Studio Visit: Anahita Amouzegar
Painting out of Naarm/Melbourne, Anahita Amouzegar explores the ties between nature and human existence. Her abstract figurative style is ripe with movement and colour and transports us into her world.
Studio Visit: Trish Crampton
Sydney/eora-based Trish Crampton completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts in Printmaking at Sydney College of the Arts and a Diploma in Visual Arts Education. Her still lifes hero colour, shape and tone, with an intention to bring calmness to their audience.
Studio Visit: Ren Whaleboat
Ren Whaleboat works on Awabakal Country with creative roots descending from North Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands. She creates in her signature line work through both traditional and digital mediums, drawing from the beauty of all diverse hair, skin and facial features that celebrate and empower the individuality of what the BIPOC representation upholds.
Studio Visit: Oliver Cain
In the work of Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist Oliver Cain there is a universal profundity at play. His latest series references the human figure and gently probes at confronting and challenging issues surrounding sexuality, gender and identity.
Studio Visit: Voight Ratara
Voight Ratara is a Western Aranda artist based in Ntaria who joined the Hermannsburg Potters in 2021. In his first year of working with clay and underglazes Ratara has quickly become an exciting emerging artist and one to watch. Ratara paints with bold colours and contrasting line work, telling stories of his Country and culture.
Studio Visit: Montana Moore
Montana Moore’s aerial seascapes are an ode to the ocean and its ever-changing colours, textures and light. Based in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Kuring-gai Country, Moore uses a drone to capture aerial footage of her surroundings which become inspiration for her painted mixed media works.
Studio Visit: Tyler Dan
Raised in southern California where she started developing her interest in drawing, Tyler Dan now resides in Merewether, NSW, Awabakal Country. Her work explores natural forms, architecture, textiles and sculpture in an attempt to avoid symmetry yet search for balance.
Studio Visit: Jac Puntoriero
Based in Leeton New South Wales, Wiradjuri Country, Jac Puntoriero sees her practice as an intuitive and vital life force. working in acrylic paints, she translates nature, colour and life into intricate scenes of possibility.
Studio Visit: Kate Owen
Kate Owen works on Kamilaroi land with acrylic paint, graphite, pencil and oil sticks to create works with dimension and pops of colour.
Studio Visit: Betty Kuntiwa Pumani
Betty Kuntiwa Pumani works out of Mimili Maku Arts on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in north-west South Australia. She is best known for her energetic paintings that expresses the beauty, power and resilience of the land.