Kristie Vaughan

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.