I used to paint some time ago but, like many working parents, set this aside as work and home life got hectic. Once I had more flexibility it was something I was keen to return to. Joining a studio with other creatives was pivotal as it gave me both the opportunity and the motivation to develop my practice further.

I’m an Australian wildlife and botanical artist based in Perth, Western Australia. Although I always loved drawing and painting, life became busy with raising a family and working as a graphic designer. I returned to painting when my children were young and quickly realised it was where I felt happiest.

I’ve always been creative. Art was my favourite subject at school, but graphic design felt like the more practical career path, so I pursued that instead, eventually spending more than twenty years in the industry and working my way up to Design Director. After the birth of my first daughter, I stepped back from that role and realised…

Gardening with a paintbrush, Melbourne-based mixed media artist Leanne Daquino blooms where education once rooted her. After 25 years in classrooms, she discovered a new life in colour, texture, and imagination. Born into a long line of gardeners, Leanne doesn’t claim a green thumb, she cultivates with a paintbrush.

Melbourne-based artist and graphic designer Nancy Cover creates luminous, expressive paintings inspired by her love of flowers. Her work transforms floral forms into lively, immersive compositions, celebrating the beauty and wonder of the natural world with a playful, spirited energy.

My heritage shapes everything I create. My Ngarabul identity is at the centre of my storytelling, my sense of belonging and the way I read the land. My Scottish, Irish and English roots add another layer of history and resilience. Together they guide the colours, symbols and rhythms that appear in my work. I paint from a place of honouring all the people…

The art of Jackie Green is an ever-evolving playground of colour, rhythm, and emotion. Based on the Mornington Peninsula, this contemporary artist brings her creative journey full circle, from her roots in freehand signwriting and bespoke signage to the boundless expression of abstract art. Her work bridges two distinct worlds…

I have always loved all things creative and would spend hours drawing or painting in my spare time. Anything became a subject, my family, the landscape around me, and scenes from my imagination. I pursued this passion up until my HSC (Year 12) however was discouraged from continuing in the arts by well meaning family and friends.

I have always loved creating art from a child, I was obsessed with colouring books then drawing cartoons and on to still life and people. I got distinction in Art Class but somehow never thought I could turn art into a profession. I always loved the beauty in nature and the outdoors, as well as a follower of fashion, design…

I grew up in country NSW, the light there is different and there’s a softness to the colour of the trees & plants. Where I live in Brisbane it’s a brighter more intense light and the plants and flowers are very vivid colours , I remember when I first moved here it felt like the brightness and the intensity of the light had been turned way up.

I’d always enjoyed creating and had tried my hand at lots of different things over the years from sewing clothes, applique, mosaics, ceramic painting. When I finished my role with IBM it gave me the opportunity to explore more creative avenues. I was at a charity dinner and bid (and won) some art classes…

I remember the exact moment. I was 9 months postpartum with my first child and painting at the dining table during his nap. I was feeling lost, I had just been made redundant from a demanding leadership role and literally felt my purpose and identity shift. It felt like my dreams had intrinsically changed…

The turning point came one afternoon around our family dining table. Ariah, my daughter, had been learning about Indigenous culture at school, her teachers had really made the effort to include those stories in the classroom. She came home curious, asking questions about symbols, language, and who we are.

I have always loved creating things, ever since I was little. Art was my favourite school subject, and I would look for opportunities to be in the art room during break times and after school. Once I finished high school, there was no doubt for me that I would study a bachelor of fine art and teaching. Art making is instinctive to me.

Being called an artist is one of the consequences of making things. For me it is normal, I appreciate reality and attempt to create things that communicate that complex appreciation. “It is important to me that the paint is allowed to build up and move in a loose way that keeps the work fresh and accurate,” he explains.

My passion for art was sparked at a young age. I vividly remember being around eight years old and utterly captivated by my much older sister, who was an artist. I was enthralled by the idea of becoming an artist myself, it seemed so magical and creative. But after a few frustrating attempts at paint-by-numbers (and not having any mineral turps!), I decided perhaps this artistic life wasn’t for me.

We grew up surrounded by artists in our family. Our mother painted, and our father and uncles created stone axes, didgeridoos, and other artefacts, so this kind of craft wasn’t new to us. Glenda picked up the brush in 2019 and started an Instagram page to share what our family had been doing for generations, and things took off from there.

I can’t pinpoint an exact moment, but the spark was definitely there from childhood. I was captivated by Disney animators and inspired to capture the world around me. Even though pursuing art as a career wasn’t always straightforward, it just felt like the path I was meant to take, and I was blessed to have a lot of encouragement along the way.

I have always been drawn to anything creative; I’m not sure if I labeled it art. My grandma had the most chaotic and fascinating sewing room; fabrics, carving leather, and tins full of buttons piled up everywhere. To me, that was heaven; I loved spending time in there looking at everything and watching her work away.

“Jingi Walla”, my name is Holly Sanders, I am a proud Bundjalung woman from the North Coast NSW. Part of my childhood was spent growing up on Country before moving down to Yuin Country on the South Coast NSW. I am a classroom teacher and contemporary artist. My work shares stories about culture and Country.

I can’t remember a time I wasn’t making art in one form nor another. In my mid twenties my Mum was diagnosed with breast cancer, I found it a way to express my feelings, when she died a few years later I continued for a while and then moved into interior design. While my art is influenced by expressionism and Impressionism my personal artistic style….

