MEET OUR 2026 ARTISTS

Each year we have a fabulous mix of artists that participate in Open Studios Sunshine Coast.  We encourage you to take a look at our artists' on-line profiles including links to their social media and websites to learn a little more.

You can search by Artist name or select a category.

Art Type

Annie McIntosh Contemporary Abstract Landscape Artist

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A meditative body of work exploring the quiet strength, history, and emotion embedded within the Australian landscape. Each piece emerges through touc...
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Art By Katie White

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Katie White is an emerging artist and printmaker based in Maleny, on Jinibara country. Following a long career in speech pathology, audiology, and rem...
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Art Space Collective

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At the Art Space Collective at Montville, Jane Caleo, Fuschia Darling, and Janna Pamaeijer present dynamic contemporary works in a vibrant, collaborat...
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Art Workshops Studio

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The Studio provides an inspiring space to give you an insight into the creative process of MAKING. We all have a need to search for the tools to begin...
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Asia Images Gallery

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Asia Images Gallery is the newest gallery on the Sunshine Coast, specialising in large-scale Fine Art Photography from Asia. These are powerful works ...
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Bodo Muche Studio

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'Les Animaliers': A celebration of nature and artworks produced by Muche Studios. Sculptures reflect the Nineteenth Century French School of naturalis...
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Clayden Potters

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Clayden Potters create forms from clay through hand-building and wheel-throwing, producing both functional ware and sculptural pieces. Members activel...
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Denise Gee Ceramics & Mosaics

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Denise is a ceramic and mosaic artist who happily gets lost in her garden, chasing colour, texture and fairies. Her work is a joyful tangle of nature,...
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Equity Makers

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Equity Works Gallery is a purpose-driven retail space that supports artists and makers with disability by providing a platform to sell their products ...
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First Nations Art Studio

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The First Nations Art Studio is a welcoming space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives to come together to create, yarn and connect. Ar...
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Gillian Smith | The Creative Pilgrim

Gillian Smith is a seasoned mixed media artist who discovered a passion for pottery during her 2024 Diploma in Visual Art. She blends her painter’s ...
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Glenda Borchard

Born and raised on Sydney’s northern beaches, Glenda studied painting at the University of Wollongong, earning her Bachelor of Creative Arts. Her ca...
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Glenda Watkins

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Glenda’s life‑choice move from country Victoria to the Sunshine Coast broadened her artistic talents as she found new inspiration to showcase the ...
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Heather Gall Fine Art

With a deep affection for the natural world, Heather Gall paints in oils and water-colours, capturing the essence of Australian birds and landscapes i...
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Jacky Lowry

Printmaking is Jacky's passion. Her favourite techniques are printing with real-plant collagraph plates and gel plates. These are perfect for expressi...
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Jean Bennett

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Jean is a Maleny-based sculptural/fibre artist whose practice explores the figurative form through two and three-dimensional works. Jean sculpts using...
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Jennie Rutz

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Elusive moments with an element of intrigue are captured in Jennie’s paintings. Her subject matter focuses on women, often accompanied by the beach,...
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Jim Cox | Flying Porky Studios

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Retirement brought Jim the freedom to express himself, HIS way! To exhibit where, when and how he wished, exposing his sense of humour and connecting ...
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Julia Peddie

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Julia Peddie is a unique visual artist working from her studio in Woombye, surrounded by an abundant permaculture farm. Julia is an artist, art therap...
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Karan Gerard

Karan has been working with watercolours for over 30 years as a hobby. Since retiring 10 years ago she has created over 100 works and participated in ...
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Kate Lee Foley

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Experience the joy of creativity in Kate’s playful polymer studio. Explore her 100-day project; a curious, colourful collection of tiny wall mounted...
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Kenilworth Arts Council

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The Kenilworth Arts Council is a vibrant cornerstone of the Kenilworth community, dedicated to fostering creativity, collaboration, and meaningful art...
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Kookimoon Design

Kookimoon is a full-time ceramic artist based on the Sunshine Coast, creating hand-built pieces rooted in intention, creativity, and connection. She l...
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Lara J Cooper Studio Gallery

Lara J. Cooper is a painter drawn to the quiet power of everyday moments, where deeper meaning emerges through attentive observation. Her practice is ...
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Louise Bastos | Solshine Arts

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Louise Bastos is an artist, muralist, and creative workshop facilitator. Born and raised in Brazil, she found her home on the Sunshine Coast over a de...
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Magali Feuga

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Magali Feuga is a French Australian artist working across sculpture and painting. Her practice centres on the human form, exploring identity, and cult...
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Marcel Desbiens Studio-Gallery

Marcel Desbiens began his artistic journey in northern Canada before settling in Brisbane, where he worked for over 30 years. In the last 6 years he h...
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Margaret Ellen Turner

Margaret paints from her subjective and personal experience of the real world, not simply capturing an image of what she can see, but reliving her con...
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Margie Lipscombe | The Longhouse

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Margie loves all elements of 'design' which can be seen in both her kiln fired glasswork and her cyanotype prints. Her style exhibits bright colours, ...
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McCotter and Musk Gallery

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Creativity. The inner drive to produce beautiful things. Unique works of art forged by the life experiences of a tough country GIRL. (sorry, Dad!). Fo...
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