Meet the Artists of Heartwalk

FREMANTLE

‘Emu Family’ 2018

Amok Island is a multidisciplinary artist from the Netherlands, based in Fremantle, and if he weren’t an artist he would be a biologist. His work explores his lifelong fascination with nature and its relationships and history with mankind. Amok Island pursues a point of balance where minimal shape and colour remain capable of realistically representing a subject. To accomplish this, he renders his subjects to near bare minimum geometric elements of form and places paramount importance on the use of a carefully considered colour palette.

Amok Island has created murals in over twenty countries worldwide and exhibited his work in Australia, the Netherlands, and Japan. Amok Island recently completed one of Australia’s largest murals; ‘Six stages of Banksia Baxteri’ spanning 162m long and 25m high on the CBH Grain silos in Ravensthorpe, making national news.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Transient in Nature’ 2018
’The Land Within Her’ 2017

Em Anders is a self-taught artist, wife, and mum of three girls. She is inspired by people, and what makes them unique. Em believes the connection between people and their culture, beliefs, and values, landscapes, animals, and flora makes up a beautiful canvas painting for life. Em and her husband Jim Anders represent Hippocrocaduck, hosting workshops and art classes from their creative basement studio in Kalgoorlie.

BROOKLYN

‘Untitled’ 2017

Askew One (Elliot O’Donnell) is a self-taught multi-disciplinary artist hailing from the creative capital of the South Pacific, Auckland, New Zealand. From his roots in his city’s graffiti scene during the early 90’s, he became one of the key figures known internationally from the region. Additionally he has been an integral part of the scene through organising Auckland’s first graffiti festival, setting up multiple gallery spaces and publishing both a magazine and book showcasing New Zealand graffiti art.

Since 2010 Askew One has evolved his art practice more into the Urban-Contemporary or Post-Graffiti realm, focusing on studio work and large scale outdoor murals. Askew One’s current work focuses mostly on painting, drawing heavily from his background in graphic design, still and moving image to create meticulously detailed portraits over layers of bold mark making.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Stay Bold Stay Gold’ 2018
’Streets Paved with Gold’ 2017

Father-daughter team Phil and Emily Braham have worked together as sign writers, and between them, they have fifty years experience in the industry. Phil is one of the few traditional sign writers working today. Phil began his career hand painting signs around the Goldfields with his father, who taught him the traditional method. Phil also enjoys rebuilding cars with custom panel and paintwork, including airbrushed murals. Emily balances her work life with studying a degree in psychology. She has a passion for art and theatre and is involved in many community projects.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Breakfast’ 2017

Shane Browner is currently an IT student, but drawing has been a lifelong obsession. Before returning to study, he was a graphic artist in the print industry for 13 years. Browner loves to use tapered lines and flat shading in his work to mimic the effect of computer vector artwork. He enjoys drawing easily recognisable pop culture figures and comic style portraiture.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Mother of the Oceans’ 2018

Rosa Clarke creates her artworks with conventional paints such as oils, watercolours, and acrylics. Rosa’s favourite themes are as open as the universe; abstract concepts, human nature, relativity, microcosms, and macrocosms. Using abstract representation, in some instances, the title of the artwork is a clue, which initiates a conversation with the audience.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Golden Shadow’ 2018

Belinda Dimer learned the technique of dot painting at a young age and has painted as a hobby her whole life. Belinda’s art is a contemporary style reflecting her experiences growing up in and around the Goldfields region. She also paints using other styles that reflect her love of the ocean, and other themes incorporating the dot technique.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Kgungka Thurtu (Sister Girl)’ 2018
’Karlkurla Dreaming’ 2017

Jason Dimer is a Wongutha, Ngadju and Mirning man, and internationally recognised artist who specialises in narrative and figurative contemporary dot paintings. He was taught by his father and extended family, with his work reflecting cultural ties to the land and stories of his family’s journey. His work features images and themes of bush tucker, hunting/gathering, dancing, celebration and the Dreamtime. Jason acknowledges the importance of sharing his expertise with his family and the artist’s murals for Heartwalk have been completed with the help of his wife and children. In addition to being gifted artists, the Dimer family are also champion 8-ball pool players.

