastal light, not places exactly, but the feeling of being held within one. Her layered, expressive work sits somewhere between what’s real and what’s felt. A contemporary impressionist working in acrylic, Honor is represented by Art to Art Gallery in Melbourne. She has exhibited widely across Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales, including the Affordable Art Fair and the SWELL Art Prize. Her work is held in private collections and recognised as a finalist in multiple national prizes. Inspired by the coast she lives beside, stretches of white sand, salty horizons and the particular quality of light that can shift a familiar place into something luminous and harder to name.

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Boyco Boychev is a contemporary painter exploring how history, science, and myth shape the way we see. Through figurative assemblage and diagrammatic composition, his work examines the afterlives of knowledge—how objects, images, and ideas are collected, repurposed, and made to speak again. Boyco Boychev is a self-taught artist based in Brisbane, Australia. Working primarily in oil, his practice merges classical figuration with visual systems borrowed from anatomy, astronomy, and archival illustration. His paintings evoke the feel of museum displays—layered, quiet, and inquisitive—where objects, bodies, and symbols are stripped of context and reassembled as poetic fragments. Drawing inspiration from cabinets of curiosity and the aesthetics of scientific diagrams, Boychev constructs images that feel both ancient and speculative, suggestive but unresolved. His work invites viewers into a space between the rational and the metaphysical, where history becomes theatre and observation becomes ritual. Though not formally trained, Boychev has developed his practice independently, outside academic frameworks—through collecting, observing, and refining a personal visual grammar. His background lies in a separate profession, managing complex systems and structures. Painting offers a necessary counterpart: a space where logic gives way to intuition, and where thought is made physical. This separation lends the work its urgency. It is not casual. It’s not produced on schedule. It insists on being made.

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Krystal, with 23 years in the arts industry, she actively engages in both contemporary and commercial art scenes. As a secondary art teacher and Head of Department, she has found success in teaching and exhibiting across Brisbane's dynamic arts landscape. With a fully functional art studio, Krystal is poised to transition her art career into a full-time profession, continuing her teaching, practice and workshops through 2025. Krystal art is a sensory journey. She explores the human experience through pattern, colour, and form, capturing moments of imperfection. By blending delicate paintwork with expressive, fractured mark-making, she examines the tension between order and disruption, revealing the complexity of both physical and emotional landscapes.

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Sophie Bray’s artworks evince feelings of immersion and the connectedness one senses by the sea. Her painting, drawing and analogue photography practice reflects upon the beauty and fragility of the natural environment. She explores the physicality of water, wind and salient currents, which create the shifting tides and atmospheres over the tense and captivating point between land, sea and sky. She enjoys exploring tensions in her work, which pull between: abstraction and representation, gestural marks and smooth blended surfaces, monochromatic palettes and vibrant coloured grounds. Born in Sydney (1986) Bray has lived and worked in Los Angeles as well as in Sydney. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (HONS1) and Masters of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales and was a recipient of the University of New South Wales Honours Scholarship, The Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence, The Australian Postgraduate Award (2008-2010), The Toyota Emerging Artist Encouragement Award and the William Fletcher Foundation Scholarship for drawing. Since 2004, she has held 6 solo exhibitions and has been included in 24 group exhibitions. Her work has been acquired by the Morton Bay Art Collection and the Moran Art Foundation. Bray’s work was published in a book of international contemporary artists, Super Modified: The Behance Book of Creative Work. She exhibited in Paris as part of the Paris Drawing festival at Galarie ALB, and has been a finalist in the Ravenswood Australian Art Prize, The 20000 Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award, The JADA, The Sunshine Coast Art Prize, The Hazelhurst Paper Awards, The Waverley Art Prize and The National Emerging Art Prize.

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Martin Breeze is a Melbourne-based contemporary abstract artist whose work explores tension, structure, memory and emotional ambiguity through layered colour, gestural mark-making and fragmented architectural forms. Martin Breeze is a Melbourne-based contemporary abstract artist whose paintings explore tension, instability, memory and emotional ambiguity through an evolving visual language of architectural forms, fragmented symbols and gestural abstraction. Originally working professionally in music and performance, Breeze transitioned into visual art through an interest in improvisation, rhythm and the psychological space between control and collapse. His work is characterised by bold structural frameworks, layered surfaces and intuitive mark-making that balance intention with uncertainty. Recent paintings increasingly examine themes of containment, fragility, failed structures and the traces left behind by lived experience. Drawing on recurring motifs including vessel-like forms, flowers, architectural fragments and symbolic objects, his work invites multiple interpretations while resisting fixed narratives. Working primarily on large-scale canvas, Breeze has developed a substantial independent collector base throughout Australia and internationally. His paintings have been exhibited through commercial galleries and art fairs including Affordable Art Fair Melbourne and Affordable Art Fair Singapore. At the centre of his practice is a fascination with uncertainty itself. Rather than illustrating ideas, Breeze uses painting as a process of discovery, allowing each work to reveal its own internal logic through constant revision, risk and response. He lives and works in Melbourne, Australia.

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Melbourne-based artist Clair Bremner is inspired by the impressionists and colourists of the past. She finds herself drawn to the beauty of nature and the emotion that she can convey through expressive brushstrokes. Clairs love for painting landscapes is rooted in her fascination with the vibrant colours and textures found in the natural world. Through her art, she strives to capture the essence of these subjects and convey the emotions they evoke within her. Art has played an enormous role throughout Clair's life, with painting being her true passion. She finds herself completely immersed in each painting, giving her all to every brushstroke. By creating art that is both reflective of her surroundings and an escape into an imaginary world, Clair aims to inspire others to recognize and appreciate the beauty of nature.

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Carolyn chases the light and shadows she sees morning and evening, capturing the changing times of the day on her canvas. Carolyn Brennan-Tucker is a teacher and artist previously living in a remote community in the desert surrounded by the East MacDonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory. She paints the landscapes that surrounded her, often concentrating on the changing light over the desert landscape, its rocky hills, trees and beautiful cloud formations at dusk that she sees on her evening walks.

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Lily is an artist living and working on Gumbaynggirr country on the beautiful Mid North Coast of NSW. In her current exploration of the still life genre, Lily's works are inspired by finding beauty in simple, everyday moments; the shadows cast by discarded sunglasses, the vibrancy of cut fruit, and the consistent joy of a bunch of flowers. Lily uses bright colours to amplify and embody these moments with a hint of the surreal.

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Melbourne-based, multi-disciplinary artist Renee Broders is driven by a strong sense of play and experimentation. Graduating from Deakin University in 1998 with a major in painting and printmaking, Renee's work has evolved to juxtapose mass media with human individuality. Her use of vintage paper collage reveals a pattern of small-scale portraiture which is gradually manipulated to create a multi-layered and deeply personal body of paintings. National representation and exhibitions with Studio Gallery Group and Brunswick Street Gallery have provided Renee with a platform to engage viewers and challenge their perception of anonymity in abstract portraiture. Melbourne-based, multi-disciplinary artist Renee Broders graduated from Deakin University in 1998, with a major in painting and printmaking. Driven by a strong sense of play and experimentation, her work explores the ever-changing stories of her subjects and attempts to illustrate the complex relationships we have with our past and present selves. Whilst Renee primarily paints, she has found utilising collage, in both a digital and physical format, to be transformative when preparing for the painted image. Since her debut in the 1994 Victorian Top Arts program, Renee has exhibited nationally with Studio Gallery Group and Brunswick Street Gallery. She has also been a finalist in the Portia Geach Memorial Award, Sunshine Coast Art Prize, and Bowness Photography Prize, as well as a semi-finalist in the Doug Moran Portrait Prize.

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Penny Brooshooft is a Perth-based artist who transforms recycled paper and cardboard into sculptural works that explore time, material transformation, and the shifting meanings objects carry as they age. Drawing on a background in zoology and a deep connection to the environment, her practice reimagines discarded materials as tactile forms that celebrate both sustainability and the enduring beauty of patina and wear. Working with waste paper and cardboard, Brooshooft has developed a signature material she calls “Cardcrete” — a clay-like medium that allows her to shape vessels, objects, and richly textured wall sculptures. Through a hands-on process of building and layering, she creates vibrant works that reference ornament, architecture, and historical materiality while remaining grounded in contemporary reuse. Her practice centres on the belief that materials accumulate meaning over time: surfaces soften, colours deepen, and traces of handling become part of the work itself. By transforming overlooked waste into enduring forms, Brooshooft invites viewers to reconsider both the value of discarded materials and the evolving stories objects carry as they move through time.

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Sally Browne (b. UK, based in Sydney) is an artist whose practice explores abstraction as a form of emotional landscape, shaped by memory, psychology, and colour. Drawing on a background in textile design and typography, Sally Browne's paintings play with letterforms, shadows, and semi-recognisable figures that hover between meaning and mystery. Influenced by the legacy of abstract expressionism, she embraces chance, imperfection, and the tactile qualities of paint to create works that feel intuitive and handmade in a digital world. Browne originally trained in textile design in the UK before relocating to Australia in 1994. For over 10 years she worked as an art director in branding, honing a design sensibility that continues to inform her awareness of form, rhythm, and composition. In 2015, Browne left the design industry to focus on her art practice full time, gaining commercial success as a watercolour artist with works licensed and collected internationally. After six years of building that career, she chose to step away from the commercial sphere to pursue painting as a deeper artistic enquiry. In 2021 she commenced a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the National Art School, Sydney, where she has focused exclusively on abstraction. Her paintings emerge through improvisation; beginning in chaos, shaped by gesture, gravity, and chance. Fragments hover at the edge of recognition before dissolving again, reflecting her interest in psychological states and the shifting ground of human experience. Her current body of work marks a new trajectory that moves beyond illustration and design, embracing the instability and possibility of contemporary abstraction.

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Bruno Valente crafts evocative visual narratives that delve into the human psyche, blending symbolism, subtle humour, and dreamlike imagery inspired by the old masters, as well as personal dreams and experiences Since 2023, Bruno Valente has been producing work that explores the intricacies of the human mind and the emotional forces that shape our inner world. Through a refined blend of symbolism and subtle humor, their practice encourages individual interpretation and emotional resonance. Working across mediums—from detailed drawings to expressive large-scale paintings—they construct visual narratives that offer a window into the enigmatic landscapes of the psyche. Drawing inspiration from anime, Disney, personal experience, and dream imagery, the artist thoughtfully merges the conscious and subconscious, prompting viewers to reconsider perception and reflect on the deeper layers of human existence.

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Isabella Bunce is a Sydney-based artist whose oil paintings explore the interplay between time, perception, and memory through an intentionally overexposed, film-inspired palette. Her work transforms everyday domestic moments into soft, meditative scenes where forms dissolve into light and colour, inviting viewers to slow down and reflect on how memory reshapes the present. Isabella Bunce is a Sydney-based artist with a background in visual storytelling and painterly exploration. She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts studies at the National Art School, where her practice was shaped by a focus on observation, materiality, and the poetics of everyday life. Her oil paintings reimagine memory as fluid and unstable, using an overexposed palette and diffused light to dissolve domestic scenes into atmospheric compositions that hover between presence and disappearance.

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Thomas Cain is a Melbourne‑based painter working in contemporary abstraction. His work transforms familiar subjects into bold compositions of colour, movement and textured, gestural layers. Through his paintings, Thomas explores how familiar subjects can become slightly unfamiliar when reduced to simple forms and gestures. Drawing inspiration from the clarity and freedom of children’s drawings, he focuses on bold colour, surface texture and direct mark‑making rather than polished or literal outcomes. This approach continues to guide how each work is conceived, built and resolved.

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The journey begins with the spirit of place and continues with the gathering and assemblage of raw materials to suit each painting. From conception to exhibition David ensures a rhythm is established so each step of the process is aligned. David Campbell is a contemporary visual artist living and working in Bermagui on Djiringanj Country of the Yuin Nation. Bermagui is a beautiful seaside community located on the South East Coast of NSW, Australia. David is a painter of landscape and still life. The coastal environment provides endless inspiration for the landscape work. The process explores the notions of pareidolia and ambiguity within the landscape through colour and form. The choice of brush or pallet knife is a deliberate one that allows for the element of chance to influence the direction of the painting. It’s the interaction between the tools, the medium and the surface that allows for life in the subject. The choice to paint Still Life provides an ideal complement to Landscape painting. Painting Still Life creates an opportunity to explore in a consciously constructed formality of objects in space. The differences between the two genres are both explicit and nuanced and they provoke and extend creative practice in limitless ways.

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Sarah Campbell is a Canadian-born artist based in Australia, whose work is a vibrant reflection of her lifelong passion for painting. With a background in illustration and graphic design, she has developed a distinctive style that prioritises expression over precision, capturing the energy of her subjects with raw, dynamic brush work and a bold use of colour. Sarah’s creative process is fast-paced and intuitive, often layering different materials to build texture and depth. Inspired by nature, the human condition, and the beauty of everyday moments, Sarah’s work is an exploration of both the external world and the internal experience. She enjoys scratching back into her layers of paint, uncovering new textures and forms that reveal hidden dimensions. Through this process, Sarah creates works that are not only visually striking but also rich in emotional resonance. Her approach is a celebration of the imperfect and the fleeting, capturing the essence of life in all its complexity and vibrancy.

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Jane Canfield grew up in an artistic family, with her father, Tony Canfield a collected artist, inventor, motor mechanic, and designer. As a family, they often camped in remote areas and so at an early age, Jane learned to be inspired by nature which continues in her work today. As with her love for Poodles and classic cars... With more than a dozen solo exhibitions to date, Canfield has works in many private collections in Australia and Internationally. Her landscapes are simplified and reduced, creating an impression of the landscape, and using colour as a driving force for the composition.

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Margo Carlon artistry is a place to nourish the soul. A journey of art filled with energy, life and colour, with a glimpse into her personality as a creative. Visual harmony is evident in works on paper and canvas, from calm, soothing palettes to vibrant, playful creations. Residing in the beautiful Southern Highlands , Margo draws inspiration from road trips across the Australian landscape and the wonders of Mother Nature. A symphony of colour derived from a long held love for fashion and design. Margo believes Art is to be enjoyed, therefore she draws, sketches daily, plays with ideas, new designs and new inspiration. Whilst considering sumptuous hues and their application for tactile creations. Margo Carlon Art resides in interiors across Australia.

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Marina is a visual artist from New Zealand, currently living in Melbourne. In New Zealand she completed studies in design at WelTec and completed a Bachelor of Arts with art history credits at Victoria University of Wellington. Marina has developed a distinctive art practice informed by her deep engagement with the natural world. She has exhibited widely in art shows and group exhibitions, been selected as a finalist in numerous juried and gallery awards, and received several best category art prizes. Her work is held in private collections across Australia and internationally as well as corporate collections in Melbourne.

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Carina’s semi-abstract original paintings capture the beauty of seasonal change, light, and movement, through layers of colour and texture all inspired by the rolling countryside of Central West NSW and her life on the farm. Carina Chambers (@carinachamberscreative) is a semi-abstract landscape artist based on a hilltop cattle farm in Central West NSW. Surrounded by vast skies and rolling hills, her work is deeply influenced by the land she grew up on. As the daughter of farmers, Carina carries with her a lifelong connection to the rhythms of nature — and her father's voice asking, “What can you see? And what does it mean for our future?” Her expressive, mixed media artworks explore the shifting skies and English-style countryside of the Bathurst and Orange region. Through layered textures and bold colour, she captures the beauty and movement of rural life. After the unexpected passing of her mum in 2023, Carina turned to painting as both a creative escape and a way home to the landscapes they shared and loved. Her work is an emotional tribute to place, memory, and the enduring presence of those who shape us.

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Tania is an abstract artist based in the Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia. Tania's work is driven by intuition, a love of colour, texture and pattern. Tania Chanter is a Melbourne-based abstract landscape artist whose intuitive approach to painting channels her deep love of colour, texture, and the natural world. Working from her studio in the Yarra Valley, she creates textured aerial and atmospheric landscapes—whether she’s evoking a peaceful, meandering river or the drama of a stormy coastline, her goal is always to communicate emotion and atmosphere.

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Landscapes, portraits, still lifes and street scenes are Casey's prefered subjects – all in vivid colors, influenced by Vincent van Gogh, with Casey's distinctive style that emanate joy. His work is inspired by the people, places and colors from his travels. Behind each works lies the feeling of an equally intriguing story. Casey Charles is a Queensland based, contemporary realist artist working with oils on canvas. His artwork hangs in numerous private art collections throughout Australia, including the main lobby of the Vogue-on-Broadbeach Luxury Apartments (Gold Coast), as well as public spaces including the Radium Institute at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. In 2025, he won People's Choice at the Sandgate Art Show, and Highly Commended at the RQAS Wild Creatures Exhibition. In 2024, he won first prize in the Sandgate Art Show and the Portrait Prize at the Nundah Art Festival, the People's Choice award at the Change Art Exhibition (Australian Artists Association )and the Royal Qld Art Society (RQAS) Annual, was a Finalist in the Clayton Utz Art Prize, the Rotary Art Show, and the Doyles for both landscape and still life painting, and Finalist and Highly Commended at the Australian Artists Awards (as judged by his peers). In 2023, he won both first prize and the people's choice award in the Qld Splash Exhibition, and people's choice award in the (RQAS) annual exhibition. In 2024 he has exhibited at the Kaye West Studios, Et AL Gallery, Petrie Terrace Gallery, the Loganlea Artspace, and the ChurnRoom, etc. The artist's work has been recognized with the highest award in numerous art exhibitions over the years, including the RQAS Annual Art Exhibition (on 4 occasions = 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2019), and the RNA (Royal National Association) Exhibition on 3 occasions. His various awards also include winning the RQAS Abstract Painting Award in 2021, and the RSPCA Wild Creatures Award in 2020. He has also been a finalist in the Percival Portrait Prize, the Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award and the Qld Figurative Art Prize. His initial training was at the Pir Tareen Art School in Brisbane. Landscapes, portraits, still life paintings and street scenes are Casey's preferred subjects – all in vivid colors, influenced by Vincent van Gogh, with Casey's distinctive style that emanate joy. His work is inspired by the people, places and colors from his travels. Behind each works lies the feeling of an equally intriguing story.

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Eira Chidgey is a mixed media abstract artist who draws inspiration from daily life and lived experiences. A background in textile design and a first class honours degree in Contemporary Applied Arts have created a love of surface texture resulting in multi layered works often featuring found materials and stitch. She has been included in several group and solo shows in the UK and Australia. Inspired by daily life and lived experiences, Eira responds to the world around her by building colour, shape and surface texture meditatively and intuitively; ambiguous marks allow the viewer freedom for their own interpretation based on personal experience, while partially submerged forms within the many layers hint at the artists subconscious thoughts and experiences. Eira's approach to mark making is experimental and playful, resulting in energetic and lighthearted works that seek to generate an appreciation for everyday life and simple pleasures.

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Martina Clarke is a contemporary artist based in Brisbane, working primarily in oil painting. Her practice spans portraiture, landscape, and still life, grounded in a realist style that occasionally ventures into the surreal. With a strong emphasis on narrative, Clarke’s work invites viewers to engage with deeper emotional and psychological layers. Whether capturing the subtleties of a human expression or the atmosphere of a landscape, her paintings are driven by a deep curiosity for storytelling through visual form. By blending technical precision with symbolic undertones, Clarke creates spaces that feel both familiar and enigmatic.

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Working primarily in linocut, I create portraits of Sydney’s streetscapes. I capture the terraces, corner pubs and streets that carry collective histories. Rather than aiming for perfect registration, I deliberately misalign the block between impressions. This process introduces slivers of light, colour echoes, and a subtle visual vibration. I aim to capture the place as a portrait - the version the building would proudly hang on its own walls. Sydney based Linocut artist. Streetscapes and portraits of place. I use a shifting block method to create vibration, and layers of bold colour.

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Prudence, an Australian contemporary artist, draws inspiration from the landscape and environment around her. Living on the Australian coastline, Prudence finds inspiration from our remarkable wildlife. She is a passionate longboard surfer, beginner free diver and finds her close connection with the ocean is what drives her to create and share. Her art practice explores themes of calm, solitude, depth, collaboration, vastness, warmth, beauty, strength and vulnerability.

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Meet Erin Collins, a dedicated mother, Biologist, teacher, and passionate artist based in Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia. Erin’s artwork reflects her appreciation for nature’s beauty, womanhood, the Australian Lifestyle and her personal experiences and life’s joys. Erin loves to capture Australian scenes, people and wildlife, featuring thick brush strokes, mixed textures and bright palettes. Outside of time spent in her at-home studio, Erin indulges in her love for good food and wine with family and friends, and cherishes time spent with her young children, immersing them in nature around Queensland and at her family’s farm in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.

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Caroline Collom is an abstract artist whose practice delves into the multi-dimensional nature of painting. Inspired by her surroundings, she embarks on a visual journey, extracting abstract forms from their original context and isolating them within a space that cultivates a profound dialogue of form. Caroline's artistic process uncovers hidden aspects of abstract imagery that may have otherwise gone unnoticed. Her paintings transcend conventional representation, granting abstract forms the freedom to exist independently and convey their own narratives. Through the interplay of shapes, colours, and textures, she creates a captivating visual language that beckons viewers to immerse themselves in the enigmatic beauty she portrays. Caroline has exhibited worldwide and her work is held in private collections in the USA, the UK, and Australia.

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Amy Compton is an Australian artist based in Hobart. Her vibrant abstract floral pieces are created to spark joy and happiness in the viewers' lives. Working intuitively, Amy builds her paintings through multiple layers, skilfully incorporating acrylic paints, mixed media and thoughtfully selected collage elements. Amy’s artistic process embraces the dynamic interplay between shapes, colours, lines and textures, creating a visual conversation within each composition. Her signature colour palette—featuring harmonious combinations of pinks, blues and greens—evokes the natural beauty of her surroundings while maintaining a contemporary aesthetic appeal. Drawing inspiration from the breathtaking landscape of Tasmania, Amy works on both paper and canvas to capture the essence of her island home. Her abstract interpretations invite viewers to experience familiar environments through a fresh perspective, encouraging personal connection and emotional response. Amy Compton is an Australian artist based in Hobart. Her vibrant abstract floral pieces are created to spark joy and happiness in the viewers' lives. Working intuitively, Amy builds her paintings through multiple layers, skilfully incorporating acrylic paints, mixed media and thoughtfully selected collage elements. Amy’s artistic process embraces the dynamic interplay between shapes, colours, lines and textures, creating a visual conversation within each composition. Her signature colour palette—featuring harmonious combinations of pinks, blues and greens—evokes the natural beauty of her surroundings while maintaining a contemporary aesthetic appeal. Drawing inspiration from the breathtaking landscape of Tasmania, Amy works on both paper and canvas to capture the essence of her island home. Her abstract interpretations invite viewers to experience familiar environments through a fresh perspective, encouraging personal connection and emotional response.

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Brian Connolly's artworks are shaped by an intuitive, introspective diarist approach, inquiring into the human psyche. Centered around personal growth of the spiritual self, subjects of light and dark flow through his practice and embody a deep connection to the natural world. Brian Connolly is an artist based in Bundjalung (Byron Bay). Connolly’s works are characterised by etherealism and psychedelia which serve as vehicles to explore central themes of inner growth and transformation. His adoration for incorporating the teachings of nature is artfully intertwined into his multi-faceted paintings. In addition to canvas paintings, the artist has found interest in exploring various mediums including fashion, ceramics, furniture, and mural painting. His distinctive mural works, including those commissioned for the acclaimed hair and beauty salon Edwards & Co, can be spotted in numerous locations across Australia. These murals have garnered significant media attention and have led to the creation of over 30 murals throughout the country, with recent installations including the flagship Mecca cosmetics store in Sydney CBD. His artistic creations have also adorned an exclusive Ink Gin bottle, been commissioned by boutique hotels, restaurants, homeware stores, and private residences. Notably, he has collaborated with The Pullman Hotel Hyde Park in Sydney, overseeing a gallery space within their lobby. The artist has showcased his works in various group exhibitions, with representation from esteemed galleries like Purple Noon Gallery, Thom Gallery, and Forman Art. Most recently, Connolly had a successful solo exhibition at Maunsell Wickes Gallery in Paddington, Sydney. He has collectors both nationally and internationally.

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Benjamin is a Nostalgic Minimalist artist, with a love for typography and emotional narrative in his works. BENJAMIN COOMBS (b.1979) Born in Canberra & based in Melbourne, Australia, Benjamin draws upon a diverse range of interests and sub-cultures from both yesteryear & today. Many works take on a subliminal reflective theme upon completion based on Benjamin’s surrounds & personal life during the specific creation process - from grief, human interactions, love and lyrics listened to whilst painting all amalgamate towards the unique finished works. With distinct teaming of colour palettes and an eye for collating inspirations together, his work offers an almost conversational quality, whereby subtle elements can be appreciated upon further or ongoing glances. An underlying emotion of heartache or sadness at times lingers amongst Benjamin's painting style. The aesthetic is considered yet loose, with blemishes / accidents often embraced. Benjamin likes his paintings to look like paintings. His works have been exhibited & sold in galleries in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra & Melbourne.

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Cynthia Copley is an award-winning landscape artist in Ipswich, Queensland painting the natural world around her. Cynthia shifts between representational and expressionist responses to her interactions and connection with the landscape. Working across the mediums of gouache, watercolour and oils, Cynthia’s art practice includes both en plein air and studio work. Her paintings reflect her intuitive colour palette, drawing on observation, memory and emotion. An artist who deeply observes her surroundings, noticing the intricate patterns, the entangled beauty and the shifting light which make up the essence of time and place. Cynthia Copley is an award-winning landscape artist in Ipswich, Queensland painting the natural world around her. Cynthia shifts between representational and expressionist responses to her interactions and connection with the landscape. Working across the mediums of gouache, watercolour and oils, Cynthia’s art practice includes both en plein air and studio work. Her paintings reflect her intuitive colour palette, drawing on observation, memory and emotion. An artist who deeply observes her surroundings, noticing the intricate patterns, the entangled beauty and the shifting light which make up the essence of time and place.

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Alicia Cornwell is an oil painter specialising in Still Life with a particular interest in combining native and exotic florals with objects of interest. She has a a Degree in Fine Art (Monash University) and a Diploma of Education (Victoria College). She has been a finalist and a Winner in several still life / Art prizes around Australia including the Bluethumb Art Prize (WINNER S/L) and Art Lovers Australia Art prize (WINNER S/L) Alicia paints from her home studio full time on top of a mountain in Olinda just outside Melbourne. She is inspired by the national parks surrounding her home, botanic gardens across the road and her own 100 year old garden for her compositions and the vast array of flora available at her doorstep. Alicia was an Antique Dealer / vintage merchant for over 20 years supplying film/tv and interiors before becoming a full time artist and has a vast array of interesting objects to inspire and embellish her artworks with. Living in Melbourne's flower growing area and annual flower festivals provide further inspiration that change dramatically throughout the seasons.

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Vittoria Cugno specialises in figurative and representational oil paintings. Her snapshot based paintings depict fleeting, candid and everyday interactions of human connection, expressing a sense of momentariness. Vittoria uses vivid colours and experimental painting techniques to express emotion and the sensations experienced in the captured moment, finding reverence for these brief moments amidst the chaotic noise of our capitalist world. Vittoria Cugno (b. 2001) is an emerging Italian-Australian artist living and working in Naarm/Melbourne. In 2024, she completed a Bachelor of Art (Fine Art) (Honours) Degree at RMIT University, and has since appeared in many art prizes and group shows. Notably, she was a finalist in the 2024 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize, partook in an artist residency at La Maison de Beaumont in Provincial France, exhibited in the Discover: Young Talent Platform at the Affordable Art Fair Melbourne in 2025, and most recently exhibited in Australian Galleries for their 2026 emerging artist group show titled “Prelude”. Vittoria continues to be inspired by the bright colours of contemporary life and honours these fleeting moments in her paintings.

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Geoff Cunningham is a Stencil Artist living & creating in Naarm (Melbourne). His distinctive works are inspired by streetscapes, and combines the themes of nostalgia, humour & surrealism to form a backdrop for his thought provoking narratives. After working in the graphic arts industry for fifteen years, Cunningham made the leap into the world of fine art. Completely self taught, Geoff has worked very hard to develop a unique style and has been a full-time artist since 2007. Cunningham specialises in stencil paintings, though he has also worked extensively with traditional acrylic paint and linocut printing.

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Scottish artist Jayne Curle draws from her own personal life experience. Themes of compassion, nostalgia and need for change are woven into the canvas upon which her vibrant, quirky and sometimes humorous works are painted. A self-described "Paradox with a Paintbrush," Jayne Curle aims to express what words sometimes cannot. Through her vibrant oil paintings, Jayne surreptitiously highlights the presence or lack of something she has personally experienced in her life, compelling the viewers of her art to consider. Through the visual aid of opposing elements - lack of colour, dimension, large against small, she guides the viewer to the conclusion of a need for change and the possibilities therein. Jayne studied under Archibald Finalist Ben Smith for one year in 2023. Prior to this was predominantly self taught. She has been in several Art Prize Finals and has recently gained Gallery representation.

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Emma Currie is a painter from Melbourne, Australia. Her work spans from large scale abstract figurative paintings to small, close cropped representations of emotive moments. Emma Currie is a Melbourne based oil painter. Her ever evolving work ranges from cubist inspired figurative pieces to more traditional still life and interiors. A connecting theme throughout Currie's paintings can be found in a sense of stillness, presence and quiet introspection imbued in the work. Emma has shown in galleries both locally and internationally and her work is held in a number private collections.

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Karin Cutler is mixed media painter creating richly textured abstract paintings as well as moody, tactile, minimalistic still life paintings. Influenced by her Scandinavian background she enjoys working with a muted palette, often with hints of brighter colours or metallics hidden in layers. She likes to create paintings that are tactile and evoke feelings of peace and calm yet have layers of intrigue. She finds inspiration in the natural environment including decay and weathering and her paintings are guided by emotions. Karin splits her time between two studio spaces; one on a rural property on the Mid North Coast of NSW and the other in her Sydney home. Her paintings are in private collections in Australia, the USA, South Africa, Sweden, Greece, Austria and Hong Kong.

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Daniella D’Cruz is an Australian contemporary artist exploring nostalgia, memory and domestic ritual. Daniella D’Cruz is an Australian contemporary artist whose nostalgic still-life paintings explore memory, ritual, and the poetry of everyday life. Working at the intersection of abstraction and realism, her practice balances painterly detail with a bold, contemporary graphic sensibility. She repeatedly returns to familiar domestic motifs — “forever objects” that quietly outlive their maker — using them to reflect on permanence, presence, and the emotional weight held within ordinary things.

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Nataliya’s work explores a reverence for nature, with peaceful scenes that offer the gift of perspective and an echo of the visual rest we feel when immersed in the natural world. Her respect for nature is echoed in her material choice and business sustainability practices. Her style is a mixture of nostalgia for her favourite moments, real and imagined and vibrancy of colours. From sharing a cup of tea with a friend, to always having fresh flowers in her home… Madeline loves to play with the idea of embracing what your inner child loves.

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A graceful painter with a striking, maximalist sense of colour, Georgie is a Melbourne based artist who’s passion is bringing moments of peace and joy together. Georgie’s work is defined by a confident, expressive use of colour and a richly layered aesthetic. Her paintings often depict interior scenes, where abstract shapes, beautiful ceramics and natural stone textures sit alongside her love of elegant plant forms. Her practice explores the balance between spontaneity and control, with loose, gestural marks offset by a careful sense of composition and calm. Georgie creates works that feel both vibrant and grounded, inviting a sense of movement as well as quiet peace and stillness.

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Anna Davi is a contemporary mixed-media artist creating layered artworks that blend realism with imagination Anna Davi is a contemporary mixed-media artist based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Creating layered, abstract artworks that blend realism with imagination, her work captures the fleeting presence of our feathered friends, and the imaginary personality of still life scenes, in intimate, often unexpected ways. Working in acrylics, watercolour, and charcoal, Anna’s process is joyful and exploratory. She is drawn to bold mark-making, expressive colour, and the delicate balance between abstraction and fine detail. Each piece invites viewers into a richly textured world where close-up encounters with birds and objects become poetic, personal, and alive with energy. Born in the South West Slopes of New South Wales, Anna now paints from her home studio in Sydney. She has studied with Art2Life in 2023 and 2024 and continues to develop her practice through self-directed learning and experimentation. Anna’s work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions and art prizes across Australia.

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Jessica Davidson is a painter based in the lower Blue Mountains, NSW, mostly known for her ethereal landscapes. Jessica Davison (b.1986, Indonesia) is an artist that draws her inspiration from places, people and stories from the past. Working primarily with oils, she paints landscapes and portraits /figures. She has a background in Photography. Her most recent achievement includes exhibiting in 3 Affordable Art Fairs in 2024 and being a finalist in Lethbridge Small Art Prize 2023. Davidson’s works have in recent years commanded a significant amount of collecting attention. Her works has been collected internationally in USA, UK and Singapore.

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Denikka, hailing from the rural district of Patho, VIC, where she still lives, is an unapologetic force in contemporary art. A proud mother of two girls, Mango and Zippi, whose playful curiosity often sparks inspiration, she approaches life with humour and treats colour, imagination and chaos very seriously. Her art is a bold fusion of western luxe style with whimsical, unexpected elements, transforming landscapes, everyday objects, and the occasional cheeky surprise into pieces that are vibrant, engaging, and full of personality. With a fearless approach to colour, texture and composition, Denikka invites viewers into worlds where imagination reigns and nothing is ever quite ordinary. Over time, she has built a body of work that celebrates both her rural roots and her irrepressible sense of fun, making each piece unmistakably her own

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Ebony Dew is a contemporary artist devoted to creativity and nature. Her creative energy fuels her life and ignites her passion in exploring nature, colour, and light through movement and emotion. In her work she explores the world of colour and the relationships they create between subject and material. She allows freedom of expression in all her pieces which brings forward a type of loose and wild display of spirit. Devoted to the ocean, lover of beach culture and days spent by the sea, her work brings a contemporary flavour and magnification of the beauty in everyday experiences.

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Emmaleen Diaz has been creating art since she was eight years old. Born in Colombia and raised in Australia, her practice focuses on expressive portrait and abstract painting, often enriched with vibrant colours and bold brush strokes. She is compelled to portray the rich and intricate life stories she sees in the human face and using the spontaneous gestural paint on the canvas to creative vibrant expressive abstract work. Diaz graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at the National Art School in Sydney (NAS) in 2022. Emmaleen Diaz will be studying at the Florence School of Fine Arts post baccalaureate for 3 months in their fall semester in September 2025. Diaz was the inaugural artist in residence at Mental Gallery (Bowral, NSW) and has had work exhibited at the Aarwun Gallery in Canberra, Penrith Regional Gallery, Tyger Gallery Yass and Hillview Heritage Hotel. She is the 2023 creative arts scholarship winner of the Veolia Mulwaree fund. Her inspirations include Wendy Sharpe, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.

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With bold strokes and fluid gestures, Rachel’s paintings embrace colour and looseness, creating dynamic works filled with emotion and movement. Rachel Dioso-Villa is an emerging mixed-media visual artist and criminologist based in Meanjin/Brisbane. Her academic research focuses on miscarriages of justice, while her art explores themes of human resilience in the face of adversity and sparks discussions about social justice. Rachel’s artwork is characterised by loose, free-flowing lines that convey agency, multiple layers that conceal and reveal elements, and a bright and colourful palette that imbues her work with a sense of hope and optimism.

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Bravo Domino is an expressionist and abstract artist, who creates worlds that feel like a dreamscape in an 8-bit universe. Bravo Domino is an expressionist and abstract artist from Sydney, of Filipino and Irish descent. Having been a hobbyist painter throughout her life, Bravo began painting full time two years ago, after stepping away from a career in music festivals and concert touring. Bravo is strongly influenced by street art, contemporary abstract landscapes, and neo-expressionism. She works primarily with acrylic, pastel and markers, dissecting surface and space with line work and a strong sense of colour. While focusing on landscapes and floral subject matter, her work features nostalgic graphic elements and patchwork-style layers that contribute to a strong, urban visual language. Each piece is a dynamic dichotomy of solid, block colours and heavily textured brush strokes that creates fluctuating moments of elation and serenity. Bravo is also a digital pattern designer for textile and graphic design. Using photographed details of her artworks, her prints are an electric blend of analogue textures and digital distortions. Similarly to her artwork, Bravo’s patterns are a kaleidoscope of hyper-colour geometric shapes with a neon, urban personality.

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Nicole Donegan is an Australian artist whose work celebrates the intersection of emotion and the natural world. Drawing inspiration from landscapes, carefully chosen florals, poetry, and the transformative power of colour, she creates paintings that capture fleeting moments and deep feelings. Her intuitive approach allows each brushstroke to contribute to a larger emotional narrative, building layers of meaning through organic mark-making and thoughtful colour relationships. Working from a place of genuine connection Nicole lets the paint and canvas guide her toward moments of truth and beauty.

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Cassandra Dove is a Canberra artist who makes expressive abstract paintings, largely inspired by the landscape and travel experiences. Her work is characterized by layers of rich colours, textures, and gestural brushstrokes. Rather than pursuing a particular aesthetic within her painting, Cassandra allows her inspiration sources and personal expression to dictate the direction of the work. This results in collections of work that include a diverse range of techniques and styles across the abstract painting spectrum.

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Georgina is a Tasmanian collage artist that fuses her 25 years music teaching experience into her art. Her passion for the intricacy of music composition is translated into a vibrant visual language. Having studied counterpoint and harmony for many years she always used collage to further her understanding of musical concepts but it is only in the past few years that her daily art making has begun when she moved her practice to her studio in Collingwood, Melbourne. Music is a written language that works horizontally and vertically, usually with repeated motifs and rhythm. The overall piece will have a united form. The endless possibilities of pattern and form that music contains gives endless inspiration to work with. Translating that into a visual form gives the artist continuous joy.

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Yijian (Darian) Duan (born 12 December 1974) is a Chinese contemporary artist whose practice includes oil painting, traditional ink painting, calligraphy, and painting on porcelain and Yixing clay. Previously taught art and design before focusing on independent artistic creation. In recent years, has been based in Melbourne, Australia, where he continues his artistic practice and exhibitions. Exhibitions in Mainland China • 2011 – In October, published “Collected Works of Yijian Duan’s Chinese Paintings” and held a launch ceremony. • 2011 – In November, curated and organized the large-scale exhibition "The First Reshaping Oriental Aesthetics "in Nanjing Province. • 2012 – In December, held "Resonant Brush and Ink: Contemporary Young Artists — Guobao Wu & Yijian Duan"calligraphy and painting joint exhibition at the Jiangsu Province State Art Museum • 2013 – In May, curated and organized the large-scale exhibition "The Second Reshaping Oriental Aesthetics” in the city of Nanjing and Shanghai.　 • 2014 – Took part in the touring exhibition "The Third National Nine Cities Art Exhibition”which was held in Chengdu, Xi’an, Wu Han, Beijing,Jinan, and other cities. • 2014 – In December, held a large-scale solo exhibition "Perceive · Discern · Yijian — Chinese Paintings by Yijian Duan ”at the Yaming Art Museum in Hefei, Anhui Province. • 2017 – Participated in the “Contemporary Ink: Three-Person Joint Exhibition”at the Yan Huang Art Museum, Beijing. • 2021 – In January, participated in the “Yipeng Lin Teaching Achievements: Teacher-Student Joint Exhibition” at Nanjing Normal University Art Museum. • 2022 – In January, participated in the “Ever-Changing: Seven-Person Modern Ink Exhibition” in the city of Zhang Jiagang. Exhibitions in Other Regions • August 2025 – Participated in the 2025 Affordable Art Fair in Melbourne.

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Debra is an emerging artist based at the foothills of the Blue Mountains National Park, NSW. Her love for nature combined with her intrigue of patterns create beauty on the canvas while inviting audiences into her world of colour, texture and thoughtful expression. Debra's early years on a farm in the rural Hawkesbury region of New South Wales instilled a deep connection to the land. Being surrounded by wide open spaces and the rhythms of country life, she developed a long lasting appreciation for natures quiet beauty. After pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts from Western Sydney University, Debra continued for decades creating only privately, Until 3 years ago she decided to finally share her artworks. While primarily working with acrylics, artist markers and watercolours, Debra's progress is grounded in experimentation. She explores line and patterns, organic forms, layered surfaces and contrasting textures to craft a visual language that both feels intuitive and lyrical. Her practice is ever evolving, marked by a sense of curiosity and discovery. Debra's distinctive style has already captured attention, with her work featured on the television show 'Dream Home' on channel 7. Also this year Debra has made her first appearance at the Affordable Art Fair at Brisbane. Debra remains committed to translating her deep-rooted connection to the landscape into artworks that resonate with emotion and authenticity.

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Sally Dunbar is a visual artist based in Canberra, Australia, working across collage, painting and drawing. With a background in print media, Sally’s practice is deeply rooted in her passion for paper—its textures, layers, and tactile potential. Her work often explores intuitive composition and storytelling through materials, combining bold colour, intricate line, and unexpected juxtapositions. Working from her home studio, Sally creates richly layered pieces that reflect her love of process, pattern, and the handmade. Her work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions, and continues to evolve through playful experimentation and a deep connection to the act of making.

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Jo is an artist painting with oils. Returning to study Interior Decoration as an adult reconnected Jo with her love of a regular art practice, and now she paints as her full time passion. Adopting a largely self taught approach to painting, she experimented with a number of mediums before falling in love with the rich colour and textural possibilities of oil paint. Jo lives in the small coastal township of Apollo Bay on the Great Ocean Road in regional Victoria, where the beautiful natural environment informs much of her landscape work, but as a keen gardener, Jo also has a love of still life that documents her home grown flowers, fruit, and carefully collected household items. Jo has exhibited in many group shows since 2021, and has been selected as a finalist in a number of national art prizes, including twice for The Regional Landscape Prize and Inside This Box, as well as for The Every Day, the Lethbridge 20000, the Waverley Woollhara 9 x 5 Landscape Prize, and most recently for the Mornington Peninsula Contemporary Art Prize. In 2024 Jo was one of 7 artists invited to Exhibit at the Inverell Contemporary, hosted by the Inverell Art Gallery, NSW. In 2024 The Cornerstore Gallery in Orange, NSW, hosted a solo exhibition of Jo’s work in Around The Table. Her work is held in many private collections.

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​​Based in Sydney, Krystl Durant is an emerging artist, recently graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the National Art School. Her practice is focused on landscapes from places she has experienced within Australia. My work is a direct link to the landscape around me. I work to capture the memory and emotion of places I have experienced. I draw my inspiration from traveling around Australia and overseas.

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Karen lives and works in the vibrant inner-city suburb of West End in Queensland, and her studio is situated in the West End (Meanjin) Nest Creative Space. Painting solely in oil and with a primary focus on producing 'quirky' contemporary realism, Karen works to imbue her chosen subjects with a ‘soul’ or spiritual energy. Inspiration is drawn from a strong interest in the spiritual aspect of English Folklore and Animism.

