River Hush at Luminance
Suzannah Jones was born in Wingham and now lives beside the Dooribang (Williams River). Myffie Coady lives in Port Macquarie on the NSW Mid North Coast. These two artists couldn’t be more different in style, yet their artworks in RIVER HUSH speak a language shaped by nature.
Suzannah Jones, Where the rivers the creeks and the tears meet the sea, mixed media on canvas, 160cm x 80cm.
“The river heals,” Suzannah says. “It is the hush of the river that grounds me, offering respite and renewal that flows directly onto the canvas.”
Suzannah’s work explores the intersection of landscape and memory, reflecting on how formative experiences shape perception and how mark-making fosters therapeutic connection to place. Originally from Wingham, NSW, she spent nearly a decade in outback South Australia, where the arid landscapes of the Flinders Ranges and Eyre Peninsula deeply influenced her practice. Working in regional arts development, she maintains a committed art practice grounded in gesture, place and process, often pairing paintings with written texts drawn from memory and lived experience.
She has been a finalist in major prizes including the Pro Hart Outback Art Prize and Fleurieu Biennale, and winner of awards including the Dungog Art Prize (2022) and Viola Bromley Prize for Painting (2024). Living with profound unilateral deafness, she shares her farm with her partner, two sons, and an abundance of wildlife.
Myffie Coady is a self-taught artist based in Port Macquarie, NSW, who has received twenty art awards, including two distinguished Grand Champion prizes.
Encouraged by her grandmother to explore drawing at a young age, Myffie’s deep connection to nature - its flowers, animals, and changing seasons continues to shape her work.
After raising her family and balancing work commitments, Myffie returned to painting full-time about ten years ago. She now paints six days a week in her studio, primarily using acrylics and charcoal.
Her impressionistic style features loose brushwork and earthy tones that capture the energy, movement, and emotion of her subjects.
Central to Myffie’s practice are ideas of meditative beauty, resilience and renewal in Nature. Her paintings invite reflection and emotional connection—encouraging viewers to slow down and appreciate the strength and subtlety of the natural world.