PERTH

‘Kick, Push’ 2018

Doofus is a graffiti artist, graphic designer, and collaborator. Over the last fifteen years, he has developed his skill set within the Perth graffiti community. Doofus’ works are many and varied, often revolving around typography & character illustration.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Regeneration of Light’ 2018
’Heart Walk’ 2017

Rachel Doring is an intuitive artist who lives and creates in the Goldfields. Rachel’s process developed over many years of experimenting and learning new techniques. Her work is a direct reaction to the environment in which it is created. Rachel works with many different mediums, preferring rich luscious oils. Rachel believes that intuitive exploration of the mind, soul, and spirit is often discovered unexpectedly.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

Year 11 Visual Art students have not only investigated Public Art but have experienced what it is like to be a Public Artist through painting their mural at Eastern Goldfields College. They have lived the life of an artist from concept to completion and now understand the many issues artists must resolve in the making of artworks. A highlight of the project being a week long residency with artist Brenton See where students spent a week developing concepts, skills and designs for the project. The Heartwalk project has offered the students an opportunity to apply real world contexts to their learning and has proven invaluable.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Heart Link’ 2017

A not-so-secret society of yarn bombers in Kalgoorlie-Boulder!

Yarn bombing is the practice of using knitted or crochet yarn to cover objects (typically public). In 2014 the crew at Fossick Handmade called on the community to get knitting and purling in an effort to “Yarn Bomb” the trees in Egan Street in the lead up to the 2014 Regional Arts Australia National Arts Summit -Arts & Edges being held in Kalgoorlie. The project was a huge success and since then the Fossick Yarn Guild has taken on other colourful projects to brighten the streets of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Resting Honey’ 2017

Foulkes-Taylor is an artist of many forms working in remote Australia. They have exhibited all over the world including through Western Australia, New South Wales, New York, Florida and Paris. Their painting style features muted palettes of abstract geometric shapes, flowing with movement and expression.

BUNBURY

‘Unraveled’ 2018
‘You have to start Somewhere’ 2017

Andrew Frazer is a multidisciplinary artist from Bunbury, Western Australia. Inspired by stories of hope, despair, redemption, pain, and forgiveness, Andrew’s narrative-based art continues to draw upon these experiences that connect us all through shared stories. From public murals, illustration, hand lettering, design, and arts management (Six Two Three Zero project), Andrew’s art practice continues to expand and refine as a testament to his passion for personal growth.

PERTH

‘POV 1.2’ 2018

Fudge began painting his name in the Perth suburbs in the early 1990’s. Through graffiti, he met lots of like-minded, creative and inspiring people, and was a member of the influential graffiti collective the A.M crew (the Ayems). Now Fudge works mainly in spray-paint, watercolour, ink and digital mediums. His current work often addresses social and political issues and concepts. He works using the deconstruction of graphic elements derived from traditional graffiti, cartoons, comics and pop culture including explosions, geometric shapes, logos, and typography. Russian constructivist and supremacist art movements also influence Fudge.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Exhale’ 2018

Catherine Harrison is a graphic designer, artist, and mother. Catherine studied computer graphic design at the University of Waikato in New Zealand and moved to Kalgoorlie after working in a design firm in Cambridge, New Zealand. Catherine wants to continue to develop her style to include street art and larger-scale murals and installations.

PERTH

‘Growing up in Western Australia’ 2018

Kyle Hughes-Odgers is a multidisciplinary artist born in Perth, Australia in 1981. He is well known for his unique figurative and abstract based works. Kyle originally began creating artwork on the streets in Australian cities during the early 2000’s. Progressing his work both on and off the street, Kyle held his first major solo exhibition with Turner Galleries in Perth, Western Australia, 2010. This launched a path of exhibitions and public art commissions across the world - including solo exhibitions in Perth, Melbourne, Berlin, Amsterdam, Madrid and Los Angeles. His work is held in numerous private and public collections worldwide. In addition to his exhibition works, Kyle has worked on public art projects internationally and has created large-scale murals in New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, London, Sheffield, Hong Kong, Singapore, Madrid, Berlin, Cambodia and at home in Australia.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Old lake bed & Wunambi’ 2018

Ash Jangala’s cultural background is Lurija – Warlpiri. Ash specialises in fine dot art and contemporary work, and her stories are created from her mother and extended family in Papunya. Ash has created several large-scale works and murals and has collaborated with community groups and schools. Ash has exhibited internationally including the Exposition Australienne in France and has work in galleries, corporate & private collections around Australia.

FREMANTLE

‘A Lovers’ Promenade’ 2018

Sarah McCloskey is a Fremantle-based visual artist & illustrator. Working primarily in graphite, ink, and paint, her intricate drawings and paintings aim to explore human emotion and connection. Her main focus in recent years has been on creating whimsical and engaging portraits of women, hoping to portray both fragility and strength whilst maintaining a sense of familiarity with their realism. Another notable feature of Sarah’s work is the use of motifs from the natural world, in particular, botanical elements, where she finds constant inspiration. Sarah has exhibited widely in Western Australia, Sydney and overseas. Sarah has been privately commissioned to complete numerous large-scale public murals around Western Australia.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Seven Sisters’ 2016

Dominique McKenzie is a contemporary Aboriginal artist with Ngadju, Wongutha and Ngaanyatjarra heritage whose artwork has featured on community murals and in many public buildings and private collections. Dominique paints in a bold modern style interspersing traditional dot painting. He likes to experiment with new techniques to tell ancient dreamtime stories passed down from his grandparents, parents and uncles, and is passionate about passing on knowledge and culture to his daughters and other Aboriginal youth that may still be on a journey of cultural identity.

