ARTISTS & GALLERIES

Meet Our Artists

With 70 venues and more than 100 artists work on show during Open Studios Sunshine Coast in 2024, you will want to take some time to learn a little more about our individual artists and galleries before planning your artistic adventure.
To make things a little easier we have created six individual trails, three Coastal these are Caloundra, Central and Northern and three hinterland journeys from the Foothills, up to Maleny then on to Montville and the Blackall Range.
Coastal Studios will be open from 10am - 4pm on Saturday, May 18 and 19 and
Hinterland Studios will be open from 10am - 4pm on Saturday, May 25 and 26
Some artists have also chosen to open on the weekdays in between - however it is best to check out the Art Trail Guide to confirm these dates / days.
All of the artists are featured below, and you can also check out the link to their individual trails.

Art Type

James Stickland Art

Illustrator | Painter

Stickland moved to the Sunshine Coast in 2006 to continue his sign business. The inspiration of artistic talent in the region enveloping him, the urge...

Denise Gee

Ceramicist | Mosaics

Denise has a passion for clay and creating pottery pieces and tiles to complement her mosaic work for the garden. Denise has a love of colour which is...

Sunshine Coast Art and Framing Gallery

Gallery

The Gallery's mission Is to positively impact its clients by delivering a personal customer service experience, to educate, provide affordable pricing...

Rod Arnold

Painter

Buderim based part-time Artist who paints in acrylic and oil paints, a continual journey of learning and practice, new techniques and approaches are a...

Ros, Rob and Sue Studio

Painter

The work on show encompasses three distinct painting and sculpting styles reflecting each artist's training and experiences in classical art, 3D and d...

Wayne Clayton Art

Painter

Through each piece Wayne creates, he aims to evoke a sense of emotion and spirituality for the viewer. Mixing a vibrant colour pallet with the use of ...

Art School Co.

Gallery

Art School Co. is exhibiting a collection of their teachers' work as an interactive exhibition. The 10 teachers Jess Le Clerc, Lauren Horton, Madeline...

Raw and Unique Art by Jodi

Recycled Art | Sculptor

Rusty tools and metal are the perfect eye candy for me. There is just something about rust that draws me in and the possibility of its use for somethi...

Annie McIntosh

Painter

Annie first started painting in 2013 and over the past decade has developed a distinctive style of contemporary landscape. This style has been informe...

Kerry Ide Illustration

Digital Art | Illustrator

Kerry's love of nature and the animal world shines through in both her illustrations and her fine art pieces. She loves to capture the cheekiness of o...

Shelley Harkness Art

Cards and Journal | Illustrator | Painter

After a successful career as an art teacher Shelley moved to the Sunshine coast. Inspired by the beauty and inspiration of the surrounding environment...

Margaret Ellen Turner

Painter

Margaret Ellen Turner has been a practicing artist over 30 years and for much of that time has taught in national, and sometimes international, instit...

Caloundra Regional Gallery

Gallery

The Regional Gallery of the Sunshine Coast presents a dynamic exhibition program featuring leading national and local artists, complemented by immersi...

Jenny Newbound

Collage | Illustrator | Mixed Media | Painter

International award winning artist Jenny Newbound has an affinity with nature which is reflected in her vivid watercolours. Jenny’s paintings have a...

Melanie Augustin

Jewellery Artist | Jewelry Making | Photographer

Melanie Augustin likes to play with fire and hammer and shoot things (with a camera that is!). She is an art jeweller and art photographer living in ...

Marcel Desbiens

Painter

Marcel was born in Quebec, Canada and is now living in Landsborough. He is the founder and director of Bienarte Art School in Brisbane. His research f...

Palimpsest Judith Tompkins

Mixed Media | Textile Artist

Judith’s organic 2-/3D sculptural fibre/textile works reflect her unconventional view of fibre art weaves science, pottery, taxidermy, and literatur...

Remade Sunshine Coast Studio

Metalwork | Sculptor

Every year tonnes of beautiful beads and stones are discarded into landfill. Marie has been deconstruction old or broken jewellery to use pieces to ma...

Seajay Art

Resin Art

Carlie, a devoted resin artist from the scenic Mudjimba shores on the Sunshine Coast, has dedicated seven transformative years to the captivating worl...

Aileen Greig

Glass Artist | Metalwork

Aileen's early training as a silversmith and subsequent work in a commercial jewellery studio has enabled her to create unique one-off pieces using en...

Talkin Feet Studio

Hello, I'm Jen, the founder of Talkinfeet Studio. Most days, you'll find me immersed in the art of handcrafting shoes for all, set against the picture...

Studio Six Art

Painter

Vicki is an emerging contemporary abstract artist. Although a late comer to painting, her passion for vibrant colours has led her on a life long journ...

Libby Derham

Illustrator | Painter

An award-winning artist, Libby’s practice focuses on contemporary landscape painting. Four generations of watercolour painting inform her work and s...

Gemma Troy

Ceramicist | Painter | Sculptor

Gemma Troy is a Sunshine Coast artist who paints expressive abstract artworks, writes poetry and creates a world of fantasy and magic with her ceramic...

Nicky Carey

Painter | Printmaker

Nicky Carey was born in Dublin Ireland. His art has visual musical qualities which embody the lilts and rhythms of his birth country. He moved to Ree...

Lara J. Cooper

Painter

Lara Cooper is a contemporary painter in Oil and Watercolour, producing work based in observation of the beauty and simplicity of real life. With a de...

Jacky Lowry

Printmaker

Jacky Lowry is an artist/printmaker. Her introduction to this diverse disciple was as a mature-aged student at the University of South Australia, and ...

Nicky Dierens

Glass Artist | Metalwork | Sculptor | Stained Glass

Nicky is a glass artist using any medium to suit her ideas. Some of these are the Tiffany style of 'Stainedglass', leadlighting, glass fusing, wood an...

Kim Herringe

Printmaker

Maleny artist Kim Herringe is passionate about printmaking. The natural environment is her primary source of inspiration, recreating and sharing its c...

Munimba-ja

Gallery

Munimba-ja is lead by our director Libby Harward. She has strong connections to her ancestral country and is extremely focused on delivering work thro...