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Emily Ebbs (B.1998) is an award winning artist based and practising on Gadigal Land. Emily recently won the Paddington Art Prize 2025. She has been a finalist in the Mosman art prize (2023) and the Blacktown City Art prize (2025). She has also won the Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olly Art Centre Nancy Fairfax (AIR) award, 2022. Ebbs also won the Prix Yves Hernot painting award, 2022. Emily had held numerous Solo Exhibitions and is apart of collections all over Australia, Europe and the US. Emily Ebbs’ process based practice evokes the emotional residue of trauma. She focuses on the idea of the stain. The stain shows signs of something marked or discoloured that is difficult to remove where she finds it is closely linked to the idea of trauma. It is in the staining of materials, the tearing up of unfinished or unwanted works and stitching them together with new fabric that make up her process. Her work is a way of reflecting on her past experiences where art making can aid in recovering from trauma.

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A collection of sculptural creations imbued with memory, reverence of art, and cognitive science. Each piece is a testament to the fusion of artistic inspiration and technological precision, meticulously crafted to illuminate spaces with beauty and functionality. Multidisciplinary designer Ilan El was trained and practised as an architect before moving to Australia in 2005 to join RMIT's Industrial Design Masters program. In 2010, he established ILANEL Design Studio, a product design practice in Melbourne, specialising in the design and production of bespoke luminaires and large-scale light-based installations. Interested in the experiential quality of light and its potential for positive psychological and emotional effects, Ilan explores the colours of the visible spectrum to develop works with playful, interactive and automated elements. His installations and work have been presented at the Melbourne Design Fair (2023), Melbourne Design Week (2017 - Departures, 2018 - Decoding Design, 2020 - Light+Life, 2021 - Wisdom of Objects, 2022 - Reflections, 2023 - Fragile); Globelight, Melbourne (2013 – 2016).

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Nicole's aesthetic is underpinned by the richness of authentic layers, combined with the playfulness of line. Nicole is an abstract artist who paints intuitively, drawing from her formal university studies in design where she gained a sound understanding of colour, balance and form. Her artworks are influenced by nature and emotion and are a balance of contrasting elements.

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Hele Ellis is the epitome of the committed and talented artist; her paintings radiate both power and energy. Her work is enthralling, her use of colour lyrical. Hele Ellis’ fusion between acute observation, interpretation and the sheer power of execution makes her work so totally absorbing. – Jim Newton, Artist International Hele Ellis graduated with Honours from the College of Fine Arts and Art Therapy (HKS) Ottersberg, Germany, in 1992 and has lived, worked, studied, and exhibited in Australia since 1995. Hele Ellis’ paintings are collected internationally and have received awards since 1998.

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Adelaide-based emerging artist Sarah Ellis-Steinborner is inspired by the impressionists and colourists of the past. She finds herself drawn to the beauty of nature and the emotion that she can convey through expressive brush and palette knife strokes. Sarah won the Craftsmanship award in the Art to Art Unearthed art prize, 2025, and has had two solo exhibitions. Sarah is a South Australian artist whose work is deeply influenced by dynamic natural landscapes. Using contemporary abstract impressionistic techniques in acrylics and oils, she creates vibrant, textured pieces that capture the raw energy and ever-changing moods of the Australian environment. Engaging in creative expression allows emotions to flow freely, bringing a sense of clarity and balance to her well-being. Each piece is guided by an emotional connection to the landscapes she depicts—whether it’s the intensity of a storm, the searing heat of the land, or the restless movement of the sea. These natural forces, constantly shifting and full of power, shape the depth and emotion within her work. A defining feature of her artistic practice is the use of bold, expressive palette knife strokes. This technique infuses each painting with rich texture and movement, allowing the energy of the natural world to be felt as much as seen. The tactile quality of the layered paint invites viewers to connect with the landscape on a deeper level. Through her art, Sarah strives to create an immersive experience—one that conveys the drama, beauty, and spirit of nature in a way that resonates both emotionally and visually.

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Painting with acrylic on canvas, Britty renders ordinary scenes in an extraordinary manner—through bold colour choices, working at large scale, and juxtaposing objects and patterns to free them from their seemingly mundane status. B. 1987 Internationally-recognized Australian painter Britty Em creates bold large-scale acrylic pieces whose symbols and stories charm and challenge viewers through a combination of playfulness, nostalgia, and treatment of serious themes, including loneliness, consumerism, and the unseen facets of everyday life. Britty’s brilliantly colourful work clearly demonstrates her influences—from her formal education in both fine art and architectural studies, to her upbringing having a mother who was a designer, to her deep love of pop culture. Britty received her Bachelor of Architecture from Queensland University of Technology and her Bachelor of Fine Art from Griffith University. She also has a Diploma in Art Therapy.

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Isabelle Emmerton is a self-taught artist living and working on Awabakal land, Newcastle NSW. Her work explores the quiet beauty of everyday moments through detailed still lifes and landscapes. Drawn to the drama of light and shadow, she captures fleeting contrasts and subtle textures that reveal the emotional depth of a scene. Whether depicting the soft contours of a sunlit object or the shifting tones of a natural vista, her paintings invite viewers to pause and reflect. Isabelle's practice is grounded in observation, with a focus on precision and atmosphere. Her pieces often evoke a sense of calm, clarity, and intimacy, shaped by the unique interplay of light in the environments that inspire her.

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Australian based international painter exploring themes of nostalgia, mortality, alienation, sexuality and masculinity through mid-century photographs. Kurt Engledow is an award winning Perth based artist. Although relatively disinterested in publicity, his work has been exhibited in London, UK and Perth, Australia. Kurt has been painting since he was a child. He would spend hours watching his father paint in his studio and was in awe of the detail he would include in his work. His father taught him how to draw and use oil paint when he was still very young. Kurt studied art and education at the University of London, UK during the early 2000s. However, he decided to pursue other paths up until 2020 when a change of circumstances led to the paints and brushes being dusted off and out to use. Kurt’s paintings have cinematic quality whilst incorporating elements of contemporary realism. Kurt’s paintings depict scenes from a perceived golden era, of people living everyday lives during the 1940s to 1960s. Kurt explores the subtleties of human emotional responses and captures people ‘caught in a moment’. These images invite the observer to question and explore the rich lives and stories captured on canvas and, in doing so, to reflect upon our own mortality. Kurt is influenced by a wide variety of artists including Alex Katz, Edward Hopper, Felix Vallotton and Richie Fahey. Like these artists, he prefers to use a limited colour palette with each colour and tone being carefully considered to create emotion and atmosphere whilst referencing mid- century design.

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Erskine is a prolific, established Australian artist and filmmaker. His major commissions include the Coroners Court in Victoria, the Bellinzona Luxury Resort Hotel, Tolarno's Boutique Hotel, Balgownie Estate, and private collections in Australia and worldwide. Erskine's work is highly collectable and dynamic. Erskine is a celebrated and acclaimed Australian artist, as featured on Channel 9, Country Living Magazine, and The Australian Newspaper. His catalogue of works, created, is in the thousands. Some are situated in the Victorian State Parliament, law offices in Sydney, and numerous hotels and apartments across Australia. His work is bold, contemporary, and dynamic, and an ideal investment piece for home or office.

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Ellie Esla is a contemporary abstract artist based in Perth, Australia, whose large scale, nature inspired acrylic works capture the raw beauty of the natural world with texture, depth, and emotion. Her paintings transform organic forms into powerful visual experiences that invite reflection, connection, and healing. Since 2020, Ellie has explored, practiced, and studied alongside various artists, developing a distinctive abstract style inspired by nature, texture, and emotion. Her work reflects not only her inner transformation but also serves as an invitation for others to reconnect with their own resilience and renewal.

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Acclaimed painter Lauren Esplin says she feels most herself with her feet sunk deeply into the sand, cool sea on her skin, and taste of salt on her lips. This evocative description lends itself to the stunning works she creates, the viewer instantly transported to the distinct beauty and raw-edged power of the Australian coastline. Beach Culture is deeply entrenched in human nature and Lauren’s contemporary paintings combine abstracted coastal landscapes featuring emotive markings with detailed figures that echo the familiar. This intriguing juxtaposition is a signature of the artist’s style, drawing the viewer effortlessly into the paintings, wrapping them in innate understanding. The merging of impressionist, abstract and figurative styles form a response to the landscape that connects deeply to the human psyche. Sandstone pinks, dove greys, verdigris, teal and turquoise form a soft background, while the colour of hot sun on sea-splashed skin finely realised in perfectly created human form is the active subject of each work. Slouched at the water’s edge, two women are in deep reverie; a couple run along the beach, hand in hand; a group hurls themselves into the cool ocean; while yet more fly from the clifftops, arms outstretched. Each work captures a joyous sense of freedom, the release a day at the beach promises. You can hear and smell the ocean, feel the sun on your skin, and imagine the first sizzling steps into the cool water. “There is a reason we flee to the sea for our weekends and holidays. It is a both a healing and contemplative environment and a joyful place, and it is this feeling I want to bring into our homes” Lauren explains. Lauren lives and works on Guringai country in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, and it was in a scout hall near Curl Curl Beach many years ago that she learnt her craft, painting with a group of female artists belonging to a local art collective. “Their diverse range of styles impressed upon me, and the nurturing atmosphere helped me through a difficult time in my life propelling me on this journey. I will never forget their impact”. She explains, too, that her creation process starts with just a moment in time: “It’s about the way the landscape makes me feel rather than the landscape itself. I look to capture the moment, not as it was, but as it was felt”. And this emotion is captured in the figures Lauren paints, their response to the environment a central theme in her work, the joy of human connection with the living world.

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Holly Eva is a visionary contemporary artist celebrated for her minimalist abstract still life's and striking abstract figurative paintings. Known for her bold use of colour and intuitive artistry, Eva’s work captivates audiences and collectors worldwide, bringing a calm yet exhilarating energy to every piece. Holly Eva is a contemporary artist celebrated for her minimalist abstract still life's and abstract figurative paintings, characterized by an intuitive, vibrant approach. Born in Camden and immersed in the surfing culture of Avoca Beach from age nine, Eva, now 48, creates daily from her studio at the Bulli Timbermill. Her work, both calming and exhilarating, reflects a profound connection to colour and an instinctive creative process. Eva’s work has attracted a devoted international following and has been featured in exhibitions across Sydney and the south coast. Her art has appeared on Channel 9’s The Block Shop, My Kitchen Rules, Selling Houses Australia, and in Belle Magazine. She has exhibited in prestigious venues, participated in five Sydney art fairs, and counts NRL coach Trent Robinson and 2023 Australian of the Year Taryn Brumfitt among her collectors. Guided by mentors like Amanda Penrose Hart, Jo Bertini, Idris Murphy, Elisabeth Cummings, and Ross Laurie, Eva has grown into a highly regarded and sought-after artist.

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Joseph Christie Evans explores the mediums of painting within a fast-paced and technologically influenced period. His work finds its foundations in the form of portraiture and urban landscape, influenced by social media snapshots and historical representations of opulence, and the way in which we construct our identity online. The mediums of his representation have ranged from oil to acrylic on board and canvas - integrating the presentation of the style of realism in a contemporary art context. Joseph graduated from the National Art School with a Graduate Diploma in Fine art in 2021. He has been involved in numerous group and Solo Shows in the sydney area since, most recent solo show "Broadway Duchess" at Chauffer Gallery in mid 2025.

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Lindy Farley doesn’t do beige. Her art is a full-colour celebration—loud, layered, and joyful! Raised on 80s flair and based in regional NSW, she channels a free-spirited chaos into work that’s as vibrant and chaotic as her paint-splattered studio. Growing up in the 80s, Lindy’s love for bold, electric colours translates into her spirited, layered artworks, which she paints from her home studio: a chaotic space scattered with acrylic paints, inks, and pastels in every colour of the rainbow. Through an instinctive, free-spirited process, Lindy experiments with these media to create richly textured works that aim to evoke joy and elation, taking inspiration from the world around her in regional New South Wales. She finds ideas for her artworks from her travels around Australia, and more recently Europe, and her life on the farm. She takes inspiration from her two favourite artists, Henri Matisse and Ken Done. Lindy takes joy from the community of artists in the local Gallery and Studio. She enjoys working there where she teaches children’s classes and workshops, as well as having the opportunity to curate the artworks in the Gallery. This all contributes to helping her art practice evolve.

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Sophie is a contemporary abstract artist based in Noosa. Sophie's work is a celebration of colour. Her process involves layering the canvas with loose curved markings and illustrative elements. Sophie is influenced by her bushland, seaside landscape and finds comfort and character in simple everyday objects. She explores concepts around the precious nature of time and her quest to live well.

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Josh Fartch draws on the study of materials and process and the indeterminate nature of in-between states: 
between representation and abstraction, material and immaterial, the real and virtual, tomorrow and yesterday. Based at River Studios in Footscray, Melbourne, Fartch holds a Master of Fine Art (Research) from Monash University. He is among the highest-selling artists on Artbid; since the platform launched two years ago, he has sold 28 paintings through its monthly auctions, with multiple works achieving prices above reserve.

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Jays oil paintings are figurative mixed with expressionism. Her works are vibrant and emotionally charged, aiming to convey the innermost emotions of the artist through her work. Sometimes they serve as social comment, and sometimes they are also an expression of personal feelings and experiences. Jay creates her work from her Bargara Beach studio in QLD. Jay’s expressive works are often created in a trance like state, ideas often just start painting themselves. She paints ideas freely and not from an image. Some works are comments on society and quirky nuances. Other works reflect her surroundings living close to the ocean and her day to day life. Jay has a creative industries degree from James Cook University and a Diploma in Fine Arts. She has exhibited in QLD, NSW, VIC and her art has been purchased and sent all around the world. She has been awarded a number of awards for her work.

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Whimsically irreverent and full of deep feeling, Fenech creates mixed-media, ceramic-based sculptures that reference their Maltese-Australian heritage. Contrasting glitter and plastic gems against muddy-toned glazes, their work is undeniably dirty and delightful. Tarcis Fenech (b. 1998) is a mixed-media artist working from their studio in so-called Maryborough, Victoria. Through rigorous experimentation with handbuilding and glazing techniques, Fenech creates process-responsive earthenware sculptures that retain evidence of the extreme conditions endured in the kiln: melting, pitting, cracking. Post-firing embellishment with glitter and plastic gems creates a sense of irreverent whimsy that references the aesthetics of their Maltese-Australian heritage and challenges the ideals of “good taste”. Fenech’s practice maintains a focus on spirituality, with their body of work an exploration of fantasy, ritual, and reminiscence.

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Kathryn is an expressive figurative/landscape artist with a history of exhibiting her work in Sydney, Brisbane and the Coffs Harbour Region for 30 years. Her work is otherworldly and influenced by the Baroque and Rococo periods and poetry. She is the recipient and finalist in a number of art prizes including EMSLA National Still Life and Hurford Portrait Prize and several regional awards. Born in Queensland, Kathryn holds a diploma in Visual Communication and Graphic Design at the Brisbane College of Art. It was here she also developed a keen interest in photography and film making and her short films gained her a scholarship at the Australian Film and Television School in 1980. She spent the next 15 years working in the film and television industry in Australia and Asia. This filmic background has played a large part in her later development as an artist. Her large floral landscapes in particular take on a dramatic cinematic presence. For many years her work has been heavily influenced by the Baroque and Rococo periods. They act as springboards for her to create utopian worlds for man and nature to reside in against the constant murmuration of discontent and chaos in humanity. Her expressive style moves between naturalism and the abstract and her goal is always focused on the light, energy and looseness in her paintings. The landscape in all its moods and forms is central to her heart and Kathryn inevitably strives to experiment with oils and mixed media to interpret this ever-fascinating genre.

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The Prick of Patriarchy: Is it possible to unpick and reweave the socially constructed gender stereotypes supported by many of the seminal works from the Western visual art Canon? Nic's work focuses on both inter and intra gender hierarchies. Inspiration is gained through the analysis and re-interpretation of iconic paintings from the Western visual art Canon. The resulting work attempts to question not only the boundaries inflicted by those in social power, but also the ideals we choose to accept and live by.

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Bridgette Ferrier is an artist with a focus on paint and has home bases in both Melbourne, and the far south coast of New South Wales. In her practice, Bridgette strives to find a harmony between two distinct styles and her body of work is a meeting point between ethereal abstract fields of colour and still life imagery. Both often inspired by lived experiences, nature and her habit of collecting and curating objects. The common thread in all her pieces is a dreamlike expressiveness that invokes a strong sense of mood and feeling. She creates her works to act as portals to a curious and calmer state of mind.

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Vanessa is a Mornington Peninsula based, abstract expressionist, who uses acrylic paints on canvas, but also leans towards mixed media with use of impasto, spray, oil stick and graphite. She is a self taught artist, who has always had a creative drive, thanking her parents for immersion in many artistic experiences since childhood. Vanessa’s ‘Joie de Vivre’ is evident in all her artworks, as she shares beauty, while striving to evoke a passionate response. Her message is one of strength, resilience and boldly embracing life. Vanessa is represented by The Toowoomba Gallery, QLD, Sibu Gallery, NSW and Kelli Lundberg, VIC. She is currently working on a new collection, embracing her love of feminine abstract botanicals.

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Contemporary Figurative Artist Magali Feuga is a French artist based on Australia’s Sunshine Coast since 2018. Her work focusses on a portrayal of the human form that values internal worlds and unique ways of being. She has a figurative practice that activates an emotional depth in both subject and observer. Growing up aboard her parent’s sailboat, Magali’s curiosity in art developed as her artist father encouraged her creative pursuits. She studied art at the EMAP Villa Thiole in Nice in the late 90s, and her practice evolved through self–instruction, influenced by further travel over two decades as a nomadic private chef. After settling in Australia, Magali began to focus primarily on art, with people emerging as a recuring symbol in her body of work. She continues to dwell on the human form through values of self-expression and connection. Portraits and figures, created mostly with acrylic and mixed media, convey vivid emotions through bold and expressive visuals. These representational and spiritual introspections have featured in Magali’s pasts exhibitions and art prizes over recent years. With ongoing projects and upcoming exhibitions, Magali is dedicated to developing her practice and hopes to further question what it means to be human through her work.

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Sarah Field is a Brisbane based emerging artist whose practice explores the beauty of nature and the peace that can be found in truly looking at and appreciating natural forms. She paints in both oils and watercolours. Drawing from her childhood as a classical pianist, where she lived in the romantic world of Chopin and Rachmaninov, her expression on the canvas reflects both the delicacy and attention to detail she learnt through classical music. Flowers are always present in Sarah's studio, where she carefully arranges each still life scene before beginning to paint. Sarah often finds herself painting flowers, shells and intimate scenes from her own life and home. She finds solace in the beauty of nature and a sense of calmness when exploring the colours and details found in natural objects. Sarah has been a finalist in the Lethbridge Small Scale Art Awards for the past 3 years, a finalist in the John Villiers Outback Art Prize 2024, a finalist in the Everyday Group Exhibition at the Corner Store Gallery, was awarded 2nd place in The Moreton Bay Region Art Prize, and has shown in Italy as part of the international watercolour exhibition 'Fabriano In Acquerello' 2023.

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Lindsay is an Australian artist based in Peregian Beach on the Sunshine Coast. Drawing inspiration from the natural surrounds her pieces feature bold, earthy colours and are fun, expressive, and sometimes a little cheeky. My mission is simple: to bring a splash of joy, colour, and personality into your home.

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Liz Fitzgerald is a contemporary artist based on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. Her artworks are inspired by the landscape and the beauty of everyday life. Liz Fitzgerald is a contemporary artist based on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. Her artworks are inspired by the landscape, particularly coastal environments, and the beauty of everyday life. With a background in graphic design and arts education, she moved to a full time studio practice in 2020. Liz's artworks are typified by loose gestural brushwork, suggestion and simplicity; she aims to represent her subject as if caught in a fleeting moment in time, capturing its idea or essence. While waiting primarily in acrylics, Liz moves between these and oils, enjoying the contrast of technique, process and outcome the different mediums present. Likewise her works in landscape are interspersed with forays into abstraction and still life. She has been a finalist in the Lethbridge 20000, the Mornington Peninsula Contemporary Art Prize, the Cornerstone Gallery 'Inside this box' show and Omnia Art Prize, . Liz has held several solo and group shows and her work is held in private collections in Australia, New Zealand and the US.

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Grunge aesthetics and classical realism can be presumed to be immiscible, however; it is in the works of Adelaide-based painter H. Fleming, that this unlikely blend emerges. A gritty take on traditional painting, Fleming's work possesses a palpable atmosphere with a refreshing bluntness that is both abrasive and comforting. H. Fleming is a contemporary realist painter currently based in Adelaide (Kaurna Country), South Australia. Fleming is a self-taught artist, working closely both with and against the long-standing traditions of realism. He works solely from life, without the use of any reference photos, to convey the subtler elements of the human experience through frequently mundane subject matter. Fleming’s practice draws upon many influences, ranging from the classical masters and post-modernism, to gothic and dirty realism literature. Headshot by Timothea Moylan

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Lynne Flemons is an Australian artist currently based in Canberra, ACT. She has a BA (Visual) from the Australian National University (ANU), a Postgrad Bachelor of Teaching, Western Sydney University, and a Master of Philosophy (Visual Art) ANU. She has exhibited her work widely through her involvement in residencies, solo and group exhibitions at both regional and commercial galleries in Australia and abroard. Her work is held in public and private collections in Australia and internationally including the Australian National Gallery, Canberra, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Ballinglen Art Foundation, Ireland and many others. Lynne has been awarded numerous art residencies in Australia and Europe, including at the Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery in Tasmania, Ballinglen Art Foundation, Ireland and Serlachius Museum, Finland. Lynne’s first US based solo show was at Zinc Contemporary in Seattle from 15 April – 15 May 2023. Her work can be viewed through the following links: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lynneflemons/?hl=en\ Website - http://www.lynneflemons.com/ https://michaelreidnorthernbeaches.com.au/exhibition/lynneflemons-time-and-the-river/ https://graingergallery.com.au/artist/lynne-flemons/ Zinc Contemporary -https://zinccontemporary.com/artists/106-lynne-flemons Canberra based artist Lynne Flemons work embodies a sense of play as she exposes interactions between colour, pattern and movement in the landscape.

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McLean Fletcher is an American figurative & expressionist painter, currently living in Melbourne. She is self-taught & usually paints in acrylic, occasionally mixing media with oil, watercolor & ink. Her focus is exploring the inseparability of the mystical immaterial world & the natural material world. Also a writer & filmmaker with a Master of Fine Arts in Shakespeare & Classical Acting, McLean's training & experience in these mediums informs her visual art. Driven by teaching self-compassion & empathy for the other, her paintings reflect this mission. Living at the intersection of the divine & the mundane, she invites her audience to seek answers to life's biggest questions within themselves.

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Floriosa is the botanical studio practice of Sydney-based artist Sally Browne, using Australian flora as a starting point for expressive, painterly exploration guided by colour, intuition and a deep connection to place. Floriosa is a botanical painting practice based in Sydney, Australia. Drawing on Australian flora and landscape, the work uses plants and flowers as a starting point for expressive, painterly exploration rather than literal description. The paintings are intuitive and responsive, shaped through colour, gesture and mark-making in the moment. Forms appear loosely and fluidly, evoking the rhythm and energy of plant life without resolving into fixed imagery. The work sits gently between observation and abstraction, leaving space for atmosphere, feeling and personal interpretation. Sally Browne has been a practising artist since the early 1990s. After moving from the UK to Australia in 1994, what began as a gap year became a permanent home and a lasting connection to Australia’s plants, wildlife and landscapes. Spending quiet time in nature remains central to her process and wellbeing, and continues to inform the Floriosa works. She returned to full-time studio practice in 2015. Since then she has been a finalist in national awards including the Calleen Art Award, Greenway Art Prize, Lethbridge Art Prize, Bluethumb Art Prize and the National Contemporary Watercolour Prize. Her work has been widely collected, licensed across Australian homewares and gift ranges, and exhibited in solo and group exhibitions.

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Claire Cassidy, working under the name Studio Flos, is a queer artist based on Gadigal Land. Claire works almost entirely with hand-cut paper, creating bold and intricate compositions bursting with colour, shadow and texture. Every element is meticulously cut, painted and assembled by hand to create work that feels joyful, modern and unique. At the heart of Claire’s practice is the figure — bold, curious and alive with personality. She builds dream-like scenes piece by piece, carefully considering each cut, colour and shadow. Sometimes powerful, sometimes tender, her figures embrace complexity, queerness and resilience, while still holding onto a sense of play and mischief. Each work feels like a captured moment in a larger narrative, inviting the viewer to pause, wonder and connect. Claire is heavily inspired by the discovery of her grandmother’s delicate scherenschnitte — traditional paper cut crafts saved from when she was a child. Claire became fascinated with the art of paper cutting, which she has evolved into a fresh, playful style that brings a modern twist to the traditional craft. She is also inspired by folk art, mythology, sapphic yearning and the moon. She has exhibited with Rebirth Gallery and Oddball Gallery and has created commissioned work for Frankie Magazine, Peppermint Magazine, Made590 and Officeworks, among others. Originally from London, Claire has called Australia home since 2012 and now creates from her Marrickville studio.

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Kylie Fogarty (b. NNSW, located Ngunnawal/Canberra) is known for her signature line work and tonal pieces created in her drawing lead practice. b. 1974, Australia. Kylie Fogarty, Australian contemporary tonal artist who explores the wonder of life through her drawing lead practice. Connecting to the sublime in nature’s landscape, Kylie is known for her atmospheric response to time and place, her signature line work and expressive marks serve as a narration on the ever-changing natural world we share. Exhibiting across Australia and Internationally, Kylie has been recognised as a finalist and invited artist in the Kedumba Drawing Award 2023 & 2020, Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize, Grace Cossington Smith Art Award, and the Lynn McCrae Memorial Drawing Prize. Collected internationally, Kylie’s works are housed in many collections, both public and private including being archived in the National Gallery of Australia in the Animalia International Print Exchange 2013 and 2015.

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Jane is a Geelong based artist who’s work varies from semi realistic, slightly naive beach scenes to colourful, abstract landscapes. She is a big believer that colour and nature are amazing influences of our thoughts and moods and that art can be a great daily reminder to smile and to look for beauty in the everyday. Many of Janey’s paintings represent connectedness, celebration and the power of nature. Her mind often escapes to another place while painting and she hopes that her work can be meaningful to anyone, anywhere in the world and that it takes the viewer to places of happiness and simplicity.

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Jasmine Forcadilla, a Central Coast-based Australian-Filipina artist, uses art as a medium to explore and navigate her cultural identity, an ongoing theme in her work. Her continuing series on “animal personas” draws from the richness of individuality and the layered complexities of identity. Jasmine Forcadilla, a Central Coast-based Australian-Filipina artist, was born into a family of creatives and has been immersed in the arts from an early age, always finding comfort and expression through making. With a background in digital media and fashion, she remains captivated by pop culture, the fleeting nature of trends, and the power of storytelling. As a mestiza (person of mixed race), Jasmine uses art as a medium to explore and navigate her cultural identity, an ongoing theme in her work. Her continuing series on “animal personas” draws from the richness of individuality and the layered complexities of identity. Playful and often satirical, her work highlights the imperfections of humanity through irreverent details and animal-like characters imbued with human traits. Influenced by film, eclectic interior design, and fashion, Jasmine’s paintings investigate the fluid interplay between species and self. This is particularly apparent in her exploration of “Therianthropy”—a Greek term meaning “animal-headedness”—which she uses as a metaphor for the multifaceted and diverse nature of the human experience.

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Chrisney Formosa is an Australian contemporary artist. Classically trained in Architecture her bold geometric style fuses her architectural training with a striking emotive quality which capturers the viewer’s imagination. As the daughter of an art teacher, Art was discovered at a very young age. Art has provided a strong undercurrent in her upbringing and formal education and led Chrisney to pursue an education in Architecture which she continues to practice full time. Alongside Architecture she has continued to practice art for the past 20 years exploring many mediums including watercolour, clay, illustration, oil pastel and acrylic. There is a direct linkage between her formal education in Architecture and her art. Evidence of bauhaus, mid century and post art deco movements flourish in her pieces.

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Jacklyn is a full-time artist based in regional Victoria, Mildura, specialising in contemporary still life acrylic artworks, with a particular focus on kitchen and dining-inspired themes. Jacklyn’s creative practice has become an integral and fundamental part of her daily life, rooted in routine and reflection. Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, Jacklyn approaches painting as an intuitive process. Her work is deeply influenced by her surroundings and the everyday moments that unfold within and around her, drawing inspiration from domestic spaces and the simple rituals of daily living. Jacklyn recently collaborated with Greens Baking Australia to design a tea towel for their upcoming launch of ready-made cakes. Her large-scale public art contributions include participation in "Me & Uoo Uoo" for the Royal Children's Hospital's 150th anniversary and the RSPCA's "Wombat in the Room" project. In 2021, Jacklyn was awarded the nationally recognised Fortyfivedownstairs ‘Emerging Artist Award’, which celebrates the achievements of early-career artists. Jacklyn’s work has been exhibited in multiple group exhibitions, and she has held several solo shows throughout her career.

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Thais Fragoso was born and raised in Brazil and has been living in Australia for the past eight years. Her foundation in the arts began at the esteemed UFMG, where she pursued a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design and embarked on studies in Interior Design. This institution sculpted her skills, offering a curriculum steeped in both classical and modern art. It was here that she honed her understanding of color theory and experimented with textures, laying the groundwork for her specialization in large-scale artwork. Through her work, Thais Fragoso carries a rich cultural influence, evident in the vibrant hues that permeate her creations. Focused on the profound impact of color and its combinations on visual well-being, her slow progress evokes a sense of harmony and joy. Her series, "Fragments," represents the culmination of her artistic journey, seamlessly aligning all her insights and experiences into a cohesive expression of beauty.

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Kasia Frankowicz infuses her art with the rich tapestry of her life experiences. Her canvas becomes a mirror of her mood and reflections, a vivid expression of the heart she wears on her sleeve. Born to refugee parents in Western Sydney, Australia, she now resides in Melbourne where she creates work with a fusion of street culture and pop, a vibrant celebration of the everyday that resonates deeply with viewers. While some of her pieces delve into the profound layers of her journey, exploring the complexities of her Catholic upbringing and celebrating her identity as an intersectional feminist and a queer artist, others radiate with sheer enjoyment. Not every creation is a deep emotional odyssey; some are as joyful and vibrant as they appear, inviting viewers into a world of fun and lively expression. In each stroke and colour choice, Kasia weaves a tapestry that captures both the lighthearted and profound aspects of her personal story. Kasia’s talent has garnered acclaim in prestigious publications, such as Art/Edit and as the cover artist for WB40 Magazine. She has taken centre stage at events like The Other Art Fair and Saatchi Art, earning a special place in the pages of Frankie Magazine, Voyage La and a Bluethumb art prize finalist. Recent highlights include her collaboration with the University of New South Wales, painting a lab coat to celebrate physics, and hand-painting 20 cameras for 35mm Co as part of World Pride, Her work serves as a testament to her commitment to meaningful causes and her unwavering dedication to making a difference through art. Kasia Frankowicz’s art radiates the vibrancy of life, a captivating blend of contemporary pop, personal narrative, and social awareness, all brought together with finesse and flair.

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Rina Freiberg is an Australian artist based in Western Australia. Her expressionist work is a vivid exploration and amplification of human interaction and identity. Rina’s work is bold and energised, and invites interpretation as each piece yearns to be decoded. Rina Freiberg’s wild expressionist faces and vibrant abstracts are a translation of emotion and a playful disassembling of human interaction. Bold brushwork, hard lines and quirky etchings feature in both her drawing and painting work. Rina’s process is anchored in the unplanned. She works at pace, allowing the temperament of the medium at hand to dictate the direction of the work. Rina’s current work explores the dynamic feminine and romantic masculine.

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Dr Hayley Megan French traces the quiet geometries of suburbia and home; mapping memory, belonging and the deep textures of place through paint, photography and writing. Dr Hayley Megan French's practice is an ongoing act of attentive home-making - a layered, poetic engagement with place that intertwines personal geography, suburban histories, and broader social narratives. Her work offers a rich, methodical observation of the everyday, translated into painting, photography, writing and curatorial inquiry. Her growing archive of works continues to challenge assumptions about how we live in suburbia and how art can help us situate ourselves within it. Across her career, French has achieved significant recognition as both a practitioner and researcher. Her PhD on the influence of Aboriginal painting on Australian contemporary painting earned the prestigious CHASS Student Prize; she has held notable solo exhibitions such as 'Within Walking Distance' (The Condensery, 2022), 'The Pipeline: A Suburban Painting Project' (Galerie pompom, 2020) and 'Horizons Present and Unseen (Broken Hills Regional Art Gallery, 2017); and exhibited in group shows including 'Looking at Painting' (Casula Powerhouse, 2021) and the Nationally touring 'Legacy: Reflections on Mabo' (2019). Alongside her painting practice, French has contributed critical writing to respected publications and curated exhibitions across Sydney and regional NSW both in her role with Parramatta Artists Studios and as an independent curator. French's residency at Bundanon in 2023 further deepened her exploration of place, extending her inquiry into the relationships between home and landscape. Her growing archive of works is deeply reflective, research-informed, and consistently committed to reimagining how we understand home and locality in Australia.

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Entering the pandemic after experiencing the loss of a child, being creative and delving into her imagination was the best escape from reality. It was during this time, missing her family, spending time with friends, even a smile from a passing stranger, Sarah realised the need for human connection. Sarah’s work has evolved from her curiosity for this intrinsic need, that everyone shares, for a human connection. Often finding inspiration from her friends and family, Sarah uses bright, bold and contrasting colours to reflect these impactful relationships that bring her so much joy and wonder. Dancing alone or embracing each other, Sarah’s body of work shares snapshots of loved memories and hopeful new experiences, encouraging audiences to slow down and enjoy the present moment. Sarah Furzer is an artist and Mother living on the Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria. Sarah graduated from Monash University with a degree in Bachelor of Design, Visual Communication. Sarah went on to work in a renowned design studio, while nurturing her passion for illustration and image making. Since becoming a Mother, Sarah has continued to work in design but her passion for art was reignited during her time in lockdown, spending afternoons with her daughter making art. Sarah has started gradually moving away from the screen to focus more on her art practice, and now spends every spare moment in her home studio. Sarah’s artist process usually begins with blues or rock'n'roll music filling the studio and playing with paper collage or drawing in her sketchbook. The designs are then transferred to the computer so Sarah can manipulate the colours and composition. Through her playful exploration of the cut up shapes and colours, Sarah reveals a series of intimate moments and shared interactions between these faceless figures

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Zuzu Galova is a fearless contemporary artist whose work celebrates the power, complexity, and unapologetic spirit of women. She blends minimalism with emotional intensity, creating bold visual worlds that inspire one to follow the wildest passions. Her practice bridges fine art, illustration, and cultural storytelling, making her a distinctive voice in today’s art landscape. Zuzu Galova is a fearless contemporary artist whose work celebrates the power, complexity, and unapologetic spirit of women. She blends minimalism with emotional intensity, creating bold visual worlds that inspire one to follow the wildest passions. Her practice bridges fine art, illustration, and cultural storytelling, making her a distinctive voice in today’s art landscape. Born in Slovakia and now based in Sydney, Galova is an artist whose evolving style reflects both discipline and intuition. Her signature approach combines clean lines, pastel palettes, and a deep emotional undercurrent that allows her subjects, often women, to occupy space with confidence, softness, and strength. She draws inspiration from everyday life, surf culture, and the beauty of human resilience, infusing each work with a sense of presence and purpose. Galova’s work spans multiple mediums, including painting, digital illustration, and augmented-reality–enhanced installations. Her pieces have been exhibited across Europe and Australia, and she has collaborated with prominent international brands such as Wella, Forbes, Škoda, Samsung, Absolut Vodka, and OWAY. Her artistic universe continues to expand through editorial work, brand partnerships, immersive exhibitions, and personal collections like Unimpressed Geisha and Asian Fusion. Through her creative practice, Galova aims to empower audiences, especially women, to trust their inner strength, embrace their ambitions, and reconnect with their own stories. Her art is both an invitation and a declaration: to be brave, to be curious, and to live with fierce authenticity.

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Garibaldi transforms raw Australian stone into minimalist abstract human forms that feel grounded, tactile, and alive. Javier Garibaldi is a self-taught sculptor and builder working primarily with locally sourced Australian stone. His practice centres on abstract human figures, exploring balance, movement, and emotional presence through simple, organic forms. Influenced by modernist sculptors such as Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, his work embraces negative space, softness, and tactile surfaces while maintaining the raw integrity of the material. His sculptures are created to live both indoors and outdoors, connecting contemporary form with natural landscape

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Catherine is a multidisciplinary artist and is represented by galleries in Australia. Living on the east coast of NSW, Australia, a location that is truly inspirational for any artist. She paints in various mediums and continues to evolve in this wonderful vocation of being a full time artist.   Described as vibrant and compositionally bold, Catherine's artwork is a testament to her boundless creativity and unique perspective. Through a powerful palette, she effortlessly brings to life natural themes, abstracted in a way that surprises and challenges traditional perceptions. Her art is a celebration of the unexpected, where simplicity meets complexity, and ordinary objects are amplified onto extraordinary forms that exude undeniable energy.  The resulting compositions invite viewers to engage and make connections with her art. ​

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Sebnem is an Artist whose work explores memory, transformation, and connection through landscapes. For her, painting is an intensely personal journey. She finds comfort in the fleeting moments and impressions that shape our lives. The traces of love and loss take form on my canvas, transforming into tangible echoes of memory. Each line, texture, and colour becomes an expression of growth, change, and resilience. Her art reflects how we move through the world and how we carry beauty within us as we leave our own marks behind. In her cityscapes, she does more than paint a view, she preserves a memory, a love, a loss, or a trace that has transformed her. Through artist's paintings, she hopes to invite others into that same embracing space that art offers her, a place where they, too, might discover their own memories and emotions. Istanbul-born international selling artist currently based in Australia. Originally from Türkiye she now lives and works exclusively from her South Melbourne based studio in Victoria. Sebnem graduated from the Art Department of the Art and Design Faculty of Dogus University. She then went on to work with one of Istanbul’s most prestige galleries for several years before relocating to Australia. Widespread sales throughout Türkiye, USA, Europe and Australia her work appeals to the corporate and domestic markets. Her paintings are vibrantly colorful and highly textured which attracts, collectors, home decorators and designers.

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Modern Impressionist Painter Origins: Born in Sydney, raised in Athens, now based in Brisbane. Artistic Journey: Began with pencil and ink drawings; transitioned to oil painting for its richness in color and depth. Education: Holds a Visual Arts degree from Sydney University. Career: Balanced art with a full-time administrative role for over a decade while raising four children. 2024 Milestone: Transitioned to painting full-time, fully embracing her artistic calling. Inspiration: Draws from everyday surroundings to create art that reflects warmth, simplicity, and a sense of home. Exhibitions and Reach: Featured in group and duo exhibitions; her work is collected across Australia and internationally. Born in Sydney and raised in Athens, Andriane now calls Brisbane home, where she lives and works. Her artistic journey began with pencil and ink drawings, before evolving into oil painting, a medium she embraces for its richness in color and depth. Andriane pursued her formal education in visual arts at Sydney University. For over a decade, she balanced part-time painting with a full-time administrative career, all while raising a family of four children. In early 2024, she embraced her artistic calling fully, dedicating herself to painting full-time. She has participated extensively in group and duo exhibitions, with her artworks finding homes both across Australia and internationally. Influenced by modern impressionism, Andriane draws inspiration from her immediate surroundings. Her work reflects a cozy and welcoming atmosphere, offering viewers a sense of home and an escape from the complexities of modern life. Each piece invites the audience to feel at ease and find joy in its warmth and simplicity.

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Shahroud Ghahani IS an Iranian -Australian Artist. She holds a Master of Art from the University of New South Wales , Arts, Design and Architecture and has had her work exhibited in galleries across Sydney. Shahroud Ghahani is an Iranian-Australian visual artist based on Gadigal land. Her artworks bridge together rich images from disparate cultures and her experiences of them. Her practice explores representations of the female body and themes of beauty, the grotesque, and identity within Eastern and Western traditions. Her art is also inspired by explorations of metaphysical subjects. She interweaves dreamscapes, liminal and imaginary spaces, displaced objects and allegorical imagery. She is the winner for the 2024 Grace Cossington Smith Biennial Art award in the local artist category in 2024.

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Amy Gibbs is an Australian artist and designer from Victoria, Australia, known for her joyful floral artworks and bold use of colour. Amy Gibbs is an Australian Artist and Designer based in the coastal town of Point Lonsdale, Victoria. Her deep passion for art and design blossomed during her studies, leading her to forge a successful career in the creative industry. With a strong background in fashion and textiles, Amy merges her love for print design, colour, and nature to craft bold, textured floral works that draw inspiration from the stunning landscapes around her. Known for her playful approach to colour, Amy’s creations are intended to evoke feelings of joy and happiness, offering a vibrant escape for the viewer. She finds great joy in the process of experimenting with colour and texture, always striving to produce pieces that resonate emotionally. Amy is also passionate about the role of art in fostering mindfulness, particularly as a calming, creative practice that allows the mind to unwind. She loves creating alongside her two-year-old daughter, finding joy in the shared experience of artistic expression.

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Alicia Gilchrist is an Australian artist whose paintings have been featured in solo and group exhibitions. Her abstractions are designed to evoke emotion and capture attention through the use of bright, vibrant colours, and an energetic style of painting. Alicia creates paintings people feel a connection with, that help to make their house a home and spark conversation. Her expansive paintings use a wide range of colours, convey a positive, upbeat energy, and are often so full of texture you’ll want to reach out and touch the paint. She uses high quality acrylic paints on stretched canvas. The sides of her paintings are always painted so a frame is optional. All paintings are signed on either the front and/or the back of the painting. All paintings come ready to hang. Alicia lives in Canberra with her husband and four young children.

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Nastia Gladushchenko is a Ukrainian-Australian artist living in the misty Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia and painting the world with a softness, boldness and vibrancy at small scale and at a large scale through public art commissions worldwide. NASTIA GLADUSHCHENKO’s works explore themes of identity, human connection, the environment and human/animal displacement. Her playful, bold and fluid shapes aim to bring wonder, contemplation and a desire for humans to connect with the natural world and with each other. Alongside small scale works, she’s interested in creating large-scale, site-specific public art pieces in urban environments for and with local communities to allow them to access art and to experience its’ benefits in public spaces. Living and working from the home she designed with her partner on a bush block in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, she often takes inspiration from the forms, colours, smells and textures of the natural environment around her as a way to create inclusive works that break down cultural and language barriers to tell stories of the land. She is deeply inspired by her childhood memories which center around the natural environment, the dream-like city she was born in by the Black Sea, folk art and architecture/the built environment. Whether her works are indoors or outdoors, large or small, she hopes for them to spark conversations about preserving and protecting the environment between friends and strangers. As well as The Cornerstore Gallery, Nastia has exhibited with Day Gallery Blackheath, The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Brunswick Street Gallery, Zetland Store Gallery and has small works in private collections and large scale public commissions world-wide.

