Our 2026 Artists

Pam Shipman Dates: All Pam explores the versatility of pastels in her broad range of diverse subject matter, testing her skills and learning from the masters of this medium. 13 Voll Rd, Glenaven. 0408 799 587 Website: see.03@bigpond.com Facebook Account Name: Pam...

Yvonne Ragonesi Dates: 1/2 Blurb: Yvonne is a mosaic artist inspired by diverse materials, nature and community connection. Creating nourishes her spirit as she blends traditional and contemporary techniques with colour and a touch of whimsy. A lifelong learner,...

Yvette Hugill Dates: All Blurb: Yvette is a practising studio artist, exhibiting regularly and widely since 1985. Recently relocating to Highfields, she is keen to become involved with the local art community. Yvette uses a variety of media, with the majority of her...

Sylvia Free Dates: 8/9 & 15/16 Blurb: Sylvia started her glass journey in 2008 and has had several exhibitions in Queensland over the years. She has a penchant for colour and transparency, which was her initial attraction to glass art. The glass journey continues...

Stephen Gillinder Dates: 1/2, 8/9, 15/16, 29/30 Blurb: Stephen is a Queensland-based artist, best recognised for his realistic representations of Australian landscapes, unique still life and portraiture. His oil paintings are developed through a series of layers from...

Stacey Blinco Dates: 1/2, 22/23 Blurb: Stacey’s art serves as a collective journal, intertwining memories, experiences and passions. Through her work, she aims to resonate deeply with others, sharing an essence of herself. Each piece is a testament to the profound...

Sharon Forbes Dates: All Blurb: Sharon Forbes is a passionate Crows Nest-based artisan jeweller whose work blends intricate craftsmanship with nature-inspired elegance. Specialising in unique wearable art, she repurposes precious metals, vibrant gemstones and...

Sarah Hotchin Dates: 15/16 Blurb: Sarah’s ceramic practice centres on hand-built vessels shaped by story, memory and journals. Drawing from a lifelong connection to drawing and clay, her collections translate personal reflections into quiet, functional art. These...

Ross Smith Dates: 15/16, 22/23, 29/30 Blurb: Ross Smith is an InStudio Art Trail trailblazer and has become a well-known artist in the region. His work is greatly admired for his patient attention to detail, which provides him with a lot of personal satisfaction. He...

Rosie O'Brien Dates: 22/23 Blurb: Rosie is a mosaic artist inspired by the natural world, with a deep love of wildlife, landscape and colour. She enjoys exploring diverse materials to express ideas and emotions. Her work features in public art installations in...

Rosemary Williamson Dates: All Blurb: Rosemary’s art journey has very much been along the scenic route. She is obsessed by Australian light and colour and is constantly reviewing her practice to reflect that. She balances her painting with running her late husband’s...

Rosalie Eustace Dates: 22/23 24 Shum Rd Palmtree (via Palmtree Rd) Blurb: Rosalie’s painting is largely inspired by nature and connection to land. She has had four solo exhibitions, with her fifth this year entitled “The Light at the End of the Day”. Her work is...

Roma Smith Dates: 1/2, 15/16 Blurb: Working mainly in colourful acrylics, inks and collage, Roma wants her art to tell a story and draw the viewer in. Her paintings are created intuitively and no two paintings are ever alike. When she is painting, Roma never knows...

Rob Prentice Dates: Blurb: Retiree Rob has a passion for model making, crafting intricate 1/12 scale dioramas using full-scale items as his guide. He makes the components for his displays from timber, metal and resin, which he beautifully masters into detailed...

Robyn Drury Dates: All Blurb: Believing that everybody is born creative, Robyn has embarked on an artistic journey with a passion for watercolour and has also explored mediums such as acrylic, charcoal, graphite and ink. Although having a strong tendency toward...

Robyn Croad Dates: 22/23 Blurb: Inspired by nature and a love of travel, Robyn has painted in watercolour for 25 years. She shares her expertise through tutoring watercolour and botanical printing. Her original watercolours, cyanotypes and eco prints hang in...

Richard Hammond Dates: 15/16, 22/23, 29/30 Email: rhammondart@gmail.com Facebook: Richard Hammond Art Instagram: art_richardhammond Blurb: Richard is a Queensland College of Art graduate and career visual arts educator in design and fine art. He continues to explore...

Richard & Rosemary Jones Dates: 22/23 Blurb: The natural landscape of Cloudlake continually provides inspiration and material for Richard and Rosemary to create bespoke, useful artefacts such as toast tongs, balm boxes and bamboo vessels, as well as whimsical...