I have always loved art and pursued creative hobbies. At school, art and textiles were my favourite subjects and when my husband and I purchased our first home, I made art to fill our blank walls and loved to reupholster and restore old retro furniture. Once our kids came along, that put any creative aspirations I had on hold. Being a mum can sometimes…

It all started after a seed was planted in my head by an artist I met as a young child. Naturally good with my hands, much like my father, I played with paint and clay sculpture in high school. Graduating from Sydney College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Visual Arts majoring in ceramics – mainly mould work and throwing. But as life happened, art took a step to the side.

In 2009 I began my first year of college and took a contemporary art history class. This lead me down the path I’m currently on. I became fascinated with The Abstract Expressionist Artists and it later inspired me to buy my first set of paints. I went to countless museums that year and absorbed inspiration like a sponge. It was the first time I realised I loved…

My artist journey began a long time ago but it wasn’t until the last 3-4 years that I really started to focus on this current style. I didn’t choose abstract art – it kinda chose me. I love the way abstract art can be perceived in many different ways from many different people. I might see land, somebody else might see sky and the next person… 

My artistic journey is one that I feel like I’ve always been on! I’ve painted and drawn for as long as I can remember, and my childhood memories are of me entertaining myself by drawing and creating castles and jungles and other fantasy worlds. I didn’t complete an arts degree but pursued business studies instead, because I was told that being an artist wasn’t a real career…

Lizzie Alsop is an artist whose creative journey began on a farm, sketching the natural world around her. In 2008, she transitioned into professional artistry, leaving behind a nursing career. Self-taught and continually learning, Lizzie believes that creativity is innate in all humans. Her contemporary style blends abstract…

I am a proud Bidjara woman of the South West region in Queensland and my family are from the Charleville area. I didn’t discover my Aboriginal heritage until I was in my teens and sadly I didn’t understand the importance of it at the time, though I was always proud of my heritage. I’m so grateful that I’ve been able to close the gap slightly for my children and been able to give…

I am a Palawa/Pakana woman with connections to the Northwest Coast of Tasmania. My people have a deep spiritual and cultural connection to the land and its natural resources. Everything was done in harmony with the environment, including hunting, gathering and fishing.The Palawa culture includes rich traditions of art, storytelling and oral history.

Delve into the intricate details that define Holly McLennan-Brown’s artistic journey, where every stroke tells a story and every pattern weaves a connection to her Yorta Yorta heritage. Holly McLennan-Brown, a proud Yorta Yorta woman, weaves her cultural heritage into contemporary art. Raised amidst the stories of Maloga and Cummeragunja, her family’s rich history fuels her creations.

Kamilya Lowana White, a contemporary Aboriginal artist, has always had a passion for art that traces back to her earliest memories. Her journey is deeply rooted in her Kija Bardi heritage, a connection that profoundly influences the stories told in her vibrant paintings. Drawing inspiration from the land and oceans of her ancestral Kimberley region…

I loved art at high school, particularly acrylics on canvas, and I took every art subject that I could right up until the end of Senior. Moving to the UK in my late teens, I kept sketchbooks and visual diaries of just about everything. Back in Australia in my early twenties, I learnt to play guitar and went on to write songs and play in bands around the Eastern suburbs of Sydney.

Emma Stenhouse is an artist whose creative journey is a testament to the power of cultural reconnection. Drawing from her Ngarrindjeri heritage, she weaves intricate narratives onto canvas, celebrating the stories of her people and the landscapes that have shaped her. With a background in early childhood education, Emma’s art is a bridge…

As far back as I can remember, I had to be doing something hands-on and tactile. Even at school I never responded that well to being told how to do something, you had to show me and then let me do it. That was my learning style and I learnt fast. I assume that’s why I did well in subjects involving manual arts and struggled in subjects…

Sarah Leslie is an artist whose journey into the world of art began at a young age. Encouraged by her parents, she started drawing and exploring various art forms, eventually leading her to study graphic design in University. After having children, Sarah rekindled her passion for fine arts and painting, creating a unique style that blends her design…

From a young age I started sketching portraits, however quickly founded my love for painting and never-looked-back! There is something very special to me about the power of pushing paint and how it can tell stories so viscerally. Fifty something years on, with each new work I am still as excited by the process and constantly evolving my creative practice.

Sarah Rowe, known as ‘Miss Moresby’ is a talented artist specialising in textile design and oil painting. With a background in fine art she finds beauty in everyday objects and incorporates them into her artwork. Sarah’s vibrant and bold artistic style is characterised by organic botanic shapes and abstract motifs. Inspired by her surroundings and…

Nestled in a cozy, hand-built studio just off the Mornington Peninsula, Charlie Nanos has embarked on a transformative journey from tradesman to a full time artist. In 2021, a rare heart condition forced him to leave his trade, but he found solace and healing through the world of art. His aim now is to weave storytelling and nostalgia into his artworks…

I’ve always been creative, I majored in fashion design and art at school, then later on studied and became an interior designer and colour consultant. At first though, I only really painted for myself as a hobby – art to put on my own walls – but in 2018 I lost use of the right side of my upper body. That was so devastating as I was so active and healthy prior.

After a tough time personally I realised that life is too short not to follow my creative dreams and decided to go back to school and study design. I rediscovered my love of painting and started playing around with acrylics and palette knives. I shared what I was doing on Instagram and I sold my first painting to a friend and I’ve been painting ever since.