Category: Artist

Bio: Michelle Teear is an Australian artist who seeks a visual dialogue with place as a process of familiarisation of the landscape. Her practice is researched based, regularly travelling, and living outdoors as an immersive experience in the landscape from which she conducts studies.  Made.In.Newcastle Project: Michelle conducted a basket-weaving workshop at Blackstone Gallery, weaving

Bio: Michelle Hallinan is an artist, print maker and educator who creates works on paper inspired through immersion and walking in the natural environment. She manages Artis Naturae where individuals and small groups go into nature to be immersed in observing the textures, colours and patterns, feel connected to the beauty of the natural world

Bio: Michael Ellis is an artist working across several mediums including performance, sculpture, and illustration. His current focus is illustration, and is using this medium to tell stories and communicate ideas and feelings.  Made.In.Newcastle Project: At the Top-Shelf Excellent Mid City Party, Michael conducted a projected live drawing session using an iPad and a projector

Bio: Mel O’Dell is a local emerging artist who works in the medium of paper illustration/craft. She makes art to feel good and likes to make others happy through her fun, vibrant works.  Made.In.Newcastle Project: Mel O’Dell conducted an illustration workshop at Raw Celebrations. The workshop aimed to give people an opportunity to experience the

Bio: Mariko is an Artist and Illustrator from Sydney, Australia with a Scottish and Japanese heritage. She draws inspiration from different cultures, fantasy & myth, nature and storytelling.   Made.In.Newcastle Project: As a part of Top Shelf Excellent Mid-City Launch Party, Mariko Konno created an artwork live on a canvas at Rogue Scholar. Links: Website: http://www.marikokonno.com Instagram:

Bio: Lynda Rose Sanderson is a professional and versatile circus artist experienced in performing on multiple aerial apparatus as well as an avid character stilt walker.  Lynda is known for her distinctively fresh, emotive and captivating performance style.  In addition to regularly performing at music festivals, theatres, outdoor venues and a big top circus tent,

Bio: Liss Finney is a Newcastle based, multi-disciplinary artist originally from Tasmania. Her art practice is extremely dynamic, including paintings, scientific illustration, video installation, sculpture and photography. Liss works with a variety of subjects including portraiture and landscape painting, but often her works highlight concerns around climate and environmental degradation.   Made.In.Newcastle Project: Liss Finney created

Bio: Liana is a local Newcastle emerging artist, self taught until recent enrolment at the Hunter Street Art School. She isn’t afraid to touch on dark and taboo subject matter in her art and enjoys challenging audience members with her original pieces. Made.In.Newcastle Project: Liana designed an art exhibition at The Edwards with live performance

Bio: Kirsten Wolf (Ifritah) works as both a performer and an artist, creating ephemeral kinetic experiences for their audiences. Combining circus skills, dance, art & a dash of Mardi Gra to produce magnificent monsters & fierce nature spirits whose messages are conveyed through dance movement and audience interaction.   Ifritah is interested in steAm (putting the arts back into

Bio: Kelsie Allan is a mandala and zentangle artist and creates intricate geometrical designs on canvases, murals and ink drawings, as well as upcycling furniture and clothing pieces with beautiful mandalas.  Made.In.Newcastle Project: As part of this initiative, Kelsie Allan created a large mandala wall mural on the entrance of the City Arcade in Hunter