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Q&A: Lucy Bauld
A motif of boats, water and the Tasmanian landscape runs through this born-and-bred Launcestonian’s life, from her work as a naval architect to the abstract paintings she creates in her home studio.
Q&A: Aleks Crossan
From theatre stages to towering sculptures, Tasmania-based artist Aleks Crossan is navigating a bold creative journey - and she’s not afraid to break some rules along the way.
Q&A: Zoë Fitzherbert
One glimpse of Hobart’s Kunanyi/Mount Wellington was all it took to convince award-winning landscape painter Zoë Fitzherbert that Tasmania was the place where her creative practice could take its most authentic shape.
Peter Yates: Painting With Time
Lutruwita/Tasmania-based artist Peter Yates’ realist paintings of people and the landscape carry a luminous momentum that builds the longer you spend time with them.
Em Carey’s Story Of Resilience, Courage & Hope Comes To Launceston
The girl who fell from the sky is telling her story - and inviting others to do the same - in one of Launceston’s most beautiful new spaces.
A Waking Dream: Tasmania-Based Artist Ron Francis
At three o’clock in the morning, Ron Francis’ eyes might be trained on a large canvas, his hand holding a brush loaded with oil paint. Painting in the early hours is a perfect situation for the Cygnet-based artist: he could be the only painter on the island, free from the day’s distracting energies.
A Painter’s Painter: Tasmanian Artist James King
For someone so dedicated to painting, it is intriguing that photography and the mechanical image are such important influences in James King’s work.