PERTH

‘Golden’ 2018

Mikaela Miller is a multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Fremantle, Western Australia. She has a passion for the environment and native flora and fauna and the human face inspire her work. She combines these interests into illustrations that explore youth, culture, beauty, an identity of place, and our relationship with nature. Mikaela studied at Curtin University where she majored in graphic design and explored areas of photography, illustration, printmaking, textiles, fashion, surface design and fine art. She is currently studying community development as a postgraduate at Murdoch. Mikaela has exhibited in a selection of group exhibitions around Perth and has painted public works as private commissions. She has also painted a public work as part of the Captivate Capel Festival in 2017 and is very excited to add Heartwalk to the list.

PERTH

‘Drowning Within’ 2017

Stormie Mills is best known for his whimsical, thought-provoking characters created from a restricted colour palette of black, white, grey and silver. Having successfully segued from the streets to the gallery walls Mills’ work continues to explore the human condition over his thirty-year career. His distinctive characters have captured the imagination of international audiences building a strong following for his work, which has seen him participate in global commissions, international street art projects, exhibitions, and site-specific festival installations. Stormie’s compelling journey has resulted in speaking engagements at several creative forums including the internationally recognised AGIdeas Conference. He is widely published and is the only Australian street artist to have been invited to create his own suite at the award-wining Art Series Hotel.

LEONORA

‘Reti’ 2018
’Reti’ 2017

Kado and Deeva Muir are a multi-disciplinary artistic duo living and working in Leonora, WA. They work across a variety of mediums including printmaking, ceramics, textiles, acrylic and watercolour as well as digital media. Kado uses the lines of traditional Aboriginal wood designs as the basis of his paintings and prints. Deeva specialises in northern Goldfields flora and fauna, applying her water colour techniques to her mural, textile and her ceramic works.

GREENOUGH / MULLEWA

‘Mulla Mulla (Ptilotus exaltatus)’ 2018

Helen Ansell is an artist who innovates from her source material and context, to produce abstracted yet recognisable designs that would fit the clients’ brief. With her specific style, she works conceptually with geometrics and colour to reinterpret vividly the unique aspects of flora, fauna, and place.

Peta Riley is involved in the consultation, and interpretation of the design process, producing possible visual presentation formats for in-situ concept plans and covers reproduction and licensing strategies. She is also a Visual Arts lecturer at Central Regional College of TAFE.

DUNSBUROUGH

‘Add Colour’ 2017

Ian Mutch is an Australian artist exploring beauty through narrative, nature and details. He creates work on a variety of scales using acrylics, aerosol, and inks. Born in South Africa, Ian Mutch draws a great deal from his upbringing surrounded by wild landscapes, animals and patterns. He has lived in various parts of Australia including Kalgoorlie, now residing in south-west WA.

His artwork has won awards, given life to public spaces, and featured in well known publications. He has exhibited work in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Indonesia, New York and London.

PERTH

‘Upward & Onward’ 2018

Chris Nixon is an illustrator, designer and creative director based in Perth, Western Australia. Inspired by the West Coast and classic surf culture with an emphasis on the handmade and crafted, his textured work and direction spreads across a wide range of media. From children’s books to animation, commercial illustration to large-scale public art, Nixon threads a distinct style across all scales and sizes to extend his creativity. Chris has created several large-scale artworks, which have been installed around Australia and has exhibited work in Tokyo, Berlin, Bali, Sydney, and Melbourne.

COOLGARDIE

‘Seven Sisters’ 2017

Kgukgi is a Wongutha woman whose work recently won the City of Kalgoorlie Boulder Art Prize. She sources her colours from nature including grounding ochres, earth and charcoal. She also uses contemporary acrylics including black and white to symbolise people having differences but being able to live together in peace and harmony.