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Jacki has a master’s degree from COFA (UNSW) She has won the MOSMAN Art Prize twice. She has been a finalist in - The Gosford Art Prize, The Len Fox Art Prize 2022 in Castlemaine, the Hornsby Art Prize, the Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, The Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize Greenway Art Prize the KAAF Art Prize, Blake Art Prize, Paddington Art Prize and Len Fox Painting Prizes. Jacki has works in the Mosman North Sydney Council collections, Parliament House (Canberra) Government House, and private collections throughout Australia and overseas in China, USA, Russia, Denmark, Ireland, the USA and England. Jacki is a pioneering artist with a Master’s from COFA (UNSW) whose incisive command of acrylics transforms interiors and still life into bold, exuberant canvases. Twice awarded the MOSMAN Art Prize, she has also garnered accolades at Paint a Memory, Kirribilli, RSL Artex and Seaforth Arts festivals, and featured in esteemed competitions including the Gosford, Len Fox and Adelaide Perry Drawing Prizes. Her work is held in significant public and private collections, including Government House, and is showcased in galleries across Australia and abroad in China, the USA, Russia, Denmark, Ireland and England. Celebrated for her striking vision and technical prowess, Jacki remains an inspiring figure in modern art.

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Jo Goodchild is an artist and teacher living in Sydney who works with oil paint, soft pastels and digital applications to create imagined landscapes. These works are derived from the sensations and memories she experiences when being in nature. Jo has a Master of Art (painting) and a Bachelor of Education in Visual Arts from UNSW. Committed to broadening her skills Jo completed a series of courses on digital applications at Sydney Community College. Jo has exhibited in group shows at the New England Regional Art Museum, Gallery11:11, See Street Gallery and Lane Cove Art Gallery. Jo’s first solo exhibition as held at Gallery 11:11 in 2024.

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A versatile painter of both dreamy abstracts and more realistic depictions, Teneille’s work aims to tell a story and transform your space into a beautiful sanctuary where you'll draw inspiration and life from every day. Working mostly in acrylics, her inspiration comes from life, loves, nature, music and even a simple conversation or thought. The artist’s abstract work aims to delve more into the visceral experience, through the exploration of colour, form and composition. The crisp, smooth edges and brushstrokes are a hallmark of Teneille’s work, and serve as a form of meditation, through repetition and extreme focus to calm an anxious mind. Her more realistic depictions are focused on capturing fleeting moments in time, with a real passion for painting beautiful, Australian birds. For as long as she can remember, art and painting has been Teneille’s one true love, seeing her through some very hard times while remaining a true and enduring friend. She views this practice as both therapy and storytelling simultaneously, and believes art is for and should be enjoyed by everyone. A versatile painter of both dreamy abstracts and more realistic depictions, Teneille’s work aims to tell a story and transform your space into a beautiful sanctuary where you'll draw inspiration and life from every day. Working mostly in acrylics, her inspiration comes from life, loves, nature, music and even a simple conversation or thought. The artist’s abstract work aims to delve more into the visceral experience, through the exploration of colour, form and composition. The crisp, smooth edges and brushstrokes are a hallmark of Teneille’s work, and serve as a form of meditation, through repetition and extreme focus to calm an anxious mind. Her more realistic depictions are focused on capturing fleeting moments in time, with a real passion for painting beautiful, Australian birds. For as long as she can remember, art and painting has been Teneille’s one true love, seeing her through some very hard times while remaining a true and enduring friend. She views this practice as both therapy and storytelling simultaneously, and believes art is for and should be enjoyed by everyone.

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John Graham was born in Perth, Western Australia, and now lives and paints in Melbourne, Victoria. John has been exhibiting his paintings and sculpture for over 20 years and held numerous group and solo exhibitions in established "bricks and mortar" galleries and, in the digital age, is a best seller on Bluethumb online gallery. John’s style is primarily that of an expressionist and his subject has remained the landscape, animals and figure. A 'born' artist, John has mastered working in many different themes and styles in every media. His themes include Portraits, Landscapes, Seascapes, Animals, Birds, Nudes. Inspired by Expressionism, Surrealism, Impressionism and Pop Art. A keen traveler John 's series ‘Paintings from the Road”, an ongoing series of work produced during and based on his travels to such exotic destinations as Africa, India and Southeast Asia. A self admitted “obsessive collector” John has amassed a considerable collection of "world art" from his travels. This passion inspires his own work and themes

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Mish Graham is a Melbourne-based contemporary artist whose vibrant, layered works radiate colour, texture, and human connection. She emerged as a painter in 2020 after a near-fatal appendectomy — a life-altering moment that sparked an unstoppable creative drive. With a decade of experience working alongside Deaf communities across Australia, London, Samoa, Auckland, and the Gold Coast, Mish brings values of inclusion, accessibility, and cultural exchange into every piece. Her practice is an adventurous blend of bold experimentation and storytelling, inviting audiences into works that are as emotionally charged as they are visually striking. Mish Graham is a Melbourne-based contemporary artist whose vibrant mixed-media works explore themes of connection, resilience, and cultural exchange. After a near-fatal appendectomy in 2020, Mish turned to painting as both therapy and transformation, rapidly developing a distinctive artistic voice marked by bold layers of colour, texture, and movement. Her decade-long work with Deaf communities across Australia, London, Samoa, Auckland, and the Gold Coast deeply informs her practice, infusing it with a commitment to accessibility, inclusion, and storytelling beyond traditional boundaries. Mish’s art reflects a lived experience of bridging worlds — visual, cultural, and linguistic — and she actively creates spaces where these intersect. In 2022, Mish’s solo exhibition Birthdays brought together 62 original works and fostered community by providing Auslan interpretation, ensuring Deaf audiences could fully engage. The following year, her art was featured on the cover of a published poetry book, a milestone that held particular meaning given her personal journey of learning to read after childhood challenges. Mish’s international collaborations, especially in Samoa and Auckland, have expanded her artistic horizons and enriched her exploration of cultural narratives through colour and form. Her selection for the 2024 Equip: Leadership Toolkit program with Arts Access Australia further highlights her role as an emerging leader dedicated to advocating for accessibility in the arts. Beyond her studio practice, Mish teaches art classes in both English and Auslan, and speaks at schools about creative living, empowering diverse audiences to embrace creativity as a tool for connection and wellbeing. Her creative process begins with travel, nature, and human connection as inspiration, evolving through spontaneous mark-making, layering, and refinement in her light-filled Melbourne studio. Mish’s work invites audiences into an immersive experience of emotion and movement, encouraging reflection and dialogue across diverse communities.

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Bernard Greaves is an Australian artist currently based in Sydney. His artworks are a contemporary expression of colour, movement and texture. Each collection of works tell a narrative through the thick and instinctive application of oil paint, allowing the viewer to examine a variety of bold, playful and organic gestures. Bernard comes to his art practice from a design background, having completed a Bachelor of Design in Architecture and working in the design and building industry for a number of years. Bernard has completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the National Art School, Sydney.

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Abby Whiteley Greeff is a Sydney-based artist working primarily in oil and acrylic. With a background in high-end interior design, she brings a refined sense of composition, texture, and restraint to her visual art practice. Her shift to painting was shaped by personal loss, prompting a deeper exploration of memory, emotion, and the passage of time through intuitive, expressive mark-making. Abby’s work explores the beauty of everyday moments and the emotional resonance of the natural world. Drawing on her connection to nature and her design sensibility, she creates gestural, layered pieces that blur the line between observation and memory. She’s deeply interested in the idea of conservation—preserving not just the natural environment but also the fleeting moments of life: a passing glance, a shift in light, a feeling that’s hard to name. After losing her father to dementia, this desire to hold onto what was slipping away became central to her practice. Abby Whiteley Greeff is a multidisciplinary artist based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. With a decade-long background in interior design, Abby brings a refined understanding of space, composition, and texture to her visual art practice. Her shift to full-time painting emerged from a deeply personal place — the loss of her father to an aggressive form of dementia. In processing this grief, painting became a way to preserve memory and capture fleeting emotional landscapes. Her practice is guided by intuition and emotional truth, influenced by her creative lineage — Abby is related to renowned Australian artist Brett Whiteley. She works predominantly in oils and acrylics, using layered brushwork and softened tones to evoke a sense of memory, stillness, and transformation. Her paintings often explore nature, family, and the ephemeral moments of connection that shape our lives. Abby’s work is both personal and universal, capturing the tension between holding on and letting go. With each piece, she seeks to blur the line between reality and recollection — preserving what is felt rather than what is seen. Her compositions invite viewers to slow down, to reflect, and to feel. Through her art, Abby offers an ongoing exploration of presence, loss, and renewal an invitation to honour beauty in the ordinary and find peace in change.

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Simon Greetham is a painter and photographer originally from the North Devon coast in the UK now living in Perth Western Australia. He is the owner of Art Canvas Services Co. Perth based artist Simon Greetham strips away extraneous detail, to create abstract and figurative artworks that embrace the philosophy less is more with his subtle interplay of space, form, and colour. His simple evocative paintings explore everyday moments and emotions, inviting viewers to connect with the ordinary.

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I create art for people who want their spaces to feel intentional, expressive, and quietly bold — and just as much for myself, as a form of curiosity, play, and meditation. My ever-evolving work explores colour, texture, and the human form, which continues to surface as a quiet constant. Born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1991 and raised by South African parents, I am an artist driven by curiosity and intuitive exploration. With a background in sculpture and fashion design, my work is grounded in form, materiality, and narrative through making. After returning to art during the COVID period, my practice expanded into commissioned works, paintings and limited edition prints now held by collectors worldwide. I am currently working on my second cohesive body of work.

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As an artist, Pete always relished the challenge of turning a blank canvas into something with life, curiosity and contemplation. His art is where spontaneity and careful planning coexist, his end goal is to invite joy and engage curiosity. Each painting is a story, made up from a collection of experiences and visual memories, offering layers of texture, colour, pattern and form for the viewer to explore. Pete Groves is a visual artist living in Melbourne. Growing up in a semi-rural environment he spent much of his time kicking around outside in paddocks , mingling with a menagerie of animals, climbing trees playing in creeks and dams and creating adventures. All a constant source for the imagination. After his formative years, Pete embarked on a journey of travel and experiences, including spending several years in Mexico. It was in Mexico that he developed a deep appreciation for storytelling and symbolism in the work of Mexican artists, which became a significant influence on his own artistic approach. Pete Groves completed a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design at Swinburne Institute of Technology. Pete’s work is represented in private collections in Australia, the USA, Japan and London, including the BHP Billiton London collection. Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Subiaco, Western Australia. Southern Health Art gallery, Monash Medical Centre, Victoria. As well as exhibiting in numerous successful solo and selected group exhibitions for the past 30 years.

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Andrew is an artist whose creations transcend the boundaries of the tangible, guided by intuition and a profound connection to the in-between. His work embodies a luminous exploration of transition, weaving together the delicate threads where endings meld seamlessly into new beginnings. Andrew is an artist whose creations transcend the boundaries of the tangible, guided by intuition and a profound connection to the in-between. His work embodies a luminous exploration of transition, weaving together the delicate threads where endings meld seamlessly into new beginnings.

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Emma Hack is an internationally acclaimed Australian artist known for her captivating fusion of body painting, photography, and design. Emma Hack is an internationally acclaimed Australian artist known for her captivating fusion of body painting, photography, and design. Drawing inspiration from nature, textiles, and her deep connection to the environment, Emma creates intricate works that seamlessly blend the human form with richly patterned backgrounds or within built environments. Her art explores themes of unity, identity, and the relationship between humanity and nature. Emma gained global recognition for her iconic body art featured in Gotye's music video Somebody That I Used to Know. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide, and she continues to inspire with her innovative approach to merging art, form, and storytelling. Emma's work is held in numerous private and corporate collections globally and is highly sought after for her commission and commercial collaborations.

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Sarana Haeata is a Maori-Australian artist who resides in Fremantle, West Australia. Her work explores the beauty and nuances held in shared stories, collective and individual identity, with a particular focus on the female experience. Having worked in digital marketing and design for as well as owning her own natural fragrance brand for the last 5 years, she has always had a natural curiosity for different ways to express herself.

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I am an oil painter based in Naarm/Melbourne. Born and raised in country Victoria, I live and work in Belgrave. I have an upcoming exhibition in June 2026 at Artemisia, Windsor: surreal forested landscapes interspersed with dreeamlike elements. Previous shows at Brunswick Street Gallery (BSG), Painted City: landscape paintings of the inner north and Melbourne City, and a series on Wildflowers found in the city. I have participated in group exhibitions across Australia, and l hold a bachelor of Visual Arts & Design, Postgraduate degree in Creative Writing and Bachelor of Arts.

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Blending texture, abstract expression, and traditional Lippan art, Abhishek Halwe creates distinctive pieces that evoke depth, cultural richness, and understated modern luxury. Abhishek Halwe is a contemporary artist and founder of Artistic Glimpse, a Melbourne-based studio specialising in textured art, traditional Lippan techniques, and abstract expression. His work is driven by a unique, vision-led approach—often beginning with an imaginative perspective on the subtle beauty of the world, interpreted through texture, form, and depth. Drawing from Indian heritage craftsmanship and contemporary design sensibilities, he creates artworks that balance cultural richness with modern refinement. Each piece is carefully layered to achieve a sculptural, dimensional quality, allowing light and texture to interact dynamically within a space. His artworks are designed not only as visual statements, but as immersive elements that enhance the mood and identity of interiors. Through his practice, Abhishek bridges tradition and abstraction, creating distinctive pieces that evoke warmth, curiosity, and a sense of quiet luxury in modern living environments.

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Zaide Harker is a compelling and urgent voice in contemporary Australian art. Their bold impasto techniques are matched by narratives of personal and social significance—whether addressing diseases like Huntington’s, exploring systemic challenges in disability care, or fostering inclusive artistic communities. The driving force of Zaide’s work is forged by the time pressure of living with a neurodegenerative disease. They work quickly and furiously to execute projects, an approach that feeds their style of intentionally applied violence at the canvas. This is a method that the artist hopes will persist as physical symptoms of their illness worsens. The undulating peaks and troughs of oil paint on canvas show the tumultuous application by a hand affected by chorea. The expressive nature of Zaide’s work thus reflects on rejection of pre-established narratives in the artists’ life.

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Spencer Harrison is an Australian visual artist, whose practice explores a dialogue between formal abstraction and the modern world. Spencer Harrison is an Australian visual artist, whose practice explores a dialogue between formal abstraction and the modern world. His visual language draws on the world around us, referencing design, architecture, technology and the built environment. Within his works, Harrison explores tensions between minimalism and maximalism, order and disorder, contemplating the role these forces play in the modern world. Central to Harrison’s practice is the exploration of colour, including its phenomenology, emotive qualities, symbolism and socio-political meaning. Harrison works across a range of disciplines in his practice, including painting, drawing, digital video, sculpture and installation. Throughout the past 10 years, Harrison has exhibited regularly in solo and group exhibition. Alongside his exhibitions he also undertakes public artworks and commissions working with clients including the Melbourne Immigration Museum, White Night, Miami Horror, David Jones, Victorian Metro Tunnel and the City of Melbourne. His work is in private collections in Australia, UK and the USA including the Justin Art House Museum, Melbourne. Harrison graduated in 2021 from the Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne with a Masters of Contemporary Art (First Class Honours).

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Sasha Hart is a an emerging artist based in Sydney (Gadigal). Hart's paintings delve into the psychological dimensions of everyday experience, blending figuration with surrealist elements. Her work combines the familiar with the uncanny, inviting reflections on memory, identity and the subconscious. Born in Lismore NSW (Bundjalung), Sasha Hart moved to Sydney in early 2023 to pursue study at the National Art School. Since then, she has honed her painting practice to reflect her philosophical interests and personal experiences of growing up with a twin. In 2024 she was selected as a finalist for the Mosman art prize and in 2025 was chosen for the Salon Des Refuses at S.H.ervin gallery.

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Michelle Harvey is a Melbourne-based artist whose work captures the dreamy vastness and quiet drama of the skies. Her atmospheric landscapes draw viewers into luminous worlds of wonder where light is fleeting, and colour dances across the horizon. Michelle Harvey is an Australian artist whose paintings explore the drama and wonder of vast skies and shifting light. It’s a practice of seeing things differently and responding to what’s unfolding on the canvas – to colour, to emotion, to curiosity. Working primarily in acrylic on canvas, she builds depth through delicate layers and glazes, creating dreamlike landscapes that hover between memory and imagination. Michelle's paintings have been exhibited in galleries and art prizes across Australia where she shares her love for the beauty and wonder of our surroundings.

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Em is a contemporary artist who paints femme figures unapologetically resting, riding or raging. Em creates work for the female gaze, painting femme figures with agency, unapologetically resting and in contemplation. Figures with straight backs and soft bellies. Em’s art practice came out of a need to create a space of psychological safety, joy and comfort in her own life, and in her work she tries to create for collectors what she struggles to give herself - calm, safety, rest and a safe space for anger and power. Colour contrasts are a central point in Em’s work, and she paints in a signature flattened style with bold bright colours and a focus on line and form over shading, to achieve this she uses a type of matte paint that achieves a level of hyper pigmentation. Em creates work on Gadigal land in Mothership Studios, Marrickville, a shared artist warehouse community of makers, musicians and artists.

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HAUS is an Australian-born contemporary artist, painting in genres of pop and figurative art, with an iconic style that uses maximalist bold colour in a minimalist way. HAUS is an Australian-born contemporary artist, currently living and painting in South East Asia. Though painting marks a new discipline for him, his 20 year career in design, digital arts and photography, developed in him an eye for composition and a deep love and understanding of colour, which both find prominence in his paintings. A lover of contemporary, abstract, neo-expressionism and pop art, he draws inspiration from the likes of Tom Wesselmann, Kenny Scharf, warhol, Monika Gil’Sing, basquiat, Arik Brauer, Yayoi Kusama and David Hockney - particularly for their unashamed use of colour and form. His debut series ‘Life, a Circus’ is an exploration of identity and self expression, through the masks we wear. The series pulsates with the vibrant, expressive energy of a carnival or parade, drawing further inspiration from his personal collection of traditional paper masks from travels through Mexico, South-East Asia, and Japan. Explore the artworks at www.worldofhaus.com

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Alina Hayes is a Western Australian-based fine art painter, renowned for her still life oil paintings and the ways she captures light from fascinating angles. Her work showcases an exquisite interplay of shadow and luminosity, bringing everyday objects to life. Alina Hayes is a full-time artist from Western Australia who specialises in still life and interior paintings. Her work captures the essence of everyday objects and spaces with remarkable detail. Renowned for her ability to capture unique perspectives, alluring light and to create depth, she brings an enchanting quality to her compositions.

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Simple, fun, bright coloured oil paintings. Maddison Heart is an Australian artist who finds inspiration in the beauty of everyday objects, transforming them into striking still-life compositions. Working primarily with oil paint, she embraces the expressive potential of thick, textured applications, using a palette knife to sculpt dynamic surfaces that bring her subjects to life. This impasto technique enhances the physical presence of each piece, creating a sense of movement and energy within seemingly simple arrangements. Her work is defined by bold, vibrant colour choices—unexpected yet harmonious combinations that elevate ordinary scenes into captivating visual experiences. Deep, moody hues might contrast against bursts of luminous tones, while subtle undertones add complexity and depth. Through carefully balanced compositions, she explores the interplay between form, colour, and texture, drawing the viewer into a world where light dances across rich, layered surfaces. Maddison’s paintings are more than representations; they are sensory experiences, inviting viewers to feel the weight of a ripe fruit, the coolness of a ceramic vessel, or the delicate folds of a cloth. Her passion lies in capturing not just objects but the atmosphere they create, celebrating the richness of the everyday with an artistry that is both expressive and deeply evocative.

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Anna Henderson lives in the beautiful New England Tablelands in NSW. She creates small to large semi abstract works on canvas and wood. She also works with clay. Anna’s work is somewhat of a journey. Largely influenced by a ceramic background, her landscapes start with a thin plaster base on canvas or wood and left to dry for two days. Then a lot of sanding, scratching etc, a landscape is created through carving back into the surface and using oil sticks, charcoal, oils inks, oil pastels creating a multi layered work. Lots of lines, markings and texture , a landscape with a lot of history.

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Emerging Australian artist A connection to nature is central to Lucy's practice, as she collects natural materials, mainly clays and earth, to mix her own earth pigment based paints. Her local landscape informs her paintings, and is primarily the subject, from rolling Gippsland hills, and expansive skies, to intimate gullies and secret streams.

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Dani Heyward is a Melbourne-based botanical artist whose vibrant, detailed works are inspired by her love of nature and her faith. Through her art, she invites viewers to connect with the beauty, wonder, and meaning found in the natural world. Dani Heyward is a Melbourne based, emerging artist known for her self-taught botanical artworks. Her vibrant and detailed pieces reflect her deep appreciation for plants and her personal faith. Dani's art is a journey of self-expression, combining her love for nature with her spiritual reflections. Through her unique style, she invites viewers to connect with the beauty and meaning she finds in the world around her.

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Alya is a Sydney based artist that focuses on collage and mixed media practice. Her graphic design background has helped her develop her voice as an artist. Her work has a strong focus on the body in all its forms and how it combines with nature. Alya’s most recent group exhibit was part of Midsumma’s 2024 festival; Emerge: OUT displayed in Brunswick St Gallery, Fitzroy.

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Emma Dillon Hill is a visual artist working in an abstract style, using pigments and pastels to create vibrant yet gentle paintings. She strives to create a duality of softness and intensity, achieved through the use of colour and the materiality of her chosen mediums. Emma Dillon Hill is a visual artist working in painting and drawing. Working with pigments and pastels, she strives to create a duality of softness and intensity, achieved through the use of colour and the materiality of her chosen mediums. Her work focuses on the moments of beauty found in the mundane and the expression of the internal through abstraction. She uses her practice to find meaning in the monotony of daily life and trasnlate her internal longing into tangible form. With a Bachelor in Fine Art, and having studied teaching and graphic design, she has been a practising artist since graduating from the National Art School in 2015. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows at galleries including LEDA gallery, Lander-Se gallery, Saint Cloche and Rainbow Studios and she has been published in Hunter & Folk and Art Edit Magazine. She currently lives and works in South Sydney, Australia.

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Melbourne based abstract expressionist artist My work concentrates on powerful, emotional moments in time – human snapshots. Through very energetic and sensual strokes, I express my love of paint and colour. My works are raw and visceral, the product of instinct rather than intellect. Being very sensitive to my surroundings - colours, sounds, people and most of all music - every cue, whether visual, aural or emotional, has a colour to me and I try translating it all onto canvas without the distraction of a thought process. I also particularly enjoy the process, the physicality of painting and hopefully it transpires in the end result. French born, I studied art in Paris before embarking on a successful career in advertising in the UK. After 11 years in the UK, I moved to Australia in 2004 and have been living in Melbourne since. I have had solo and group shows in France, England and Australia and my work is represented in private collections nationally and internationally.

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Marie is a multidisciplinary artist exploring the emotional connections between food, memory, and joy. Through vibrant oil paintings, she celebrates shared moments and the fleeting beauty of time. Playful and nostalgic, her creations spark warmth and delight. Marie-Aubeline (b. 1998, Royan / France) is a French artist based in Sydney, Australia. She has a background as a Pastry Chef before completing a BFA in painting at the National Art School. She is represented with Bison Art Sydney. A multidisciplinary artist, she focuses on painting and sculpture, exploring the sensory and emotional connections people have with food. Her work navigates themes of nostalgia, joy, and the passage of time, often reflecting on shared moments around food that evoke warmth and connection. Her practice is divided into two key series: the oil series and the textured series. In the oil series, Marie-Aubeline creates detailed, vibrant paintings of food scenes, celebrating the ritual of sharing meals with loved ones. The textured series, however, is more abstract and heavily textured, imitating the appearance of butter, gelato, or cake icing. Both series invite viewers to reconnect with their memories and emotions around food. Marie-Aubeline's work is playful and cheeky, particularly her Ice Pop sculptures, which appear as if they're melting. These sculptures symbolise the fleeting nature of time and remind us to savor the moment before it slips away. Her art is meant to bring joy to the viewer, sparking a sense of nostalgia while encouraging an appreciation for life's simple pleasures.Through her exploration of food and its cultural significance, Marie-Aubeline creates work that is both visually delightful and emotionally resonant, leaving viewers with a sense of warmth and happiness.

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Hiranya is a classical figurative artist based in Brisbane, Australia. She exclusively produces works derived from memories and experiences through various reflexions of today’s social, cultural and economic ambience. She is currently producing her ongoing abstract portraiture series 'Tearoom' which has started as a personal fascination for culture and flavour, but eventually moved to a level of inspirations by the fluidity of the body movements. Vibrant stripe patterns on the subject's outfit is a key focus point. starting from simpler-minimal story to sophisticated tales with artist's personal favourites; colourful tea cups and tea pots, and all other details come with it. Each work takes its own significant time to finish based on the amount of details going in. The beauty of every aspect and little details of each work is extremely important to the artist. Hence they are carefully realised. The stories the artist wishes to discuss, sustain their own historical and artistic values. Growing up in an environment which was diversely influenced by ethnic values, made her realise that womanhood plays a significant role in actualising any story. With this mindfulness, her narrative figure becomes an independent female identity who establishes a healing space for her existence. This subject is maybe a hybridised form of a being who represents power, beauty, fragility, sexuality and vulnerability. In a world with a manufactured happiness where everything is valued by materialistic worth, the artist explores real human connections, emotions and devotions which are withering away. Focusing on this very thought, she believes her female protagonist has become a creator of a profound human connection and a communicator of emotions. The imagery she uses, show a strong influence from the ancient Indo-Aryan painting techniques which she studied in detail and the classical figure studies found in cave temples, frescoes and monastery walls where she grew up. Bold colours and symbolism are a focus point. It maybe a direct reflection of her training in local art school and the ethnic environment she was exposed to.

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Aleisha’s work involves experimenting with different media including plasters, hand forged pieces of brass and natural pigments to bring a tactile and textural element to her work, blurring the lines between a painting and sculpture. Aleisha resides in a small coastal town on the Qld coast, and is heavily influenced by her tropical surrounds. Allot of her pieces are still life focussed, with an abstract and playful twist. Despite this, her work isn’t bound to one particular genre, as she prefers to explore different styles without restriction. Along with her more sculptural plaster pieces, Aleisha also enjoys working with other media including painting with acrylics and oils pastels.

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Kirsten Hocking is a West Australian painter creating layered still lifes and landscapes grounded in a deep reverence for the natural world. Through attentive observation and luminous oil paint, her work invites a quiet, intimate connection with the plants and animals that surround us. Kirsten Hocking is a West Australian artist who paints still lifes and landscapes in a layered, figurative style. Her work is shaped by a deep love and reverence for the natural world, with painting becoming a way to be fully present with the plants and animals around her. She draws inspiration from the interplay of light and shadow and from the keenly observed forms of her subjects, building her oil paintings through translucent layers to create vibrant textures and finely resolved detail. Alongside her full-time art practice, Hocking teaches adult painting classes. Her award-winning work reflects a sustained commitment to presence, inquiry, and learning from the environment she inhabits, inviting viewers into a quiet, attentive relationship with the living world.

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Denise is an abstract painter with modernist influences working primarily with acrylic paint to create interesting shapes that interact with each other. She uses a combination of shape, colour and texture to convey a mood. Denise is a German born artist based in Adelaide. Denise’s work is heavily inspired by mid-century design and the Bauhaus period. These design aesthetics are featured prominently in her use of clean lines, shapes, and harmonious composition. The Bauhaus period was introduced to Denise by her German father, who is also an artist. The Bauhaus movement covered a wide range of disciplines. For Denise, this particular period celebrates the freedom to overlap art and design. She has a passion for both. Travel is where she looks for inspiration in texture, colour, and experience. Denise first completed a BA Visual Arts Degree at the University of South Australia and majored in photography, and she later completed a year of Design at the Design Centre, Enmore, Sydney. She worked for many years in various creative fields such as visual merchandising, styling, make-up artistry and photography. The visual skills she acquired, such as a keen eye for colour, shapes, and composition, are clearly expressed in her current paintings.

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Xander Holliday is a contemporary Australian artist based in Newcastle, NSW, known for his bold use of colour and striking graphic forms. His work, both playful and sophisticated, captivates viewers through a confident visual language that blurs the lines between art and design. A self-taught artist, Xander’s creative journey has spanned multiple industries, with his early experiences in digital art deeply influencing his signature style. This background has shaped a practice that merges the precision of graphic design with the expressive qualities of traditional painting. Thriving at the intersection of art and design, Xander frequently collaborates with designers and brands across disciplines such as fashion and interiors, bringing his distinctive aesthetic into new creative spaces. What began as a small hobby business in 2017 has since evolved into a full-time artistic pursuit. As his practice continues to grow, Xander’s work invites audiences to explore the dynamic interplay of colour, form, and emotion—an ever-evolving reflection of his creative vision.

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Elise Honeyman is an emerging artist and architect living in Lake Macquarie with her young family. Originally growing up on a riverside property on the mid-north coast of NSW, Elise practised as an architect in Sydney and London before returning to the Newcastle region to develop her art practice alongside running her architecture and interiors studio. For Elise, nature has always been a source of connection, awe, and a balm to the chaos of modern life. Her art looks to capture the joy, wonder, and presence of mind that comes from being in nature and slowing down enough to notice it in all its beauty and complexity. This affinity with the natural world, alongside the duality of her art and architecture practice, motivates her to elicit an emotional response from the viewer and ultimately shape how people feel within the spaces they inhabit. Elise works mainly with acrylic paints and mixed mediums on canvas and board, using the subtle and bold colours, forms, and textures of the raw Australian landscape to shape her abstract pieces and inspire a greater sense of connection to landscape

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Chris de Hoog is an artist living and working on Wadawurrung Country (Geelong, Victoria). Inspired by nature, memory, and colour, he creates expressive, imaginary landscapes. Chris’ artistic process usually begins by making intuitive marks on the material (often using leftover paint from a previous piece) and letting that determine the direction of the work. This is followed by a process of refinement and covering up/removing aspects to bring out something new. He rarely paints from a source such as a photograph, as he finds his inherent perfectionism gets in the way of creating something truly expressive. Chris was born in Canberra, Australia in 1986. He obtained a Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) from RMIT University in 2009. He has been a practising artist since 2018, exhibiting all over Australia.

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Greta Hounslow is an Australian artist known for her evocative paintings that draw deeply from her connection to nature and her extensive travels. Her work, which blends abstract forms with elements of Australiana and colourful patchwork landscapes, invites viewers into a rich, immersive experience that transcends time and place. Greta grew up in a creative family, waking up at sunrise to the rhythmic sound of her father forging and hammering in his shed. Her love for drawing transformed into a passion for painting after her grandmother took her along to an oil painting class at the age of ten. Greta's artistic journey expanded as she studied painting, ceramics and photography in college, earning awards in all three disciplines. Her adventurous spirit took her travelling across Australia for a decade, where she always had a sketchbook and a guitar within reach. However, it wasn't until she became a mother and returned to her hometown of Hobart, Tasmania, that she felt the compelling urge to paint again. Her sunny home studio by the sea now serves as a sanctuary where she translates her connection to Mother Earth and travels through remote Australia into her paintings. Working intuitively, Greta often enters a meditative state, invoking old memories and emotions, drawing viewers into an ephemeral narrative that transcends the layered canvas. Nature serves as her foremost muse, with the vibrant and earthy hues, textures, and inherent magic of the beach and bushland profoundly influencing her daily rituals and artistic practice.

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Sharon Hunjas, a Brisbane-based artist, has a healthy obsession for palm trees, breeze blocks, and beach shacks, which has led to a unique and quirky collection of artworks. She finds inspiration in urban and beachside streets, drawing from elements like 60s fibro shacks, rundown workers' cottages, and breezy banana palms. She paints from her sunroom studio at her home in New Farm. Working with acrylics, charcoal and pencil on either board or canvas using many layers of paint, playing with translucency and experimenting with mark making. A creative background and a work history in architectural antiques has contributed to a contemporary style with a vintage feel in terms of her work and use of colour. The aim of Sharon's art is to convey a happy, feel good and positive emotion for the viewer while invoking images of remembered places.

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Yvonne is a self-taught still life and landscape artist capturing quiet stories in soft light and shadow. Her work is a gentle invitation to pause and appreciate the beauty woven into the ordinary. Yvonne (also known as ‘vonh’ on Instagram) is a Vietnamese-Australian self-taught artist based in Melbourne/Naarm. Drawn to the beauty of everyday moments, her work encourages a slower, more mindful appreciation of life’s quiet details. Inspired by fleeting experiences and simple pleasures, like reading, walking, and listening to music, she creates intimate, nostalgic pieces using a limited colour palette to evoke stillness and reflection. Since beginning her art journey in the winter of 2023, Yvonne has exhibited her work at Aspire Gallery and Brunswick Street Gallery. She continues to seek new opportunities to showcase her work and is particularly interested in ways to help art collectors connect more meaningfully with original art.

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In the past decade Jane Ianniello has sold hundreds of paintings worldwide, been a finalist in many art competitions, and exhibited in major Brisbane and Gold Coast galleries. Jane’s original paintings are included in many private international art collections. Jane creates a variety of retro paintings. Her “Pulp” paintings incorporate images from the covers of cheap popular magazines of the 1930s to 50s that were designed to titillate and excite their audiences. These covers used an illustrative or comic book style. Often Jane places the scared or startled cover model into an incongruous or surreal background. Her "Mythology" paintings hark back to various literary and cultural sources, including traditional fairytales, gothic horror stories, and other myths that we all grew up on, and present them with a new twist. In Jane's "Wild West" paintings she appropriates movie stills of actors from classic Hollywood western movies of the 1940s and 50s and places the gun-toting protagonists in arid but beautiful desert landscapes. The mythology of the Wild West is based on the tough, self-reliant person who survives as best they can in the harsh and lawless frontier.

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Sergio Paul Ianniello is a professional artist based in Brisbane. Figures and portraits dominate the content of his paintings. He likes using lively, uplifting colours to create luminosity and beauty. Generally, he focuses on expressive, pop-realism with an evocative background. Sergio has been a prize winner and finalist in a variety of national art competitions. He has also exhibited in various Brisbane and Gold Coast galleries. Over the past 20 years he has sold countless paintings and drawings nationally and internationally. All his paintings are on professional-quality canvas, stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang. He uses high-quality paint and media to create and maintain the beautiful colours and longevity of his work. Sergio’s paintings come with a Certificate of Authenticity and prompt delivery of his work is professionally packaged.

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Christopher R. Inwood is a visionary artist who meticulously crafts exhibitions that delve into the intricacies of human behaviors and experiences. Through his innovative style, techniques, and immersive visual experiences, he sheds light on specific aspects of our collective and individual conscious and subconscious behaviors. Each artwork serves as a piece of the puzzle, employing the perfect blend of mediums, technology, and artistic styles to vividly illustrate the particular facet of human behavior being explored. Inwood's unique approach not only enhances our understanding of the subject matter but also allows viewers to personally engage with and comprehend the profound ideas being examined. Inwood has exhibited across Australia at galleries, art spaces, and festivals including, Brisbane Power House, Caloundra Regional Gallery, Brisbane Square Library, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Perc Tucker Regional gallery, Brisbane Street Art Festival and has been a finalist in the Brisbane Portrait Prize x 3, the Sunshine Coast Art Prize, the Percival Portrait Painting Prize x 2, the Toowoomba Biennial Emerging Artists Award, Melt Portrait Prize x 3. Inwood refined his understanding of art and its histories at The University of Queensland studying Art History.

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Zoe Irving is a multi-disciplinary artist who observes anthropogenic landscapes and our human attempt to assert order and ideology over a boundless world. Zoe Irving is a multi-disciplinary artist who works across painting, sculpture, music and printmaking. Her work is an embodied attempt to slow down, regain appreciation of our sensory tactile existence and from that place, explore abstract ideas and theories. The brush strokes in her paintings show her rapidly moving mind, with fast colours and textures layered on top of each other, and spontaneous lines that attempt to link human and non-human worlds. Her inclusion of architectural shapes and human faces in vast landscapes invite viewers in to muse at the irony of our human attempts to turn deep geological time-scales into construction sites with site offices. Intertwining sociology, ecological collapse, aesthetic theory and inter-personal relationships, she visually depicts these spaces through suburban open cut quarries, logging coupes on our city fringes, pylons and powerlines, straightened urban river courses, altered farmland, roadkill and our increasingly fragile emotional states that inflict and exist amongst all this. She has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in commercial and artist run galleries though-out Melbourne, and has completed an artist in residence program in the cultural region of Obinitsa in Estonia. Her music has been heard throughout local Melbourne venues and on community radio stations throughout Australia.

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Cassidy Jackson is a contemporary artist based in Australia's Byron Bay Hinterland, exploring expressionist and figurative styles, she draws from her life experiences through an abstract lens. With a background in theatre, Cassidy approaches her work by using her body as her instrument, creating movement through emotion and bold pigments. Explore Cassidy's work at www.cassidyjackson.com.au Cassidy Jackson is a contemporary artist based in Australia's Byron Bay Hinterland, exploring expressionist and figurative styles, she draws from her life experiences through an abstract lens. With a background in theatre, Cassidy approaches her work by using her body as her instrument, creating movement through emotion and bold pigments. Explore Cassidy's work at www.cassidyjackson.com.au

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Australian independent abstract artist based in Melbourne who loves to create happiness on a canvas. Bid farewell to the myth of the pretentious, tortured artist. Fiercely independent Australian artist Kirsten Jackson seeks to suffuse the whole world with radiant beacons of painted happiness! Collectors from Europe, Hong Kong and the US are enamoured by the unique personality and spirited colour palette found in Kirsten’s original paintings and prints. Working in impasto style with a variety of acrylic mediums, each work is infused with a boundless energy and joy for life that is 100% pure Kirsten. Her determination to exude shameless, infectious happiness everyday through her art has made Kirsten a beloved fixture among the Australian art community.

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I am a practicing artist living on the Mornington Peninsula, constantly inspired by the shifting landscapes of beach, farmland, and forest. This connection to nature deeply influences my work, which flows between two main streams—vibrant, abstract florals and quirky, character-filled tablescapes. I am also deeply inspired by colour, texture, and intuition. I create from a place of feeling rather than planning, letting the process guide me. Texture and layers are essential to my work—they hold emotion, energy, and a sense of discovery. My work has been recognised as a finalist in the 2025 Art to Art Unearthed Art Prize, awards at various art exhibitions, and shown in galleries, cafes and art shows across Victoria , New South Wales and Queensland. Whether I’m painting intuitively or arranging a whimsical tablescape, my goal is always the same: to spark joy, curiosity, and connection. I am a practicing artist living on the Mornington Peninsula, constantly inspired by the shifting landscapes of beach, farmland, and forest. This connection to nature deeply influences my work, which flows between two main streams—vibrant, abstract florals and quirky, character-filled tablescapes. I am also deeply inspired by colour, texture, and intuition. I create from a place of feeling rather than planning, letting the process guide me. Texture and layers are essential to my work—they hold emotion, energy, and a sense of discovery. My work has been recognised as a finalist in the 2025 Art to Art Unearthed Art Prize, awards at various art exhibitions, and shown in galleries, cafes and art shows across Victoria , New South Wales and Queensland. Whether I’m painting intuitively or arranging a whimsical tablescape, my goal is always the same: to spark joy, curiosity, and connection.

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Rebecca is an artist and writer based in Warrnambool, Victoria. She works mainly with acrylics on canvas, using layers of paint to create depth and texture, often scratching back the top layer to reveal what's beneath. With her paintings Rebecca attempts to capture the moments that make up a life -- that first morning cup of tea, the warmth of a wood fire on a cold day, conversations with friends, the beauty of a vase of flowers or a bowl of fruit. She paints with a sense of appreciation for the beauty and chaos of humanity and the world we inhabit. Her paintings encourage the viewer to pause for a moment, to consider and wonder about the people and objects within. There is an element of the familiar in her work, something we all recognise, and we are invited to enter the narrative of the picture, to interpret it through the lens of our own experiences, our own complex lives. Rebecca is an emerging artist who has been painting and selling art since 2020.

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Carolyne Jane is a contemporary abstract landscape artist based in Victoria, Australia. Inspired by the Australian outback, coastline, and countryside, her work captures the mood, movement, and emotional essence of the land through expressive colour, texture, and intuitive mark-making. Carolyne Jane is a contemporary abstract landscape artist based in Victoria, Australia. Her work is inspired by the diverse Australian landscape, from the vast outback to the ever changing coastline and rugged countryside. Through expressive brushstrokes, layered textures, and intuitive mark-making, she captures the mood, movement, and emotional essence of place rather than a literal representation. Working primarily in acrylics, Carolyne allows each painting to evolve organically, guided by colour, energy, and feeling. Her work sits between abstraction and landscape, inviting viewers to slow down and form their own connection with the land. Carolyne’s art has gained recognition across Australia, including having works featured on The Block at Phillip Island, and is held in private collections nationwide.

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Jess is a contemporary Yamatji artist living in Queensland, transforming acrylic paint into striking visual stories that honour culture, identity, and connection. Jess is a contemporary Yamatji artist living in Queensland whose acrylic paintings celebrate cultural storytelling, identity, and connection to Country. Drawing inspiration from her Yamatji heritage and her life on the East Coast, Jess creates bold and expressive artworks that fuse tradition with modern design. Her work is known for its strong lines, layered movement and symbolic elements that reflect stories of community, resilience, and belonging. Each piece is created with intention—inviting viewers to experience the power of colour, pattern, and cultural narrative. Jess continues to develop her practice while honouring the cultural roots and influences that shape her art, creating pieces that are both visually striking and deeply personal.

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Gautam Jhanjee is an Australian–Indian artist working across symbolic and figurative painting, exploring structure, rhythm and form. Gautam Jhanjee is an Australian–Indian artist based in Canberra. His work moves between symbolic and figurative, often working at different scales and across canvas, paper and wood panel. Alongside larger compositions, he returns regularly to the Australian magpie, using it as a subject through which structure, rhythm and movement can be explored. He paints in a direct and responsive way, allowing images to emerge through the process itself rather than from a fixed plan. Over time, individual works begin to form groupings, which develop into exhibition collections. Jhanjee has held a major solo exhibition in Canberra in 2025 and his work has been supported by arts funding from the ACT Government. His larger works explore archetypal and symbolic themes across cultures.

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Adrian paints scenes from urban neighbourhoods, most often inspired by he's time lived in Melbourne. Based in Victoria's West, Adrian continues to blend modern living and popular culture with nostalgic city suburbs. Adrian spent most of his working life as a carpenter working on Melbourne construction sites. In 2015, he began renting out a studio space in Brunswick to recommit his cause and love for painting. It's taken most of a decade to find his niche.

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Nothing gives Linzie more joy (other than family time and maybe chocolate) than creating and sharing her art with the world. Art gives me calm and joy amongst the (beautiful) chaos of #mumlife. Nothing gives Linzie more joy (other than family time and maybe chocolate) than creating and sharing her art with the world. Art gives me calm and joy amongst the (beautiful) chaos of #mumlife. She gets inspiration from the world around her and her work is about paint, colour and the natural environment. Linzie explores colour, form and texture to represent the beauty of nature in unique ways. Linzie studied at ANU School of Art and Slade School of Fine Art in London. She has exhibited her work in exhibitions all over Australia as well as London. She has been a finalist in the Blake Prize (twice!) and the Albany Art Prize. Linzie has received the Australian Council of Art Artstart grant and the CAPO London exhibition award.

