Luke Baker won the 2025 Luminance Young & Emerging Artist Prize (age 15 - 25) for his painting, Little Bay. Judges Wendy Stokes and Stephen Killick praised Luke’s work for its commitment to a moment in time. Fuelled by that recognition, Luke created three new artworks for the JOY exhibition at Luminance Port Macquarie.

Rose has been working with warm or kiln fired glass for the past 30 years. From her studio on the Mid North Coast of NSW she produces individually designed fused glass items including corals, native birds and sculptural pieces. Rose has been a finalist in the Outback Art Prize and participated in various exhibitions around Australia.

Myffie Coady is a self-taught artist based in Port Macquarie, NSW. Myffie has received 20 art awards, including two distinguished Grand Champion prizes. Encouraged by her grandmother to explore drawing at a young age, Myffie’s connection to nature - its flowers, animals, and seasons - continues to shape her work.

Rachel Cross Rachel is a Dunghutti artist whose work is deeply inspired by her surroundings. Rachel’s contemporary style of Aboriginal art explores childhood memories and life journeys, blending tradition with a modern perspective. Her love for colour and intricate patterns shines through in her work.

Stu Doherty lives and paints in Port Macquarie. His work observes moments of unexpected beauty from the landscape that surround his studio where the sea meets the rock on Birpai land. His practice is predominantly watercolour, gouache and graphite on paper, focusing on the landscape and flora of coastal NSW.

Jo makes paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, installations, soundscapes and writes poetry. Her visual art is represented in state and private collections around Australia and overseas. She has held 18 solo shows & been in more than 30 group exhibitions. Recently, Jo was commissioned to create a sound and viewing Pod for humans visiting GuulaBaa, the new Hastings Koala Breeding Centre. 

Originally from New Zealand, now living and working in Port Macquarie, Jon Dorne finds inspiration in nature and the world around us. He uses a range of mixed media. “Each of my contemporary works is unique; their vibrant colours being the only link,” Jon says. “My works take anything from four days to three months to complete. I always enjoy the journey.”

Stewart Hambrett lives and works in Port Macquarie. His contemporary artworks capture the essence of a moment or feeling and express the unpredictability of life. Stewart has been included in numerous group and solo exhibitions, winning over 40 accolades in his art career including a number of first prizes.

Malcolm Harding employs techniques of chance, decalcomania and frottage to create organisms such as cells, amoeba, planets or stars. This World and Another explores the similarities between artistic abstraction and scientific representation. At Luminance Gallery from 6 March - 3 April 2025.

Suzannah Jones lives on a farm in the Dungog Shire, NSW, on Gringai country beside the Dooribang (Williams River). Her work explores the intersection of landscape and memory, reflecting on how formative experiences shape perception and how mark-making fosters therapeutic connection to place.

Yvonne Kiely studied fine art at Dublin’s National College of Art and Design, and fashion at the National School of Art in East Sydney. She has spent the past three decades on the Mid North Coast exhibiting as a painter and working as an art tutor. Yvonne’s paintings have featured in solo and group exhibitions, including Glasshouse Regional Gallery in Port Macquarie.

Corina Latimore is a proud Birpai artist, born, raised and living on Country. In 2022 she was the honoured recipient of Student of the Year for Creative Design Ideation, TAFE NSW Gili Awards. In 2023 Corina was awarded Student of the Year in Creative Design Ideation at the Tafe NSW Excellence Awards. From the ocean to the mountains, nature plays a large part in Corina’s art. Corina’s first appearance at Luminance was in Essence of Country for NAIDOC Week 2025.

Angela Marr is a Birrbay woman and the creative director of Cultural Industries, a National Design Agency member, a Supply Nation registered business, and an Indigenous Art Code member. Angela’s first appearance at Luminance was in Essence of Country for NAIDOC Week 2025.

Adam Postrach is a digital artist based in Port Macquarie. His work is surreal, dreamlike. He uses digital painting and collage techniques to create fantastical worlds and characters. He finished Vocal Arts at the Fryderyk Chopin Music University in Warsaw, Poland.

Chris Proctor creates art that finds beauty in imperfection. Luminance Gallery hosted his first solo show, If I Had Known Above the Mountains Lies Eternal Sunshine I Never Would Have Stopped Climbing, from 5 April - 26 April 2025.

Kay Thurston was born and bred in the NSW inland city of Wagga Wagga. Kay's work is a deep reflection of her connection to the natural world. Inspired by the intricate beauty of native flora, she creates detailed pieces celebrating the delicate patterns, textures and rhythms found in nature. 

Tony Williams paints what he calls abstract landscape. He grew up in the rugged country of the Colo region west of Sydney, where he developed a love of the Australian bush and country.