Artist Bios
Jennifer Gill
Jennifer Gill A lot of Jennifer’s art is inspired by nature from egg and seed shapes to spiralling vines and preferring handbuilt ceramics to show this organic warmth of friction in the growth of life. Jennifer believes that every life has hidden potential like a seed or egg and given the safe environment much is possible. Jennifer’s art has a
Helen Adams
Helen Adams I work primarily as a hand-building ceramicist, building functional ware that is quality, and that exudes beauty and style. The creative process of hand-building to me unlocks ideas as it takes place, extending a thought into often a serendipitous outcome. I strive for quality more-so than perfection as imperfection can be the beauty – a bit of wabi-sabi.
Linda Nye
Linda Nye Medium : Acrylics, Oils, Mixed Medium CV : Linda’s contemporary paintings are inspired by the vast Australian Landscape and its changing seasons. Her vibrant landscapes are known for their unique style and colour.She has painted for over 30years, is a co-founding member of The Artists Collective Studio Gallery Tenterfield, member and regular exhibitor with Borderline Regional Arts Group
Susan Heywood
Susan Heywood Medium and Technique Natural fibres, pastel, acrylic, photography, print-making Location Liston, Tenterfield Shire Artist’s Statement Since a child, I’ve always enjoyed taking photos and drawing. Photography has been the main constant in my life, expanding this at one point to make comical cards which featured animals found in the paddock while I was helping my husband farm. I’ve
Rebecca Conduit
Rebecca Conduit I have a fine arts certificate and worked in Sydney for over 20 years as a Graphic Artist, some of that time as Art Director and Production Manager. After relocating to Tenterfield, I went back to my passion, painting. I paint with acrylics that I apply mainly with pallet knifes to achieve the textural quality of the object
Maryke Miller
Maryke Miller I started my potting career in my early thirties and it was love on first feel of the Clay.I love the creative side of working with Clay , the endless possibilities of the medium.Wheel work and glazing have always been my specialty using Porcelain and Stoneware Clays with Hand building some pieces always making a nice change.I enjoy
Krishna Heffernan
Krishna Heffernan Krishna is an Aboriginal woman from the Wiradjuri nation of Central New South Wales and has family connections with the Yorta Yorta people of Victoria. She currently lives in Wyberba with her husband and devotes her time to her Art and gardening. Krishna has a degree in Visual Arts from Riverina Murray College in NSW. Her work is
Anni Washington
Anni Washington Anni has been painting in the watercolour medium for over 30 years. ~My Watercolour Gallery~
Gail Wilson
Gail Wilson Gail Wilson A few years I took up the opportunity to attend oil painting classes tutored by Emma Weis, during these lessons we experimented with different mediums, but I was always drawn back to oils. Being inspired by Magaret Olley, has led me on an interesting and enjoyable still life journey. Currently I am attempting to improve my
Mary-Ann Svenson
Mary-Ann Svenson Knit,Knot,Weave & Felt: I have been spinning and weaving for many years, after completing a 3yr. TAFE certificate in the late ‘90s. I love creating fabric, from finding the fibres, spinning them into yarn and then weaving them on my 32” Ashford rigid heddle loom. The whole process is a pleasure. Beautiful, warm, soft, hand crafted garments. Made
Liz Powell
Liz Powell I usually work with paper, my own plant fibre product as well as commercially made, but I will stitch, print, draw, paint, dye, glue, rivet or construct in many materials to communicate the idea I am working on. This can also include found objects, metal, fabric and fibre. All this adds up to a wide experience in mixed
Jayne Barrett
Jayne Barrett The main influence on my art practice has been the natural environment and for the last 20 years, that has been the border region of NSW and QLD. My artistic journey began many years ago with paper making and bookbinding. Subsequently, I developed a passion for photography. After amassing a significant number of images I felt a need to
Gay Landeta
Gay Landeta I am fascinated by the movement and depth of light in the Australian environment. Raised in Canada, the clarity of light here in Australia still impacts me daily. The work I produce is a process of connecting to, understanding and refining my own experiences while visually making sense of my inner world. I have always loved and appreciated
Nola Sindel
Nola Sindel Although always interested in botany and animals and in painting, it is only after retiring in 2002 from a career in education that I incorporated these into wildlife and botanical art. It has been through gardening, bush walking and observing native wildlife that I developed this interest and now endeavour to capture the living world in my art.
Margaret Oban Dowe
Margaret Oban Dowe I find change exciting and most of my art work is inspired by changing environmental factors and the elements which create or cause those changes – the seasons – the wind and rain – the heat and cold – the interdependence and interconnectedness of all living things and their effect on each other. Most of my life
Pam Docherty
Pam Docherty I have always wanted to Paint, using water colour, and did attend various classes while I was working. However, time was short so I prepared to follow my desire after I retired. We retired to Tenterfield and I now am able to enjoy my art and my silver Jewellery making. I studied making Jewellery prior to retirement and
Raylee Delaney
Raylee Delaney The natural world, filled as it is with creeks, rocks, plants…. And especially flowers, has always spoken to my imagination. And, for me, the most satisfying way to honour that association is to capture the quiet splendour and bring it, as much as possible, from a personal interior into the material world of paint and paper. Watercolour, pastel
Linda Clutterbuck
Linda Clutterbuck Linda Clutterbuck has always been engaged in various creative pursuits, and after finishing a career in Recruitment commenced full time painting July 2024. This has enabled her to experiment with different styles, mediums and surfaces, working in both studio situations and plein air. Currently Linda is working on still life pieces that are themed around shoes and their
Kerry Cannon
Kerry Cannon I split my time between exhibiting my bronze sculpture and working on Ceramic Break Sculpture Park, NSW which opened in 2003. I sculpt “narrative art” based on stories I create. My biggest group shows are The 2007 Shanghai Art Fair, The 2005 Florence Biennale and The Agora Gallery in New York in 2009. My biggest win was a
Maggie Brockie
Maggie Brockie – Sculptor With clay as her medium, Maggie has become well known for her wildlife sculptures. Maggie also enjoys expressing her connection with all things through her more spiritual figurative works. Maggie runs inspirational workshops in her Bush studio and tutors interstate. For more information, visit my website: Maggie Brockie Current Exhibition Maggie’s exhibition, Response to Nature is currently
John Donnelly
John Donnelly Painting (with acrylics) is my main activity, though I would like to further an interest in printing from collagraphs. The imagery is usually based on landscape themes, and ranges from modern representational to abstract. I have a number of paintings on the go at any one time, and deciding when a painting is “finished” is often difficult. I am particularly interested
Sue Jurd
Sue Jurd Through my paintings I try to capture the feeling of the Australian landscape. I am influenced by my surroundings – the bush- with it’s colour, smell and beautiful designs. I have been painting silk for over twenty years, but have used many mediums. I am basically self taught, having attended workshops by well known artists Sir Douglas Dundas
Janet White
Janet White I started potting in 2003 whilst living in Nevada, USA. I took a class in ceramics at the local community college then a two-week Summer school in nearby Tuscarora (a place as captivating as its name). I was hooked. The ability to transform an amorphous lump of clay into a vessel was immensely satisfying. Since coming back to
Louise Jenkins
Louise Jenkins After spending time in Europe, the Pacific Islands and traveling throughout Australia, I have based myself just east of the township of Tenterfield in NSW. My nomadic nature is still very much active – however now it is experienced through my Art instead of my feet. Painting * Drawing * Printmaking * Mixed Media What’s Happening in 2022?