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Sarah John Working primarily in acrylics and oils on canvas, Sarah's style leans into semi-realism and explores a variety of subjects, from the vastness of Australian landscapes to intimate still life, florals, and animals. Completing studies in Interior Design reignited a long-dormant creative spark. Through art, Sarah embraces imperfections, confronts a fear of failure, and allows her mood to shape the theme of each individual piece. Her most meaningful pieces are often an expression of deep emotions: anger at an unjust world has emerged in foreboding stormy landscapes, a sense of chaos manifests in a calming still life or floral, and a need for playfulness leads to silly or absurd subjects. Sarah's studio space is often shared with her two children, whose candid critiques and heartfelt encouragements are a joyous part of her process. As a qualified and practicing Career Educator, painting part-time allows her to balance both vocations - each enriching the other in unexpected ways.

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Working in watercolour and acrylic, self taught artist Allison (Allie) creates expressive semi abstract landscapes and florals inspired by nature’s shifting moods. Allison Johnson is a self-taught artist based in a small rural town ,in East Gippsland, Victoria. She began painting in 2016 as a way to navigate significant life changes, and what started as a form of personal healing soon became a passionate and ongoing creative journey. Deeply inspired by the natural beauty of her surroundings, Allison is especially drawn to places where land and water meet, a recurring theme in her work. She believes in the restorative power of water and aims to evoke that sense of calm and connection through her art. Working intuitively with watercolour and acrylic, her process is spontaneous and guided by emotion, allowing each piece to unfold naturally. Allison’s landscapes and florals are gentle yet expressive, capturing moments of joy, stillness, and freedom. Her work is a heartfelt reflection of the environment she calls home.

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Michael's lifelong passion for painting was nurtured from an early age. His artistic journey deepened during a posting to Broken Hill. Born in Macclesfield, England in the mid-1950s, Michael Jones moved to Australia with his family in 1968. Though he later worked in construction and law enforcement, his lifelong passion for painting was nurtured from an early age. His artistic journey deepened during a posting to Broken Hill, where he connected with renowned outback artists such as Pro Hart, Clark Barrett, and Peter Browne. Painting on-site in remote stations and exploring nocturnes under the vast outback sky became defining elements of his practice. Today, Michael continues to create from his studio in Broken Hill, capturing the unique light and landscape of inland Australia with a distinct, expressive style.

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Michael is a self taught painter creating autobiographical paintings that explore form and composition using abstraction as a tool to take the audience inside the artists mind. Layering shapes colour, textures and line work he is continually creating work with great depth and emotion as he continually shifts between the figurative and abstract landscape Michael is a self taught painter creating autobiographical paintings that explore form and composition using abstraction as a tool to take the audience inside the artists mind. Layering shapes colour, textures and line work he is continually creating work with great depth and emotion His latest body of works 'Figures & faces along the way', a collection of portraiture and figurative paintings that had been kept safe the studio over the past decade. Each painting in their own way capturing a piece of self & shedding light on the artists journey coping with the severe highs and lows that can come with Bipolar 1 Disorder.

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Sydney-based fine art painter specialises in realistic still-life painting. Based in Sydney, Natasha Junmanee is a fine art painter who focuses on still life genre. She creates works that embody the beauty of stillness, drawing inspiration from various objects around her life. Her works often incorporate symbolic elements that speak to the themes of culture, memory, place and time. With a keen eye for balance and harmony, Natasha creates tranquil and contemplative scenes in her realistic style using traditional techniques. Her works pay homage to the classical still life paintings of the Dutch and Flemish masters, while imbuing her unique perspective and vision.

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Andrew K is a Brisbane artist whose vibrant and textured paintings explore the beauty, diversity and challenges of people and nature. Andrew K is a Brisbane-based contemporary artist whose large-format oil and charcoal works confront the intensity of lived experience with raw emotional clarity. Self-taught and deeply intuitive, his practice is driven by a need to process the world’s complexities—exploring themes of belonging, inequality, environmental fragility, and human connection. His distinctive technique, marked by bold brushwork and charcoal etched into wet paint, embraces imperfection as a form of truth-telling. Influenced by both classical masters and the creative community around him, Andrew’s work is grounded in empathy and personal resonance. With a background in agriculture, science, and health and safety management, his multidisciplinary perspective informs a practice that is both visceral and reflective. Born in Tasmania, Andrew continues to build his artistic legacy from his studio in Brisbane

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Natalie has been creating a diverse range of paintings for over 20 years. Her paintings are held in private collections in Spain, the UK, and Australia. Natalie began painting in Wimbledon, London. Since then, her painting style has evolved into a diverse body of work, ranging from large-scale, realistic floral oil paintings to delicate watercolour florals, as well as acrylic seascapes and landscapes. She now creates from her home studio in North Brisbane, where she lives with her husband, teenage daughter and much loved cats and a dogs.

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In Ayla's journey as a visual artist, she embarks on a multi-disciplinary exploration, weaving together mediums in unexpected ways to articulate narratives. Much like the dynamic evolution of our surroundings, she infuses her artwork with insights garnered from these transformations, integrating diverse artistic styles into each piece. Ayla's passion for portraiture and figurative art finds expression in the urban landscapes that populate our daily experiences, whether through direct engagement or through the lens of a camera. Each piece becomes a snapshot of a moment in time, capturing the essence of individuals and the unique paths they tread and that our essence is fluid, ever-changing, and shaped by the interactions and memories we collect along the way. From the tender age of seven, drawing became her sanctuary, an emotional outlet that blossomed into a lifelong love affair with art. Fuelled by the same fervour that ignited her creative journey, she is driven by a profound belief in art's ability to transcend boundaries and touch the lives of others. We exist not only for ourselves but also for the impact we have on those around us. Ayla strives to illuminate the myriad facets of human existence, celebrating our collective journey of growth, transformation, and self-discovery. With each artwork aiming to capture the essence of what it means to be human, to exist in multiple dimensions simultaneously, and to embrace the beauty of our ever-evolving selves.

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Holly lives and works on Cammeraygal land in Sydney, where the natural environment deeply informs her art. Her practice centres on abstraction, offering an intuitive way to explore themes of legacy, connection, and memory. In her series Veiled Botanica, Holly explores the profound interconnectedness of the natural world, shaped by both visible and unseen forces. Through finely articulated, intricate linework, she evokes the hidden networks that sustain life, from root systems and leaf veins to the mycelial threads that lie beneath the soil, revealing a delicate and continuous web of connection. Holly’s work is held in private collections in Australia and internationally. Her first solo exhibition, Earth & Salt, took place in September 2025 at The Working Dog Gallery in St Leonards, Sydney. In 2026 she will be exhibiting with Pause Gallery at the Affordable Art Fair.

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Painting florals, table scapes and the twists and turns of retro divers in bathers, Belle uses bright colours and bold patterns to paint happy statement artworks. Belle is an emerging artist living in on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria. Belle uses inspiration from the beach/native environment around her to create colourful floral pieces and the twisting shapes of retro divers in bathers. Belle also paints still life table scapes drawing inspiration from the good times spent around the table enjoying a beverage and good food. Belle paints happy paintings focusing on bright colours and pattern work. You can see more of Belle's work via her instagram at BelleK_Art

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Amy Kim is a contemporary visual artist based in Melbourne, Australia, known for her vibrant use of bold forms and colors. Her art is a journey of self-discovery, exploring the mysteries within herself and the world around her. Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Amy moved to Melbourne in 2000 to study Fine Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, where she majored in painting. Her creative journey spans a variety of fields, including theatre design, art direction, interior styling, graphic design, and teaching, all of which have contributed to her distinctive artistic voice. These experiences enrich her practice, allowing her to weave narratives that resonate deeply with diverse audiences. Amy’s work has been showcased in exhibitions both nationally and internationally, earning her a global audience. Her pieces are part of collections around the world, reflecting her ability to connect across cultures through her dynamic and evocative creations. Amy Kim’s art seamlessly weaves resilience and vulnerability, connection and solitude, and identity and memory into a rich tapestry of visual storytelling. A Melbourne-based artist with roots in Seoul, South Korea, Amy draws from her cultural heritage and multidisciplinary background in painting, design, and education to create works that fuse the tangible with the surreal. Her practice is marked by bold, vibrant forms, fragmented shapes, and organic lines that narrate the paradoxes of modern human relationships and deeply personal stories. Infused with inspiration from her cultural roots and the intricacies of everyday life, Amy’s art explores themes such as fragmented identity, generational narratives, and the beauty found in imperfection. Combining geometric precision with expressive and minimal abstraction, her compositions invite viewers to find harmony within life’s contradictions. Each piece emerges from a layered process—initial sketches capture fleeting reflections, colours evoke emotional resonance, and intuition guides her hand to create multi-dimensional, evocative artworks. Through her work, Amy Kim offers a lens through which audiences can pause, reflect, and uncover the ironic elegance of life. Her art bridges the personal and universal, transforming familiar experiences into vibrant, surreal landscapes that provoke thought and invite connection.

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Aylee draws inspirations from scenes in daily life. Her art work is a process of turning ordinary days into extraordinary. Art releases your dormant creativity and engages you to discover a inner peace. The process of painting lets you transform transient moments into eternity. Studied Sculpture in 2005. Master of visual art in Griffith on going.

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Darren King's art captures the beauty in the everyday and occasionally attempts to revive long forgotten favourites. Based near Wollongong on the NSW South Coast artist Darren has been honing his skills in collage, printmaking, mixed media and painting for the past 10+ years. King's work is heavily influenced by pop art and drenched in nostalgia. Creating artwork that celebrates the local, the joyous, the small-scale, the tasty, the abandoned and the ordinary. Darren’s focus prior to rediscovering his love of painting/printmaking in his 40’s was primarily spent building his printing, graphic design business and family life. Trained in Fine Arts, cartooning, illustration, graphic design and screen printing, his work attempts to fuse elements from each of these practices. After recently rediscovering collage, Darren King now creates a selection of paintings entirely made from recycled paper. Discarded magazines, junk mail, maps, paper bags and old books are all harvested for interesting pieces to create original, vibrant, textural artworks. In recent years Darren King's work has been exhibited and sold throughout Australia and internationally.

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Claudio Kirac is a contemporary artist exploring concepts of nostalgia, harmony, memory, shared experience and joy through his works. These concepts are explored through both abstract landscape and character-based works that use bold colour, texture and laying to evoke emotion. Kirac lives on works on the Gold Coast, Australia on the lands of the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh Language Region. work, He is known for his multi-disciplinary approach to practice, working across painting, design, photography and installation. With his head in the clouds and two feet planted firmly on the ground, Kirac constantly investigates the crossover between analogue and digital processes, contemporary art and popular culture. His career as a professional artist spans more than 25 years with his work in the collections of HOTA Home of the Arts, The National Library of Australia, the NYC State Library and Louis Vuitton Asia Pacific, as well as private collections around Australia and Canada. Kirac has been named as a finalise in the Harden Landscape Prize, The Darling Portrait Prize and the Dean Cogle Portrait Prize. He's been recognised as the Jumbled Art Superstar and had his work featured in HOTA's Gold Coast Triennial.

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John seeks to document and highlight a discussion about both quality design in our everyday utilitarian items, along with the restorative nature of the bloom – a life force in nature. John Klein is a contemporary Australian artist who has been engaged in creative pursuits his entire career. His love for the visual arts has seen him drawn to the mediums of film, photography and painting. He has been a finalist in a number of prestigious art prizes including the Mosman, Kennedy and Gallipoli to name a few. John enjoys collecting various objects which often become the subject matter for his unique still life paintings. He is an avid gardener which is also reflected throughout his floral subjects. “I have been collecting vases and other objet d’art for the last thirty years. I am most interested in the designs from the arts and crafts, art nouveau and art deco periods, and these appear regularly in my paintings. Some of the vases I own and others I covet. My interest in gardening and art was encouraged by my father, who was also an artist and trained under the legendary Rayner Hoff at East Sydney Technical College (now the National Art School) in the 1930s.” Whilst sometimes appearing decorative in nature, art collectors readily engage with John’s work through the deeper commentary on significant craftsmanship and tradition. John seeks to document and highlight a discussion about both quality design in our everyday utilitarian items, along with the restorative force of the bloom – a life force in nature. His paintings are held in private collections in Italy, France, Germany, USA, United Kingdom and throughout Australia.

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Conor Knight is an emerging Australian artist currently based in Brisbane/Meaanjin. Conor approaches traditional genres of painting in a contemporary manner as an autodidactic artist. He primarily works "alla prima", a painting technique in which wet paint is applied to previously administered layers of wet paint. This energetic way of painting gives his work an immediacy that imbues his subject with life and movement. Conor has been a finalist in the Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award (2021 and 2023), Clayton Utz Art Award (2021), National Emerging Art Prize (2021), Tony White Memorial Art Prize (2022), Lethbridge Landscape Prize (2023), Brisbane Portrait Prize (2023) and was awarded second place in the figurative category of the Doyles Art Award 2023.

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Crystal Knight creates colourful and playful paintings from her home in Melbourne. Although she completed her degree in Fine Art at Monash University, she is now much more interested in playful, beautiful art that brings people Joy.

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Kim is an artist residing on Brisbane’s bayside. Her landscapes embrace big skies, green hills, water glimpses and everyday life. Kim’s work aims to create a sense of calm and reverie for the viewer. Inspiration comes from the many places Kim has visited during her travels. Her work started in acrylics however Kim now paints using oils. A Redland Art Gallery Prize Finalist, Kim has work in private collections across the country.

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Rebecca Koerting is a Perth-based abstract artist known for her vibrant and heartfelt works that celebrate individuality, self-expression, and connection. Her art draws inspiration from Australia’s diverse landscapes, from the turquoise coastlines of her childhood to the rich earth of the outback. With an eye for bold colours and dynamic compositions, Rebecca creates pieces that transform spaces, inviting reflection and warmth into everyday life. Rebecca’s artistic journey is deeply rooted in her love for storytelling and the beauty of the natural world. Growing up in Ocean Grove, Victoria, she was surrounded by the ever-changing rhythm of the sea and the vibrant tones of Australian flora. These influences shape her unique approach to creating abstract pieces that feel both contemporary and deeply personal. Through her work, Rebecca aims to evoke a sense of grounding and curiosity, encouraging viewers to discover stories within her layered compositions. Whether it’s a statement piece or a subtle addition to a room, her paintings bring a thoughtful balance of energy and calm, perfectly suited to modern Australian homes.

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Kelly Kondis is an atmosphere painter conveying the interaction between water and the landscape. Living and painting in Melbourne’s Sherbrooke rainforest, Kelly’s landscapes depict many of the distinct elements of the surrounding environment along with inspiration from her love of travel. Balancing the qualities of realism and impressionism her work explores the composition of organic light and texture, together with weather and ecological variations. As a consequence of residing in this unique and contrasting location, her art frequently details the fleeting moments she encounters. Producing vistas that exist in a state of augmentation and transformation, the paintings are often immersive and sensory renderings. She surrenders to her intuitive responses and allow these reactions to guide her process to ensure her works are highly evocative in their nature, summoning sensations of curiosity and enlightenment.

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I'm an artist (a painter mostly) and I live and work from my studios in Melbourne, Australia, and Honolulu, USA. I started painting full-time in 2004, and was coincidently about the time when an art market appeared on the internet. Although I had completed a bachelor degree in contemporary art a few years earlier, I wasn't ever expecting to have any success in the cut throat world of art that I had learned so much about. But I found myself unemployed, broke, and painting. And to my surprise and joy, there were these people on the other side of the internet that liked what I was making. I'm sure that if it were any other time in history I'd still be working in a bar (not that there's anything wrong with working in a bar! I loved it, and I often miss that life, but I have come to think that I'm better at pouring lacquers than liqueurs). Amanda Krantz is an artist, primarily a painter, who lives and works from her studios in Melbourne, Australia, and Honolulu, USA. She began painting full-time in 2004, coinciding with the emergence of the art market on the internet. Despite having completed a bachelor's degree in contemporary art a few years earlier, she never anticipated achieving any success in the fiercely competitive art world she had learned so much about. However, circumstances led her to be unemployed, broke, and immersed in painting. To her surprise and delight, she discovered a community of people on the other side of the internet who appreciated her artistic creations. Amanda believes that if it were any other point in history, she would likely still be working in a bar—a profession she loved and often misses. Nevertheless, she has come to realize that she excels more at pouring lacquers than liqueurs. Since then, Amanda Krantz has embarked on artist residencies in Japan, Thailand, and Tasmania, showcasing her work in numerous exhibitions across Australia, Italy, Los Angeles, North Carolina, and NYC. Notably, her artwork can be found in the Presidential Suite of the Renaissance Plano in Texas, as well as a prominent public commission displayed in the courtyard of The Ritz Carlton in Puerto Rico. Furthermore, she had the privilege of creating a large 10-piece public art commission for Ovation of the Sea, a Royal Caribbean liner. The artist thinks of their work as organic-psychedelia. The artworks are familiar depictions of ecology, yet they possess an otherworldly quality. They are particularly drawn to the universal patterns found in nature, ranging from the minuscule to the immense. They find inspiration in the way a coral reef in northern Queensland exhibits similar organic patterns as fungi thriving in the alpine tundra of Tasmania. This fascination leads to an imaginative exploration of what lies beyond our current knowledge, encompassing interplanetary or inter-dimensional realms, as well as lesser-explored known worlds like those of moss, fungi, and entomology. These are places of meticulously cultivated beauty that manipulate our perception of scale, evoking a nostalgic sense of fantasy. Their artistic process revolves around a playful exploration of materials. They view their relationship with paints as symbiotic, acknowledging the paints' lifelike fluidity. Acting as a facilitator, they allow the materials' innate ability to create chaotic and serendipitous effects. By harnessing the forces of gravity and heat, they employ natural phenomena to imitate nature itself. This scientific approach is executed in an organic manner, resulting in the creation of science-fiction-inspired and psychedelic landscapes, along with quasi-alien forms of life.

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Danielle (Dani) Kremer is an abstract artist whose work spans multiple scales and mediums, using intimate series to explore storytelling through form and colour. Dani has worked in fashion and Art Directing for two decades and has recently explored one-of-one art as a tool of reflection. Dani has a long history with creativity, working in fashion and textile design for two decades, forging the path to new creative endeavours.

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Alice Kulbat is a Brisbane-based landscape painter. Her work is characterised by expressive strokes which capture light, movement and colour of intimate scenes of everyday surroundings. Alice is an emerging landscape artist living near Mt Coot-tha - surrounded by sky, trees and water. The interplay of these elements with light is captivating and she responds to in turn through painting. These are often intimate scenes inviting the viewer to experience small parts of a whole. She captures colour, shapes and mood through hue, tone and stroke. Conveying the energy of a place is integral to her practice. Strokes trace the gesture of the hand and colours are noted on board as a reminder of her perception of place.

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From fresh oysters to blooming poppies, Charlie Kuo paints still life scenes that celebrate the flavours and beauty of Australia. Based in Brisbane and entirely self-taught, she turns simple objects into works of art that capture the joy of living and traveling. Charlie Kuo is a Brisbane-based self-taught artist whose journey began unexpectedly in 2020, when a simple paint-by-numbers birthday gift awakened her creative spirit. What started as a casual pastime soon grew into a daily practice, gradually evolving from a personal interest into a dedicated career. Her work focuses on still life, often drawing inspiration from Australian foods, landscapes, and travel experiences. With each piece, Charlie seeks to capture not only the form and colour of her subjects but also the stories and emotions they carry. Guided by the belief “Never try, never know,” she continues to explore and refine her craft, transforming ordinary moments into lasting works of art.

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Robyn Kylie is a self-taught artist from Central Victoria who simply loves to use acrylics, pastels and oil stick to get messy, create colours and play with compositions to create landscapes. With past careers full of flight travel her paintings feature abstract dreamy, happy landscapes with a most generous appreciation for what is going on in the skies.

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Heidi's art encourages us to pause, take stock of our surroundings, and appreciate the significance of the present moment. Heidi, a self-taught oil painting artist from Sydney, Australia, draws inspiration from her upbringing in Hong Kong, a bustling city known for its overpopulation, and sensory overload. Observing the dynamic interactions between people and their surroundings, Heidi skilfully captures fleeting moments and uncovers the essence of life through her paintings. With vibrant colours and distinct brushstrokes, she infuses her creations with movement and ambiguity, mirroring the ephemeral nature of memories. Her artwork, rooted in everyday life, resonates deeply with viewers, evoking emotions and triggering their own personal recollections.

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Represented by prestigious global platforms including The Artling and 1stDibs, Rebecca Wing Sze Lam is a prominent figure in the contemporary minimalist scene, celebrated for her "one-go" technique that deconstructs the human form with Fauvist-inspired intensity. Her emotive, figurative works have garnered international recognition and multiple awards, establishing her as a high-impact artist whose pieces are a compelling addition to any major modern collection. Rebecca Wing Sze Lam is a contemporary artist whose practice is defined by a bold, minimalist approach to the human form. Originally from Hong Kong and now based in Brisbane, she utilizes a signature "one-go" technique—a process of fluid, deconstructed lines that captures the raw, emotive essence of her subjects without the safety of correction. Drawing influence from Fauvist intensity and modern deconstructivism, her work explores the tension between simplicity and depth. Currently represented by prestigious global platforms such as The Artling and 1stDibs, Lam has established a significant international presence. Her award-winning figurative series are held in private collections worldwide, marking her as a sophisticated and high-impact voice in the modern art market.

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Danièle Lamarche-Sarvia began her artistic path at fifteen, studying life drawing at the Montreal Museum. After graduating from an alternative arts school in 1974, she pursued Fine Arts across several institutions, culminating at Beaux-Arts/UQAM. Her early career as a graphic artist introduced her to digital tools like Photoshop, though dyslexia posed challenges. Inspired by her anthropological heritage, Danièle worked across Mexico, Canada, France, India, and Kenya before settling in Australia in the 1990s, where she raised a family and reconnected with her art practice. Her work—spanning watercolours, sculpture, printmaking, and ceramics—reflects deeply human themes: love, mental health, joy, and social commentary. A figurative expressionist, Danièle is known for her gestural, ambidextrous drawing style and her poetic, emotionally resonant pieces. Preferring cotton rag paper over canvas and watercolour over oil or acrylic, she continues to create from her Brisbane studio. She has exhibited solo in cities across Australia and Asia and is followed by collectors worldwide.

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Renowned for vibrant oil paintings, Trisha Lambi’s inspiration is light's effect on form, infusing emotions into her work. Renowned for vibrant oil paintings, Trisha Lambi’s inspiration is light's effect on form, infusing emotions into her work. She has exhibited globally, including representing Australia at the Guangzhou Art Fair and showcasing in California and New York. She has completed artist residencies in France and Crete, where she painted a mural in the old town of Heraklion. Her work has graced "The Block," and she has received awards in international competitions, including the American Art Awards. Lambi spent 2022 creating a series of paintings for a mosaic mural documenting the Charters Towers Gold Rush. Recent notable recognition include participation in the 2023 Clayton Utz Art Prize and Kennedy Prize, 2024 Doyles Art Award and 2024 Australian Street Art Awards Lambi’s career is marked by her distinctive style and emotional depth, making her a significant figure in contemporary art. Her works continue to inspire a global audience. TRISHA LAMBI Visual Artist www.trishalambi.com www.instagram.com/trishalambi trishalambi@trishalambi.com www.facebook.com/trishalambiart Phone 61 4 19745911 Public Art 2023 Mosaic Mural Poppet Head Plaza, Charters Towers – 60m long by 7m high 2018 Mural on streets of Lakkos, Heraklion, Crete as part of Artist Residency Artist Residencies 2022 Artist in Residence – International Women’s Day Corporate Art Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia 2021 Artist in Residence – Condamine Country Art and Open Studio Trail, Warwick, Australia 2019 Artspace Gites – Fontaine-Daniel, France 2018 Lakkos Artist Residency - Heraklion, Crete Selected Exhibitions 2024 Shortlisted Almenara Art Prize 2024 Finalist The Doyles Art Awards 2024 Finalist Australian Street Art Awards for work done on Wall of History Mosaic Mural 2023 Finalist Clayton Utz Prize 2023 Finalist Kennedy Prize 2023 Collectors’ Edition Art Lovers Australia Gold Coast Gallery Qld 2023 Amore Group Exhibition Artprenr Gallery Hamilton Brisbane Qld 2022 Finalist International Guild of Realism Fall Salon Exhibition 2022 Finalist Art Lovers Australia Art Prize 2021 Finalist International Guild of Realism Spring and Fall Salon 2021 Making A Splash Group Show Janet Rady Fine Art London/Dubai 2021 Colour Pop Group Show Art Lovers Australia Gallery Gold Coast Qld 2020 Finalist Wyndham Art Prize 2020 Finalist Art Lovers Australia Art Prize 2019 The Artists on The Block Group Show Art Lovers Australia Gold Coast Qld 2019 Artworks (3) featured on The Block TV Series 2019 Finalist Art Lovers Prize Art Lovers Australia 2018 Bloom Where You Are Planted Warwick Art Gallery Warwick 2018 50/50 Presented by Artistic Crows Nest Gallery London 2018 Semi Finalist Artbox Project New York 2017 Finalist Hornsby Art Prize Sydney NSW 2017 Underbelly Group Show Dab Art + H Gallery & Studios Ventura CA USA 2017 Finalist Corangamarah Art Prize Vic 2017 Gallery Finalist Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award Brisbane Qld 2017 Pure by Kapten & Son Melbourne Vic 2016 Finalist NAB Flanagan's Art Prize Geelong Vic 2016 Finalist Moreton Bay Region Art Awards Qld 2015 Finalist Corangamarah Art Prize Vic 2015 Modern Masters Tarttalks New York USA 2013 Best Picks for Painting Dubai International Emerging Artist Award UAE 2013 Finalist Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Awards Brisbane Qld 2012 Finalist ART Taipei 2010 The Cooper Gallery presents Trisha Lambi Noosaville Qld 2009 Fleures et Femmes Tosari Galleries Toowoomba Qld 2009 Finalist She Who Discovers Walker St Gallery Dandenong Vic 2009 5 Senses - Excellence in Regional Art State Library of Qld 2008 Preselected Create To Advocate Parliament House Canberra 2008 The Money Myth Exhibition Toyota Community Spirit Gallery Melbourne Vic 2008 Finalist ANL Maritime Art Prize Melbourne Vic 2008 Au Naturel - The Nude in the 21st Century Oregon USA 2007 Guangzhou International Art Fair Guangzhou China 2006 Guangzhou International Art Fair Guangzhou China 2006 Selected Artist Avant Card Calling All Artists Project 2006 Flying Arts Regional Art Awards Townsville and Brisbane Qld 2006 Finalist Norvill Art Prize Murrurundi Nsw 2006 Blake Exceptions Exhibition Rushcutters Bay Gallery Sydney Nsw 2005 Group Show Galerie Faerber Ahrensburg Germany 2005 Churchie Emerging Art Exhibition Brisbane Qld 2004 Lighting the Body Soda Gallery Avalon Sydney NSW Grants and Awards 2020 6th Place Human Figure Category American Art Awards 2020 Merit Award Shades of Red Curated by Camelback Gallery 2012 Zone Winner London Olympics 2012 Art Show J L Gallery London 2009 Winner $5000 Acquisitive Warwick Art Prize Warwick Qld 2006 First Prize Just Nudes Exhibition Ipswich Qld 2005 People's Choice Award Regional Art Awards Toowoomba 2005 RADF (Regional Artist Development Fund) Grant to assist with exhibition in Germany 2003 RADF Grant to assist with exhibition in Italy Public Collections Southern Downs Regional Council Qld Australia Private Collections Australia, China, Cyprus, USA, Spain, Germany, England, Scotland, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Switzerland, France Media 2024 Interview Queensland Country Life re Wall of History Mosaic Mural 2022 Interview ABC North Qld Mornings With Jess Radio Show to talk about the Charters Towers Mural 2022 Women United Art Magazine – Curator’s Pick 2019 Artworks (3) featured on the Australian TV Series ‘The Block’ 2018 Klassik Magazine International December 2018 2017 Average Arts Magazine July 2017 2016 Not Random Art Issue 2 June 2016 2016 Trisha Lambi: The Sensuality of Light Art Book Guy New York 2015 Best of Figurative Art Art Edit Magazine 2014 Interview Marsocial Online Magazine www.marsocial,com 2014 Interview The Art Zine www.taz.ondaradioattiva.it 2008 Interview Art Elite Online Magazine www.artelite.org 2008 'Interviews With Celebrities' Happiness section Of www.jobx.com.au website 2006 Manly Daily 7/7/06 'Figuratively Speaking' 2005 Queensland Times 22/6/05 'Ipswich Art Stops German Traffic' 2005 'Vanguard - Paper Wake' Issue 1 2005 - University Of Queensland's Art and Literary Journal 2004 Spectrum Weekend Edition Sydney Morning Herald 30/10/04 Review Of 'Lighting The Body' By Lenny Ann Low

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Natalie Lapardin is interested in observation of the natural world and capturing it in visual form. Natalie is an oil painter based in Sydney. She works from life in her home studio and also takes painting trips outdoors to paint landscapes en plein air. Natalie is captivated by the idea of capturing the reality of the natural world, it being her most persistent source of inspiration.

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Skye LaRocca is a Sydney-based multidisciplinary artist who explores the intersection of nature and human emotion in the digital age. As technology rapidly evolves, she examines how these shifts impact our physical and social landscapes. Her work delves into the complexities of ego, knowledge consumption, and our ever-changing understanding of the world. Using vibrant colors, she creates abstract pieces that reflect our interactions with the artificial and digital environments we now inhabit.

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Brigita Lastauskaite is a Lithuanian-born Australian artist, based in Melbourne since 1998. She is a finalist at the Mosman, Hutchings, Fisher’s Ghost, Blacktown & Omnia Art Awards and received the Art Residencies in Tasmania, Finland and Lithuania. She completed a Master of Fine Art at the Vilnius Art Academy in Lithuania and was a recipient of a scholarship at the International Summer Academy in Salzburg. Brigita has always been fascinated by the landscape, and organic forms and textures. Her paintings are not intended to replicate a scene, but rather evoke a feeling and a sense of place. Brigita’s paintings are visceral and relate to inward feeling rather than to intellect. Her painting process is spontaneous and raw, and her visual language features abstract textural shapes, rhythmical patterns, calligraphic marks, and unique colour combinations. Brigita’s fascination with the underwater world and snorkelling is evident in her art practice. Her unexpected seascapes appear in ever changing new ways, but organic textural marks that remind of a hand-woven tapestry remain distinct to her artistic style.

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Martina Latimer is a Brisbane-based multi-disciplinary artist. At the core of her practice lies her sustained interest in the visual articulation of the unspoken, to ultimately find the image that can speak on its own. She is interested in understanding the world around her, its people, relationships, and the intricacies of daily life. She works predominantly in oil painting and print making exploring the layered complexities of life and the natural world. Long periods of experimenting in the studio, observing nature and reflecting on social dynamics inform her artistic process. She enjoys working in layered compositions referencing the intricacy of life through materiality and simplicity. Her work aims to engage with the viewer through slowing down to take a closer look. Latimer has worked for ten years in textiles as a pattern designer and teacher of contemporary patchwork before moving on to painting and print making. She works from her studio in West End/Brisbane.

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Suzanne Lawson is a Western Australian artist known for her contemporary painterly realism. Working primarily in oils, she explores portraiture and figurative work with a focus on light, form and emotional depth. Drawing on traditional techniques, Suzanne builds her paintings through layered transparencies, creating works that feel both intimate and timeless. Based in East Fremantle, she has exhibited widely and been recognised in major national awards.

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Mia Lazarus is a Sydney-based emerging artist whose practice explores materiality, process, and chance through experimental abstraction. Her work embraces fluid, reactive techniques to create layered surfaces shaped by the tension between control and unpredictability. Mia Lazarus is a Sydney-based artist whose practice unfolds through an intuitive and material engagement with abstraction. Her work is choreographed through colour, composition, and gesture to evoke charged spatial relationships that balance restraint and spontaneity. Rooted in a deep curiosity for mark-making and the transformative nature of materials, her process is both responsive and exploratory, guided by dialogue rather than design. Working primarily with acrylic, oil, and oil stick, Mia builds her paintings through a continual rhythm of layering, erasure, and reworking. Poured foundations and gestural marks create shifting surfaces where pigment and medium interact in unpredictable ways. Each painting evolves through an exchange between control and surrender, revealing the alchemical possibilities of paint. Mia's practice positions painting as both an enquiry and an encounter. By embracing process as a form of discovery, she transforms the act of painting into a sensorial and reflective experience, one that captures the tension between immediacy and contemplation, chaos and calm. Each work stands as a living surface, alive with movement and material memory.

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Madeline is based in beautiful lutruwita/Tasmania with her partner Keegan and cat Thea, where she approaches life with a philosophy of slowness and appreciation for the small but beautiful moments in life. She came to painting as a way to process life’s complexities and remember the lighter side things. Madeline is based in beautiful lutruwita/Tasmania with her partner Keegan and cat Thea, where she approaches life with a philosophy of slowness and appreciation for the small but beautiful moments in life. She came to painting as a way to process life’s complexities and remember the lighter side things. Her style is a mixture of nostalgia for her favourite moments, real and imagined and vibrancy of colours. From sharing a cup of tea with a friend, to always having fresh flowers in her home… Madeline loves to play with the idea of embracing what your inner child loves. Her experience with chronic fatigue for the past 5 years has also inspired her to take notice and hold deep appreciation for the smallest of moments whilst life has moved extra slowly.

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After honing her craft at the prestigious Nanjing University of the Arts, Lisa Lee embarked on a transformative journey to Australia, where the country’s stunning landscapes and raw natural beauty have become a driving force in her artistic expression. Her powerful works, such as the evocative ‘Flora after Bushfire,’ are deeply inspired by Australia’s unique environment and the emotional impact of recent bushfires. An avid traveler, Lisa Lee captures the essence of waterfalls, mountains, and rivers in her nature-inspired paintings. More recently, her artistic exploration has evolved into abstract art, where she delves into uncharted creative territory with bold techniques, mirroring the complexity of the modern world. Her innovative abstract pieces reflect a dynamic fusion of passion, intellect, and ambition, pushing the boundaries of contemporary art. After honing her craft at the prestigious Nanjing University of the Arts, Lisa Lee embarked on a transformative journey to Australia, where the country’s stunning landscapes and raw natural beauty have become a driving force in her artistic expression. Her powerful works, such as the evocative ‘Flora after Bushfire,’ are deeply inspired by Australia’s unique environment and the emotional impact of recent bushfires. An avid traveler, Lisa Lee captures the essence of waterfalls, mountains, and rivers in her nature-inspired paintings. More recently, her artistic exploration has evolved into abstract art, where she delves into uncharted creative territory with bold techniques, mirroring the complexity of the modern world. Her innovative abstract pieces reflect a dynamic fusion of passion, intellect, and ambition, pushing the boundaries of contemporary art.

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From surfboard sprays to UX design and back to painting, my work is a colourful nod to Aussie culture, blending cheeky observations with a touch of bogan edge—celebrating the messy, unpolished, and unapologetic side of life. I grew up on the Sunshine Coast on Gubbi Gubbi Country, where I first started painting surfboard sprays at a local shop. After a creative detour into UX design (all pixels, no paint), I found my way back through digital commissions and, more recently, painting again. I've lived overseas in Norway, Copenhagen and London, as well as in the Central West of New South Wales. Each place has shaped how I see and interpret the world around me. These experiences have sharpened my eye for detail and deepened my appreciation for the quirks of local life, especially here on the coast where I’m now living again. My work is playful and bold, and rooted in observations of place. I’m drawn to the oddities and charm of Australian life. Surf culture, coastlines, local hangouts and the occasional bit of bogan grit all make their way in. It’s part love letter, part light-hearted commentary on the places and communities that shape us. For me, painting isn’t about taking things too seriously. It’s about colour, humour and nostalgia. I love capturing those familiar details that feel so uniquely Australian and turning them into something that makes people smile.

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Justin Lees Born 1981. Lives and works in Mulubinba / Newcastle, Australia. Justin Lees is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, sculpture, photography, and design. With a bold abstract expressionist style characterised by visceral brushwork, vivid colour palettes, and textured layers, Lees’ work evokes a raw emotional language that invites deep reflection on memory, nature, and the human condition. Justin Lees Born 1981. Lives and works in Mulubinba / Newcastle, Australia. Justin Lees is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, sculpture, photography, and design. With a bold abstract expressionist style characterised by visceral brushwork, vivid colour palettes, and textured layers, Lees’ work evokes a raw emotional language that invites deep reflection on memory, nature, and the human condition. A self-taught artist, Lees has exhibited widely across Australia and internationally, with over ten solo exhibitions since 2004. His work draws on personal experience, intuition, and introspection—creating pieces that move between chaos and harmony, often anchored by landscape or internal states. Whether working on large-scale canvases or intimate studies, Lees’ approach is immersive, gestural, and deeply felt. After a period of part-time practice between 2008 and 2014, Lees returned to full-time artmaking with renewed energy in 2019, when he was appointed Artist in Residence at the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI). This unique collaboration between science and art became a catalyst for further multidisciplinary experimentation and led to a series of sold-out solo exhibitions. In 2023, he presented I Saw Your Ghost Tonight at Wester Gallery—a major solo exhibition accompanied by a self-published book and a short documentary, which he co-produced and scored. The project reflected his ability to synthesise multiple creative forms into a singular, emotive narrative. Lees has undertaken a number of significant public and private commissions, including large-scale works and curated interior projects. His work is held in private collections across Australia, New Zealand, England, and Europe. In 2024, he was awarded the David Strachan Memorial Prize for Contemporary and Non-Traditional Practice, and was a finalist in both the Gosford Art Prize and the LEDA Gallery Prize, as well as a semi-finalist in the Newcastle Club Foundation Art Prize. In 2024, Lees undertook an international residency in France, where he began developing a new body of work exploring the interplay between visual art and sound. The residency marked a pivotal moment in expanding his practice into multi-sensory installation and laid the foundation for his next major solo project. With a growing national and international profile, Justin Lees continues to explore new territory—challenging traditional forms while remaining deeply connected to emotion, landscape, and memory. His works offer a poetic and powerful encounter for viewers and a compelling voice for contemporary Australian art.

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Catalina Leichner is an Argentinian artist based in Melbourne, her artistic journey started at a young age, studying painting and drawing under various masters of Argentine art, including Ernesto Pesce. She pursued a Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage at the Faculty of Arts, University of the Argentine Social Museum (UMSA). She also accumulated ten years of experience working in the Collection Management area at the National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA). Her artistic exploration extends to sculpture and ceramics. Catalina has always had her artistic practice deeply connected to nature—its chaos, beauty, and transformation. Themes of life and death create a tension that permeates her work. She is inspired by altered landscapes, which manifest some of her most compelling pieces. For Leichner, painting serves as a path to self-knowledge and spiritual exploration, and she aims to transmit this passion through her brush and various mediums.

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Yani Lenehan captures a sense of cheerfulness through the use of bright colours and interesting shapes, creating works that exude vibrancy and charm. Her practice is driven by a desire to evoke calm and serenity, while inspiring joy in their audience. By focusing on still life, Yani strives to reveal the inherent beauty of everyday objects, transforming them into artworks that are both captivating and uplifting.

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Min Leong is a painter born in Kuching, Malaysia and based in Sydney. His work centres on landscape from Malaysian forests to Australian coastlines. His paintings demonstrate a confident, expressive approach to colour — often pushing beyond naturalistic palettes into saturated purples, pinks, and oranges that capture the intense light of the Australian environment. Leong gravitates toward subjects that emphasise the vertical and the immersive: towering eucalypts seen from below, dense rainforest canopies, and expansive vistas from elevated viewpoints. His work conveys a direct engagement with place and an interest in how light transforms the familiar into something vivid and heightened.

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Chico Leong is a Melbourne based Collage artist. Chico Leong is a Melbourne based Collage artist and designer whose creative journey began with a passion for graffiti at a young age. This early influence laid the foundation for his distinctive artistic style, which draws inspiration from the decayed street posters found in urban environments around the world. While these weathered posters might be seen by some as visual clutter, Chico views them as compelling works of art and an essential reference point for his creations. Over the years, Chico has showcased his art across various mediums, including galleries, zines, t-shirts, skateboards, homewares, and large-scale murals. Specializing in collage, he combines street posters and aerosol paints, layering and tearing them to craft dynamic, abstract compositions. His work captures the raw beauty of urban decay while reflecting a deeply personal and innovative artistic vision.

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Marissa Lico is a visual artist working in acrylic and mixed media. Drawing on her Italian heritage, her textural paintings explore how ritual and memory shape home, food, and connection. Marissa Lico is a visual artist based on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. Working in acrylic and mixed media, her practice is shaped by texture, layering, and an intuitive approach to surface. Drawing on her Italian heritage and a deep reverence for the ordinary, her paintings explore how ritual and memory shape the way we experience home, food, and connection. Her work evokes the glow of a shared table, a street softening into evening, the unhurried gesture of gathering - moments that feel both intimate and timeless. Grounded in a background in photography, her work often begins with the captured moment, bringing together subject, memory, and storytelling with warmth and intention. Marissa holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts and balances her studio practice with a career in teaching. She has been a finalist in respected art prizes including the Mini Series Art Prize and the Inside This Box Art Prize, and her work has been exhibited in galleries across Australia and Scotland.

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Ben Liney is an Australian artist working on the lands of the Bunurong. Seeking inspiration from explorations across the country, he takes a rigorous approach to bring new visions of place, depicting minimal scenes in an intimate realistic form. Working in oil painting, Ben explores the unwounded beauty of the landscape and how it can carry out the hidden work of life within us.  With a focus on rock forms set against an open background, distinct details of the natural world are revealed in order to invite a conversation of the landscape into our everyday.

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Harriet Links is an emerging artist residing in Clifton Beach, Southern Tasmania. She draws inspiration from a profound curiosity shaped by global travels and diverse life encounters. Her artistic journey seeks to unravel the complexities of identity and explore the contemporary female experience. Delving into the intricacies of the human condition, Harriet's work is a visual testament to ongoing self-discovery. Her current practice explores the juxtaposition of stillness and movement, featuring the equine form as a symbolic reference to the struggle within every individual. Using acrylics and mixed media, Harriet transforms these equine figures into vibrant reflections of her inner self, inviting viewers to contemplate their own journey within the shared human experience. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a full-time dedication to painting since 2023, Harriet's work has graced exhibitions across Tasmania and Mainland Australia. She has successfully held three solo shows in Hobart and Melbourne in 2024/2025. Harriet was recently selected as a finalist in 'The Next Big Thing' Art Prize 2025, at The Toowoomba Gallery, Queensland and is a finalist in Lethbridge Landscape prize, Brisbane. Harriet Links, an emerging artist based in Hobart, Tasmania, finds her creative impulse rooted in a boundless curiosity cultivated through interactions with people and the natural world. Her process is shaped from travel and an abundance of rich life experiences. Harriet seeks to unravel the complexities of her identity and make sense of the evolving world that surrounds her. Her artistic exploration delves into the intricacies of the human condition, shedding light on what it means to be a woman in today's dynamic and ever-changing global landscape. Harriet’s work is a visual testament to the ongoing journey of self-discovery. In her current artistic practice, she is fascinated by the juxtaposition of stillness and movement, focus and distraction. A recurring motif within her work is the equine form, serving as a figurative reference that symbolises the struggle between the constrained and the out-of-control aspects within every individual. The horse, embodying strength, flow, positive energy, aspiration, peace, and escapism, becomes a powerful conduit for connectedness and personal growth. The abstract elements in Harriet's work mirror the frantic disconnect prevalent in modern lives, providing a tangible representation of the chaos inherent in the quest for balance and meaning. Her intention is to create a space for contemplation, inviting viewers to reflect on their own journey and discover resonance inside the shared human experience. This quiet space is represented by a broad use of negative space within her work. Harriet uses acrylics, and mixed media on canvas to transform the equine figure into a colourful reflection of her inner self. Each artistic choice becomes a visual narrative, unveiling human desires, childhood traumas, and the daily struggles that shape our existence.