Rachel & Ruby Weeks Dates: All Blurb: Located in Cabarlah, Fibre & Earth Studio is the home studio of mother-and-daughter team Rachel and Ruby. Ruby has a creative arts degree from the University of Southern Queensland, specialising in printmaking and...

Peter Hugill Dates:All Peter is a potter working with porcelain, stoneware and local clays, continually developing and testing glazes to suit each piece. Home Studio 12 Palmer Dr. Highfields. 0481482 213 Facebook Account Name: peterhugillceramics Instagram Account...

Peter Shears Dates: 1/2, 8/9, 15/16 Blurb: Peter has always had a passion for making handmade wooden projects. Turning wooden pens and pencils started out as a hobby but has become a considerable collection with a variety of themes. With more experience and a wider...

Pauline Good Dates: 22/23 Blurb: A watercolour artist, Pauline has been painting for over 25 years and is inspired by the beautiful Australian landscape. She loves painting the light and atmosphere of back roads, gum trees, old barns and coastal scenes. Over the years...

Narelle Donald Dates: 8/9, 15/16, 22/23 Blurb: Inspired by Australia and crafted with care and precision, Narelle’s jewellery features exclusively Aussie-made artisan components. Each piece is designed to be as functional as it is distinctive, with natural crystals...

mARTy Gordon Dates: 15/16 Blurb: Marty is a creative maker designing and making an array of products for travel and adventure in the back room of a local farmhouse. He sources the highest quality fabrics available and prides himself on creating unique patterns and...

Margaret Shaw Dates: 22/23 157 Perseverance Hall Rd Palmtree  4352. Blurb: Margaret is a multi-award-winning mosaic artist and sculptor who has been creating unique pieces for many years. Her curiosity and passion have led her to incorporate a diverse range of durable...

Lyn Johnston Dates: All Blurb: Lyn is a self-taught artist who started with a New Year’s resolution in 2011. She began by using graphite and charcoal and more recently ventured into colour, predominantly using pastels. Lyn enjoys various genres, particularly pets,...

Linda Galligan Dates: 8/9 Blurb: As a passionate student of art and local history, Linda finds joy in painting historic buildings, architectural details and vintage cars, which often spark her creative curiosity. She aims to capture the essence of place, memory and...

Liisa Gosper Dates: All Blurb: Liisa has been a student of nature for well over 50 years, enjoying a humble life as an artist and tutor. Painting prolifically in soft pastels, her art is constantly evolving, pushing boundaries and exploring innovative styles and...

Lexia Mackin Dates: 8/9, 22/23 Blurb: Lexia came into art late in life, always having an artistic bent. Through local workshops, she has developed her art skills and would rather paint than do the vacuuming. She has a preference for oils, pastels and graphite but...

Kylie Jones Dates: 8/9, 15/16 Blurb: Photographing her surrounds at every opportunity, Kylie finds beauty in the everyday things that may otherwise go unnoticed. Creating wearable nostalgia since 2021, she found a way to enjoy her trinkets and treasures forevermore,...

Kylie & Hannah Depper Dates: 1/2, 15/16, 29/30 Blurb: Ochre is a tribute to the very essence of earth itself — from the deepest chocolate browns to the subtle hues of burnt orange, all the way to opulent creams and radiant yellows. Through the Japanese ceramic art...

Kim Simmons Dates: 1/2, 8/9, 22/23 10 Plaza Circle Highfields. Blurb: It is almost 25 years since Kim first picked up a brush. Camping in the bush and painting what is in front of her is her greatest joy and challenge. This year her body of work will include paintings...

Kerry Schemioneck Dates: 1/2, 8/9, 15/16 Blurb: Kerry’s country roots and storytelling through her lens bring a fresh perspective shaped by her rural background. Her photographic pursuits are diverse and reflect her varied interests, capturing birds, landscapes,...

Kayte Gillinder Dates: 1/2, 8/9, 15/16, 29/30 Blurb: Kayte began her art journey after watching videos on acrylic pour artwork and deciding she was interested in a new hobby. She started trialling different acrylic pour techniques and has found that rivers, blooms and...

Kay Tyler Dates: 1/2, 15/16, 29/30 Blurb: As a local artist, Kay loves the countryside she is surrounded by and captures it in acrylic paintings, pen and wash, pastel and sometimes multimedia works. She tries to capture the beauty she sees and share it with others....

Kat Adams Dates: 1/2, 8/9, 15/16 Little Pottery Corner 2 Pamela Court Highfields 4352 Blurb: Sculpture in clay is Kat’s escape to a fantasy world of cute animals, weird little people and sinuous female forms. Sometimes she makes a basic shape on the potter’s wheel and...

Karen King Dates: 8/9 Blurb: Bling Girl Beading creates wearable and sculptural jewellery that sits confidently between art and adornment. For the Art Trail, newly curated Bloom & Bling pieces use beading, lace and glass to rework traditional materials into...