Her artwork is featured in public buildings and private collections around the nation. Kgukgi’s art gives her a connection to her country and to her creator and spiritual ancestors. It is important for her to pass on the stories and skills to her children and grandchildren.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Reptiles of the Goldfields’ 2018

Joe Ong has been a zookeeper for fifteen years and it has been a process of natural selection to choose animals as his drawing subjects. Joe aims to highlight the beauty of all species of animals across different taxa. Joe also wants to bring forth the message of conservation through his artwork, and not to simply capture how each animal would appear in a photograph. Joe enjoys working with bigger pieces as it allows him to create the montages more effectively.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Paddy Hannan’ 2018
’No Flowers’ 2018
’The Tourist’ 2017

Jarrad Price lives and works in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. He is a self taught artist who enjoys painting character portraits using markers and acrylic paint. Price also likes to draw in pencil, ink, spray paint and sometimes digitally. His work has taken out two awards at the Kalgoorlie Boulder Art Prize over the years.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Treasure Hunt’ 2018
’Best Enjoyed Naked’ 2017

Linda Rae has enjoyed a life-long art career. She spent many childhood days creating and selling her artistic skills, and her work has included painting, drawing, sculpture, textiles, body painting, murals and commercial painting. Linda believes life is about stories and as an artist, this is what she likes to capture and share. Linda formally studied fine arts in Northbridge, Cottesloe, and Launceston. She has been painting murals, commissioned works and selling paintings since circa 2002. Every detail in her paintings is unique, a special treasure to the owner that may simply appear a pretty picture to the outside viewer. Linda currently works as a body painter, bringing the stories of families to life on expectant mothers’ bellies.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Colour my Life with the Chaos of Trouble’ 2018
’My Desert Home’ 2017

Kelsey Reid is an illustrator and designer based in Kalgoorlie, Australia. She graduated from Curtin University in 2014 with a BA (Honours) in photography and illustration design. Her work is strongly inspired by the place and the constantly evolving ideas of home. Her visual style often involves geometric shapes, bright colour palettes, and intricate line work used to create both portraits and abstract pieces. Besides painting, she enjoys collecting fashion magazines, listening to George Harrison, visiting her hometown Esperance and obsessing over mango iced teas.

KAMBALDA

‘Colours of the Gooldfields’ 2018
’Afternoon Light on the Trees’ 2017

Back in 1999, although never having painted a mural before, John was approached by the Shire of Coolgardie to supervise a community mural project at the Kambalda Memorial Gardens. What followed were several other mural opportunities, an invitation from Country Arts WA to join a Goldfields-Esperance Consultative Committee and a successful grant application for a mural mentorship. John then become a founding member of the Kambalda Cultural and Arts Group, in a turn of events ultimately changed John & wife Halina’s lives.

Since then, John has been involved in several high profile art projects and prizes, including a school mural project at the Kambalda West District High School that won a State Award for Excellence in 2014.

PERTH

‘Freedom in Red’ 2018
’Wild & Free’ 2017

Brenton See is a Perth artist specialising in small canvas works to large-scale interior and exterior wall murals. Brenton is inspired by the day-to-day struggles of the everyday person as well as the stories of happiness and sadness, life and death. David Attenborough’s documentaries have been a big influence on his work and are one of the main reasons he chooses to use animals in his pieces. Brenton enjoys using animals and objects rather than the human form to express himself and the stories he wants to tell. He is constantly focusing on the topic of “predator and prey” and “life and death” as these themes are very relevant in the animal kingdom as well as to human life Brenton now works in his home studio in Perth using his medium of choice (acrylic) on commissions, murals, and exhibitions.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Heart Wall’ 2017

Ashleigh Sharp completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Curtin University in 2012 and while studying, experimented with various mediums ranging from photography and sculpture to drawing and textiles. Ashleigh enjoys creating bright, bold and colourful repetitive elements within her artwork, adopting a child-like look that reflects her own love of childhood memories.

Ashleigh moved to the Goldfields at the beginning of 2014 when offered a teaching position and is currently teaching kindergarten in Kambalda.

LEONORA

‘#kewpiekal’ 2018

Roderick Sprigg was encouraged at a young age to draw. As a mature-aged student, he studied art at Curtin University, which led to opportunities nationally and internationally. His most recent creation is a solid-gold goldfish. Roderick grew up in Leonora. He now lives there with his wife and three daughters.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Untitled’ 2017

Hannah Stevens is a young Kalgoorlie local and stay at home mum. Hannah has always been a talented artist which she credits to her dyslexia - where she is deficient in reading and writing, she makes up for with her art. Stevens’ art is heavily based on fantasy because in fantasy anything can be real; there are no rules and you’re unlimited in what you can do. Hannah thinks Heartwalk is a great way to activate the town and is a great opportunity for her as an artist to put something on a bigger canvas than what she is used to.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Untitled’ 2018