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Kathy Liu is a Sydney based artist whose practice has strong emphasis on colour and composition. Liu's practice explores the boarders between abstraction and representation. Driven by the sense of colour, she prioritises the act of painting while allowing a hint of narrative to occur during the process. The chance interplay of composition and mark making opens the limits of imaginative perception. Her paintings often contain “potential images” that require the viewers’ imagination to be fully activated. Her works are poetic and often in an ambiguous state between the desire for disclosure and the temptation of the void. Liu completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the National Art School in 2022 and was awarded COSO Architecture Landscape Prize. She has been a finalist in many art prizes including twice the Waverley Art Prize (2021, 2022), Calleen Art Prize (2018), and Mosman Art Prize (2016). She had her solo exhibitions at Sheffer Gallery, Sydney in 2021 and 2023, and her artworks are held in various private collections.

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Melbourne based artist Cally Lotz is primarily known for her still life oil paintings. She is a formalist who values perceptual experiences and the visual strengths of the genre more than symbolism or content. Cally Lotz completed an MFA (with Higher Distinction) in 2019 at RMIT Melbourne, a BVA (Hons) at The University of South Africa (UNISA) and attended Bath Academy of Art in the UK. Her work has been exhibited in South Africa, Germany, India and Australia. She has been the recipient of numerous residencies including Sandbox Studios Melbourne 2019-2020, AIR Vallauris France 2017 and St Vincent’s Melbourne 2014-2015. Her work is held in public collections including Sasol and UNISA in South Africa, and St Vincent’s in Melbourne.

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Liz is an Australian-born Sydney based artist. Her artworks are based on a variety of different aspects of the Australian life as seen with beachscapes and high country series. Most artworks tend to feature Australian wildlife and botany. Liz has featured in the ArtEdit Magazine, Best of Flora and Fauna , 2018. Her artworks are painted with the intention to highlight the beauty of wildlife and the nature for expressing the importance of conservation and protection of those that have no voice. She aims to capture character in the animate and inanimate with a broad brushstroke of harmony and aesthestic added to the eclectic mix. Observations made on Liz's on everyday walks, her upbringing in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, love of wildlife or travels abroad inspire her artworks, using texture, hues, forms, colours and lines to portray the natural world and symmetry or asymmetry that exists. Liz enjoys variety in her artworks, as they say variety is spice of life, as such does not limit her artworks to any particular matter or thing. So little time and so much to paint means she is always painting several art series at any point in her home art studio. Previously an investment banker with a Masters in Commerce from UNSW , Liz has a Diploma of Visual Arts from Northbridge Previously an investment banker with a Masters in Commerce from UNSW , Liz has a Diploma of Visual Arts from Northbridge Art School 2015 and a certificate in Natural History Illustration from the University of Newcastle. Liz has also attended National Art School, Julian Ashton and Art Est art courses amongst others art courses around Sydney for life drawing and pottery). Liz has also taught watercolour and life drawing at art workshops teacher with Bustle Studios in Surry Hills and at an art gallery, in St Leonards. Liz also underwent training as a volunteer art guide with Art Gallery of NSW, an experience that certainly enhanced her artistic education and appreciation. Time is precious in her art studio, especially with a busy family life, budgies, gardening, spending time with her darling bordoodle dog and other work commitments that also keep her busy. She has recently taken to enjoying kayaking and plans to include more travels abroad to provide more artistic inspiration to her artworks.

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I’m Julie Lynch, an Australian artist exploring the connection between interior spaces, the natural world, and the objects we live with, drawing on life near Sydney’s Cooks River and a deep connection to Australian flora, birdlife, bold colour, and layered surfaces. I’m Julie Lynch, an Australian artist exploring the connection between interior spaces, the natural world, and the objects we live with. Working near Sydney’s Cooks River, I draw on both what I see and what I remember—creating scenes where interiors open outward and feel connected to the landscape beyond. I’m drawn to Australian flora, bird life, bold colour and layered surfaces, building compositions that feel both considered and alive. I create paintings that hint at a story rather than define it—works that reveal themselves slowly, through familiarity, memory, and a sense of place. My work has been exhibited around Australia and is held in private collections both here and internationally.

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Kristina Lynch is a figurative painter whose work explores her transient upbringing between Canada and the United States of America and her recent immigration to Australia. She makes oil paintings exploring my transient upbringing and subsequent international relocation in search of belonging. Kristina Lynch is a figurative painter whose work explores her transient upbringing between Canada and the United States of America and her recent immigration to Australia. She makes oil paintings exploring my transient upbringing and subsequent international relocation in search of belonging.

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Paula is an artist based in Naarm, Melbourne. She has a major in visual arts (BA) from Monash University. Paula previously worked as a creative in the corporate world. Paula has a BA in Visual Arts from Monash University and a background as a creative in the corporate world. Working from her home studio in Naarm (Melbourne), she paints Australian landscapes, and depictions of native flora and fauna, drawing inspiration from the natural beauty of Australia, the red centre, the Australian coast and countryside. Her bold works are known for their strong compositions and bright, contrasting palettes. Paula has exhibited widely across Australia through galleries, art shows, and interior designers. In 2023, she won Best in Show at Kyneton Gallery, and in 2025 she was a finalist in both The Next Big Thing at Toowoomba Gallery, the Doyle’s Art Prize and in the Lethbridge Salon des Refuses.

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Love to propel my creative thoughts into the world throw my paintings a this make's me feel great to help others to full experience who they are and I am always thankful. Madzinga, born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, has been immersed in the arts since childhood. Encouraged by his painter father, he began painting at the age of six. His early inspiration came from watching his father work, sparking a love for colour. One day, while his father was away, Madzinga created an abstract painting on the walls, which led to trouble but also marked the beginning of his artistic journey. Madzinga's artistic development continued at the National Art Gallery in Bulawayo, where he learned to interpret and appreciate fine art. This experience taught him to think visually, understand colour, and use it to share stories of his culture. After high school, Madzinga furthered his education at the Mzilikazi Art and Craft Centre, where he received advanced training in arts education and philanthropy. Since 2002, he has exhibited his work internationally, including in Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, The Netherlands, the UK, Dubai, Canada, the USA, and Australia. His paintings focus on life, happiness, and cultural storytelling.

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Hi I am Kim Magee a Mixed Media Artist From Ballarat Kim Magee is a celebrated mixed media artist renowned for her captivating artworks that blend elements of canvas painting​,​ cats​,​ still life​,​ and naive-style collage. Self-taught and driven by a passion for creativity​,​ Kim's distinctive artistic voice has garnered international acclaim​,​ with her pieces being sought after by collectors worldwide. Based in Ballarat​,​ Australia​,​ Kim Magee infuses her works with a unique charm and whimsy​,​ often portraying scenes of everyday life through the lens of her imaginative perspective. Her compositions skillfully combine various materials and techniques​,​ resulting in richly textured pieces that evoke a sense of nostalgia and wonder. Kim's artistic journey began as a personal exploration​,​ gradually evolving into a professional career marked by numerous exhibitions and collaborations. Her ability to capture the essence of her subjects​,​ whether it's the playful antics of cats or the serene beauty of still life​,​ resonates deeply with viewers​,​ making her art both accessible and deeply meaningful. With a growing presence in the global art scene​,​ Kim Magee continues to enchant audiences with her colorful narratives and intricate designs. Each artwork tells a story​,​ inviting viewers into a world where creativity knows no bounds and joy is found in every brushstroke.

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Emilie Maguin is a French visual artist working in Perth, on Whadjuk Noongar Country. She acquired her artistic training in Aix-en-Provence, and her influences include Matisse, Hockney, Vanessa Bell, Grayson Perry , European Pop Culture, decorative textiles and Naive Art. She graduated with a Masters of Art History from the University of St Andrews , Scotland. Emilie's work is bold and playful with a focus on strong colour and pattern. Symbolism and storytelling are the heart of each composition where layers of heavy acrylics, oil pastels and ink build up the textural plane of the canvas, adding to the visual interest and tactility of the paintings. In 2022 and 2023, she was a finalist in the portrait category in the Bluethumb Art Prize. Emilie's works have been exhibited at the Affordable Art Fair Melbourne and the Affordable Art Fair Sydney in 2022, 2023 and 2024. She is represented by the Toowoomba Gallery in Queensland, Jumbled in New South Wales and the White Brick Gallery in Perth, Western Australia. Emilie’s pieces live in collections all over Australia, as well as in the U.K, Switzerland, France and Japan.

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Amanda is a multimedia artist based in Eora/Sydney. Her abstract landscapes create a quiet space for contemplation. Amanda's process-based practice is inspired by her direct experiences in nature. Using acrylics, impasto mediums and oil sticks, Amanda employs sgraffito, sanding and scoring to reveal the underneath layers, mirroring erosion and growth in nature. She also builds depth through layers of translucent glazes. Amanda’s work reflects observations of the bush, sky, water and mountains, focusing on colour and texture to convey the feeling of being in those environments. Amanda's process is iterative, with canvases evolving over time, reflecting the gradual changes found in the natural world. Amanda is a 2023 BFA graduate of the National Art School. Her studies are complemented by training in traditional and contemporary oil and mixed media techniques at the Milan Art Institute in Arizona USA, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Media from Macquarie University.

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Sophie La Maitre’s practice is centred in a deep fascination for the unremarkable and unnoticed. Her abstract paintings reflect an intense engagement with the surroundings of daily life and express her appreciation of quietude. La Maitre finds inspiration in the overlooked elements of our world such as the unnoticed growth of a house plant, the disturbed sheets of a warm bed, or the weeds sprouting up in unexpected places. Even supermarket bouquets left to wilt are stored away in her archive of source materials, often in the form of small photographs and drawings. This material is then reflected through the colours, forms and compositions found in her intimate, beautifully toned and textured abstract paintings. A graduate of Edith Cowan University with Honours, Sophie has exhibited regularly and been awarded for her work. She has also undertaken a number of residencies and had her work acquired by private collections across Australia.

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Luke works with both oil paint and oil pastels - drawn to the interplay between drawing and painting within a single piece. By layering these materials, his work retains both gestural energy and intricate detail, creating a dynamic visual experience. Luke's artwork explores the simple domesticity of a queer household, focusing on everyday moments that define intimacy and home. Through a palette of bright colours that blend traditionally masculine and feminine tones, his work exists in a space that is both and neither. By embracing fluidity in colour, texture, and form, he captures the beauty of ordinary life and the nuances of identity.

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Jasmine is a professional practicing artist whose work is best described as the meeting of exploration and refinement. Jasmine has taken her art to a number of mediums – sculpture, large-scale public works and intimate paintings for private collection, and more recently film and animation. She is not afraid to venture outside an established comfort zone. Whatever her choice of art form, Mansbridge brings a refined and meticulous hand to the work; her deliberation and contemplation are evident at all times. The work provokes thought and wonder and gives the viewer the chance to apply their personal storytelling, as they unpack the geometry and portals of Mansbridge’s imagined world. With nearly thirty years of practice — seventeen of them full-time — Jasmine Mansbridge is a multidisciplinary visual artist, stone sculptor, and published author whose work spans painting, large-scale public art, installation, and writing. Based in the Grampians region of Victoria, her practice is rooted in placemaking, sacred geometry, and the natural world, creating work that actively supports the parasympathetic nervous system and a sense of belonging in the landscape. Represented internationally by Art Partners HK and Soluna Fine Art (Hong Kong), Jasmine has maintained a sustained Asia Pacific presence across nine consecutive years of Hong Kong Art Week, encompassing exhibitions, workshops, and panel participation. In 2019 she was commissioned by the Hong Kong government to create a large-scale mural at Pacific Place, 88 Queensway — one of the city's most prominent public sites. Her 2017 visit to Beijing resulted in mural commissions and a significant connection with Red Gate Gallery, Beijing's leading contemporary arts institution. In Australia, her public art commissions include large-scale works in stone, bonded aggregate, and mixed media. Her Postcards in Stone series — hand-carved Grampians sandstone maquettes and paintings — has introduced her stone practice to a new collector market, alongside ongoing major private and public commissions in sandstone. Jasmine is a published author of two books — There's a Paintbrush in My Coffee (2016) and the poetry collection Poetry Buried in Geometry (2025/26) — with a third title forthcoming. Her work has been exhibited internationally in Hong Kong, France, Singapore, and London, and across Australia from regional galleries to major commercial venues. A confirmed retrospective at Horsham Regional Gallery opens in November 2026. In July 2026, Jasmine will participate in the ONIRA Group Show residency in Lisbon, Portugal — continuing her commitment to international exchange and situating her practice within a global contemporary arts conversation. She is signed with Seminal, a global branding agency, and is represented internationally by Art Partners HK and Soluna Fine Art.

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Leah Mariani is a Melbourne-based artist making artwork about women. Her artworks explore the portrayal of womanhood in popular culture. Leah is an award-winning artist, having won 2 awards and being shortlisted for many prestigious awards, including the Marie Ellis Drawing Prize, Lethbridge 10,000 Small-Scale Art Award, Hornsby Art Prize, Agendo Award, and the Metro Art Prize. She has been featured in Yen Magazine, Desktop Magazine, and others. In 2019 she completed a Graduate Certificate of Visual Art at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). Before that, she completed a Diploma of Visual Arts at Box Hill Institute.

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Belinda Marshall is a Melbourne-based abstract landscape painter. Her work honours the power of the landscape to draw us from our everyday preoccupations into a place of deep and tranquil connection. She is inspired by the shapes revealed when landscape forms interact with the skyline, when light filters through the moving canopy and falls in patches on cascading lower levels and banks – the shifting and merging of layers in her work offer a softer world with endless room to breathe. Belinda’s work hangs in collections around the globe and has been featured in local and international interiors magazines and blogs. Belinda Marshall is a Melbourne-based abstract landscape painter. Her work honours the power of the landscape to draw us from our everyday preoccupations into a place of deep and tranquil connection. She is inspired by the shapes revealed when landscape forms interact with the skyline, when light filters through the moving canopy and falls in patches on cascading lower levels and banks – the shifting and merging of layers in her work offer a softer world with endless room to breathe. Belinda’s work hangs in collections around the globe and has been featured in local and international interiors magazines and blogs.

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"Art acts as a visual anchor, providing a sense of familiarity and reassurance. It's not just about the colour and strokes; it's about creating a connection that goes beyond the surface, becoming a meaningful part of the viewer's journey." - Angus Martin Based in Sydney, Australia, Angus explores emotions through his paintings, blending colour, form, and symbolism to create stories that resonate with the human experience. His inspiration comes from music, lyrics, poems, and quotes, using these expressive mediums to ignite his internal vision and guide his brushstrokes. In his artwork, viewers find a mix of abstract shapes and figurative elements, conveying hidden messages and positive affirmations, as each piece holds its own unique meaning. He believes in the power of symbolism to encourage viewers to delve deeper, discovering personal meanings that connect with their own experiences.

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Slinging paint in a sunny place, Gold Coast artist Jess Martin invites us into her vibrant world of playful tablescapes, perfect for enjoying cocktails and fresh seafood under the sun. Jess Martin is an Australian oil painter celebrated for her modern impressionistic style in capturing tablescapes and still life compositions. With bold brushstrokes and a unique use of impasto, Jess brings everyday objects to life on canvas. Experience the joy of Jess Martin's playful creations. From galleries to cozy corners, Jess' work invites us to revel in the magic of everyday moments.

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Tania Mason is a Sydney-based artist with a Fine Arts degree from the National Art School (NAS), where she began her studies in 1996. Her work has been exhibited widely across Australia and internationally, with representation from esteemed galleries including Australian Galleries, Art House, Olsen, and Liverpool Street Galleries. She was awarded the Calleen Art Award for Painting in 2016 and has completed major public art commissions for institutions such as The Arts Centre of Victoria and The Australian Ballet. Her practice has also been supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, which awarded her a New Work Grant in 2007. Tania has been an artist-in-residence at Bundanon, Hill End, The Gunnery, and NG Art Creative in France, where her passion for hosting art workshops was also nurtured. Mason’s solo exhibitions span regional and metropolitan galleries, most recently Surrounded by Time with a Canary in a Coal Mine at Gosford Regional Gallery (2025), with another solo show upcoming at Michael Reid Northern Beaches. She has been a finalist in numerous art prizes, including the Fisher’s Ghost, Geelong, Banyule, and Hazlehurst prizes, and has works held in public collections such as Cowra Regional Gallery and The Arts Centre of Victoria. Her commissions and illustrative projects, including works responding to The Firebird ballet and a storybook titled The Intelligent Sleeping Beauty, further reflect the narrative depth of her practice. Tania’s work has been featured in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Vogue Australia, and Vogue Living, underscoring her presence in both critical and cultural conversations.

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Sydney artist Heidi Maunder creates amazingly multifaceted, highly colourised landscapes and abstracts that reflect her deep-seated passion for the unique Australian environment. Focused on the earthy tones and textures of the desert, the visual dynamism of the coastline and Australia’s naturally occurring flora, she utilises a combination of both memories and photographs of these locales to produce astounding visual scenes. Additionally, Heidi’s love for travel and her personal perceptions of nature greatly influence her creative process and what ultimately emerges onto her canvas. After successfully gaining online traction and selling her works through Instagram, Heidi began exhibiting her works widely over many group showings. With an increasing desire to transport viewers to the most profound and dream-like scenic scapes, her artistic style has steadily evolved in the early stages of her career, becoming more ethereal and mo re deeply concentrated on the presence of light. In 2024, she hosted her first successful solo exhibition and, in early 2025, she became a finalist in a number of prestigious Australian art awards. Heidi's work is held in private collections overseas and locally.

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Patrick Mavety is an Australian painter based in Mulubinba (Newcastle, NSW). His practice explores the everyday, encompassing countryside and urban landscapes, interiors, and portraiture. In his Newcastle studio, Plein air studies merge with memory and oil paint as he engages in a constant dialogue with his medium, the history of art, and his environment. Mavety’s work serves as a journey of self-discovery, celebrating the beauty of his surroundings while inviting viewers to share in that beauty. His approach offers an opportunity to immerse ourselves in a moment through painting, countering the trope of “the brooding artist.” Mavety believes that beauty is essential, especially in the face of life's challenges. Patrick Mavety graduated from Hunter Street Art School in 2015. He has held five solo exhibitions and took part in eighteen group exhibitions. He is a two-time finalist in the Hunter Emerging Art Prize, a finalist in the Blackstone Gallery Works on Paper Art Prize, and a semi-finalist in The Darling Portrait Prize.

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Musonga Mbogo is a 2025 Churchill Fellow. He is a visual artist raised and based on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands, in Canberra Australia. Often employing colourful and literary characteristics across his works. He is nationally recognised as an artist to watch. Musonga Mbogo is a visual artist raised and based on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands, in Canberra Australia. He is a 2025 recipient of a Churchill Fellowship and has collaborated with the likes of Incu, Nike, The Canberra Hospital, Triple J, Ace Hotel Sydney, Sydney Theatre Company and many more. His style often employs colourful and literary characteristics. Through his works, he tells a unique story combining his Tanzanian and Zimbabwean heritage as well as his Australian upbringing - often exploring stories of belonging and identity.

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Courtney McClelland is an emerging artist, interested in translating the way humans interact with each other by painting emotive, amorphous scenes. Courtney is based on Gadigal land in Sydney, Australia. She engages with a variety of paint media, using paint stains to generate bodily compositions that she layers using both thick textural marks and soft glazes into large, amorphous scenes. Her often large-scale paintings negotiate between figuration and abstraction. Creating impressions of bodies in spaces, her works step into a liminal, psychological space that are a response to both the paint on the surface and the social conditions around her, responding to themes of social ritual, intimacy and community.

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Renowned for her vibrant colour palette, Elisha McGuckin is a contemporary artist working primarily in acrylic paint. Inspired by pop culture and modern life her often nostalgic paintings feature iconic everyday items. Challenging the norms, she merges pop art concepts with still life skills creating eye and creates eye catching collections. A career stretching near 10 years, South West artist Elisha McGuckin has seen successes that she would never dare imagine. As a nervous student in her 20s she studied art at the Fremantle Art Centre before years later deciding it was indeed time to pursue her true passion. Having cemented her title as an artist, McGcukin has now successfully hosted 4 solo exhibitions, collaborating with city councils, shires and iconic brands. Having focussed primarily on creating one extensive collection after another she has gone from strength to strength, further developing not just her concepts and skills but her own signature style. The granddaughter of a sign writer and daughter of a technical drawer, Elisha is fascinated with lettering and mastering smooth brushstrokes. Working from life her work is both expressive but well refined, she studies her objects as they sit before her embracing all the imperfections along the way. With collectors both Australia wide and internationally, she continues to challenge the perception of a still life bringing a unique pop art twist to her work.

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Jessica is a Tasmanian based artist. Drawing inspiration from the everyday gestures of a fleeting moment. Her works are a response to basic forms that are present within everyday living. Female energy always plays an integral role in her works, with each work evolving beyond its simplistic form. Jessica's compositions are kept simple to allow the focus to be on the realistic rendering. The palette of her work evokes the sacred feminine energy, being soft, grounded and nurturing. Her works pull forms from nature and the human body because of the essence the elements evoke.

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Internationally collected artist Marnie McKnight is turning heads with her new collection where the world of art and literature blur seamlessly. Internationally collected artist Marnie McKnight turned her hobby into a career in 2016 to immediate success. She is primarily known as an abstract expressionist painter working with acrylics and oils, but often releases capsule collections exploring other styles and mediums. Her new “Light Reading” series is selling out everywhere and plays on her love of books, the women depicted often a variation of Marnie who when not in the studio creating art is writing and reading books.

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Vanessa has shown her work in a number of groups shows around Australia, and recently hosted her own art show, Life In Colour, with fellow artists Amy Compton and Bree Morrison at The Green Space, Mentone, November 2024. Was a Finalist in the Weswal Gallery, Interiors Art Prize 2024, a finalist in the Art to Art, Unearthed Art Prize 2023 and 2024, and awarded Directors Choice, Aspire Gallery 2022. Vanessa’s art can be found at Art Lovers Australia, Collingwood, Aspire Gallery, Brisbane, Sequel Gallery, Geelong as well as retail stores, Fig + Co, Gundagai NSW, Little Cactus, Croydon VIC and Gifts at Teacup, Roma QLD, and online at www.vanessamaverart.com

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Nicole McPherson Art. Distinctive figurative and abstract art for colourful people celebrating life! Nicole’s an abstract artist, from Brisbane. Her work is bright, layered and ‘loud’, and predominately about faces and places. Initially drawn to figurative work, and capturing human expression, she’s morphed from realism to abstract expressionism. This fits well alongside her purely abstract pieces – and you’ll often find a meshing of the two in her works. Most of her ‘stories in paint’ are inspired by memoires and feelings. Whether they’re from the past, or now, she creates pieces that capture a place or emotion she’s experienced. Leveraging acrylic and mixed media products, her works are generous and showcase colour.

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Maree is an acrylic painter based in Northcote, a creative inner city suburb in Melbourne. Studied Art and Design , majoring in portraiture, but since evolving into the exploration of tropical themes. Selling in many Melbourne stores, both prints and originals and many commissioned pieces both in Australia and overseas. Welcome to Maree Nic Art, where human silhouettes and environmental elements combine with vibrant colours and always present palm to evoke serenity and mystique. Artworks combine the exploration of culture, lush foliage and mediterranean and inner east influences of paradise and faraway lands. Largely inspired by travel, exotic locations, village life and cocktail sunsets.

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Jo Mellor is a textile artist who investigates the environment surrounding Broken Hill, The Darling River, and The Menindee Lakes in far West NSW, Australia. Jo Mellor is a textile artist who investigates the environment surrounding Broken Hill, The Darling River, and The Menindee Lakes in far West NSW, Australia. She lives and works on Cammeraygal land. She has exhibited in group exhibitions since 2016. She held a solo exhibition in NYC, USA in 2019. Mellor has been a finalist in The Waverley Art Prize in 2022 and 2023, Kudos Emerging Art Award in 2017 and 2022, The Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize in 2018, Pro Hart Outback art prize in 2018 and 2022, The Fisher Ghost Art Prize in 2019, 2020 & 2021 and 2022. She has also been a finalist in The Meroogal Women’s Art Prize in 2020 and 2022, The Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Award in 2021 and 2022, The Incinerator Art Award: Art for Social Change in 2021 and The Greenway Art Prize in 2021. Mellor received an Australian Government Training Research Scholarship for Master of Fine Arts (Research) at UNSW Sydney in 2019 which she completed in September 2023. She received a UNSW, Sydney grant in 2021 to fund her creative research project ‘The Darling Project’. Mellor was awarded a Fine Arts Diploma at Parsons School of Design in NYC, USA and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) degree at UNSW, Sydney in 2018. Her work is displayed in private collections in Australia, Europe and USA.

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Cath Michael is a Brisbane based artist. She is a lover of nostalgia and has a particular interest in Mid Century Modern, Vintage and Retro styles. Cath Michael is a Brisbane-based artist whose work draws on nostalgia, mid century design and vintage treasures. After stepping away from a long finance career due to illness, she returned to her creative roots and took up painting full time. Drawing inspiration from sentimental objects and cherished memories, her paintings evoke a sense of warmth and longing for times when life was much simpler.

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She paints the unseen. Some of her artworks are as much of a mystery to her upon completion as they were when she first put brush to canvas. As a result, her body of work invites viewers to explore their own depths of consciousness.  Clarissa Miglioranza is a self-taught visual artist. Originally hailing from the chaotic and unruly city of Sao Paulo in Brazil, she now lives a calm and artistic lifestyle in Australia. Her abstract paintings are the reflection of her very intimate emotional processes. It often takes her months or years to see what was really behind them.   She is inspired by her own curiosity and ability to surprise herself as she allows each step to come from the source. It's a never ending practice of surrendering.

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Ariel De Ramos Molina is a Melbourne-based artist whose work delves into the intricate connections between humans and nature. Ariel De Ramos Molina is a Melbourne-based artist whose work delves into the intricate connections between humans and nature. His art showcases the beauty of the natural world through vibrant colors and light, inspiring viewers to connect with the environment. With a global perspective shaped by life in the Philippines, Spain, and the UK, Ariel has exhibited his work in various platforms, including children's books, art markets, and solo exhibitions. His passion for fostering green spaces has led him to study horticulture and sustainability, which he shares through workshops and talks. Ariel explores and paints both well-known and lesser-known historical and natural places, capturing their essence through his art.

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Charlotte Moore is a self taught contemporary impressionist oil painter inspired by the coast and the hinterland. Charlotte Moore, an emerging artist, has lived on the Gold Coast in Queensland all her life. Her love of its beautiful coastline and the hills marking the transition from coast to country inspire much of her work. Charlotte’s primary medium is oil paint and she works with an impressionist style, inspired by time spent in the natural environment. Both light and colour play an important role in her work conveying a sense of calm and peace that comes from being immersed in nature, while also evoking a familiarity of Gold Coast scenes and the Australian landscape.

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Libby Moore is a semi-surrealist painter and print-maker living and working on Wallumedegal land, in North-Western Sydney. Libby Moore’s current focus is on the female form which is often represented in her work by voluptuous sculptural objects, in particular coloured glassware and ceramics,. She explores the themes of human connection, maternity and domesticity and much of her work has a focus on the woman as a role model. Although Libby’s art practice predominantly involves painting, she recently graduated from the National Art School with a Bachelor of Fine Art majoring in print. She has been a finalist in the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize, Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Greenway Art Prize, Blacktown City Art Prize, Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize and the Basil Sellers Art Prize. In 2023 Libby won the Georges River Art Prize (acquisitive) and the Hornsby Shire Local Artist Award in the Hornsby Art Prize.

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My art is inspired by the people and places in the bush. I like to paint loosely and gesturally to create a sense of freedom and to evoke that same feeling of freedom for the viewer as when I am in the bush. Peta Moore is an abstract artist based on the Northern Tablelands of NSW. She is known for her vibrant landscapes depicting rural Australia. After completing a Diploma of Visual Arts through Sunshine Coast TAFE she developed a voice for exploring the colours and forms of rural landscapes through loose gestural mark making using thick layering of paint. Her work delves deeper into the lasting impact the rural landscapes have on her and she aims to illicit an emotional response from the viewer and leave a lasting impression on them too. Peta Moore’s work has been exhibited most recently in a solo exhibition at Get Framed Armidale and in a group exhibition at the Inverell Art Gallery. Her work won the TAFE Sunshine Coast Art Award for all students enrolled in art and she has won several prizes at the Aspects Art Show in Goondiwindi Qld.

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Rod Moore is an Australian painter working primarily in oils, known for capturing light, atmosphere, and the quiet poetry of everyday landscapes and figurative moments. Influenced by the great Impressionists and the Australian Heidelberg School, his work balances structure and spontaneity, seeking to evoke depth, mood, and a strong sense of place. Rod Moore is an accomplished painter and the innovative founder of the Learn To Paint Academy. His artistic endeavors are firmly planted within the romantic impressionist genre, where he skillfully blends emotion and atmosphere to capture the ethereal beauty of the natural world. With a palette that speaks in vivid tones and a brushwork that dances between the lines of realism and abstraction, Rod's paintings invite viewers into a serene, almost dreamlike, landscape. Raised in a family where art and culture were valued, Rod's early exposure to artistic expression did not immediately lead him down the path of a painter. It was only later in life, moved by the breath taking vistas of Australia's landscapes, that he felt a compelling call to express these sights in paint. This marked the beginning of a journey not just into art, but into the depths of personal and creative exploration. A pivotal moment in Rod's artistic career came when he was mentored by the world-renowned artist Robert Hagan. Spending ten days in Hagan's studio in Thailand, Rod was immersed in an intensive learning experience that shaped his approach to painting. Under Hagan’s guidance, Rod refined his technique and deepened his appreciation for the subtleties of color and light that define the romantic impressionist style. This mentorship enriched his art, infusing it with a new depth that resonates with art enthusiasts and collectors alike. Rod’s paintings often depict tranquil scenes—quiet coastlines, serene fields, and bustling market scenes painted in a way that emphasizes their underlying peace. These works are not just seen; they are experienced, evoking emotions and inviting contemplation. They reflect Rod's belief that art should transport the viewer, offering a refuge from the everyday and a gateway to inner tranquillity. In addition to his painting, Rod has taken his passion for art and teaching to found the Learn To Paint Academy. There, he translates his years of experience and learning into accessible courses that demystify the process of painting. The academy offers instruction in oils, acrylics, and gouache, catering to students from beginner to advanced levels. Rod’s teaching philosophy is simple yet profound: anyone can learn to paint, and everyone should have the opportunity to explore their creative potential. At the academy, Rod’s impact extends beyond just teaching techniques. He nurtures a community of artists, fostering an environment where creativity and personal growth can flourish. His instructional books and articles further this mission, offering insights into both the craft of painting and the broader implications of art on well-being and personal development. Rod Moore continues to inspire through both his own canvases and his teaching. With each brushstroke and class, he encourages others to see the world through an artist’s eyes, transforming not only how they view art but how they experience the world. Rod remains a guiding light for aspiring artists, empowering them to unlock their creativity and find their own voice in the vast world of art.

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BILLIE MORRIS (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia ​ Creating in an attempt to be comfortable in the absurdity of living inside a body. Her work predominantly portrays humans and attempts to blur the lines of gender and beauty conformity. ​ Self documentation is an important facet of her work, extending to a somewhat obsessive collection of items; tickets, receipts, hand written notes and sometimes literal trash. ​ Film and literature are a constant influence and hints of homages can be found throughout her subject matter. In a perpetual state of self doubt and intense enthusiasm she aims to steadily develop her practise and understand her own, and others, inner worlds. ​

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Christine is a self taught Sydney based artist working on Camaraigal land. Coming from a background of food and design, she's influenced by local artisans and the every-day inspirations that surrounds her. Christine paints oil on board, using 'alla prima'. She distills the interplay of light on objects and in the landscape, creating brightness and shadows through her loose brush strokes and use of colour. She draws inspiration from the understated beauty in simple everyday moments and the ever changing light on the landscape.

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Anna, a Scottish-born artist now residing in Sydney, infuses everyday life with vibrant color and whimsical subjects. Her artwork, a visual narrative, aims to evoke joy and curiosity. Self-taught and inspired by countless hours spent painting alongside her grandmother, Anna's artistic journey has been nurtured by a lifelong immersion in the world of art. Her desire to bring art into homes and brighten daily routines is evident in her playful and imaginative creations. Anna hopes that her work will spark smiles and encourage viewers to take a second look, finding beauty and wonder in the ordinary.

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Dugald Murray is a Melbourne-based oil painter whose abstract works explore personal introspection through a constrained alla prima approach. Influenced by a multicultural childhood across Iraq, Indonesia, Europe, and Australia, Dugald employs restricted palettes and brushes, eliminating interferences to focus purely on on-canvas exploration. His practice oscillates between thick impasto textures and flowing, thinned oil applications, creating works that capture the dialogue between internal states and external resilience. Through gestural mark-making and self-observation, Dugald invites viewers to connect with emotions woven into vibrant, textured surfaces. Dugald Murray is an oil painter whose works explore the intersection of the seen and the felt. Though his artistic journey began with landscape and portrait photography, Dugald has since transitioned to a more abstract expression, utilising heavily thinned oil paints and his own pigment blocks to deconstruct and reimagine the emotional core of those early subjects. Colour and texture play a pivotal role in Dugald’s work, while the use of mediums mandates immediate and permanent reflection of emotional connection between artist, pigment and surface. These elements serve as bridges, connecting the visual world captured in photography with the artist's personal response. The resulting paintings are not mere replications, but rather explorations of the essence of a place or person, translated through a lens of emotion and abstraction. Having come to painting later in life, Dugald brings a passion for artistic discovery. His work invites viewers to delve deeper, to connect with the emotions woven into the vibrant colours and textured surfaces, and to discover their own interpretations within the abstract. This focus on the emotional resonance translates into the artist's abstract style. By deconstructing the visual elements and focusing on colour and texture, Dugald seeks to capture the unseen forces, energies, and stories that lie beneath the surface.

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Sam Myers is a contemporary artist based in Melbourne who is focused on bringing the outdoors, indoor Sam Myers is a contemporary artist based in Melbourne who is focused on bringing the outdoors, indoor

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Charlie Nanos' unique and simplistic styles transport viewers into a realm of cherished memories and imaginative narratives. Charlie Nanos' unique and simplistic styles transport viewers into a realm of cherished memories and imaginative narratives. In 2021 Charlie Nanos embarked on a transformative journey from a tradesman to a full-time artist working from his hand-built studio sits just off the Mornington Peninsula. A rare heart condition forced him to leave his trade, and find solace and healing through the world of art. Nanos aims to weave storytelling and nostalgia into artworks, infusing them with vibrant colours and a touch of sentimentality. Through his unique and simplistic styles, Nanos strives to transport viewers into a realm of cherished memories and imaginative narratives.

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Eman Nasr is a visual contemporary artist based in South-West Sydney, NSW. Guided by intuition, she blends together memory and imagination. The result is far from black or white. It is like an open ended question in bold colours inviting one to escape and explore. Eman Nasr is from Egyptian roots, born in New Jersey, USA, and later moved to live in the United Arab Emirates with her family. Before finally residing in Australia with her husband and children. Eman travelled a lot around the world and therefore finds herself deeply inspired by the uniqueness of different cultures and landscapes as well as her own life journey. She graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce. However, Eman developed her interest in art during her early childhood while watching her mother, who was a professional artist herself, create beautiful and diverse artworks. This inspired and encouraged Eman to explore her own creativity and artistic sense at a very early age. She followed and developed her passion for art which continues to grow and evolve. Her latest certification was an Advanced Diploma in Visual Arts from Tafe, Meadowbank in 2023, and she previously completed many short art courses throughout the years. She now owns and runs an art studio called Colorful Life Art Studio where she provides art lessons. Alongside her own art journey as an artist, she wishes to continue passing on what she has learnt about art while inspiring others to enhance their creativity, artistic skills, and pursue their passion.

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Ernesto Tomas Vaquero is an artist whose practice emerges from a deeply intuitive process, embracing what he describes as "unconscious art." Ernesto Tomas Vaquero is an artist whose work gently invites introspection and reflection. His creative process often begins in a spontaneous, intuitive way, allowing his emotions, subconscious thoughts, and personal experiences to naturally take shape on the canvas. He refers to this process as "unconscious art," believing that the meaning of his work doesn't need to be immediately apparent. Instead, it unfolds over time, both for himself and for those who encounter it. In 2022, Vaquero marked a significant milestone in his career with his first solo exhibition at Sol Gallery in Fitzroy. That same year, he was awarded the WOT Collective artist residency at the Old Cheese Factory in Berwick. His work began to gain international attention, with participation in four group exhibitions. His art was also featured in the ART ANTHOLOGY V: MADRID EDITION in 2022, and he returned to Madrid in 2023 for the "Sun of the Kingdom" group show. His involvement in the New Ground commission program in 2023 supported by the Sidney Myer Fund provided a platform for him to explore the theme of "borders and boundaries." On a local level, Vaquero became a resident artist at Garage 35, a southeast Melbourne art studio. Here, he engaged in community workshops and mural projects, contributing meaningfully to the local art scene. In 2024, he and his group were honored with the Community Group of the Year Award at the Greater Dandenong Australia Day Awards, recognizing the impact of their work in the community. Vaquero's journey as an artist is one of quiet dedication, allowing his work to grow naturally and offering others the space to connect with it in their own time.

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Candy Ng is a fine artist and live event illustrator based in Melbourne. She is passionate in capturing a beautiful, fleeting moment in time that can be appreciated for a lifetime, by creating original fine art and documenting events through live illustration. In her studio, Candy’s focus is on still life oil paintings that celebrate the beauty of small, treasured moments. Her compositions often highlight simple objects imbued with meaning—items that might otherwise go unnoticed but carry the weight of nostalgia and joy. Through her expressive brushwork and thoughtful approach, she transforms these objects into lasting symbols of memory and connection. At events, she brings a personal and creative touch, creating live illustrations that guests can cherish forever. Candy has worked with over 30 international luxury brands, including Prada, Montblanc, Jo Malone London, building a reputation for her bespoke live illustrations. Her art is a meaningful keepsake that makes each event unforgettable. Her artwork has been featured in numerous exhibitions and hotels, displayed across Australia, including Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane.

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Catherine’s paintings begin with something real—a gesture, a shadow, an object, a memory. She paints the familiar not to distort it, but to reveal the deeper stories they quietly hold. Catherine Nguyen-Hoang is a contemporary artist whose paintings begin with something real—a gesture, a shadow, a memory. She paints the familiar not to distort it, but to reveal the deeper stories they quietly hold. Working primarily in oils, Catherine explores themes of memory, identity, and emotional weight through a lens that blends realism with subtle surrealism. Her compositions often feature everyday objects and spaces, transformed by context and metaphor to evoke inner tension, cultural complexity, and lived experience. Catherine’s work has been recognised in several national art prizes, including the National Emerging Art Prize, the SALA Don Dunstan Foundation Awards, and the Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize. Her paintings have been acquired through private commissions and one is currently on display at the University of Adelaide, South Australia.

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Angela Nicholson is a multi-disciplinary artist known for her explorative approach to contemporary art. With a background in both fine arts and design, she works with various mediums to create thought-provoking works that challenge perceptions and engage viewers. Originally from Dja Dja Wurrung Country, Angela now lives and works on Wadawurrung Country, from the land to the sea, both these environments inspire her work constantly. Angela's artistic journey is characterised by a passion for exploring nature and culture through materiality. Angela's exhibitions have garnered attention for their use of colour and texture, as well as their ability to evoke emotion and provoke dialogue.

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Dilara loves creating paintings that capture the essence of nostalgia and memories. Although she often explores sentimental themes, she also enjoys incorporating a layer of humor into her works. This is usually achieved through the naming process, where she gives her pieces cheeky titles to lighten the tone and spark conversation. One of her favourite aspects of the artistic process is witnessing people connect with her work—whether it’s pointing, laughing with friends, or sharing their personal connection to a piece with her. Dilara aims to produce art that is approachable, identifiable, and, most importantly, accessible. Dilara holds a BFA (Honours) from UNSW. She has participated in the competition circuit, winning The Young Archies in 2016 and the Mosman Youth Art Prize in 2018, and has been a finalist in many other competitions. Dilara has exhibited in Sydney, Los Angeles, and New York City.

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A reclusive conceptual studio project based in Australia, operating as the creative engine for the Untold Brushstrokes archive. The work is a systematic exploration of "Foundational Scaffolding," capturing structural blueprints in their raw, unmediated state. A.nonymous prioritizes the integrity of the line over the identity of the artist. The studio’s practice is defined by an obsessive study of colours, specifically the tonal vibrations of International Klein Blue and deep mineral pigments. By treating colour as a structural material, the studio utilizes repetitive, high-tenacity layering on archival vellum and fine-gauge organic weaves to explore spatial tension. From rigorous structural mappings to metatextual satires, the work documents the silent, untold narratives of the creative process.

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Melanie Norman is a force in the abstract art scene, her work a reflection of nature’s grounding power and a journey of personal healing. Melanie Norman is an emerging abstract artist whose compelling works with acrylic on canvas and paper have garnered attention for their depth and introspection. A self-taught painter from a young age, Melanie’s creations are celebrated as true works of art. Her palette, rich in greens, browns, and neutrals, reflects her connection to nature and evokes a sense of grounding. Central themes in her work include the release of personal health challenges, illustrating her belief in art as a powerful form of healing. Melanie invites viewers on an emotive journey, sharing the profound layers of her experiences through her innovative and expressive compositions.