Julie Sweeney Dates: All Blurb: As an artist interested in multimedia, Julie’s work ranges across many mediums and approaches. Her work is always inspired by nature, particularly local fauna and flora. Recently she has been exploring combining metal, fibre and drawing...

Judi Edwards Dates: 8/9 Blurb: Judi is always chasing the light — fleeting, but often spectacular. Then all she does is capture the moment. Judi takes inspiration from her many travels in outback Australia, often camping in remote places, and is fascinated by the many...

Janette Swindells Dates: 1/2, 8/9, 15/16 Blurb: Janette took up art following her childhood passion upon retiring from early childhood teaching in 2020. She joined the local art group and attended workshops, as well as joining other activities to increase her skills...

Jane Hoffmann Dates: 1/2, 15/16 Blurb: Jane is a self-taught artist from the Downs and has been involved in visual arts for most of her life. She loves a challenge and enjoys experimenting in different mediums and styles to suit her subject. “Life’s too short to stay...

Jane Arthars Dates: 1/2, 8/9, 15/16 Blurb: Returning artist Jane has been painting all her life. While her subject matter is mostly simple, everyday and homey, including birds, cats and domestic scenes, she wants her paintings to age with her, creating moody depths...

Heddy Shears Dates: 1/2, 8/9, 15/16 Blurb: Pottery, glass mosaics, leadlight, painting and woodwork are all mediums Heddy has incorporated in her artworks over the past 25 years. Clay is her preferred material of choice, with hand and slab building the two main...

Franzesca Dates: 8/9, 15/16 Blurb: Pottery and textiles have been Franzesca’s passion for most of her life. She is always expanding and exploring new techniques and ideas, working in different clays, glazes and stains. With textiles, she explores sewing and dyeing...

Emily Engel Dates: 22/23 Blurb: A graphic designer and maker, Emily’s mixed media works include repurposed metal moth sculptures, monoprint collages, plaster and speckle-dyed fibre gum blossom decorations, and art prints, cards and gift wrap. For this year’s Art Trail...

Doug Lane Dates: 8/9, 15/16 Blurb: Doug, a mosaic artist for over eight years, finds joy in making pictures with broken china and tiles. He makes wall hangings and plates and favours nature and country scenes. His public artworks are in Centenary Park and the Crows...

Dianne Tatham Dates: 1/2, 15/16 Blurb: Dianne expresses her love of textiles by knitting garments using hand-dyed yarns that feature sustainable natural fibres. Finding suitable colours became challenging, so she started dyeing her own colour range 16 years ago. Each...

Deborah Burton Dates: All Blurb: Deborah Burton is a Highfields-based artist working from Gumtree Gallery Studios. Her expressive acrylics and intricate drawings capture the quiet drama of everyday moments, nature-connected living and the Australian landscape. With a...

David Harriman Dates: All Blurb: Returning artist David has been crafting unique timber pieces for over 35 years. He draws his inspiration from rural pioneer days and the beautiful Australian bush. Carving has become his passion, with many of his country-style...

Bruce Griffiths Dates: 1/2, 8/9, 15/16 25 Gillmeister St, KLEINTON QLD 4352 T: 0403 346229 Blurb: Bruce has both practical and formal qualifications, having learnt from some of the best in the world in watercolour. He is an emotive artist searching for mood,...

Barbara Scott Dates: Blurb: Successful rural businesswoman Barbara Scott is a studio felt maker and textile artist who draws on nature’s abstractions to fuel her vibrant wearable felt creations. Barbara’s unique wearable art pieces have added a touch of class to...

Ava Englund Dates: 1/2, 15/16 Blurb: Ava is a young rural artist who creates wirework and paints with acrylic and watercolour. She is best known for her handmade jewellery and intricate wire tree sculptures. Her work draws deeply from the natural world and places...

Annette Baxter Dates: 1/2, 8/9, 15/16 Blurb: Since 2017 Annette has been a member of the Artists of Crows Nest, attending workshops to improve her work and teaching mixed media to others in workshops. She loves mixed media but also likes pastel and acrylics. Email:...

Alex Hotchin Dates: 15/16 Blurb: Alex is a cartographer, writer and printmaker. She makes maps for clients worldwide and is recognised for her intricate storytelling artworks. Alex also makes illustrated books and prints about her own adventurous undertakings and...

Akiko Yoshimoto Dates: 1/2, 22/23 Blurb: Designer of handmade glass beads and jewellery. Passionate jewellery maker using Italian Moretti glass, Bullseye and various dichroic glass. Akiko likes to incorporate gold and silver leaf and silver mesh. Fine freshwater...