Guest Artist
Glenn A Albrecht PhD
Think Pieces
Glenn A. Albrecht is an Honorary Associate in the School of Geo-sciences, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He retired as Professor of Sustainability, Walter Murdoch University, in mid-2014. He continues to work…
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Guest Artist
Leanne Ward
Painting
Leanne is well-known to the local community as a talented painter, photographer and mosaic artist. Her works can be found in Simpson & Hunter Parks Muswellbrook, Brook St Plaza, the Murrurundi Story Board, St Joseph’s…
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Guest Artist
Michelle Napanangka Earl
Textiles / Weaving
As a proud Darkinjung woman with Wonnarua ties Michelle has a personal connection to The Hunter Valley and respectfully teaches and celebrates the Traditional Aboriginal Culture of the Communities that reside across the valley.
Resident Artist
Andrew French-Northam
Music Production / Sound Production
As a musician, Andrew describes himself as “a multi-disciplinariest with a chameleon’s musical attitude.” He is particularly interested in cross art-form collaborations demanding new and innovative blended artistic disciplines. Andrew graduated with three music majors:…
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Resident Artist
Penny Dunstan
Mixed Media
Dr Penny Dunstan is a Newcastle-based artist, writer, and agronomist/soil scientist with a keen interest in multiple views of land management.
Resident Artist
Suellyn Connolly
Mixed Media
Suellyn Connolly is a mixed media artist based in the scenic Hunter Valley. With a graphic design and publishing background spanning over 22 years, she has now redirected her focus to pursue her passion in…
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Guest Artist
Janno McLaughlin
Painting / Scultpure / Textiles
Australian born artist and lived between Buenos Aires and New York until 2013, now resides in Australia. Janno’s artworks are quirky and eclectic, intending to sew hope, bravery, resillience and whimsy, anchored by a deliberately…
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Resident Artist
Rebecca Rath
Mixed Media
Rebecca Rath, based in the Hunter Valley is a landscape and predominately en plein air artist.
Resident Artist
Lisa Wiseman
Crochet Art / Textiles
Lisa Wiseman is a fourth generation crocheter, based outside of Dungog. Her work reaches both two and three dimensions with a variety of media and sizes from huge murals to fine crochet lacework.
Resident Artist
Will Maguire
Sculpture
Will Maguire is a contemporary blacksmith and sculptor based in the Hunter Valley. He works with hot steel, forging and manipulating it, striving to create forms that are beautiful, genuine and new.
Resident Artist
Fran Wachtel
Sculpture
Fran Wachtel, an artist hailing from Murrurundi, has dedicated 40 years to her craft, delving into various mediums such as clay, bronze, oils, and drawing. Over the past two decades, her primary artistic pursuit has…
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Resident Artist
Rachel Milne
Painting
Rachel Milne is a professional fine art painter based in Newcastle, NSW originally hailing from the UK. Milne’s style is of the impressionists, specialising in figurative and observational oil painting.
Resident Artist
Kirry Toose
Textiles
Kirry Toose is a fibre artist, founder of untethered artists inc, textile artist and dress assembler from near Sydney.
Resident Artist
Anna Rankmore
Music Production / Sound Production
Anna Rankmore has been studying and performing piano for over 30 years. Growing up in multiple countries and learning new languages, music has been one of the most important ones. Anna has graduated from a…
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Resident Artist
Mark Brown
Multi media
Born and raised in Newcastle, Mark Brown is a Sydney-based sound artist who has developed a profound fascination with all things industrial. His artistic journey has led him to explore the phenomenology of industrial spaces,…
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Resident Artist
Todd Fuller
Portraiture
For over a decade, Todd Fuller has been crafting hand-drawn animations that grapple with love and loss, as well as ideas of place, identity and community. Often narrative in form, these award winning works are…
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Guest Artist
Jakeob Watson
Painting
First Nations mural artist and Gomeroi man Jakeob Watson completed the 3 part mural AUH had commissioned him to do earlier in the year. The mural’s evolution started with students from Cassilis and Merriwa as…
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