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Bridie O’Brien is an Australian landscape artist whose work blends abstract realism with contemporary impressionism. Bridie O’Brien is a visual artist and lifelong musician, raised on a working farm in country NSW, Australia. After graduating from the Australian Institute of Music in 1998, she pursued a music career that carried her across continents. She earned a Diploma in Entertainment Design (Illustration) in 2005 and was accepted into the National Art School the following year, though her path ultimately led elsewhere. For the next fifteen years she lived a life shaped by sound and travel, from busking on the streets of Scotland to living on a remote Caribbean island. In 2019 she toured nationally with Icehouse, The Church, Mental As Anything, and The Sunnyboys while playing lead guitar for Do Ri Mi. Her thirties brought a turning point during her work as an audio engineer at the Art Gallery of NSW, where overseeing lectures immersed her in the world of art once more. Walking those halls reignited a calling she could no longer ignore. Since 2020 she has devoted herself to painting the natural world in oil. Working with a palette knife and bold colour, she brings landscapes to life through a language of abstract realism and contemporary impressionism. Her practice is grounded in travel and time outdoors, bushwalking, snow camping, and observing the rhythms of light and land. Her work has been recognised as a finalist in major national prizes including the Paddington Art Prize, the Lethbridge Landscape Prize, and the National Capital Art Prize. She has exhibited nationally and internationally with shows in Madrid, Austria, and Milan, and her paintings have appeared in magazines and on album covers. Her creative development has been enriched by self-directed study at some of the world’s great institutions and cultural centres, including the Louvre in France (2019), New York’s gallery circuit (2022), Renaissance collections in Italy (2023), Portugal’s museums (2025), and extensive research travel across continental China and parts of Tibet (2025). Each experience has deepened her commitment to painting as a transformative force. Every painting she creates is a kind of poem, a dialogue with place, memory, and light. Her aim is to reveal the deep kinship between art and the natural world and the way both invite connection, empathy, and reflection. After twenty-seven years in Sydney, she has recently settled in Canberra where, surrounded by mountains and bushland, she feels at home and at peace. Finalist 2021 National Capital Art Prize 2022 Lethbridge Small-Scale Prize 2022 Paddington Art Prize 2023 Lethbridge Landscape Prize Salon des Refusés 2024 Lethbridge Landscape Prize Salon des Refusés Exhibitions 2021 Innsbruck Art Fair, Austria 2021 The Other Art Fair, Sydney (Dec) 2022 Milano Art Fair, Italy 2022 Van Gogh Art Gallery, Madrid 2022 The Other Art Fair, Sydney (July and Dec) 2022 Solo Exhibition Energy of Risk, Corner Gallery Stanmore 2022 Group Exhibition Interlude, Sheer Gallery 2022 Group Exhibition, Art Goupie, Darlinghurst Road Gallery 2023 The Other Art Fair, Sydney 2024 The Other Art Fair, Sydney and Melbourne 2024 The Affordable Art Fair, Sydney and Melbourne 2024 Solo Exhibition Miles To Go Before I Sleep, Aarwun Gallery Canberra 2025 Solo Exhibition Full Moon Sway, Gallery Alchemy Milton 2025 Affordable Art Fair, Melbourne and Sydney 2026 First Sentier, Tower 3, Barangaroo - solo exhibition

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Emma O’Connell is an Australian Contemporary landscape artist based on the Central Coast of NSW. Specialising in abstract landscapes, her work explores the vast beauty of the outback through rich earthy tones and dynamic brushwork. Emma is self-taught, with a background in Visual Communication and Design, which influences her approach to composition, texture and colour. Emma’s work is defined by a unique colour palette. The consistency of these tones has become a signature element in her work, reinforcing Emma’s connection to the land. Emma’s work has been showcased in various exhibitions, including Clouds 3 Newcastle Art Space 2024, The Central Coast Council’s Creative Spaces Group Exhibition at Toukley, a finalist in the Northern Beaches Gallery Art Prize 2024, and currently exhibiting at retail store Book Face located at Erina Fair shopping centre. Emma is currently represented at Tyger Gallery in Yass, and The Northern Beaches Gallery, Sydney. Emma creates in her home studio, while raising two beautiful boys with her husband. Most of all, Emma finds endless joy in creating pieces that not only to connect us to each other and the land, but also serve as a reminder to pause, breathe, and marvel at the beauty that surrounds us.

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Figurative work driven by presence, mood and atmosphere. Christine O’Hagan is a Sydney-based artist working in expressive figurative painting. Using layered oils, she captures fleeting moments through light, gesture and emotion—balancing realism with instinct to create work with depth and emotional clarity. Finalist, Archibald Prize (2010) Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Award (2011) Exhibitor, Salon des Refusés (2008) Solo Exhibition, People, Places and Other Things – Tap Gallery (2009) Selected Group Exhibitions, The Creative Art Space (2015, 2025)

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Carolyn O'Neill is an an intuitive abstract painter who creates bold expressive paintings. Bendigo born, now Port Pirie based artist Carolyn O’Neill predominantly paints in oils in an abstract expressionist style. Inspired by a local mural she decided to pursue art classes and went on to pursue formal art studies and currently works in her home studio. O’Neill’s work is intuitive; painting her internal dialogue while seeking to push boundaries and create something raw and fresh. Her paintings frequently explore deeper emotional and spiritual themes and the inspiration of music. Each work is much like a stepping stone to next as they are all interconnected. Her most current work draws inspiration from the Mid North Flinders Ranges region. It is not the literal landscape that she seeks to convey, but it's very essence. Experimentation is at the very core of her creative process. Each piece is compiled of many layers which are much like constructions. They are then dismantled and re built until all of the elements are unified as one painting. The paint it scraped, scratched, dripped. The surface is not precious. The process is messy, but works to serve the end result. O’Neill’s work has been short listed for several high profile South Australian art prizes.

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Laura Oczos, born in 1984 in Newcastle and currently residing in Wollongong, NSW, is a painter whose practice centers around creating whimsical landscapes that are deeply autobiographical. Drawing inspiration from the specific places she inhabits in her daily life, Oczos paints from memory, exploring the dynamic and fluid nature of recollection. Her work blends past and present experiences, often combining multiple points of view to capture the spirit of a moment rather than striving for an exact likeness. Oczos' landscapes reflect how memory and meaning evolve through retelling and remembering, infusing each piece with a sense of nostalgia and personal history. Her unique approach results in paintings that are not just visual representations, but emotional journeys through time. Her work has been collected both nationally and internationally and has exhibited extensively across Australia. She is a multiple-time prize finalist; including the Paddington Art Prize (2024) Lethbridge 20000 (2021, 2023), Lethbridge Landscape Prize (2024) and the National Contemporary Art Prize (2021, 2022, 2023).

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Amanda Ogilby is a Margaret River artist known for her atmospheric and refined still life oil paintings. Her work balances a modern aesthetic with traditional techniques, showcasing a strong foundation in representational realism and a sensitivity to light, tone and detail. Each piece pairs carefully chosen homewares, florals and seasonal produce to create quietly evocative compositions with a sense of calm and presence. Inspired by a creative upbringing and a return to painting later in life, Amanda now works exclusively in oils - drawn to their depth and subtlety. Her practice is both contemplative and intuitive, shaped by a deep appreciation of beauty in the everyday. Amanda has been finalist in the Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award (twice), The Next Big Thing Art Prize (2025) and in the Unearthed Art Prize (2023). Her still life artworks are sought after by collectors and interior enthusiasts across Australia, offering timeless additions to contemporary spaces.

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Jessica grew up in the beautiful bushlands of Warrandyte, and has lived and worked in France. She is currently based in Caulfield North, Melbourne. Jessica Olpp is a Melbourne-based visual artist whose work reflects a quiet lyricism and deep appreciation for stillness. Raised among the bushlands of Warrandyte and having lived and worked in France, Jessica brings an introspective and poetic quality to her paintings. A lifelong creative, she began painting as a meditative balance to her career as a French teacher. Her background in classical dance, poetry, and foreign languages informs her visual art practice, which is rich in emotional nuance, atmosphere, and a sense of calm. Jessica Olpp’s artwork has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Australia, including a recent solo show at Wild Canary in Queensland. She is a multi-year finalist in notable national art prizes such as Inside This Box at The Corner Store Gallery, The Next Big Thing at Toowoomba Gallery, and The Doyles Art Award. Her work has been featured at the Affordable Art Fair in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, showcased in Country Style magazine, and selected by interior designers for commercial spaces including Middle Park European and Elio’s Place on Flinders Lane. Now based in her Caulfield North studio, Jessica continues to create paintings inspired by both natural landscapes and cultural experiences, combining sensitivity, stillness, and refined technique.

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Fleur is a visual artist and designer, a creative free spirit enlightened by diverse cultures, intricate artworks, travels, patterns, forms, and the beauty of nature. Fleur is a visual artist and designer, a creative free spirit enlightened by diverse cultures, intricate artworks, travels, patterns, forms, and the beauty of nature. Her artworks consist primarily of handmade paper collages, which are sometimes digitized for a second life or an evolved piece. The materials she uses are typically sourced from books, magazines, physical nature, architectural finishes, web images, or decorative patterns and hand sketches created by Fleur. Her mission is to inspire people through her unique creations, whether it's a piece made in her studio during a moment of inspiration or a commissioned work. Based in Melbourne, with a background in visual arts and interior design, she has attained 20+ years of experience in both creative fields. Born in Guam, where her father was a hotel manager, she lived in various countries growing up, including Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., Germany, and the United States. These experiences enriched her understanding of versatile designs and fine arts. She immersed herself in various cultural aesthetic influences, leading her to work on projects worldwide in cities like New York, Sydney, Bangkok, Singapore, Melbourne, Tokyo, Auckland, and more. Her passion for collage work/mixed media began in the early 90's. Her artworks have been displayed and permanently installed in private residences, luxury hotels, social events, and curated art spaces. During her free time, she finds creative sparks by exploring exotic destinations, spending time in art museums or galleries, nature walks, practicing yoga, and dancing to live music.

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Jana Ortanez is an emerging artist based on Darug land (Sydney) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons) from UNSW Art & Design. Jana Ortanez is an emerging artist based on Darug land (Sydney, Australia). Working across painting and mixed media, she desires to sustain an art practice that shifts away from making within prescribed identity narratives through prioritising the exploration of personal aesthetics. Utilising abstraction and a stylistic approach to form, she aims to create scenes that allure and intrigue that take reference from her day to day. Although her works contain imagery that may reveal aspects of her identity, she recognises them as inherent influences within creative expression rather than intentional forms of commentary.

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Lola Ortiz is an emerging artist based in Eora/Sydney, Australia. Ortiz investigates the profound cultural and historical significance that cooking and eating food hold within the Spanish culture. Lola Ortiz is an emerging artist based in Eora/Sydney, Australia. Recently graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the National Art School, she is an artist deeply invested in exploring cultural heritage through the lens of food. Ortiz investigates the profound cultural and historical significance that cooking and eating food hold within the Spanish culture through experimental methods of printmaking, mixed media and video work. Central to this exploration is the concept of Sobremesa—the cherished time spent lingering at the table after a meal, engaging in conversation, and enjoying the company of loved ones. Ortiz uses her practice to examine the political and social dimensions of food: viewing cooking as an act of love, resistance, and the preservation of culture. Her work often explores her own sophisticated cross-cultural positionality—a unique perspective shaped by her heritage and her life in between Spain and Australia. While addressing complex themes, her pieces are inherently joyous and serve to evoke powerful memories of happiness and connection with family and friends.

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With a focus on interior scenes, Sydney artist Scott Owen explores high chroma colour relationships in his paintings to amplify feeling and mood. Scott Owen (b. Darwin 1988) is a Sydney based artist who investigates the bittersweet, joy in melancholy, and earnest reflection through observational painting. He completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting at the National Art School Sydney in 2015, and was selected as a finalist in the York Botanic Art Prize 2020 and the Eutick Memorial Still life Award in 2019. As of 2020 he has also been teaching painting classes one day a week at the North Sydney Community Centre.

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Inspired by Botanical Beauty, life, family and love… Tracy has developed her own abstract style focusing on but not restricted to botanical themes… Surrounded by art from an early age, her father was a collector and advocate for visual arts, her younger brother a fine art student and award winner, whilst Tracy prefer large artworks of bright colour palettes and loose abstract botanical style. Much of Tracy’s work is full of love, light and fun, aiming to bring in the colour and life to make deeper connections with collectors and art lovers alike…

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Madeleine Palmer is a Melbourne based painter, who gained her Bachelor of Fine Art Honours in 2022 at RMIT. Palmer’s work seeks to gently unpick assumptions about reality by exploring the tenuous state of mankind’s disturbance of the natural order in the anthropocene; It sits in a place between benign and malign, beautiful and grotesque, dissolving the borders between fantasy and reality. By imbuing quirky forms with an energy that speaks to the essence of fecundity, her subject matter acts as a vehicle for talking about growth, movement and change in the natural world. The work seeks to escape the confines of stillness and rather seeks to capture and convey a sense of vital energy.....an unstill life.

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Simon Palmer is a Sydney-based artist primarily focused on abstraction and abstracted landscape, producing works that investigate emotive responses to relationships between colours and their ability to evoke moods or memories. A self-taught artist, Simon’s background is in architecture and graphic design. Having experimented over a long period with differing art techniques, styles and media, his main focus in the interaction of colour contrasts, transitions and edges. He is particularly fascinated by the ‘middle-line’ state between pure abstraction and realistic representation. In recent landscapes he has employed a literal dividing line within the works that immediately push the subject from being perceived as representational, towards greater ambiguity. The division also serves a purpose – each half of the painting can be considered separately; or when viewed holistically, it shows the same subject viewable through the inference of passing time – such as altered light, or changed conditions. This process also allows exaggerated or unnatural colour pairings, where different elements become increasingly open to wider interpretation.

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Ivan Pankov is a Brisbane-based emerging painter whose work explores traditional oil painting, figurative realism, and the expressive use of light, form, and gesture. Ivan Pankov is an emerging painter based in Brisbane, Australia. His practice is centred on traditional oil painting and figurative realism, supported by over seven years of drawing experience through tattooing and a foundation in Russian academic drawing. Ivan began focusing more seriously on oil painting around two years ago, drawn to its depth, texture, and classical techniques. His work explores form, light, gesture, and atmosphere, combining technical observation with a growing interest in emotional and visual storytelling.

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Luke Jackson aka Paperbag is Melbourne Australian Artist. An acrylics painter of portraits landscapes and abstract statement & experimental works. Artist Luke Jackson ‘s home and studio is in Melbourne, Victoria. Jackson has been an Art Curator with ten plus years of experience in facilitating exhibitions in arts both overseas and in Australia. Jackson has no formal art education. Many members of inner and extended family are artists, notably father(dec) a humanitarian videographer working in Afganastan and Cambodia and mother a painter. Paperbag studio art-‘ Working in charity sometimes I often meet those using their skills to find shelter. As I did in my early 30s. Sitting back studying these amazing beautiful faces (as a painter) seems a bonus a privilege to be in there space listening to long strong hardship stories as we chew the cud say a few I love yous to the apathetic and laugh to the stars above. .’ Jackson’s works are in various private collections in Australia and overseas. A self portrait of a monkeys head is included in the University of Southern California collection from his first solo exhibition. Other collectors include Dan Sultan (Award winning Singer & Musician ). And recently a famous (Award Winning) prominent Actor and Comedian was added to purchasers list . His main outside influences are Ovid a a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. And Various musicians, both friends and strangers.

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Shay is an oil painter from the Macedon Ranges whose work celebrates nature through layered colour and textured expression. Shay paints from her studio in the beautiful Macedon Ranges, where gum trees, foggy mornings and big skies constantly nudge her creativity awake. Since picking up oils in 2022, she’s been obsessed with turning the natural world into textured stories. Blending modern Impressionist vibes with a love of bold, industrial texture, her work is full of colour, movement and little moments of magic. Always curious, always learning, Shay happily follows her creative instincts wherever they lead, usually somewhere unexpected, uplifting, and delightfully her own.

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Amanda has been working in the Arts for over 30 years starting at COFA graduating In a Bachelor of Fine Arts/ Visual arts. For many years as a jeweller and now a full time painter Amanda chooses to focus on the beautiful and joyful parts of life in her work. An ever present theme of her work is celebrating the beauty in familiar objects and landscapes. Amanda says ‘It’s hard to feel sad when you notice the beauty around you in all aspects of life. A word without art would be unbearable to me’ Amanda’s work celebrates the line, shape, colour and texture that brings a work alive. There is a constant organic conversation which goes on between her and the work to deliver the end result. A strong emphasis is on the way a work feels. ‘I won’t stop until it feels just right. If it doesn’t feel quite right it just won’t make the cut.’ For Amanda art making is not a choice it’s a very necessary part of life. ‘There’s nothing better’ she says than pushing paint around a canvas and making a thing of beauty’

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Marinka Parnham is a Melbourne based painter, textile designer, visual arts teacher and mother. She grew up as a creative, always with a paintbrush or pencil in hand, experimenting with new techniques and mediums.After completing a degree in textile design at RMIT and working as a hand painter designing bed linen, she went back to complete a degree in education to become an art teacher, wanting to share her passion with others. She has now come full circle and returned her focus to her true love of painting.Inspired by nature, landscapes and colour, her paintings are vibrant and full of life. Flora and Fauna are always a focus of inspiration to her, taking their colour, movement and texture. Parnham’s work has continually evolved and her newest collection resonates well with modern interiors adding bold pops of colour and an energetic vibrancy to any space they occupy. Parnham herself says, “I am continually inspired by colours, pattern, movement and nature. I see everyday objects and how they can be translated and transformed into captured moments in hanging art.

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Aneta Paryl is a self-taught artist based in Sydney. Her process is highly intuitive, as she draws on her creative intelligence to explore multiple styles. She chooses her medium and colour palette instinctively, guided by her mood and the desire to achieve certain effects that inspire her. Known for experimenting with various materials, Aneta views painting as a therapeutic practice that helps regulate her emotions and guides the direction of each piece. Art has been a personal sanctuary for her, helping her navigate tough times, including postpartum depression, and offering a way to express and heal. Each final artwork reflects not only her creativity but also the emotional journey she experiences while creating it. For Aneta, art is a path to self-discovery and solace.

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John Pearson is an established Australian artist. He interprets the Australian landscape, capturing its subtleties of colour and light using a spontaneous technique in oils. John also explores urban scenes and the place of the human figure. Newer works of cars and cityscapes have a contemporary feel and urgency. Other works capture the nostalgia of old VW Beetles and Kombis in a series depicting times passed and elements of surf culture. His works capture a soft mood and feeling of contemplation. Exhibits at a number of art galleries throughout Australia 1974 - Completed BA Fine Arts (Hons) 2024 Three person show - Red Hill Art Gallery 2010 Solo Exhibition -Picasso Art - Perth 2009 Gallery 360 Brisbane – Guest artist 1997 Solo exhibition - International Gallery - Claremont 1997 1986 Solo Exhibition - Raines Galleries, Johannesburg 1980 Three person show - Crake Gallery Johannesburg

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Hyperrealism embraces nostalgia within the works of Candice Perese, a full-time artist originally from New Zealand and currently residing on the Surf Coast of Victoria. Her artistic practice predominantly encompasses heavy-weight fine art paper, wax pencil, and pigment to produce large-scale compositions which investigate colour relationships, and the artist’s inherent desire for balance in composition - specifically in symmetry, or visual depth and weight. Recently, Candice’s practice has evolved into an exploration of photorealism and Hyperrealism, led by her skilled command of wax pencil - her preferred medium. Sourcing vintage and antique objects from Australia and abroad, she curates and composes evocative, nostalgic ‘scenes’, documenting moments encapsulated in time. Each artwork can take up to 100 hours to create.

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I am a young, queer, multi-disciplinary artist based in Melbourne/Naarm, working across painting, drawing, sculpture, and video performance to explore self-reflexive eroticism and feminine empowerment. My practice explores self-reflexive eroticism and sexual exploration as gestures of feminine empowerment, positioning the body as a site of agency, pleasure, and cultural value through painting, drawing, sculpture, and video performance. Working from a perspective between a Female and Queer Gaze, I challenge the hetero-patriarchal Male Gaze and reframe feminine desire as autonomous, exploratory, and unapologetically empowered.

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Stephanie Perrins is an Australian artist whose work is deeply inspired by the lush, vibrant landscapes that surround her. Drawing from the rich colors, textures, and patterns found in nature, she creates expressive, semi-abstract pieces that evoke a sense of place and wonder. Her art practice is centered on the idea of "creativity with intention," where every brushstroke and colour choice is made with purpose, aiming to capture the essence of the natural world while also reflecting her inner emotions and thoughts. Whether it's through her depiction of eclectic florals and landscapes, or the intricate patterns she weaves into her compositions, Stephanie's art invites viewers to pause, reflect, and find beauty in the organic, ever-changing world around us.

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Elle Pervez is a contemporary landscape artist and paints the Australian landscape, chasing the light as it changes over outback and country Australia. Elle Pervez is an Australian artist whose work is deeply informed by her upbringing between remote communities in the Northern Territory and a farm in rural New South Wales. Immersed from an early age in vast horizons and ever-shifting terrain, she developed a lasting connection to the Australian landscape, a connection that continues to shape and anchor her artistic practice. Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, Elle builds richly layered compositions. Her practice often incorporates mixed-media elements such as metallic gold leaf and oil stick, adding luminosity and depth to her textured surfaces. The interplay between abstraction and landscape is central to her work, allowing memory, emotion and place to merge on the canvas. Elle’s paintings seek to evoke a sense of connection; to land, to light, and to something both personal and collective. Through intuitive mark-making and expressive colour, she translates the feeling of wide skies, desert air and open space into immersive visual experiences. Her work invites viewers to pause, reflect, and find their own meaning within each piece. At its heart, her practice is about transformation and resonance, creating artworks that bring warmth, depth and vitality into the spaces they inhabit. In recent collections, her practice has expanded to explore the idea of metamorphosis, the in-between spaces of becoming, awakening and self-return. Her work is guided by intuition, often beginning without a fixed plan and unfolding organically, allowing emotion to lead composition. Elle has participated in many group shows and solo exhibitions across the country. Most recently Elle was a Finalist in Leda Gallery’s Emerging Art Prize 2025, Green, and Revival Art and Design Gallery’s Emerging Artist Prize 2026.

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Wendy is a self taught artist, living on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Wendy's artistic expression is an embodiment of her profound passion for the natural world and her commitment to promoting positivity, well-being, and vitality. Whether she engages in a realistic style or delves into abstract pieces with abundant texture, Wendy's central objective remains consistent: to capture the enchanting beauty and magic of our world and introduce it into people's homes. Wendy Peters Bio Wendy is a self-taught artist, whose unconventional journey led her to discover her true calling. Her diverse experiences in the creative industries, ranging from owning a women's clothing business to restoring historic homes and practicing cosmetic tattooing, have collectively shaped her artistic path. In 2019. Through her art, Wendy aspires to evoke joy, wonder, and a profound sense of meaningfulness. Her creative exploration knows no bounds, as she constantly experiments with various mediums to encapsulate the organic forms, textures, and fragility of the natural world. Wendy's ultimate aspiration is that her art instils a sense of serenity and connection in all those who encounter it. Dream Home featured Artist – Channel 7 - 2024 Artist to Watch 2024 – Art Lovers Australia Finalist: The Lethbridge Gallery – 20000 Small Artworks Award – 2024 Finalist: The Toowoomba Gallery – The Next Big Thing Award – 2023 Finalist: The Lethbridge Gallery – 20000 Small Artworks Award - 2023 Featured Artist: Blooms and Birds Exhibition – Stevens Street Gallery – Yandina _ March 2023 Featured Artist: Affordable Art fair Melbourne 2023 – (with Stevens St Gallery) Finalist: Art Lovers Australia Award 2022. Finalist: Dogs During Covid – Sally Cuthbert Gallery - Sydney. Feature and Cover: “In Noosa” Magazine – Winter 2022. Feature Artist – Home Design Magazine Autumn 2024 Gallery representation: Jive Gallery, Noosa – 2021 Wendy's artwork is held in private and corporate collections in Australia and internationally.

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What drives David as an artist is the desire to connect emotionally with the viewer — to take some part of reality, filter it through his life experiences and artistic vision, yet leave enough unsaid so the viewer can feel and see something personal to them. David, a self taught painter living on the Sunshine Coast, grew up in rural North Dakota. Being raised in an isolated yet beautiful country environment and now residing amongst the Australian coast gives David many influences to draw upon. David only started painting a little over a year and a half ago, but has had a lifetime of art in his blood. He grew up with a pencil in hand and drew comic book and cartoon characters on anything he could get his hands on. David’s love of comics came from his dad’s extensive collection of 50s and 60s comic books — from superheroes to Disney characters. The faded colours and classic dialogue all had a deep impact. His dream was to become an animator and story teller. Although David comes to painting only more recently, he’s always been fascinated by storytelling, human emotion and what motivates us in our daily lives. All of his life experiences have led him to the single focus on stories that are so critical to create a shared understanding — ultimately bringing us closer together. His work invites curiosity by beginning to tell partial stories ranging from fragments of his childhood, comic book and fantasy, contemplation, and our desire to be needed.

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Geoffrey’s artwork is heavily influenced by the natural world and most of his pieces involve water in some way. Geoffrey's art is a blend of abstract and realism. He strives to create pieces that evoke emotion. With regular visits to the Saltwater Coast and the Great Ocean Road, Geoffrey draws his inspiration from the nature around him and translates it onto his paintings. His works are vivid, colourful and full of life, depicting the pure beauty of the ocean and its wildlife. Born in 1948 and raised in New Zealand my interest in art began when I left school and started work in a frame shop. I later opened a small gallery and through that met my mentor Michael Blow, a professional artist. I have no formal training and am primarily self taught. I moved to Perth Australia in 2011 then on to Melbourne in 2019. Now a full time artist I have time to pursue my lifelong ambition to create affordable art. I am inspired by the vibrant colours of the Australian landscape, most of my work involves water and the visual drama of the constantly changing elements against the costal landscape.The essence of my work is not the water but the mystery behind the depiction of light, and the depth of colour.

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Carli is a Melbourne-based self taught artist creating bright, nostalgic pieces that weave together stylised florals, retro patterns, and vintage household treasures. Carli is a self-taught Melbourne-based artist drawn to nostalgic household objects, retro patterns, and florals. Her work combines bright colour palettes, stylised blooms, vintage vases, bold wallpapers, and lace tablecloths - often all within a single composition - to create joyful, maximalist pieces that brighten any space. Since taking up acrylic painting in 2020, Carli has explored a range of techniques and experimented with styles, including abstraction, gradually developing her own distinctive visual voice. Her work has been featured in several local exhibitions, including Brunswick Street Gallery and a curated display in Abbotsford, and she was recently named a finalist in the 2026 MAVA Art Prize. For Carli, painting is a deeply rewarding creative outlet, and she cherishes nothing more than seeing people connect with her work and welcome it into their homes.

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Katie Pink is an artist based on Bundjalung Country in Northern New South Wales, working across painting, sculpture and installation. Her practice uses materials such as polyurethane, acrylic ,expoxy risen and pigment to build layered surfaces and forms. Working across painting, sculpture and installation, Pink uses materials such found objects polyurethane, acrylic and pigment to build layered surfaces and forms. Her practice draws on memory and gestures of adornment, shaped by early experiences of femininity and self-presentation. Her work explores the tension between softness and resistance, where processes of layering and embellishment become a way of reshaping inherited patterns.

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I’m Ainsley Pioli, an artist based in Milton. I’ve been painting for around seven years, a journey that began when I became a mum. Amid the chaos of early motherhood, I was searching for a creative outlet—and I found it in the simple ritual of blasting music that moved me and letting that energy flow onto canvas. I was then lucky enough to have some interest and started doing commissioned work.

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Laura Pittam is an emerging Brisbane-based artist known for her subtle and familiar narratives captured in nostalgic figurative and landscape paintings. Since beginning her artist journey in 2022, Laura has fallen in love with people and the places they inhabit. Currently studying at the Queensland College of Art and Design, her practice encompasses both small and large-scale painting. Confident in acrylic painting, she has recently reached out to oil painting to continue exploring feelings of longing and dreaming. She has always been drawn to images of the past. Laura finds the beauty of life in the small and fleeting moments captured in film. Like a hug on a rainy day, her paintings are filled with warmth. Influenced by her Swiss heritage, she uses old archival photos of family's past and present. By painting snapshots of the past, she reflects upon her cultural connection and disconnection.

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Alex R. Plaza (Madrid, 1992) is a Spanish-Australian visual artist whose work merges contemporary cubism, surrealism, and bold geometric abstraction. His paintings explore the tension between body and consciousness, identity and appearance, through a symbolic and highly recognisable visual language. Trained as an architect in Spain, Alex R. Plaza moved to Sydney to pursue painting full-time. His practice blends geometric structure with fragmented figuration, creating a personal vocabulary of masks, hands, and eyes that reflect on authenticity in an increasingly artificial world. Working between Sydney, Madrid, and Andalusia, Plaza builds compositions where geometry acts as containment and gesture as resistance —a balance that defines his contemporary cubist approach.

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Working from her studio space in Melbourne, Georgia Pricone explores and appreciates the beauty in our environment, which often goes unnoticed in our day to day life. Georgia graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art at RMIT University and is continually expanding and refining her knowledge of art through her practice. She is consistently drawing inspiration from her surroundings to devise works of nostalgia and intricacy. Through her paintings, Georgia invites the viewer to contemplate the beauty of the natural world and the fragility of life. The organic components, with their ephemeral beauty, serve as a reminder of the fleeting nature of existence as they pair comfortably with their illuminated vessels. Their black backgrounds, rather than being ominous or foreboding, aims to create space and serenity, allowing the viewer to focus on the details of the natural components and glass companions. These Renaissance-esque paintings pair a collection of family heirlooms with homegrown botanicals; a theme which is recurring throughout Georgia’s practice.

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Rachel paints landscapes and places in nature while there is a beautiful 'light' moment taking place. From National Parks and coastal beauty, to the captivating views of the sky and mountains from the back verandah of her home. Rachel loves capturing those everyday moments in the landscape that are special and treasured. The shifting light across the sky, the ocean or landscape creates a special memory or moment to be treasured. Her recent paintings channel these feelings and emotions evoked by her experiences of natural landscapes. Rachel enjoys capturing treasured moments in the landscape that are beautiful but also those everyday moments that bring true happiness. She believes the natural world rejuvenates and sustains us. Rachel paints abstract landscapes and the places she most frequently visit in nature is what inspires me to paint. From references of granite outcrops of Girraween National Park and the coastal beauty of Yuraygir, to the captivating views of the sky and mountains from the verandah of her home. Each painting is created through a process of layering paint and experimenting with composition, mark-making and the colour palette. I always seek to express an ephemeral sense of balance, depth and luminosity.

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Jen Prior is a visual artist residing at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges, Melbourne. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts at La Trobe University, Bendigo. Her artworks are held in private collections across Australia. Jens semi abstract paintings explore momentary landscapes and skies, drawing from her personal connection with the natural world. Through direct observation, memories, and imaginative interpretation, Jen crafts evocative scenes capturing the ephemeral qualities of light, colour and atmospheric mood. Complementing her artistic practice, Jens background in environmental science and conservation, further enriches her understanding and appreciation for the natural environment. This knowledge deeply influences her artistic vision and adds another layer of depth to her work.

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April Psonis is an Abstract artist that creates works to challenge the traditional notions of beauty and femininity, to present the female form as a source of compelling strength, and extraordinary resilience. April Psonis is a self-taught artist based in Melbourne. She paints from her home in Prahran, where she lives with her husband, her very busy 3 - year-old. Born and raised in Tasmania April developed a natural love for painting and drawing at a very young age, describing her creativeness as something that is deeply imbedded in her family derived from her very talented grandmother. April Psonis’s style has evolved organically over the years, where she once leant her brush to realism, she now loves to create abstract works that push against restraint and the ordinary. Drawing from a diverse range of influences April describes the female form as her most poignant sauce. Through her unique style April has always created works that celebrate the female form in all its power, inviting her audience to embark on a journey of introspection and discovery. April Psonis primarily works with mixed mediums including acrylic, pencil and gesso creating works that explore a relationship between soft and hard or masculine and feminine, works that command presence. Through her art April aspires to inspire and evoke a deep feeling of respect for the powerhouse that is the female form.

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Anja Oberlander Purcell (b. 2004) is an emerging contemporary Australian artist residing and working in Eora/Sydney. She works primarily in oil painting and completed Bachelor of Fine Arts with National Art School in 2025. Anja is guided by an interest in non-descript composition and curiousness of space, her practice seeks to evoke both the familiar and foreign within the viewer, in turn igniting a politics of reception. For Anja, a painting is always frozen in its own moment in time, and it is through filling space with remixed objects and forms, where conversations between people and place occurs.

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Kate Quinn is a Brisbane painter who specialises in vibrant floral still life using oils. As an emerging Australian artist with a particular focus on capturing the beauty of flowers, ceramics, textiles, and pattern, Kate Quinn's art is inspired by her domestic surroundings and the everyday scenes she encounters. Before pursuing her passion for painting, Kate worked as a domestic violence social worker, however, she now paints full-time from her home studio. In addition to creating her own artwork, Kate teaches art classes and co-runs a business called Bloom Art Experiences. Through this business, Kate brings floral still life painting workshops to beautiful locations across Australia, giving others the opportunity to learn and create art in inspiring settings. Although mainly self-taught, Kate's paintings demonstrate a keen eye for detail and a natural talent for capturing the essence of her subjects. She is interested in playing with colour, texture, and shape to create interesting and dynamic compositions that bring out the unique qualities of her subjects. Through her work, Kate aims to showcase the beauty in everyday scenes and objects, inviting viewers to take a closer look and appreciate the world around them in a new way.

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Michelle Quinter is a Sydney-based abstract artist with a free-spirited, expressive approach to creating art. Her work acts as a visual diary, capturing a wide range of moods and emotions. Through large-scale pieces, she uses layers and textures to explore the balance between light and dark, creating a harmonious blend of color and form. Michelle, having studied abroad, has exhibited her work both locally and internationally. Her artistic process is intuitive and experimental, allowing the painting to guide her in an exploration of the unmanifested, feminine expression. While her work is predominantly nonrepresentational, subtle glimpses of landscape and the moods of nature often emerge. Michelle’s art draws inspiration from classical and romantic painters, who used atmospheric washes of paint to evoke emotion and move their audience.

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Maria Radun is an oil painter based on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. Grounded in the tradition of tonal realism, her technique provides a strong foundation for exploring diverse subject matter. Maria’s work is characterised by a profound connection to nature, expressed through dynamic landscapes and thoughtful still-life compositions that reflect the beauty all around her. The daily ritual of drawing and painting has sharpened Maria’s ability to observe the world with depth and intuition, while her rich knowledge and skill lend her work an exceptional level of mastery. Her nuanced brushwork orchestrates light to illuminate subjects with striking realism, while shadows add a sense of depth and mystery, drawing viewers into the subtle narratives woven into each piece.

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Alpana Rai is an Australian abstract landscape artist known for her vibrant color palette, expressive brushstrokes, and intuitive approach to painting. Inspired by the beauty of the Australian landscape and the rich cultural influences of her Indian heritage, she creates dynamic compositions that blend memory, emotion, and imagination. Her work invites viewers to explore familiar yet dreamlike landscapes, evoking a sense of connection and personal interpretation. Through her bold use of color and organic forms, Alpana transforms nature and experience into immersive visual narratives. Alpana Rai is an Australian abstract landscape artist whose bold and expressive works capture the essence of Australia’s natural beauty. Infused with dynamic energy and vibrant colors, her paintings are a fusion of places she has experienced and the unseen energies she senses. She describes her work as a visual translation—connecting the viewer and the artist through familiar yet dreamlike elements that evoke memories or spark new interpretations. Fascinated by the human ability to fantasize and the idea of a collective unconscious, Alpana creates abstract landscapes that are not meant to be fully understood but rather felt. Her compositions unfold organically, with spontaneous brushstrokes weaving together forms that blur the line between reality and imagination. Her signature use of bold color, particularly pinks and blues, reflects both the vibrancy of the Australian landscape and the rich cultural influences of her Indian heritage, shaped by the joyful celebrations of Diwali and Holi. Since 2019, Alpana has exhibited extensively across Melbourne and beyond, showcasing her work at major art fairs and exhibitions. She was the winner of the Art to Art Unearthed Art Prize (2024) and a Online finalist in the Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Prize (2022, 2023). Her paintings have been featured in renowned events such as the Affordable Art Fair (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane) In 2021, Alpana deepened her artistic exploration with certifications in Modern Art & Ideas and Postwar Abstract Painting from the prestigious Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. Her work is now held in private collections across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Italy. Through her art, Alpana continues to explore the interplay between emotion, place, and imagination, inviting viewers to lose themselves in the landscapes of their own memories and dreams.

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Anjana Rai is an Indian-born, Sydney-based visual artist whose profound connection with nature emanates from her vibrant, textured canvases. Renowned for her mastery of impasto techniques, she skillfully wields the palette knife to craft impressionistic portrayals of florals, landscapes, and seascapes. Embracing a fluid, unrestrained style, her work transcends traditional fine detail to capture the dynamic interplay between the natural world and her own internal reflections. Anjana's art not only celebrates the grandeur of nature but also encapsulates her unique cultural and creative perspective, making her a distinguished voice in contemporary impressionism. Anjana Rai, a visual artist born in India and based in Sydney, is a dedicated creator whose deep appreciation for the natural world shines through every stroke of her canvas. Opting for the palette knife over the traditional paintbrush, she applies thick layers of oil paint in an impasto technique, crafting impressionistic portrayals of flowers, landscapes, and seascapes. While she typically begins with a basic concept, her artworks primarily serve as a synthesis of external landscapes and her internal responses. Departing from the convention of intricate detail, Rai embraces a fluid, uninhibited style that grants her the freedom to experiment with colour, texture, curves, angles, and edges. Envisioning her pieces in three-dimensional space, she leverages this perspective along with her innovative artistic vision to create works that celebrate nature's splendour, interpreted through her unique cultural and creative lens. Since 2019, Rai's artworks have been featured in numerous art shows, galleries, and group exhibitions across Australia. Initially showcasing her work in Pune, India, and inner-city Sydney suburbs, she has expanded her reach to encompass wider audiences in Australia and worldwide since 2021.

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Rachel is an exciting emerging contemporary abstract artist based in Melbourne/Naarm. Rachel's creative journey is deeply influenced by her artistic heritage, as she inherited her passion for art from her talented Papa. Rachel's work is renowned for its playful, vibrant, and quirky style, often evoking a sense of nostalgia. She describes her art as a unique fusion of Mid-Century Modern flair and the whimsical charm of Bubble O Bill.

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Ben Randall is a contemporary Australian abstract artist, who is deeply inspired by the intricate beauty of nature and the complexities of humanity. Randall endeavours to encapsulate these core themes by using shapes, markings and colours to evoke emotions and provoke contemplation. Randall provides a canvas for individual reflection and exploration. Ben Randall is a contemporary Australian abstract artist, who is deeply inspired by the intricate beauty of nature and the complexities of humanity. Randall endeavours to encapsulate these core themes, using shapes, marks and colours to evoke emotions and provoke contemplation. Each painting Randall creates is imbued with personal meaning and emotional depth, yet he is wary of imposing an interpretation onto the viewer. Instead, Randall aims to provide a canvas for individual reflection and exploration. He believes that true artistry lies in the ability to elicit diverse interpretations and resonate uniquely with each observer. In essence, his paintings serve as conduits for self-discovery and introspection, inviting viewers to imbue their own experiences and perspectives into the abstract tapestry of colours and forms. Ultimately, Randall strives to evoke a sense of wonder and curiosity, allowing each new viewer to uncover their own meaning within the layers of my art.

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Christina Rankin is an emerging artist from Wonthaggi, now working in Naarm/Melbourne. Christina's work is predominantly informed by lived experience and focuses on exploring memory, the transitional process of coming-of-age and her identity as a neurodivergent woman. Christina's practice integrates refined figuration, symbolic motifs, text and gestural abstraction, each composition merging these elements to convey the specific autobiographical narratives at the core of the work.

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Emily Raubenheimer is an artist based in Northern Victoria, known for her vibrant, playful depictions of Australian bush botanicals. Emily Raubenheimer is an artist based in Northern Victoria, known for her vibrant, playful depictions of Australian bush botanicals. Her work, characterized by fluid lines and warm tones often grounded in pink, reflects her deep connection to the landscape. Since earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Monash University in 2003, Emily has been a finalist in numerous art prizes such as the Jumbled Superstar Search and the Omnia Art Prize. Emily paints full-time from her home in the bush, drawing inspiration from the flora she encounters during her bushwalks around her property. This natural beauty fuels her compositions, celebrating the richness of the surrounding landscape. She often paints flora in situ as well as in still life. Switching from the grandeur of landscape to the more intimate home setting. Before relocating to the bush Emily co-founded and ran the Artists' Guild in Docklands, Melbourne, fostering collaboration among women artists.

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When Ruth paints she often feels the sensation of ‘drawing in paint’. This is very important for her practice as she feels this approach helps to stay loose and to work with clear intent. “I aim to connect to the quality we all have in us as children, that being non fearful mark makers. I have this mindset whilst working. This is what keeps me continuing to create." Ruth's drawings and paintings are inspired by the ability one can choose to tap into; being spontaneous, staying loose in mark making, not thinking too much, just responding to the inspiration felt initially from a place or person. This process is what Ruth is very interested in. Her aim is to connect with this intention. Ruth's children whilst very young, inspired this creative outlook. She primarily works in oil paints and also uses oil sticks, charcoal, graphite pencil and pastels. Ruth is drawn to the genres of landscape and portrait paintings/drawings and also loves documentary photography.

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The diversity of the Australian landscape is what inspires me as an artist. Ann Rayment is a contemporary Australian landscape artist residing in Dolphin Point, New South Wales. Drawing inspiration from the picturesque surroundings of her coastal home, Ann's art reflects her deep connection to the natural world and her fascination with its ever-changing beauty. Born and raised in Leeton, NSW, Ann has always been drawn to the vibrant colour and textures of the land. After a career in teaching, she embarked on a journey of exploration, seeking to capture the essence of the Australian landscape through her art. Ann's artistic process is dynamic and multifaceted. She paints en plein air, immersing herself in the landscape and allowing its energy to flow through her brush onto the canvas. Back in her studio at home, Ann further refines her work, using collage techniques to reconstruct her sketches and infuse her pieces with depth and dimension.

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Marea's distinctive photomedia practice creates open-ended, cinestill-like narratives, often in Arcadian settings, as metaphors for fernweh – or 'farsickness' – a desire to escape to real or imagined places or times – that is at once personal and universal. Believing in the profound effect of immediate environment upon the psyche, her work explores the intangible threshold between what is seen and what is felt, and considers how these unbiddable responses might materialise, while allowing viewers their own instinctive responses to the story. Influenced by both the Old Masters and cinematography, she is especially interested in the elusive space between the natural and metaphysical worlds. Her deeply saturated, time-less imagery simultaneously embraces the panoramic and the intimate, suggesting that even the widest landscape can contain intensely private realms; and reflecting the Sublime's concepts of interconnectedness, imminence and the infinite. Graduating with a BFA in Photomedia from the National Art School in 2022, Marea's work has featured in numerous domestic and international competitions, and been exhibited around Australia, as well as Germany, Spain, and the USA, with works held in private collections in the UK, USA, New Zealand and Australia.

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Driven by the spirit of abstract expressionism, I deconstruct the world into a dynamic series of foundational shapes, intuitive mark-making, and vivid colour explorations. Through dense layering and intricate patterning, my work transforms raw impulse into a complex visual language that invites deep viewer discovery. Driven by an intuitive abstract expressionist approach, Fiona Reeve trusts her instincts implicitly, letting marks organically lead to marks across textiles, printmaking, and mixed media. Grounded in over 30 years of creation and shaped by years of global travel, her work translates inspiration from around the world into a rich visual language of shape, line, texture, and colour.

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Amber Reid is a Sydney-based artist and educator specializing in acrylic painting. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Painting and Art Education from the University of New South Wales. Amber has showcased her work in both group and solo exhibitions, both in Australia and internationally. Amber’s work draws inspiration from the natural and built environments, focusing on vibrant colors and simplified forms. Recently, her time living in Darwin, NT, has influenced her work, which explores the concept of "visual escapism" through depictions of the tropical landscape and historical architecture, all rendered in bright hues and a semi-naïve style. A strong love for colour drives her creative process as well as an interest in architecture and mid century design.

