Mornington Peninsula portrait artist Vicki Sullivan is celebrating a remarkable double milestone, with one of her most powerful works acquired by the State Library of New South Wales for its bicentenary, while another has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious Archibald Prize.
Mount Martha musician/author/podcaster, Billy Worth has a unique past. In his heyday he embodied the show business term ‘triple threat’. An actor, singer and dancer, Billy was a member of a 1990s British boyband called The One. He also starred in a six-episode British mockumentary, Boyz Unlimited (alongside a young James Corden).
Kelly Nash has spent her life saying yes to things that terrify her. And now, as she returns to the role of Patch in Sea Wolves Howl, she’s doing it again: playing a character who has found profound healing in the very thing Kelly herself isn’t a big fan of – the open ocean.
There’s a handmade sterling silver charm in the shape of a cocktail on display at & Independents gallery in Sorrento that will tell you everything you need to know about its maker, 24-year-old Matisse Stynes. It’s whimsical, precisely crafted, beautiful, thought-provoking, and guaranteed to make you smile.
Lulu Clifton-Evans is captivated by the beauty and grandeur of the natural world. In her realist oil paintings, Lulu uses traditional materials utilised by the old masters such as powdered pigments from around the world, Belgian linen and gesso surfaces. Sometimes she adds a dash of ground lapis lazuli for its exquisite blue hue.
At 16 years old Colleen Callander stood outside a Sportsgirl store in Geelong, convinced she didn’t belong. “I didn’t even have the confidence to walk in as a shopper,” she recalls. Fast forward to today, and that same woman has become one of Australia’s most influential CEOs, a bestselling author, and the founder of ‘Mentor Me Women’.
Frankston South photographer Casey Moore’s nomadic life has given him a keen eye for ‘place’. “There is a visual rhythm to every place. Having a camera gives me intention and an insightful way of seeing the world.
Mount Eliza artist Narelle Callen paints contemporary landscapes set on and around the Mornington Peninsula. Her abstract technique, combined with recognisable geographic landmarks such as the Port Phillip headlands, interior grasslands, rural paddocks, hills, bays, beaches, and the ocean make for intriguing compositions.
When Jessica Lynne’s part-time mediumship practice attracted a waiting list of 800 people, she knew the universe was sending her a message, and it was louder than any boardroom directive she’d ever…