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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Jane Whitfield completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with distinction in 2004 from Western Sydney University. She moved to Port Macquarie in 2005 and established Drawn to Art. Jane’s compositions examine energy, space and feeling, conveying beauty in abstraction and imperfection.

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.