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Erin Reinboth is an Australian contemporary artist and intuitive abstract painter based on Victoria’s Surf Coast. Drawing profound inspiration from the vibrant world of color, Erin’s work is a dynamic exploration of texture, mark-making, and bold palettes. Her paintings channel the beauty of her surroundings and personal experiences, brought to life through expressive layers and experimental line work that evoke both energy and emotion. Her art, realized as colorscapes or landscapes, captures the energy of movement, the interplay of textures, and the intrigue of unexpected color combinations. Each piece invites viewers to immerse themselves in a sensory journey filled with contemplation and emotion. Erin holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Painting major) from the University of South Australia and a Bachelor of Textile Design (Print major) from RMIT University in Melbourne. With over 17 years of artistic practice, she has exhibited widely in solo shows and art fairs, including Fitzroy’s Sol Gallery, iconic Greenhouse Interiors, and The Affordable Art Fair, among others, earning recognition for her instinctive and expressive style. Beyond her studio practice in Torquay, Erin’s background as a Studio Manager, Textile Designer, and Trend Forecaster in Melbourne’s fashion industry has enriched her artistic perspective. This experience has seamlessly merged with her art practice, leading to exclusive collaborations with iconic Australian retailer Adairs and global tech accessory brand The Dairy. Erin’s work is a celebration of color, texture, and the joy of artistic expression. Whether through her intuitive paintings or collaborations, she strives to add color and joy to the world, inviting others to experience the vibrant energy and emotional depth that her art conveys.

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Pia Reynolds is a Perth based artist whose vibrant paintings celebrate the beauty of still life and nature. Her work combines rich colour and expressive brushwork to capture the warmth and abundance of everyday subjects. Pia Reynolds is a Perth based artist whose vibrant paintings celebrate the beauty of still life and nature. Her work combines rich colour and expressive brushwork to capture the warmth and abundance of everyday subjects. Her current work is a representation of immediacy and accessibility, capturing what is at hand in the moments carved out by the daily routine of being a mother to young children.

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Kathleen Rhee is an Australian artist working and living on the Gold Coast. With a passion for working on large-scale abstract paintings her beautifully calming works are inspired by the country’s picturesque natural environment. Kathleen Rhee is an independent artist currently living in the Gold Coast, Australia. With a passion for working on large-scale abstract paintings her beautifully calming works are inspired by the country’s picturesque natural environment. She studied at Brisbane Institute of Art, ANU Art School Canberra and Parsons School of Design New York City. Kathleen’s pieces bring the outdoors indoors, with her gentle pinks, deep blues and turquoise greens adding a sense of peace to people’s lives. Kathleen has a deep connection to mother nature and can only explain her practice as a need to paint everyday, expressing impressions, feelings and experiences in her daily life. Rhee’s personal style has an atmospheric, powerful, mesmerising touch that she achieves by using subtle colour, depth and descriptive detail. Kathleen has exhibited across the globe with her works being held in private and public collections in 15 countries, is a prize finalist, with her work also featured on national television The Block home renovation series in 2019, 2020 and was a Artist-in-Residence in Provence, France and Taos New Mexico USA in 2025.

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Rhoda Kirk is a Western Australian artist whose work explores light, form, and the figure through a disciplined practice of drawing and painting from life. Her oils and pastels, grounded in traditional technique and an ongoing study of art history, seek to capture a sense of universal presence within atmospheric, ambiguous spaces. Bio 2026 Rhoda strives to form a bridge between figuration and abstraction, particularly in relationship to the human form. Graduating in 2015 from Curtin University with an honours degree in fine art, she has maintained an ongoing dialogue with the history of art, particularly, in relationship to painting. Her work employs traditional painting techniques such as chiaroscuro, glazing and scumbling along with more contemporary, a la prima techniques and the use of pastels. She has travelled extensively around Europe observing the works of the great masters and studied with some living masters in Italy. This has had a big influence on her development as an artist. She has developed her painting and drawing skills by hours spent in the studio and by painting and drawing from life and live models. She is involved in the Perth life drawing scene and is involved in running various painting and drawing groups. Recently she has been doing some plein air painting which she is hoping to further develop.

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Geraldine Richards is a visual artist and painter who makes art on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung in Naarm Melbourne. She graduated with a Master’s in Fine Art in 2022 and has had a daily art for more than two decades. Geraldine has been exhibiting her artwork across Australia for many years. She had a solo exhibition with Michael Reid Northern Beaches, NSW in 2025 and two solo exhibitions with Art at St Francis in Melbourne in 2023 and 2019. In 2024 Geraldine’s artwork was shortlisted for the Forty Five Downstairs Gallery Emerging Art Awards and the Biennale of Colour and Light at Westend Art Space Melbourne. She was in a group show at No Vacancy in Melbourne, selected as a finalist for the Mornington Peninsular Art Prize and The Doyles Art Prize (QLD) all in 2025. So far in 2026 she has been short listed for the Inside the Box Art Prize (NSW) and Tattersall’s Club Art Award (Qld).

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Jody Rigby, an emerging self taught Sydney artist, produces classic still life works with saturated hues and creates form with texture. With a passion for antiques and past career in horticulture, her work features utilitarian vessels and simple florals that would be at home in a country kitchen or moody hall. ‘I’ve always been fascinated with how we each see objectively through our eyes and how artists each interpret the same scenes differently, capturing different details . I look for a sheen or a shadow, not chasing perfection but use broader deliberate brushstrokes to suggest the weight of the subject matter and in turn give a lovely rustic tone to the work. I also like the a pop of rich colour among muddy values" Jody Rigby, an emerging self taught Sydney artist, produces classic still life works with saturated hues and creates form with texture. With a passion for antiques and past career in horticulture, her work features utilitarian vessels and simple florals that would be at home in a country kitchen or moody hall. ‘I’ve always been fascinated with how we each see objectively through our eyes and how artists each interpret the same scenes differently, capturing different details . I look for a sheen or a shadow, not chasing perfection but use broader deliberate brushstrokes to suggest the weight of the subject matter and in turn give a lovely rustic tone to the work. I also like the a pop of rich colour among muddy values"

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Born in Georgia, USA, Melissa grew up in Australia and paints from her Illawarra based studio on the NSW South Coast. Melissa is also known for her realist style still life paintings featuring a colourful array of everyday objects. Predominately an oil painter, Melissa Ritchie has been a finalist in many of Australia's art prizes including the Archibald Prize, Portia Geach Memorial Award, Kilgour Prize, Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize, Lester Prize (formerly Black Swan), Brisbane Portrait Prize and the Percival Portrait Prize.

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Sarah is a full-time artist whose work blends nature’s beauty with a whimsical, offbeat twist. Specialising in oil painting and collage, Sarah draws inspiration from her daily walks through her neighbourhood, capturing the intricate details of plant life in her highly patterned, botanically themed pieces. Her deep love for textiles is evident in her work, which often incorporates rich textures and layered compositions that evoke the tactile quality of fabric. Color is used liberally, infusing her paintings with vibrancy and energy. Each piece is a detailed expression of nature's forms, designed to uplift and inspire. Sarah studied at the University of South Australia, where she majored in painting, and later completed a Bachelor of Textile Design at RMIT University. The combination of these disciplines informs her richly layered compositions, which are particular to her own unique spirit, resulting in artwork that is both visually captivating and deeply personal. Having participated in numerous group exhibitions and held several solo shows, Sarah’s work continues to captivate and inspire, celebrating nature in all its intricate, unexpected forms.

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Sahil Roy is a multi-disciplinary artist and muralist based in Melbourne, Australia. With nearly two decades of experience in graffiti art, Roy has evolved into one of Australia’s most renowned contemporary abstract talents, seamlessly blending his graffiti roots with a refined neo-abstract practice. Roy’s artistic vision is deeply influenced by the spontaneous compositions of the urban landscape—those fleeting moments where color, shape, texture, and form intersect. His work reflects a fascination with layers of time and decay, drawing inspiration from the ever-changing cityscape, where traces of the past and present emerge like fragments of a collage. Through his signature layering technique, Roy captures dynamic visual narratives, creating complex, introspective compositions that drift between abstraction and emotional expression. An accomplished studio artist and large-scale muralist, Roy has exhibited extensively both locally and internationally, with his works held in private collections worldwide. His artistic journey has also taken him to major international mural festivals across Southeast Asia, the USA, and Mongolia, where he continues to push the boundaries of his craft, transforming public spaces with his unique vision. Outside of the studio, Roy is an avid collector of experiences, drawing inspiration from his global travels to fuel his ongoing artistic exploration. His commitment to innovation and his passion for storytelling through art solidify his place at the forefront of contemporary neo-abstract art.

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Amy Ruth (Grey) paintings are vibrant, bold, and eye-catching. She loves using bright colors that evoke feelings of joy and delight. Amy paints imaginative urban-themed environments, landscapes, gardens, wilderness, mountains, and character houses. The palettes of her paintings are consistently strikingly vivid, bringing energy and life to her harmonious compositions. Amy’s mission is to bring energy and joy to everyday spaces through her art. Amy Ruth (Grey) is an artist based in South-East Queensland, known for her vibrant, bold, and eye-catching paintings. Her work celebrates the beauty of nature and urban environments, blending imagination with vivid colors that evoke feelings of joy and delight. Amy was a finalist in the Revival Emerging Art Prize 2025 and winner of Pine Rivers Show Non-Traditional Art winner in 2024. Amy’s paintings often feature lush gardens, character-filled houses, and striking landscapes, all brought to life with her signature palette of harmonious yet striking hues. Drawing on her background in landscape architecture and urban design, she infuses her art with a passion for placemaking, creating pieces that offer an aspirational sense of place and a touch of utopia. Her distinctive style combines abstract stylization with intricate details, balancing simplified shapes and bold patterns. This fusion creates dynamic compositions that feel both playful and sophisticated, inviting viewers to explore and connect with the scenes she depicts. Inspired by the natural beauty of her home, Amy’s work offers a vibrant escape into a world of color and wonder. Her pieces have been exhibited in local galleries and recognized in art shows, reflecting her growing presence in the Australian art scene. With a background in landscape architecture and urban design, Amy’s passion for placemaking is a key influence on her art. She aims to create an aspirational “sense of place” and a utopic vision, often inspired by her home in South-East Queensland. Profile photo by Kylie Harber Photography

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Sharon Rynehart is an impressionist palette knife artist based in Canberra recognised for her emotive, colour-rich captures of the sea land and sky. Her works seek to capture moments of reflection, light, and hope, resonating deeply with collectors worldwide, inspiring calm and connection through their uplifting sense of place and emotion. Sharon Rynehart is an impressionist palette knife artist recognised for her flowing, expressive style of the sea, land and sky. A former Interior Designer and Colour Consultant, Sharon had health issues that saw her turn to painting for therapy and healing. Transforming her creative practice into what she calls ‘heartwork’; emotive, hope-fuelled pieces inspired by faith, nature, and the beauty of our Australian coastlines and landscapes. She uses her background in colour theory to create beautiful colour harmonies, painting original artworks that allow you to reflect on your own story; to finish the train of thought, to remember a time or place, and to explore and feel the emotions they instil. Artworks that are relatable, that invite you to reflect, force an exhale, evoke a sense of calm…and bring you hope. Now widely collected both in Australia and Internationally, she’s enjoyed recent success as a Finalist in Art to Art’s acclaimed “Unearthed” Art Prize. She’s also been fortunate to have several of her artworks featured on Channel 9’s “The Block”, and her work featured in Grand Designs Australia Magazine. Sharon’s pieces continue to be sought after, a reminder to always look for light and hope…no matter the trials and challenges we all face.

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Nicole paints because she often feels there are no words to describe the sense of awe a particular scene inspires. Her style incorporates abstraction and disruption within realism to convey this feeling beyond what is purely photo realism. This style is best described as 'Disrupted Realism' and she is one of the artists representing this style in the international book 'More Disruption' by John Seed. She holds a BA Fine Art Degree with Honours from The National Art School and has been exhibiting for many years with paintings held internationally.

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Gentle paintings inspired by quiet moments, emotion, and a playful sense of imagination. I create soft, gentle paintings inspired by nature and emotion, and a sense of folk-like warmth, more an interpretation of what I see and feel than something strictly realistic. I’m a Japanese artist currently based in Australia. My work is inspired by quiet moments, nature, and small emotional shifts in everyday life. Rather than painting things exactly as they are, I focus on my own interpretation — simplifying forms and using soft colours to create a calm, gentle feeling. I hope my work brings a sense of calm, warmth, or connection to those who see it.

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Annalisa Lawrence — widely recognised as ‘Saltwater Woman’ — employs an intuitive approach to her practice, drawing inspiration from her extensive travels, coastal lifestyle, and personal encounters. Within her works, Lawrence chronicles her experiences as a mother, surfer, and traveler, each work hinting at the shared threads of the human condition. Lawrence’s evocative mixed media works, often featuring female surfers and figures by the sea, are marked by her distinctive approach to a figurative style which focuses on the nuanced movements of the human form. She is interested in capturing subtle energy between figures, as well as energy within each each figure, exploring themes of harmony with nature and interpersonal connections. She feels a deep emotional bond with her subject matter. Lawrence's artistic journey has garnered recognition in numerous national galleries and art fairs, and has attracted collectors from Australia, Europe, and the USA. Her works have featured in publications such as Art Edit, Swell, Inside Out Magazine and ‘Hunting for George’.

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Tracey Samios is a Melbourne based visual artist known for her distinctive naïve style. She works with a variety of mediums, including acrylics, oil pastels, and lino-cut printing. Her art is deeply inspired by the people, animals, and landscapes she encounters during her travels. Known for her passion for vibrant colours, she creates works that resonate profoundly with viewers. Tracey is a visual artist with a studio located on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.

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Jacob Sarra is a Goreng Goreng artist. Jacob Sarra is a Goreng Goreng artist that takes inspiration from the connection between the land and sky. By using contemporary colours, Jacob creates vibrant artworks to brighten up any wall.

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Bold. Expressive. Unapologetically Vibrant. Kim Saunders does not just paint, she creates art that commands attention. With fearless colour, striking stripes and expressive floral forms, her work is a bold celebration of nature and emotion. Rooted in photography and graphic design, her keen eye for composition and colour harmony transforms everyday moments into modern abstractions. Kim's art brings energy, colour, movement and joy wherever it lands. Kim Saunders is a contemporary Australian artist known for her bold, expressive florals set against striking striped backgrounds. With a background in photography and graphic design, she masterfully blends colour, form, texture and hand stitching details to create dynamic compositions that evoke emotion and energy. Her work explores the beauty of nature—flowers, landscapes, and shifting sky hues—through a modern, abstract lens. Whether through vivid, high-contrast palettes or softer, earthy tones, Kim’s paintings radiate joy, movement, and a deep connection to the natural world.

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Graphic yet figurative, a visual narrative, keeping it relatable with a focus on capturing the times that live in our conscious. Ever since I could grasp my first crayon i have felt an urge to capture and create ideas and things that inspire. The process of ‘creating’ is one of constant learning, the result often a launching pad for the next inspiration. Graduating from Graphic Design at RMIT I count myself amongst the fortunate few to be able to spend my working life as an Art based Creative Director doing what I love. Alongside my professional working journey “painting” has often had to take a back seat, a quiet companion that only on occasion jumped into the front seat and took control. Over the last few years the ‘driver’ has taken the wheel more often, clocking up many more miles primarily painting in oils and at times acrylic. Looking back at the painters that really resonate and inspire I would have to say Fred Williams, John Olsen, Clarice Beckett and Euan Uglow first jump to mind, but really the list is long and varied and likely to be different if asked another day. Color, design and form tend to dominate in my work. I refer to myself as a figurative’ painter yet experiment with the idea of ‘loosening up’, a style that is forever evolving. I enjoy capturing “life” – people often depicted from a birds-eye perspective, offering a somewhat graphic interpretation of figures framed against largely monochromatic backdrops. I imagine the little pleasures filling their minds, each in their own “happy place”. These little sub stories amidst the shared experiences are painted to be re-lived at home whenever you wish. This shared connection with the many collectors to date brings great satisfaction and if that leads to many more trips to the beach and snow then I’ll only be too happy to accept the challenge. I have painted numerous commissions to brief, usually to include families or individuals and love how only the new owners know “that’s us” there in the wave or on the chairlift. You will see variation in the works, conscious to not become a slave to my own ‘style” and subject matter and will continue to driven to capture a mood, a message, an emotion.

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Hoppy Schneider is an artist based on the Mornington Peninsula. After studying Graphic design at RMIT she freelanced in Art Direction and Illustration, but painting has always been her love. She is interested in the portraying an emotional response to the landscape looking particularly at the way light changes. Hoppy Schneider is an artist based on the Mornington Peninsula. After studying Graphic design at RMIT she freelanced in Art Direction and Illustration, but painting has always been her love. She is interested in the portraying an emotional response to the landscape looking particularly at the way light changes.

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Linda Schneider is a contemporary Australian figurative artist working across painting and drawing, with a focus on the human body, restraint, and the accumulation of time within an image. Linda Schneider is a Victorian-based artist whose practice centres on the human figure. Working across acrylic and oil painting, as well as layered charcoal and ink drawings, her process is deliberately iterative, allowing earlier decisions to remain visible within the surface of the work. Her figures are built through repeated drawing, sanding, erasure, and repainting, creating images that hold a sense of accumulation and quiet tension rather than a fixed or polished finish. Schneider is interested in how restraint, revision, and time shape an image, and how the body can be used as a site for both observation and inward reflection. Her work has been recognised in major Australian prizes, including being a finalist in the Dobell Drawing Prize.

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Jacqueline Scotcher paints from how particular places make her feel over time, aiming to offer a beautiful portal for the viewer. She lives in regional northern NSW, Australia, and this environment fuels much of her recent practice. Jacqueline is interested in painting what it feels like moving through and connecting with particular environments. The abstract paintings build up over time with emotive colour and gooey brushwork being key. Jacqueline has completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts, Honours in Creative Industries and Doctorate in Philosophy (Creative Arts). She has worked as an artist and educator for the past decade and has had several solo exhibitions. She currently lives in Mcleans Ridges, northern NSW with her young family.

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I am Steve, an artist working under the name Scuba, based in Parramatta, Australia. My practice combines acrylics, oils, spray paint, and paint pens to create works at the intersection of pop art, abstraction, and minimalism. Im Scuba, based in parramatta. Influenced by city life, geometry and science fiction. I use mixed media to create bold contrast in abstract pop art with a minimalistic feel.

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Eve's connection to outback Australia is evident in her eclectic portfolio of nature and landscape paintings. Eve Sellars is a full time artist based in country Victoria, whose paintings have been exhibited nationally. She describes her works as being a reflection of her love for the natural world, as well as its history, its fragility, and its breathtaking beauty. In her artistic practice, Eve stylizes her view of her environment, amplifying its colors, and distorting its view, using a limited colour palette and a variety of convention and non-conventional tools. Her art is passionate, approachable and honest; and is held in private collections all over Australia and abroad.

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Aden Senycia is a mixed media artist and music producer who fuses colour with kinesis, collaging abstract shapes, textures, and experiments in formalism with graffiti, which was his first passion. Aden examines and attempts to contain universal emotional complexities, impossible worlds and the purgatory of desire through the lens of colour and shapes. A third-culture kid with strong ties to the Ukraine, Aden spent his formative years in Oman in the Middle East, which established a lifetime quest for identity and belonging. Through his own profound sense of displacement, pursuit of community and quest for solace, he creates a spiritual home for both himself and the viewer in his compositions. Aden successfully held his first solo art exhibition ‘Sharp Love, Slow Faint’ in mid-2023, at shopfront 740 in Melbourne, Australia. He recently completed a 15-metre-long mural at the iconic Mamma Chens in Footscray, where other examples of his work grace the walls.

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Zoe Sernack is an artist who lives and works in Sydney, Australia. Zoe holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The National Art School and works on a full time studio practice. Zoe has been exhibiting for over 28 years, been in over 80 exhibitions. She has been a finalist in numerous art prizes such as the Fisher's Ghost Award, Hornsby Art Award, Gosford Art Award, Into the Light Art Award and the Lethbridge Landscape Art Award. Recently winner 9 x 5 award at WWAS Sydney and had her work hung in the Wynne - Salon des Refuses. She is also an art tutor at a number of highly regarded art courses, such at Grampian Brushes in Victoria. Zoes’ art process is about continually engaging with the natural world. A keen observer of her environment, Zoe wants us to understand her visual language through an inbuilt desire to constantly engage with the world she experiences. Her paintings are multi-layered, being as much about the medium of paint and the process of painting as with an experience of the Australian landscape. Her work explores the connections between landscape, memory and the subconscious. She has an instinctive understanding of colour, line and texture while balancing abstracted forms. Zoes’ objective has never been to depict but to evoke a visual connection. Whether it be a sense of place, a feeling or a memory.

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Jon Setter is a photomedia artist who was born in Detroit (1989). His photography is a formally nuanced response to the urban spaces and architecture he encounters. Presenting perspectives not normally visualised of mundane and ordinary aspects in order to alter audience perceptions of what they can reflect. Jon Setter is a photomedia artist who was born in Detroit (1989) and is currently based between Sydney and New York City. He received a bachelor’s degree from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit and graduated with an MFA from The National Art School, Sydney. His photography is a formally nuanced response to the urban spaces and architecture he encounters. Often working with subjects discovered by chance on unprescribed walks, he attempts to reveal the unseen aspects people pass by and use daily but may not consciously observe. His aim is to present an alternate perspective of cities that isn’t typically visualized to expand how audiences might read the spaces they interact with most often. This stems from being influenced by the New Topographic Movement and the Dusseldorf School of Photography. He has exhibited work in numerous solo and group shows across Australia and internationally including New York City, Tokyo and Berlin. He has just completed his second photobook ‘The Ballarat Text’ and is working on a Sydney-centric series due to be released next year.

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Panchali Sheth is a Sydney-based Indian-Australian artist whose work blends the rich visual language of Indian miniatures with contemporary abstraction. She holds a Master of Art (MA) and a Master of Fine Art (MFA) from the College of Fine Arts, UNSW. Her practice has been shaped by international residencies, including programs in France (2021), New York at the School of Visual Arts (2023), and most recently a month-long residency in Rajasthan, India (2025). Drawing from cultural narratives, travel, and lived experience, Sheth creates vibrant figurative and abstract works that explore identity, mythology, and storytelling. Panchali Sheth is a Sydney-based Indian-Australian artist whose practice weaves the vibrancy of Indian miniature traditions with contemporary abstraction. Her works unfold through intuitive mark-making, layered narratives, and bold colour palettes, drawing deeply from mythology, culture, and lived experience. Sheth has held several solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows, many of which have sold out. Her work was most recently exhibited at Gallery Lane Cove. She has been a finalist in multiple awards, including an emerging art prize and the prestigious Kedumba Drawing Award, further affirming the strength and distinctiveness of her practice. Across her growing body of work, Sheth continues to explore the intersections of culture, identity, and contemporary storytelling, creating paintings that resonate with emotional depth and timeless energy.

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I'm an artist painting in Newcastle NSW Australia and I absolutely love colour! I started painting three years ago and I haven't stopped since. I have an Advanced Diploma in Fine Art - screen printing was my thing, but I've done many painting courses since then with artists I admire. My art is based around my collection of sentimental and not so, trinkets, my home town, my garden, laneways, quirky things and parks.

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Based on Coochiemudlo, a small island situated approximately a kilometre off the coast of Queensland, between Brisbane and North Stradbroke Island, Millie, is innately influenced by the abundance of foliage and wildlife that inhabit her locality. Unbound to a sole medium or creative methodology, her depictions align with the subject’s intrinsic elements and resonance. Millie paints in a way that depicts her thoughts and feelings of the subject, which has helped her tremendously throughout her adult life and experiences. Millie possesses a BA in Fine Arts from Charles Sturt University and a Masters in Art Therapy from the University of Queensland.

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Shannon Simm is a full time artist & tattoo artist living in Tasmania. Exploring the romance of the banal and the ever changing surroundings and details of her environment, her work captures a moment in time, as if the motion is still alive on her canvas. Shannon maintains a focus on capturing people and the untold beauty within every fold, skin pore, and angle, using light in a way that brings attention to the parts of one’s self that are purposefully hidden, and works to create a new found appreciation and love for.

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Australian artist Amanda Skye finds power in the flawed, the authentic, and the beautifully imperfect. From her Helensburgh studio, she channels this belief into vibrant, soulful creations. Each piece is a rich tapestry of colour and symbolic meaning, celebrating the raw essence of the natural world and inviting viewers to embrace the honest call to do what makes your heart sing and find peace within oneself. Australian artist Amanda Skye finds power in the flawed, the authentic, and the beautifully imperfect. Guided by a deep-seated intuition, she creates soulful works that have captivated audiences both locally and internationally. Her core belief is that art is a living entity, an honest reflection of personal growth and change—a true journey to the soul. Amanda’s artistic practice is remarkably diverse, flowing wherever her intuition leads. She is known for her unique mediumistic portraiture, where she connects with a subject's energy to capture their essence on canvas or any material that captivates her. This profound sensitivity extends to her abstract monumental landscapes that echo the earth's raw emotion, and to delicate depictions of native flora and fauna. Her creative visions also reach to sustainable textile design, demonstrating a holistic and versatile approach to her craft. This compelling work has garnered significant acclaim. For several years running, Amanda's art has been prominently featured on Australia’s hit television show, The Block, introducing her distinctive style to millions. Beyond the screen, her paintings are sought after by private collectors and have been acquired by international collections around the world, placing her firmly among Australia's most compelling contemporary artists. Based in her studio in Helensburgh, NSW, Amanda Skye continues to create work that is not only visually stunning but also profoundly soul-speaking, inviting us all to embrace our own evolving journeys.

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Andrew Sleeman is a Brisbane based artist who uses acrylic and oil paint to compose scenes of everyday, modern life. Andrew is interested in a variety of subjects, including still life, interiors and landscape. He has been attracted to scenes that make the viewer feel like they are catching glimpses into modern life and invite them to question the actions, interactions and relationships of a variety of subjects. Andrew often captures subjects in quiet moments or interacting in groups at cafes and bars. Often the inclusion of mobile phones or other items ask the viewer to question the new ways we engage with people in these settings.

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Kate Slowey’s figurative work draws the eye of the beholder with its depth and rhythm Kate Slowey is a self-taught artist based in Sydney. She has always used creation as a means of expression. What is expressed varies from the personal to the universal. Within a short space of time, Kate has created a figurative body of work characterised by one line studies of faces and forms – seeking expression of their emotion and the moments to which they are a part. Exhibiting for the first time at one of Sydney’s three annual art fairs in 2022, she was one of the highest selling artists and her works were acquired and placed in private collections nationally and internationally. She continued this trend after exhibiting at the same art fair in 2023 and 2024. Her work has since been selected by chief curator of the world's leading online gallery for inclusion in a collection and published in a leading Australian art and interior design magazine.

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Miranda Smith is a London, Hong Kong and Melbourne based light artist working across installation, digital print, sculpture, and painting. Smith uses our perceptual fallacies to create dynamic and experimental art experiences for her viewers, aiming to involve her audience in questioning their own experience of her work. She made her 2020 debut with her solo exhibition Lucent Nebulous with Gallery Jeeum in Hong Kong, before returning to Australia. She was the winner of the Biennale of Colour and Light in 2024.

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Embracing the mystery of the abstract world , Cathryn’s paintings radiate beauty, joy, and a playful spirit creating a vivid, evocative and thought provoking experience on a large scale. Cathryn embraces the inherent mystery of the abstract world and finds liberation in the absence of definitive answers, allowing for a journey of exploration and discovery that transcends the limitations of conventional thought. In this realm, ambiguity becomes a source of inspiration, sparking the imagination and beckoning the viewer to contemplate the boundless mysteries of existence. Her intention is for her paintings to illuminate its space, infusing it with a vibrant energy that will engage its viewers and give rise to intelligent conversation and inquiry. The luminosity and lusciousness of the coloured layers creates a dance on the canvas that lifts the spirits and heightens the senses, while simultaneously imbues a feeling of harmony and serene ambience. The glistening shimmer induced by the dynamic interplay between line and colour create movement that breathes life into the surrounding space. The depth of layers in the work reveal hidden moments to the viewer, perhaps even within themselves, providing a point of focus and observation to a room. Her dynamic expression of line and colour, sets the intention to captivate a radiant beauty, joy and playful spirit that creates a vivid and evocative experience on a large scale.

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Julia Softley is a boundary-pushing Australian artist and educator whose signature style blends the delicate precision of watercolour pencil with bold, contemporary narratives. With a background in fashion design and over two decades of industry experience, Julia's work is a fusion of technical finesse and emotive storytelling. Her large scale pieces explore identity, memory, and material culture, often celebrating colour, nature, texture and textiles. A former fashion label director turned full-time creative, Julia brings a designer’s eye and an educator’s heart to every artwork. Her unique process celebrates slow, intentional mark-making—each layer a meditation on form and feeling. Collected by private buyers and admired in both educational and exhibition spaces, Julia’s art stands at the intersection of fashion, fine art, and innovation. Julia Softley, a educating artist based in Perth, captivates viewers with her self-taught techniques. Her work indulges the eye in beauty, color, and tone, showcasing a unique artistic perspective honed over years of diverse creative experiences. From a young age, Julia was immersed in a world of craft, textiles, and music, nurturing her innate creative talents. Through years of developing meticulous hand skills and an attentive eye for detail, she built a strong illustrative foundation. This early passion led her to pursue formal Fine Art studies which then led into the world of apparel. Currently Julia, further refines her artistic abilities, specialising in Watercolour pencil. Julia loves to study the pigments, colour theory and link colour with emotional triggers via her visuals.

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Itta is an Australian artist based in the Macedon Ranges. With connections to India, Czechia and Brazil her oil paintings carry her travels and stories through colour and texture. Osmosis! This best describes how Itta has learned to paint! She is a third generation artist having painted with her mum from early childhood. Itta loves to travel, hike and paint and always carries a small painting kit to capture moments and emotions au plein air. The countries, landscapes, the colours, smells and sounds are carried through into her paintings. Travel and nature her inspiration, texture and colour her font as Itta responds to the seasons in her palette. Currently she is exploring water based oils and oil sticks, painting with texture, loose markings and palette knives. Recent highlights include two highly commended art prizes and membership into The Gallery-Mount Macedon.

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From the smallest flower to the majesty of a mountain, Meron Somers finds it's very own powerful personality. A passion for gardening has led Meron Somers along the pathway to the joys of painting nature both flowers and landscapes. The subject matter is constantly evolving and is shaped by Meron's daily experiences. Colour, shape, texture and light are all part of the composition of each painting, all that are quite different but all linked by the love of gardening and landscapes in general. Meron enjoys painting with acrylic, the ease of blending the paint and using both fine and bold strokes ensure every painting has it's own unique quality and character. To paint a picture is comforting and an absorbing experience, an escape in so many ways and it is always an absolute delight and compliment to know that when a painting is purchased, someone else enjoys the painting too.

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Her experience with chronic fatigue for the past 5 years has also inspired her to take notice and hold deep appreciation for the smallest of moments whilst life has moved extra slowly.

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Pavla is a vibrant artist and designer based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, known for her bold and playful approach to art. With a background in commercial graphic design, Pavla now dedicates herself to creating dynamic mixed media works that celebrate colour and creativity. Her art brings joy and energy into any space, making it a captivating focal point in homes and beyond. Pavla is an artist and designer based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Beginning her creative journey at an early age Pavla spent many years working as a graphic designer in the commercial sphere. However, the desire to break free from constraint always lingered. Working intuitively, Pavla approaches her practice as an evolving and looping feedback, inspired by the everyday. Focusing on experimentation, Pavla consistently looks to develop unique and creative storytelling techniques using mixed media. The spontaneity of Pavla’s approach to making finds her drawn to new aesthetic genres, and reflects a curious contradiction in her work which can be interpreted as complex yet simple, confronting yet approachable, fun yet serious. Pavla’s art displays her bold, unapologetic, and playful style – a vibrant expression of her ever present passion for art and design.

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Award-winning artist Chantelle Stewart is based in Sydney, living and working on the Northern Beaches. Winner of The Next Big Thing Art Prize in 2024, her work is inspired by the innocence and joy of childhood, capturing intimate moments filled with wonder and play. Her paintings are a tribute to growing up in suburbia—running under sprinklers, playing backyard cricket, and riding bikes. Raised in a red brick house in a quiet cul-de-sac with her older brother, a cattle dog named Jessie, and a Hills Hoist in the backyard, Chantelle draws from these memories to create art that evokes the warmth and freedom of youth. Her work invites viewers to reconnect with a simpler time, where joy was found in everyday moments. Chantelle explores the contrast between light and shadow, working in oil to reflect the distinctive glow of the Australian sun. Her paintings transport the viewer to familiar scenes, stirring a sense of nostalgia and belonging. Chantelle’s practice continues to explore the relationship between self and environment, celebrating the beauty in everyday life and the meaningful connections formed through shared experience.

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Lani Strangio is an abstract artist based in Melbourne, Australia. Known for creating vibrant, textured works, Lani embraces spontaneity and intuition in her artistic process. Her approach begins with an uninhibited exploration of colour, where dynamic shapes are formed through gestural marks and expressive brushwork. After this initial burst of creativity, Lani traces these organic shapes, refining and balancing them to create cohesive compositions. The result is a captivating blend of chaos and harmony, where texture and colour come together to evoke emotion and invite personal interpretation.

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Madeline Stuart is an emerging self-taught artist based on Awabakal Land in Newcastle, NSW. Since painting and creating from a young age, Madeline has made time for her art practice over the years while juggling working as a Radiographer, and becoming a mother of two. Having spent many years painting still life and wildlife, it was on return to Australia in 2020, after living and working in the UK, when Madeline rediscovered the unique and distinctive Australian landscape. She paid particular attention to the rich native flora and the interesting coastlines that Australia has to offer. It is this fascination that informs much of her current work, particularly the contrasting colours of the Australian bush and the blue hues of the ocean. Initial mark making and deliberate brush strokes are a big part of Madeline's work, as is evident in the glimpses of underpainting and layers of paint seen on the canvas. Madeline's aim is to transport you to a familiar place with her work, inviting you to escape and discover a refuge in the environment and art. Madeline is interested in exploring still life again, finding beauty in everyday objects.

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Mia Sully is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, movement driven works that celebrate self expression, femininity and joy. Her bold, colour rich paintings invite viewers to reconnect with their authentic selves and embrace a more playful, intuitive way of living. Mia Sully is a New Zealand born, Australian based contemporary artist whose vibrant, expressive works explore themes of femininity, freedom and self acceptance. Through bold colour, layered texture and fluid movement, her paintings capture a sense of joy and emotional release, inviting viewers to reconnect with their authentic selves.

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Melody is a Newcastle based Artist, Muralist and Teacher whose art combines modern and ancient themes. By Drawing inspiration from antiquity and infusing it with modern colours and patterns, Melody paints a celebration of old and new. Melody’s artistic journey began with a dual passion for archaeology and art. Rather than choosing between the two, she merged them, allowing her to continue exploring ancient history while expressing her creativity through art. After graduating from the University of Newcastle with a Bachelor of Visual Communication Design in 2022 she joined Onwards Gallery as a resident artist. Since then, Melody has sold her work both regionally and internationally and has exhibited in many group exhibitions, most recently in the Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie. Based in Newcastle, Melody shares her passion for art with a wide audience, teaching workshops to both children and adults, with the goal of inspiring creativity and cultivating a love for art. She has also expanded her practice to include large-scale mural painting, most notably a 15-meter mural on the hoarding of the Newcastle Heritage Post Office.

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Emilie Syme-Lamont (b. 1990) is a painter and multimedia artist currently based out of Naarm / Melbourne, Australia. Borrowing genre tropes from literary Gothic and cinematic traditions, her work explores ideas of temporal overlap, (mis)remembered happenings and psychologically charged spaces. Emilie draws upon collected materials; images and debris from the mundane and physical world, reshaping them so they become infused with an odd, dreamlike quality. Belief systems, psychology and recurring cultural phenomena all provide a catalyst for the strange narratives that become her paintings and installations. Emilie’s practice implies a perspective that is humanistic, yet unsettling and surreal; an exploration of what it feels like to be human in one's darkest or strangest hour. Emilie Syme-Lamont graduated from The National Art School in Sydney and holds an MFA in Drawing and a BFA in Painting. She has held solo exhibitions at M Contemporary (Sydney), Edwina Corlette Gallery (Brisbane) PINCE projects (Budapest) and Incinerator Gallery (Melbourne). Her body of work includes painting, drawing, ceramics, and more recently, sound, silicone, and bookmaking. Her work is held in private collections in Australia, the USA, and Europe, and in the National Art School Archives in Sydney.

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Nell Symonds is a West Australian Oil painter. She paints still life’s and landscapes in a representative style. Nell Symonds has spent much of her life immersed in the Australian landscape, since her upbringing in small WA townships and current residence in Mandurah, on Perth’s south coast. Her time in the bushland, sighting the distinct environmental elements and remarkable flora, has greatly influenced and informed her works, the style and execution of which was developed uniquely over a number of years. Initially taking art classes during her secondary schooling, Nell did not consider the visual arts a professional pursuit until her adulthood, when she adopted a primarily self-taught approach. Whilst travelling abroad in her 20s, she drew still life images and portraiture in a combination of charcoal and graphite, as a means to document her journeying. She eventually established an interest in the integration of oils and began learning the technical aspects of their usage and depicting her works in this alternate medium. Later finding herself struggling to produce artistically satisfying works, she took the advice of acclaimed West Australian artist Anya Brock, who encouraged her to paint subjects that resonate at the soul level. Quickly inspired to paint green pears on top of a darkened backdrop, this concept was the product of Nell consciously observing the fruits in a bowl lit by downlights, against the dark blue of her kitchen wall. As she discovered her attraction to the contrasting colour structure and evidentiary shapes and shadows of this seemingly simple subject, her signature still life series was born. In an effort to extend upon these concepts, she has progressed into the depiction of landscape imagery, successfully characterising the contrast of light and shade within a wider scope. Australian artists David Moore and Clifford How have been frequent influences over her works, due to what she perceives as their inherent ability to convey the expression and stillness of their subjects and scapes. Nell has been a finalist in a number of local and interstate art awards, including 2022’s National Emerging Art Prize and Lethbridge 20000. Additionally, she has participated at the Affordable Art Fair and in several group exhibitions within Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

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Bahar Taghiani is an illustrator and visual artist who draws inspiration from her perception of the world around her. Bahar is an illustrator and visual artist. Her love for visual imagery began in her early childhood. She made characters out of pieces of papers and inserted them into an imagery story and gave them life. Her art works are now mostly created using medium such as acrylic, collage, coloured pencil, water colours and they draw inspiration from her perception of the world around her. Bahar is an award winning Unicef illustration competition of “ Children on the eve of new year” .

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Henza Taj is a self taught abstract artist based in Geelong, Victoria. His artwork is inspired by creating paintings of faces or similar, that attract and entice the wonders of obscured expression through experimental brush strokes and colour. A unique and distinctive style could best describe the artwork by conveying human emotion and interest. Practising art at a later stage of life, was a natural transformation into painting. Capturing a style through life experiences has lead Henza to tell a story that empowers a solid, but obscured journey through the paint brush onto canvas.

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Tali Steer is an abstract artist based in Victoria’s Alpine region. Her practice is guided by intuition, drawing on movement, gesture, and spontaneous mark-making. Inspired by nature and the subconscious, she uses colour as a way to capture emotion and create expressive visual landscapes. Through her work, she explores symbols, rituals, and energy, offering a contemporary reflection on how we experience and feel the world around us. Working predominantly as a painter, clay, wood, and natural dyes also play a part in her practice. Influenced by transcendental, abstract, and Indigenous Australian artists. Tali often begins her process with movement, breathwork, and elemental rituals such as a smoke cleanse, bush walk, or river swim, creating an embodied gateway into her automatic studies. In place of inherited sacred symbols, she has developed a personal symbolic system—an evolving expression of energy and memory explored through movement, visualization, and connection with nature.

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Peter Tankey is an award winning artist who for the past 25 years has exhibited regularly across the country and overseas. His work is held in private, corporate and public collections. “My work is a meditation on the everyday—on the quiet, often unnoticed moments that shape our experience of the world. Whether through landscapes, still life, or nocturnal cityscapes, I seek to reveal the poetry in the ordinary, the way light falls on a deserted street, the way objects hold history, or the way a place tells its own story.Ultimately, my work is about presence—about finding depth in the overlooked and meaning in the mundane. It is an invitation to slow down, to notice, and to appreciate the beauty woven into daily life”. Peter lives and works from the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria.

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Adam Tarif began painting in 2024, and in a short time has placed works in galleries across Switzerland and Australia, with only a limited number of pieces now remaining in Australia. His practice has quickly extended into discreet private collections, acquired by clients who value both anonymity and cultural capital. Working between instinct and calculated positioning, each piece functions as both image and investment. Defined by momentum, scarcity, and a sharp awareness of market trajectory, Tarif’s work sits confidently within conversations of collectability and long-term value.

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Art is deeply personal and my intention is to paint pieces that bring joy and represent beauty and wonder. I focus on colour, light, playfulness, and our common connection to place. Joy-pop is my style. I made the name up so you're free to interpret the meaning any way you want. Influenced by Hockney, Smart, Bacon with a pinch of Ken Done Australiania, I seek to break the politics of art and bring back fun. The ocean is a muse that features in most of my work. Sydney University, Bachelor of Arts/Education Juris Doctor

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Luke Taylor has been experiencing with a range of mediums for the past 15 years. His career started early at the age of 12 making sculptures in art class In primary school. Throughout his life artwork has been a constant outlet for creativity exploring many different mediums. More recently the focus has been drawn to colour and detailed landscape art. Luke’s been inspired by artists such as John Mcalistair, Henri Matisse, Dale Frank and Matthew Palladino. All of these artists use a lot vibrant colours throughout their work. Luke Taylor is a Melbourne based artist who has been using a range of mediums for the past 15 years. His career started early at the age of 12 making sculptures in art class in primary school. Throughout his life artwork has been a constant outlet for creativity exploring many different mediums. More recently the focus has been colour and detailed landscape art. Luke’s been inspired by artists such as John Mcalistair, Henri Matisse, Dale Frank and Matthew Palladino. All of these artists use vibrant colours throughout their work. Luke makes all of the signature frames himself, having a background in design and construction.

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Parita, a self-taught artist, always had an innate passion for art from a young age. However, growing up in an Indian family Parita was not allowed to pursue it, as “art cannot be a career”. It wasn’t until she became a mother at 32 that Parita finally decided to heed her artistic calling. Parita feels a deep sense of belonging and fulfilment in the creative world. Based in Perth, Parita’s passion lies in capturing the beauty of everyday objects through the lens of still life painting. With a keen eye for detail and a love for challenges, Parita constantly seeks to push artistic boundaries by exploring new subjects and techniques. Embracing imperfections as inherent elements of artistic expression, Parita finds beauty in the subtle nuances of wonky lines, brush strokes, and potent backgrounds. Through these imperfections, Parita believes that the true essence of a painting emerges, showcasing the handcrafted journey that transforms ordinary objects into remarkable works of art worthy of adorning any wall. Parita strives to evoke a sense of depth and emotion in each piece, playing with light and shadow to create captivating compositions that resonate with viewers. From vibrant fruits to delicate flowers, Parita’s artwork transcends the ordinary, inviting viewers to pause and appreciate the subtle beauty that surrounds them. Parita, a self-taught artist, always had an innate passion for art from a young age. However, growing up in an Indian family Parita was not allowed to pursue it, as “art cannot be a career”. It wasn’t until she became a mother at 32 that Parita finally decided to heed her artistic calling. Parita feels a deep sense of belonging and fulfilment in the creative world. Based in Perth, Parita’s passion lies in capturing the beauty of everyday objects through the lens of still life painting. With a keen eye for detail and a love for challenges, Parita constantly seeks to push artistic boundaries by exploring new subjects and techniques. Embracing imperfections as inherent elements of artistic expression, Parita finds beauty in the subtle nuances of wonky lines, brush strokes, and potent backgrounds. Through these imperfections, Parita believes that the true essence of a painting emerges, showcasing the handcrafted journey that transforms ordinary objects into remarkable works of art worthy of adorning any wall. Parita strives to evoke a sense of depth and emotion in each piece, playing with light and shadow to create captivating compositions that resonate with viewers. From vibrant fruits to delicate flowers, Parita’s artwork transcends the ordinary, inviting viewers to pause and appreciate the subtle beauty that surrounds them.

