[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Ashleigh Mills [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] My paintings explore the quiet beauty of everyday life through still life and intimate interior spaces. Working exclusively in oil paint, my current practice uses a limited palette and muted colours to create a sense of calm,...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Libby Hackett [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] As a young student, I was a member of The Gould League of Bird Lovers, which was devoted to educating students on bird protection and their environment. Since then I’ve had a strong love of all birds which...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Helen Giles [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] My graphite and ink works explore elements of landscape and botanical environments. Plants inhabit manmade surfaces and provide imagery, tones and pattern. The two watercolour works are inspired by the beauty of the Hibiscus. I’m currently in my...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Edwina Etheridge-Williams [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Edwina is an Australian artist living on the Gold Coast, on Yugambeh Country. Originally from Sydney, she spent over ten years working in England and exploring Europe.   She works across a range of media—ink, pastels, watercolours, acrylics, and...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Suzie Rix [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Suzie is committed to painting the places that she walks daily with her dog. She immerses herself in places she understands, that are experienced every day in all seasons and weathers. The energy of these coastal environments...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Coco Elder [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] My artwork is based on observations of the landscape and flora, notably in Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park, and more recently in the Bellingen Shire. My initial study in Landscape Architecture has inspired my interest in geology and...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Heidi Jackson [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Heidi Jackson was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1970. Her childhood was defined by constant movement around the world. Her early years in New Zealand were frequently interspersed with life in Europe and West Africa. She...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Kathy McCombie [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Kathy is an Old Girl (1974) along with her mum, daughter and now granddaughter. She only started dabbling in watercolours six years ago but has developed a unique ‘naive’ style. Her Fairies take over London was awarded...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Philippa Playford [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The inspiration for my current body of work is drawn from Still Life and 1950s and '60’s fabric designs. I am interested in breaking down the forms and shapes of functional objects and playing with bold colour,...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Lilli Stromland [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Lilli Strömland is an emerging still life painter based in Sydney, living and working on Gadigal land.   Investigating notions of nostalgia, the domestic, and connection to objects and intimate space, along with her personal history and childhood; Lilli’s...