Attie Swart has been based in Kalgoorlie-Boulder for the past seven years. This is Attie’s first time participating in Heartwalk and he is grateful to be involved. Attie is a self-taught animator and cartoonist.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Drift’ 2018
’Untitled’ 2017

Mel Taylor is a Kalgoorlie artist with a passion, or an obsession, with colour. Mel focuses on how colour evokes a feeling, whether that feeling is associated with a certain time or place, or how combinations of colours make the viewer feel a certain way. Taylor predominantly paints with resin and loves experimenting with layers of colour, depth, and movement.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Karlgurlas - Family Connection’ 2018
‘Karlgurlas - Family Connection’ 2017

Lundy is a Wongutha, Ngadju and Mirning woman who has been painting and creating for many years. She enjoys teaching others and has helped with many community events such as Australia Day and Youth Fest. Lundy has been an Aboriginal & Islander Education Officer at some local schools and enjoys sharing her creative endeavours.

QUARADING

‘Bliss’ 2017

Born in 1990, Emily Uberuaga has been drawing and painting her whole life. When she was younger, her Aunty taught her how to draw mandalas. She fell in love with them and has drawn them ever since. Uberuaga also loves to paint on different ‘canvases’ like windmill blades! She has lived in Kalgoorlie for just over two years, and has been lucky enough to meet some local artists who have taught her new techniques. Uberuaga also designed the community colour-in mural either side of the mandala.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Going out Bush’ 2018
‘Springtime in the Outback’ 2017

Edie Ulrich is a Tjupan woman who paints wildflowers by the waterholes and creeks. She enjoys the beautiful colours and adventures of the bush with her family and good friends, and believes each flower represents a smile of happiness and appreciation for the beautiful spring bush colours.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘Promise Received’ 2017

Brother and sister team Danny and Nikki share similar techniques and draw inspiration from their Tjupan heritage. The siblings celebrate bush life and are often found digging for honey ants or collecting karlkurlas and bardis with their talented artist mother Edie Ulrich, “the honey ant queen”.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

Annie Viviers was born in South Africa and migrated to Australia ten years ago. She is married and has two children. Annie has always had a passion for art, and when faced with a severe traumatic loss in her life, she found her way back through art.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

‘The Wandering Pussy’ 2018
’Dog Tags’ 2018
’Big Barry Bashful’ 2017

Rich Goldfields hues, breathtaking sunsets, raw rugged landscape, historical buildings, wide roads, and art are some of the simple pleasures in life Michelle Warren loves. Her work reflects this; colourful, illustrative, naïve with a touch of humour.

“I don’t want people to stand in front of my work and question why I painted this, or read more into it. I work from my heart and what you see in front of you is exactly how I envisioned to paint it; nothing complicated with a hidden message, but pure joy so people can feel happy like I felt whilst painting it,” says Michelle.

PERTH

‘All that is Gold does not Glitter’ 2017

British born artist Hayley Welsh has established herself as one of the most exciting creatives in the Australian art scene. Following her recent shows in London and New York, her whimsical street art has become fondly recognised for it’s surreal, fluffy, wide-eyed creatures, with darker undertones of the unknown and abyss.

Hayley invites us to share her deepest emotions through drawing, painting, sculpture and installation, weaving a poignant narrative into every piece. Her works leave us engaged and intrigued, causing us to react on moments, whilst reminding us all to trust love, ignore fear and ‘listen to our little voice’.

NORSEMAN

‘Warran bunna (Norseman Ngadju Culture)’ 2018
’Murnkurni Dreaming (Bronzewing pigeon)’ 2018
’Cubinup - Young River Dreaming’ 2017

Tjubriin is a Ngadju and Wongutha woman who paints the totems of her family. She often features important elements of Ngadju country and traditional tools from her community to share stories. Tjubriin’s work has been exhibited at the Olympic Games in London and has exhibited both solo and in a group.

LONDON

‘Untitled’ 2018

Rosie Woods is a visual and street artist from London currently exploring life in Australia. Her work treads the fine line between abstraction and realism, attempting to communicate tangible experiences of the soul, which often cannot be expressed through language or the physical world around us alone. This draws on the human condition, the liaison between our material bodies and our spiritual existence manifests itself as ethereal and organic forms set against systemised compositions and geometric shapes.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

’Moving Along’ 2018
’Oskar’ 2017

Adele Workman-Davies is an award-winning mature age artist who enjoys working in several mediums. She enjoys creating portraits of people and animals and loves the colours of nature in landscapes and flowers. Adele also finds it interesting to create abstract shapes and forms in different shades and hues that give the viewer a variety of options for interpretation. Adele teaches a range of classes and workshops on a regular basis for both adults and children.