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Escape to nostalgic environments in an expressive world of shape and colour. Laura’s work explores nostalgic scenes and social moments. The works exist to transport the viewer to uplifting and familiar environments through the use of expressive pattern, colour and still life compositions. Bold blocks of colour and collage define Laura’s practice with layers of paint and collage to add depth and texture. Flowers, animals, vessels, food and interiors are the subject throughout and the flatness/shape can often create multiple outcomes in what the viewer interprets from a work. The work is predominantly paint on canvas using, acrylic, oil, oil stick and collage. Laura applies techniques that allow her to create naive marks and use shape and pattern opposed to replicating what I see in a literal sense. ​ Laura enjoys pushing the boundaries of conventional still life, creating ambiguity and taking inspiration from artists such as Matisse, Cézanne and Kandinsky. My paintings often celebrate everyday objects with their intense colour and examination of space and form.

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Scott’s art career started at a very early age, drawing reproductions of Sydney Nolan’s Ned Kelly on the living room floor. At primary school, he continued to refine his artistic skills, drawing dinosaurs and daleks on the classroom blackboard during lunch time. In high school, Scott chose fine art, photography and design as his elective subjects, a happy by-product of which was the need to discontinue his study of maths and science. After three decades in advertising, Scott threw it all away to pick up a paint brush and try his hand at being a starving artist.

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Fiona Thorning is a painter located in Redcliffe, Queensland. Fiona has had a long career with Art Education and has gained significant experience in production ceramics and graphic design. She started painting full time in 2022 and is devoted to the daily practice and refinement of her work. Fiona trained at Queensland College of Art, majoring in Printmaking, Sculpture, Ceramics and Photography. She went on to obtain Secondary School Teaching certification and taught at several Brisbane High Schools. Fiona has always loved painting and has produced a few each year since her teens. She started painting full time in 2022. Fiona enjoys the challenge of Realism Painting to explore an authentic portrayal of her everyday life. Her work encompasses detailed portraits, landscapes, still life, and everyday scenes. Perspective tends to be traditional. Fiona doesn't strive for photorealism, but she definitely employs a degree of realistic accuracy. "I don’t strictly stay in this lane, but I always go back to it. It’s what I relate to."

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Australian artist Emma Tindale is a self taught painter, interested in depicting the human form through pose and movement. Her practice is inspired by the glamorous poses of high fashion photography, in which models contort their figures and elongate their form with ease and nonchalance, which she conveys through her paintings. Her works are an examination of the human body and natural movement that we all recognise and execute. She paints subjects that offer a notion of familiarity, allowing viewers to recognise common and simple features, expressions or gestures. Kim

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Bright and bold and evoking boundless joy and enchantment. Born and raised in Townsville and now residing in Brisbane, Gabrielle Tito’s works are fun and festive portrayals that merge splendid and exuberant floral arrangements against vibrantly coloured geometric motifs. Whilst inspired considerably by an abiding love of antiques, retro furnishings and vintage design, her Diploma in Interior Design chiefly influences and informs her utilisation of colour, as well as the composition of elements and objects within her works. Deriving stimulus from the many species of native botanicals and bird life present in and around the Brisbane metropolitan area. Having developed her artistry through an extensive degree of experimentation and a relinquishing of her creative inhibitions, Gabrielle began painting steadily in 2018 as a mechanism to cope with the grief that accompanied her mother’s passing. Commencing the creative process with initial pencil sketches that assist in establishing the works’ preliminary structure, the patterned aspects of each piece are typically determined first, prior to deciding which florals will balance and compliment the selected design. An avid collector of vintage vases, crockeries and linens, and particularly attracted to their clashing yet classical colour schemes, these items appear frequently within Gabrielle’s works, which are exclusively executed in acrylics on canvas.

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Joel Tonks is a multidisciplinary visual artist working between Orange NSW and Melbourne VIC. Working across painting, ceramics, photography and multimedia, his works explore the intersections of art, science, and everyday life, as well as the significance of the landscape to the Australian identity. His latest works focus on his local regional landscape and the variety of life it supports. Joel holds a Bachelor of Creative Arts Honours from the University of Wollongong, majoring in visual arts.

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Watercolour artist featuring contemporary landscapes, still lifes and architecture Rochelle is a self-taught artist who began her art journey in 2013, however, her love affair with watercolour began in 2022. From 2024, Rochelle made the decision to pursue a career in fine art full-time with watercolour as her medium of choice. Rochelle's art has her own unique style and her artworks often feature landscapes, still lifes and architecture that remind her of home. Rochelle's inspiration and passion is to bring artworks that are meaningful to both herself and her followers. Subject matter can range from grand to the ordinary but hopefully capturing a moment.

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Gauri Torgalkar is a visual artist of Indian origin working on Wallumettegal land (Ryde, Sydney), reimagining the Australian landscape through an Indian lens. Gauri Torgalkar is a visual artist of Indian origin based in Sydney, re-imagining Australian landscape as altered through the lens of personal memory and inspired by narratives including Indian textiles, folklore & miniature painting. As an artist who has relocated several times (India, USA & Australia), her practice explores the intrinsic need of immigrants to make cultural associations in new communities. Gauri’s work aims to bring her Indian aesthetic into the Australian contemporary art conversation and contribute to the perceptions of this land and its complex cultural narratives.

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Bronwyn Tracey is a contemporary Australian artist living on Dja Dja Wurrung country in North-Central Victoria. Her work celebrates the unseen views of her local landscapes. Inspired by native flora, wildlife and landscapes, she creates original artworks that balance careful observation with expressive mark-making. Working primarily in acrylic, Bronwyn’s practice explores texture, form and colour to evoke a strong sense of place and connection to the natural world. Immersed in the bushland and regional landscapes of her small town, Bronwyn draws inspiration from close observation and ongoing engagement with her surroundings. Her works often begin with field observation and reference imagery, developing into detailed illustrations and vibrant paintings that reflect both the delicacy and resilience of Australian ecosystems. Familiar environments are rendered with clarity and warmth, inviting viewers to pause and reconnect with the everyday beauty of nature. Bronwyn seeks to foster appreciation for Australia’s natural environment, creating works that are accessible, contemplative and grounded in place.

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Alice Trow is an artist living and creating on Wadawurrung Country, Victoria, having relocated after graduating from the Queensland College of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Art in 2017. Alice’s practice stems from a deep love for nature and a desire to capture fleeting moments of beauty, finding endless inspiration in the Victorian coastline she now calls home. Her work focuses on depicting the ‘magic hour’ which comes with early morning and evening; taking inspiration from seasonal changes, as well as the transformative quality of light and how this adds to the feeling of a place. As a result, her paintings are often quiet, calm and reflective. Her work is done on an intimate scale and, rather than demanding attention, gently encourages the viewer to lean in and engage with the scene before them.

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Maria’s paintings express her connections to her Aboriginal culture in contemporary expressions! Maria is Koori woman of Wiradyuri people and freshwater Country. She is a self-taught artist and has been painting and exhibiting for more than two decades. Maria creates artworks that connect her to her Aboriginal Culture, family and Country. She started painting to relax from the stress of full-time University studies in 2009. After a lot of expressed interest in her artwork and strong encouragement from an Aboriginal Elder, who advised that she has a responsibility to share her stories and keep her culture alive; Maria started painting for several art exhibitions and competitions. Her first entry won the main award, and her artwork sold. Since then, she has won several awards and shown nationally in different galleries and exhibitions, including Parliament House. Maria has created many commissioned artworks for corporate organisations and private collectors, both national and international. Maria’s painting style is a contemporary fusion of abstract art and cultural motifs, using flowing lines and groups of Aboriginal symbols, which echo the way her old people communicated with her, while drawing symbols and impressions into the ground. This is how Maria narrates a story on canvas and preserves her cultural traditions. Via her creations, Maria shares elements of her culture and Country.

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From visions channelled through meditation and breathwork journeys, Britney Turner's art is unique and symbolic. With a focus on bold expression and vibrant hues, Britney crafts original canvas artwork and print art that captivates the senses and sparks introspection. Driven by a profound passion for unraveling the connection between the physical and spiritual realms, Britney delves deep into the essence of existence through art. Each stroke of colour and intricate pattern serves as a conduit for the profound, inviting observers to embark on a journey of self-discovery and transcendence. In Britney Turner's mesmerizing creations, the convergence of spirituality and artistry becomes palpable, offering a sanctuary for those seeking solace and inspiration. Whether you're drawn to the mystique of the divine or simply yearn to immerse yourself in the enchanting allure of aesthetics, Britney's work promises an enriching experience like no other.

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Kevser Ugurlu began her artistic practice, where rooted in her upbringing in Turkey. From her early age, she was drawn to the world of art, exploring the fundamental principles through sketching human figures and experimenting with watercolour and various medium during her education. Although she initially pursued a different career path in Japan, where her skills in design, creating logos, posters, and illustrations for books, but eventually circled back to her true passion after a hiatus of many years , and she returned to her first love- painting and drawing in Australia. Today, she has been actively engaged in the art scene, and within a short time, the awards she has received and the projects she has taken part in reflect the strong revival of her painting life. The body of her works is created in a semi-abstract and distinctive style, using watercolour, gouache, and ink on paper. It explores playful colours, fluid forms, and diverse expressions. The compositions often feature rhythmic movement, layered textures, and intricate details, striking a delicate balance between the figurative and the abstract. These elements evoke a sense of both chaos and transcendence, reflecting the emotional depth and complexity within each story. Her recent work, themed Exodus – Crossing the Red Sea, reimagines an ancient narrative as a timeless metaphor through ancient Egyptian figures and motifs. She explores oppression, exile, and courage—echoes of the universal struggle to break free from systems that confine us, a continuing story of fear, hope, and resilience. ​Facilitator of various watercolour workshops in groups and private classes. ​ Kevser Ugurlu lived in three different cities—Ankara, Tokyo, Sydney—which gives her a rich background of experiences and perspectives that deeply shape her artistic voice. As a contemporary visual artist, she explores themes of migration, displacement, and searching for a homeland through watercolour and mixed media on paper.

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My breath of air into the world. Creating art from soul, passion and freedom of expression to invoke thought, imagination and curiosity.

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Born in Aotearoa New Zealand and now based in Naarm Melbourne, Toni is an emerging visual artist focusing on layered, abstract mixed-media painting. Toni's work investigates colour, texture, and gesture as forces that go beyond traditional representation, engaging with feminist ideas of embodiment, materiality, and intra-action (things continuously forming through interaction). Though art was always part of Toni's childhood, it wasn’t an obvious career choice, and she was encouraged to pursue a more conventional path. After earning degrees in Business and Health Science, she spent over a decade building a career in those fields before following a deep, intuitive desire to create art. In 2017, Toni completed a drawing course and spent time living and working in New York, which significantly influenced her artistic development. Toni began exhibiting in 2023, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) with Distinction from RMIT University in 2025, and received the Chapman and Bailey Award for Excellence in Contemporary Painting. In 2026, she will complete the esteemed Honours program at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA).

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Kubi Vasak is a Sydney-based artist and designer whose practice is defined by his ongoing and intuitive experimentation with various mediums. Whether using paper, paint, graphic design or mixed media, Kubi’s contemporary aesthetic remains consistent across all forms. Starting his career in Music PR and management, Kubi found his true calling in graphic design and art, an area he has pursued for over 12 years. As the founder and director of the Sydney Collage Society (SCS), established in 2015, Kubi is committed to pushing the boundaries of contemporary collage and drawing focus upon Sydney's creative community. Exhibiting alongside fellow artists including Felipe Pantone, Lillian O'Neil, Richard Vergez and Lizzie Gill as well as collaborating on projects with Universal Music, Sony, BMG, The Voice, Sydney Design Festival, and Vivid Sydney. His work has been featured in multiple publications, both in print and online. These include Harper's Bazaar, Elle, InStyle, Jane Magazine, and The Age.

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Mafalda Vasconcelos was born in South Africa in 1993, from a Mozambican family, calling Mozambique her home country. Her diverse cultural background and ethnic identity have always been an influence in her work, allowing her to develop an interest in fashion and culture as a way of exploring and understanding how to express and create identity. As a fashion design graduate, fashion illustration and fashion in general are always prevalent in Mafalda’s work, being ion textures, colours, prints or even in the illustrative style of the work itself. The artist currently focuses on illustration, oil, and acrylic painting. Mafalda resides between Mozambique and Australia. Mafalda Vasconcelos was born in South Africa in 1993, from a Mozambican family, calling Mozambique her home country. Her diverse cultural background and ethnic identity have always been an influence in her work, allowing her to develop an interest in fashion and culture as a way of exploring and understanding how to express and create identity. As a fashion design graduate, fashion illustration and fashion in general are always prevalent in Mafalda’s work, being ion textures, colours, prints or even in the illustrative style of the work itself. The artist currently focuses on illustration, oil, and acrylic painting. Mafalda resides between Mozambique and Australia.

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Kristie Vaughan is a Northern Rivers based coastal painter whose sun washed scenes blend nostalgic colour, playful characters and stories drawn from Australia’s East Coast. Kristie Vaughan is a coastal painter and visual storyteller based in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, drawing inspiration from Australia’s East Coast and hinterland landscapes. Her work captures the quiet magic of everyday coastal life, sandy feet, slow afternoons and the pull of the horizon at sunset. Her paintings are bold and nostalgic, blending sun faded pastels with unexpected fluorescent accents, loose painterly lines and recurring characters that explore themes of connection, belonging and gratitude for place. With over thirteen years' experience as a professional photographer, Kristie brings a refined sensitivity to light and colour to her painting practice. Each piece is created as an invitation to pause, breathe and feel at home within the story of the coast.

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Maureen Walsh Venville is an Intuitive abstract artist residing in Frankston Victoria Australia Maureen was born in Liverpool, England, and moved to Australia with her family in 1967. From an early age, she loved making art, often spending her time drawing and creating collages. Her passion for working with her hands led 9 to a career in the printing industry, art school, focusing on painting, sculpture, and art history, and later to a role in allied health as a Remedial Massage and Bowen therapist. A cancer survivor of ten years, Maureen faced multiple surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation treatments. This experience gave her a deeper appreciation for life and a renewed commitment to doing what makes her happy. Now cancer-free, she spends her time in her small garden studio in Frankston, Victoria, embracing her love for painting. For the past decade, Maureen has studied Raja Yoga Meditation and positive thinking with the Brahma Kumaris. This spiritual practice, combined with her artistic pursuits, allows her to paint intuitively, drawing inspiration from her soul. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions across Victoria, including two successful solo shows at Frankston Art Centre and Sol Gallery in Melbourne. Maureen’s style is characterised by her obsession with colour and composition, creating vibrant, imaginative works that invite viewers to engage with her unique perspective. The act of creation itself is deeply fulfilling for her, as she embraces the journey of transforming a blank canvas into a visual expression of her inner world, reflecting her colourful, quirky, and lyrical universe.

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Anne-Rita Vleugel is an emerging Australian oil painter. She paints expressive, contemporary abstracts inspired by the feelings generated by wild landscapes. Using predominantly warm, earthy tones, Anne-Rita creates rich, organic works that capture a sense of depth and calm while exploring the tension between dualities such as enduring and fragility. Largely self-taught, Anne-Rita has benefited from the generosity of many artists. Currently a resident artist at 106 Art: Studios and Gallery in St Kilda, Anne-Rita’s original works have been acquired by collectors and designers across Australia.

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The inventor of the imagined 'obsessive creative disorder' Sarah Walker has creativity in her veins, and paints fruit symbolically, obsessively, and in a riot of colour, as a way to understand life, trauma, death, hope, and all the plethora of her human experience in between. Sarah Walker, an emerging artist from Toowoomba, creates deep, colourful, and quirky paintings to connect with people. Art has been a part of her life since childhood, helping her cope with trauma and express herself. Her still life works capture the beauty and impermanence of life, using vibrant colours to explore themes of life, death, trauma, and healing. She combines her original piano compositions with abstract paintings and integrates other creative disciplines like embroidery and collage. Influenced by Kandinsky, Dali, and Jeffrey Smart, Sarah breaks traditional colour theory rules to complement her symbolic pieces. She has been featured in major group exhibitions, has a solo exhibition, and won a “best in show” award at the Darling Downs mental health week exhibition.

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Vanessa is a Brisbane-based artist whose work explores the intersection of still life arrangements and the innate beauty of domestic spaces. With a background in ceramics, developed over several decades of working with clay, Vanessa transitioned to painting a few years ago, finding a new medium that complements her ongoing fascination with decorative vessels, botanicals, and the beauty of the everyday. A passionate collector of ceramics, fabrics, art books, and artworks, Vanessa creates evocative, moody tableaux that blend personal objects with elements drawn from memory, imagination, and inspiration. Through a dynamic interplay of colour, pattern, and form, her compositions capture the vibrancy of everyday life, celebrating the imperfect and the intimate. Each piece is an invitation to pause, reflect, and find beauty in the ordinary.

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Anna Walsh is an emerging Australian artist working from her home studio on the lands of the Yorta Yorta people in Moama, NSW. Anna’s artistic style can be described as a harmonious blend of traditional techniques and contemporary aesthetics. Her work showcases detailed, hand-rendered designs that draw inspiration from the Australian landscape, particularly its unique flora. The use of warm, earthy tones reflects the natural environment, while the intricate patterns and textures highlight Anna’s background in textile design. This combination results in pieces that are both nostalgic and modern, offering viewers a fresh perspective on familiar natural elements. When Anna isn't painting she can be found with her husband and two sons, spending time in nature or volunteering at the local art gallery in Echuca.

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Every painting has a story and is a story, sometimes being told by the artist, sometimes on its own. I am a multidisciplinary visual artist currently based at Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne. My art practice in painting focuses on the narrative aspects of subject matters and using them for storytelling. I primarily paint in oil, acrylic and at occasion watercolour. I take an interest broadly in landscape, portraiture and still life that represent or is part of everyday experience.

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Gina is an Australian artist, living in Brisbane. She is known for her structured compositions that intertwine bold tones with hidden emotional depth. While flirting between architectural and figurative subjects, her paintings are infused with refreshingly clean contrasting abstract lines that are harmonised with a dynamic tonal palette. Her signature sharp defining edges evoke additional depth and dimension through the subtle mismatching of her geometric compositions. Her use of metaphors and proverbs through her titles are a way to tell her story through her colourful pieces as a collective and individual identity. Of late she holds a particular focus on the female persona and experience.

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Annabel Warne is an artist based in Melbourne. She works primarily in oil paint from her studio in Cremorne, often accompanied by her bulldog, Gravy. Annabel paints to capture tender moments and fleeting encounters—scenes that speak to the connections between humans, animals, and the landscape. Through a palette of soft, atmospheric hues and gestural brushstrokes, her work evokes the emotional resonance of these interactions, inviting reflection, stillness, and a sense of calm.

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Ashton Wastney is an abstract figurative artist from Nelson, New Zealand. His works use anatomy as the base for abstraction and he approaches each work without pre meditation or a final intention. Ashton Wastney is an abstract figurative artist from Nelson, New Zealand who began studying design in Wellington and Since 2018 has been residing and basing his painting practice in Melbourne, Australia. His works use anatomy as the base for abstraction and he approaches each work without pre meditation or a final intention. Ashton uses art to communicate methods of understanding the subconscious. Then, forming bases of anatomical and physiological aspects, he instinctively reveals moments of chance and emotion, embodying a distortion of mental clarity and consciousness.

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Experience Louise's floating sculptural artworks, transforming spaces with innovative, captivating creations that intertwine art and space. Louise's extraordinary adventure began at the prestigious South Bank Institute of Technology. Laden with honors and achievements, this visionary has risen to the peak of the art world, amassing numerous awards and achieving triumph as the esteemed winner of the St George Bank Contemporary Art Competition. Louise takes pride in her distinctive, custom-made original pieces that grace the walls of private residences and corporate offices around the globe. Additionally, her collections are increasing with new floating circle and sculptured pieces, whilst recently creating an organic monochrome series. Each artwork is a testament to creativity and innovation, designed to infuse spaces with a sense of individuality and sophistication.

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Milla Weideman is a figurative painter based on the Mornington Peninsula, Australia. Her practice centres on portraiture, the body and domestic still life, drawing from personal relationships and familiar spaces.

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Miriam Wells is a contemporary abstract expressive painter whose practice spans lyrical floral still life and true abstract expressionism. Miriam Wells is a contemporary abstract expressive painter whose work spans lyrical floral still life and true abstract expressionism. She's fascinated by growth and seasonal change - and how these processes are both fast and slow simultaneously. Her practice is anchored by the simple art of paying attention in small green spaces - and how this opens up new worlds. Through this small lens of vessels, petals and ponds, wonder lives in every brushstroke. With a degree in Creative Arts from the University of Wollongong, and experience as an academic in art history, dramaturgy and creative writing theory, Mim has recently shifted her creative practice from writing to painting, embracing an expressionist's toolkit of bold strokes and emotive abstraction, with a decadent's obsession with beauty, abundance and decay.

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Emerging artist Lisa West creates colourful and layered paintings inspired by her affection for everyday objects and nature. Interested in themes of memory and shared experience, Lisa aims to create artwork that is relatable and sentimental. Lisa began painting fulltime from her Brisbane home studio in 2022 after an earlier career working with children and their families in health, education and art gallery settings. Play and exploration is an important part of Lisa's art practise and she loves allowing her artworks to evolve intuitively over time.

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Brooke Whelan is an emerging artist whose work explores themes of memory, identity, and the beauty of both domestic and rural spaces. Drawing inspiration from everyday surroundings, Brooke captures the stillness and subtle stories embedded in life in a country town, through works that embody a quiet resilience and understated beauty. Through depictions of suburban homes and familiar environments, Brooke's work invites viewers to reflect on personal connections to home and community. By celebrating the subtleties of simple and often forgotten or overlooked spaces, the artist offers a contemplative view of the passage of time and the quiet charm that exists within the familiar. Through a focus on colour, light, and architectural forms, her paintings invite viewers to reflect on the significance of the ordinary.

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Delma paints Australian flora, Still Life and rural art. Her Botanical works are always 'in situ' and larger than life. Still Life paintings are big, bold and full of colour. Working women feature in her rural landscapes. She wants to grab the viewers attention. Delma has exhibited and won many awards throughout Western Australia, enjoying successful sales both locally and overseas. Regional businesses collect her works for their local representation. A career highlight was having her work accepted twice to be exhibited at The Melbourne Botanic Gardens Art of Illustration Exhibition. A national art magazine has published several articles on Delma’s work. She was invited as the feature artist to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Armadale Wildflower Society. The forest in the Perth hills is where Delma has her studio. WA flora is her inspiration and she regularly ‘goes bush’ for new subjects to paint. Her Still Life paintings are more than realism. She is a Maximalist artist. Maximalism is the best way for her portray her love for colour.

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Sheila Whittam is a South Australian , Adelaide Hills artist, originally from Britain. She has a long art career with solo exhibitions in SA and Victoria, awarded a BA Vis. Arts/ Hon. ACSA 2009 She designed an art course which contributed to community well - being 2013-19. She is confidently experimental in her approach to art making using mixed media with oils - monotypes, encaustic collages, oil sticks etc. She has been continuing to exhibit her new work in Adelaide recently in which these series , took her in directions which opened to her perception brought about by her own experiments in formal elements which moved her towards non- objective abstraction. My background includes a BA including an Honours year at Adelaide Central School of Art. ACSA. I have had 24 solo exhibitions in 40 Years. There has been a SALA Award , 3 arts residencies and am included in several artists finalist: including the Heysen Prize Art Awards and also the Landscape Prize at the Hahndorf Academy. www.sheilawhittam.com www.nala.art Sheila Whittam CV Sheilawhittam44@gmail.com https://www.sheilawhittam.com Artist Art motivator/tutor Art tutor and tour guide at The Cedars, Hahndorf Education. 2009 B.VA. Honors. Vis Arts. Adelaide Central School of Art. SA 2019 Mentorship. Professor Christopher Orchard. Residencies. 2015-2018 Art tutor in residence. Worldview College, St Leonards. Tasmania. Summer schools art tutor in residence. 2014 ARTS SA Grant. E Tweddell Central Studios. 6months residency. 2010 The Cedars. six months residency/solo exhibition followed. 2009 Carrick Hill. SA. ACSA research graduate. SALA exhibition. Finalist and art awards. 2023 National Contemporary Art Prize Finalist 2022 Kennedy Art Prize Finalist 2022 Hahndorf Academy Landscape Prize Finalist 2021 Contemporary Art Prize, Gallery M Finalist 2019 Hahndorf Academy Landscape Prize Finalist 2019. RSASA. SALA. in Portrait Prize Finalist 2017 Hahndorf Academy. Landscape Prize Finalist 2016 Gallery M. Marion. Finalist 2016 Sala Art Award. Unley Council Award 2016 RSASA. Portrait Prize Finalist 2013 RSASA Portrait Prize Finalist 2013 Sala Adelaide Review, article Finalist 2011. Heysen Prize. Hahndorf Academy Finalist 2009 Heysen Prize. Hahndorf Academy Finalist 2009 St Peter’s Cathedral. Adelaide Award 2008. St Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide Award 1993 Dragan Miljanovic Prize. Adelaide Hills Award Solo Exhibitions: 2024 Hahndorf Academy. Hahndorf. Mindscapes 2023 The Main Gallery. Adelaide. Silencing the Chaos 2021 BMG.Gallery. Adelaide. 2019 Nepenthe Cellar Door. Balhannah. SALA. 2017. Hugh’s Gallery exhibition. Unley. SA. SALA Award. 2017 Royal SA Society of Arts. . Poetics of the Interior. 2014 Gallery M. Marion, SA. Hacienda. 2013. Hahndorf Academy. Dwelling Places. 2010 Hahndorf Academy. Portrait of a House. 2009 Carrick Hill. Springfield, SA. You’ve Got to be Dreaming. 2008 South Coast Regional Art Centre. Goolwa. Country Arts: touring. 2007 Royal South Australian Society of Arts Negotiating Doorways. 2004 Hahndorf Academy, , Hahndorf, SA. Narrare. 2002 Wiregrass Gallery, Eltham, Victoria. 2000. John Dunn Gallery, Bridgewater, Butcher, Baker and Candlestick 1995 Rainmoth Gallery, Waikerie, SA. Home and Away. 1994 Greenhill Gallery, Adelaide, SA. Fertile Fragments. 1992 British Council Gallery, Accra, West Africa. The Konkombas. 1986/87 Jolly Frog/Reade Art, Melbourne St, Adelaide. Called to love. 1978/82/83 Wiregrass Gallery, Eltham, Victoria. Called to love.

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Melbourne based abstract artist Natalie Wijeyeratne uses a process of direct self- expression that requires a playful attitude, mindful attentiveness and discernment of inner direction. Through experimentation and consistent studio time, themes and patterns emerge, pushing her in a new direction, or pulling her into comfortable familiarity. With the support of council and artist-led projects, Natalie has exhibited in various creative spaces across Melbourne and regional Victoria. She is an active member of local networks, including the Aerie Creative Ecology at Burrinja and the Maroondah Arts Collective. Known for her bold and vibrant expressions and her playful and curious approach to art, Natalie creates an ongoing, colourful dialogue about creativity.

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Lee Wilde is a visual artist and poet based in Sydney, Australia. With a career spanning over two decades, she has sold more than 1300 original works to collectors worldwide, many of whom return time and again to acquire new pieces. Her studio is a place of relentless creativity, where emotion, experimentation, and artistic exploration converge. Lee Wilde is a self-representing Visual Artist and Poet, working from her studio in Sydney, Australia. Since 2003, she has shared her creative vision with the world, selling over 1400 original works to collectors across the globe—many of whom have become dedicated patrons of her art. Her studio serves as a sanctuary of expression, where she channels her passion for creating vibrant, emotive, and deeply personal paintings. Her work often explores the essence of women, celebrating their strength, beauty, and complexity through bold compositions and dynamic forms. She thrives on experimentation, constantly evolving her approach by playing with different techniques and mediums—whether through expressive brushwork, layered textures, or abstract interpretations. Each piece Lee creates is a reflection of her emotions, experiences, and the ever-shifting energy of existence. Her creative process is driven by an insatiable curiosity, an untethered mind, and a desire to capture raw feeling in visual form. Whether through color, movement, or poetry interwoven into her art, she seeks to craft pieces that resonate on a deeply human level.

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Zoe Willey is an emerging artist working on Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) Country on the Sunshine Coast. She currently works primarily in oil paint, employing a painterly style at the intersection of Impressionism and realism. A strong interest in portraiture has formed the foundation of her practice, where her core objective is capturing the intangible essence of a subject whilst remaining truthful to physical form. She approaches still life, landscapes and ‘house portraits’ with the same philosophy. Zoe’s landscapes often explore the relationship between built and natural environments, interwoven with themes of nostalgia and identity. Her still life work seeks to elevate the mundane, celebrating the understated beauty found within small scenes and quiet moments.

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Gemma Williams is an emerging Australian artist currently based in Sydney. Her vivid, gestural paintings explore nature and landscape as metaphors for memory and experience, and playfully shift between representation and abstraction, imagination and reality, and the familiar and the unknown. The colours found in nature serve as a means of communication and inspiration in Gemma’s paintings. Using scale manipulation, representational distortion and vibrant colour combinations, she captures the sensations and perception of place – dusk by the sea, ambient temperatures, time passing, and the many tones, moods and impressions of the landscape. Gemma has an interest in experimenting with colour and composition, having worked for more than two decades as an Art Director on the leading design, fashion and travel magazines Vogue Living, British Vogue and Condé Nast Traveler. Gemma has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the National Art School and a Bachelor of Visual Communications from the University of Technology, Sydney Years of working in magazine design and alongside photographers has shaped her understanding of colour and composition and honed her aesthetic. Her ongoing interest in form and colour led to the decision to leave publishing to explore a more visceral mode of expression through painting. On completion of her degree in 2023 Gemma was awarded the Harvey Galleries National Art School Exhibition Prize and the National Art School BFA graduate, COSO Architecture Landscape Prize. Her work has been exhibited in group exhibitions at .Mcontemporary Darlinghurst, Harvey Gallery, Ditty Wheels and at the National Art School and Waverley Woollahra Art School in Sydney and is held in private collections across Australia.

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Victoria Wilson, a Sydney based abstract artist. Large scale works, bold colours, vibrant strokes, emotionally charged Victoria Wilson, a Sydney based abstract artist. Large scale works, bold colours, vibrant strokes, emotionally charged

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Lexie Worboys is an artist whose work explores nostalgia and collective memory through vibrant large scale paintings. After completing a year long residency with The Creator Incubator, Worboys developed a body of work inspired by rediscovered family photographs. Her paintings, rich in colour and movement, capture moments of joy and celebration. Inviting viewers to see reflections of their own cherished memories within her works. Worboys has just presented her first solo exhibition at The Creator Incubator marking the culmination of her residency. Following this milestone, she has begun her Bachelor of Fine Arts Studies at The National Art School.

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Self taught acrylic painter creating impressionist landscapes and coastal scenes that inspire feeling. Passionate about artwork that captures the use of colour and meaningful presence. Located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. In the early days of motherhood, Kelle would find art as a way to unwind. It didn’t take long for her to remember just how much she enjoyed it while growing up, and a passion was ignited. Now creating feature artwork with charming character, pieces that hold stories and inspire feeling. Recently changing her style to abstract art, with a desire for change and exploration in a new chapter of her life - her artwork evolved with her. With a love for pink skies and tones of olive greens, she mixes these colours to create dreamy abstract landscapes straight from the heart. Kelle is a mother of 2 and also a country health Enrolled Nurse, enjoying creating artwork she loves and sharing it with the world.

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Fangmin Wu is an award-winning Sydney-based artist who began his career in China with printmaking, earning numerous domestic awards. In 1997, he graduated with distinction from Sydney College of the Arts with a degree in Visual Arts, then held solo exhibitions and gained international recognition. His work has been featured in major exhibitions worldwide, including the Blake Art Prize, St. George Art Prize, and Miradas International Art Exhibition. Recent honours include: Winner of the Werriwa Art Award (2022), First Prize at the Australian Immunisation Alliance Art Award (2022); Overall Winner at the 25th Liverpool Art Exhibition (2023 for “Archie Roach”), and most recently, winner of the 2026 Lloyd Ries Art Prize. Oil and acrylic painting are Wu's primary mediums of creation. He focuses on current events and social issues, imbued with deep humanistic concern. His painting style blends realism and expressionism, and his works are filled with passion. His works are collected by institutions such as the National Gallery of Australia, Liverpool Power Station, and Nepean Public Hospital.

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Born in 1974, Katie received an Associate Diploma in Fashion Design, Marleston TAFE, South Australia. Katie has been painting professionally since 2007 and her work is held in collections across Australia and worldwide. Katie has won numerous awards for her work and has built a successful career as a professional artist. She has held numerous solo exhibitions and participated regularly in trade shows, The Affordable Art Fair and many group shows and exhibitions. She is represented by online and bricks & mortar galleries in South Australia and nationwide. Katie’s work has been published in the following leading interiors magazines and online blogs: Apartment Therapy Art Edit Magazine Country Style Magazine Home Beautiful Magazine Home Design Magazine Australian House & Garden Magazine Inside Out Magazine Interiors Addict Origin Magazine United States Real Living Magazine The Age Domain Magazine The Design Files GT Magazine Katie has been featured in Australian TV shows, catalogues and marketing campaigns for the following brands: Build Her Collective Dulux Australia GlobeWest Australia Hecker Guthrie Jardan Furniture Australia Molmic Sofas Porter’s Paints Australia Shannon Vos Creative The Bachelor Australia The Block Australia The Colour Tribe Wattyl Australia

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Gary Yeomans is a contemporary Australian artist working primarily in acrylics, blending classical techniques with modern impressionistic sensibilities. His work explores the natural world and human experience, often evoking themes of beauty, movement, and reflection. Influenced by mentors such as Rod Moore, Robert Hagen, Ian Roberts, and Mark Waller, Gary’s practice is grounded in strong compositional structure, expressive brushwork, and a refined understanding of light and texture. His paintings have been exhibited in Australia and internationally. Gary Yeomans is a contemporary artist whose work combines classical techniques with modern sensibilities. Passionate about capturing the essence of the natural world and the human experience, Gary’s artistic practice spans acrylic painting, drawing, and design, drawing inspiration from a broad range of influences. Gary has had the privilege of studying with renowned mentors, including Rod Moore, Robert Hagen, Ian Roberts, and Mark Waller. Through their guidance, he has developed a distinctive artistic voice that blends traditional craftsmanship with a deep understanding of light, form, and composition. Rod Moore’s mentorship instilled in Gary a strong foundation in the fundamentals of good painting—colour, value, chroma, and composition—while also fostering an appreciation for the subtleties of texture and brushwork. Ian Roberts, a master of composition and painting design, further shaped Gary’s technical approach, instilling the importance of structure and balance in every piece. Robert Hagen, a master figure painter, inspired Gary to pursue a deeper understanding of anatomy and the human form, which continues to influence his work. Mark Waller’s expertise in contemporary art, particularly his exploration of acrylic painting, has profoundly influenced Gary’s approach, with a particular focus on light, water, and the dynamic qualities of the medium. Mark's mastery of Atelier Interactive Acrylics has equipped Gary with a sophisticated understanding of texture, transparency, and layering, which are integral to his style. Gary’s work has been showcased in various exhibitions, including the Currububula Art Show, Random Rural Gallery in Willow Tree, Thappraya Art Zone in Pattaya, Thailand, and online through BlueThumb Gallery, Etsy, and eBay collections. His paintings are known for evoking a strong emotional response, engaging viewers in a dialogue about beauty, peace, and movement. Working primarily in an impressionistic style, Gary strikes a balance between providing enough visual detail for the viewer to read and interpret the image, while leaving space for personal reflection and story. With a commitment to ongoing learning and artistic growth, Gary continues to push the boundaries of his medium, while remaining deeply connected to the timeless traditions of art-making.

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Aliki is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work is autoethnographic in nature; it involves a study of cultural and political history on a personal level. Her paintings began during the 2021 pandemic lockdown, where in the absence of people, domestic objects became the focus. She became intrigued with how people engage with the materiality of objects and how much they affect us. This melancholic, meditative time was an opportunity for close study, and to see the beauty and sentience of objects. More recently, Aliki’s work has focused on works on paper. Paper, like skin, can be fragile but also incredibly robust and resilient, it is also intimate and the perfect material to affirm traces of life. Aliki Yiorkas is a Sydney based artist who has completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the National Art School (2020), majoring in Printmaking. She also holds a Diploma of Visual Arts and an Architectural Drafting Certificate. Aliki’s work crosses over the disciplines of drawing, printmaking, painting and collage. Aliki’s work is concerned with personal experience, striving to record an emotional response to direct experiences in her world. The earthy, monochrome palette and expressive mark-making inhabit intuitive atmospheres in her figurative works. Her conceptual works explore themes of intergenerational trauma and post-memory and how memories are passed on and shaped by other people’s memories. Aliki’s work has been selected as finalists in many prizes and has exhibited in the Northern Beaches Library Artist’s Book Award, Waverley Woollahra 9x5 Landscape Prize, Mosman Art Prize, Gosford Art Prize, The Doyles Award, Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award, Libris Awards, Whitewall Art Projects, Hunters Hill Art Award, Peebles Print Prize, Blacktown Art Prize, and Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize.

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Contemporary artist Fleur Yorston was born in New Zealand but now resides in Northern NSW, Australia. She has completed a Master of Fine Arts from RMIT University in Melbourne as well as attaining a diploma in Interior Design and Diploma in Secondary Teaching. Her work is held in many private collections as well as award winning restaurants in NZ. She is interested in creating dialogues that surround the fragility of human existence and thought. Experimentation and physicality of materials has long been in her repertoire as has pattern and repetition. She works in both Painting and Sculpture from her studio which is onsite at her business "Island Collective" which incorporates her love of Interiors and Art.

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Colourful, textural abstract paintings. Madeline Young is a contemporary abstract artist living and working in Orange, NSW on Wiradjuri Country. Her practice explores colour, texture, and intuitive mark-making, resulting in expressive, layered works that celebrate movement, energy, and emotion. Madeline holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Newcastle (2009) and has exhibited widely across Australia over the past decade in both solo and group exhibitions. Alongside her vibrant studio practice, she is also the Curator and Gallery Director of The Corner Store Gallery, a role that continues to inspire and inform her own creative process. Inspired by her young son’s innocent and instinctive mark-making, Madeline’s latest work embarks on a vibrant journey into pure abstraction. Colour takes center stage, subtly shifting with the seasons and reflecting her emotions. Texture and composition are equally essential, weaving layers of various mediums and materials to create rich depth and a sense of history in each piece.

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Isabella Zammit is a Meanjin-based emerging artist. She examines the relationship between her own body and Performing Objects, constructing absurd speculative scenes. Zammit's interdisciplinary process hybridises performance, Performing Objects, GIF making, and painting. A large number of works were first publicly exhibited in Hong Kong in an early-2007 touring exhibition organised in conjunction with the Australian Consul General. Erskine is a very hard-working and organised artist who has kept all his preliminary studies, sketches, drawings, prints, and many unexhibited and unsold paintings produced since the late 1990s—amounting to a large archive of work. He concentrates on abstracted landscapes and also paints careful naturalistic studies of people, which may surprise some viewers. Another great surprise of this Asian-inspired work—especially coming as it does immediately after the muted, austere works of the late 1990s—is the way Erskine expressively applies his impressions of a wonderful life.

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Kathryn Zammit has a background in illustration and design which influences her painting greatly. Painting mainly in oils she brings her drawing style into her paintings, sometimes recalling an object or memory or instilling her gentle style where she loves capturing colour and light. Painting in her home studio in Melbourne, Kathryn depicts a wide variety of subjects including interiors, nostalgic objects, foods and places. The criteria for her subject matter is that they must be interesting in their lighting, perspective or colour, or they must evoke a feeling of connection and memory. With a background in studying Industrial Design and careers in Interiors, Illustration and running her own greeting card business, Kathryn has settled into painting full time in her home in Mitcham, Victoria.

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Mary Zammit is a self-taught Adelaide based artist, working representationally with oils. Mary spent her childhood travelling Australia and frequently practiced sketching the landscape and people around her. Her love of travel and the Australian coastline and landscape still play a large part in inspiring her work. Mary’s paintings are brought together with multiple layers of oil paint and a love of light, detail and colour.

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Kate is a Sydney-based artist. Originally from Bristol, UK with Irish roots, she lived in London for 4 years and Amsterdam for 6 years before moving to Sydney in October 2023. Kate's abstract paintings draw inspiration from life's challenges and navigation of them with her family. Each canvas captures a distinct part of their journey, portraying with varied weights, colors, shapes, and sizes that symbolize snapshots of their road along the journey they encounter.

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Jan-Eloff von Ziegler is a Brisbane-based contemporary artist whose work explores emotional landscapes through abstract expressionism, minimalist figurative line work, and original poetry created in direct dialogue with each painting. Jan-Eloff von Ziegler is a Brisbane-based contemporary artist whose practice centres on abstract expressionism and minimalist figurative line work. His work explores emotional tension, inner landscapes, and the quiet psychological states that exist beneath outward composure. Through layered gesture, restrained mark-making, and deliberate use of colour and negative space, von Ziegler creates works that prioritise atmosphere over narrative. His paintings often occupy a space between abstraction and figuration, allowing forms to emerge subtly rather than assert themselves, inviting prolonged viewing and emotional reflection. A distinctive aspect of his practice is the integration of original poetry alongside each completed artwork. Every painting is accompanied by a poem written in direct response to the finished piece, extending the emotional language of the work beyond the visual. These poems do not function as explanations, but as parallel expressions — offering an additional, intimate entry point into the psychological terrain of the painting. Von Ziegler’s work is deeply informed by themes of longing, grief, desire, recovery, and personal transformation. Rather than depicting literal scenes or stories, his paintings act as emotional vessels, reflecting states of unrest, stillness before change, and moments of internal pressure and release. His practice is grounded in authenticity and vulnerability, with a focus on creating work that resonates quietly but persistently. Working primarily in oil and mixed media on canvas, von Ziegler continues to develop a cohesive body of work that balances intensity with restraint. His paintings appeal to collectors and viewers drawn to emotionally charged, contemporary works that reward contemplation and connection. He lives and works in Brisbane, Australia.