Finalists 2023
Congratulations to the finalists of the 2023 Local Artists - Local Content Art Prize

Rachel Anning
Dreamed I Was from Space Cowgirl, Beach Series | 2022 | oil on canvas

Linda Armstrong
Safari | 2022 | oil

Sara Bell
Harbourside Pelicans | 2022 | oil on board

Megan Corrie
Golden Days | 2022 | aluminium etching print
Derby Cross
Life and Death of Sea Urchins | 2023 | garden hose and cable ties

Libby Derham
Amongst the Wallum | 2022 | watercolour on cotton paper

Rowley Drysdale
The Way of Water | 2021 | oil & acrylic on board

Carol Forster
Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Sketch | 2023 | ceramic

Tess Hagan
Friday Knock-Offs | 2022 | acrylic and oil paint of canvas

Benjamin Hedstrom
Creek Reflection I (Coolum) | 2023 | oil on linen

Robyn Hills
Morning Tea with my neighbour | 2023 | Photograph Hahnemuelle Watercolour paper

Bernardine Hine
Rusted Gate | 2022 | textiles/mixed media

Brandi Hughes
Summer Snack | 2022 | oil on panel

Petalia Humphreys
SWPE #5&6 | 2021 | acrylic on plywood

John Hutton
Cooroy Bridge | 2022 | oil on canvas

Rose Iron
Ready To Launch | 2023 | oil on canvas

Carlie Johnston
The Abyss | 2022 | resin, timber

Helen Lawson
Bathe Between the Flags | 2023 | acrylic on canvas

Wendy McGrath (aka Lakeland)
Petrichor | 2022 | etching, ink, pastel on Fabriano paper
Bee Mellor
Littoral Zone | 2023 | mixed media on cotton paper

Cindy Mills
Sister Spirits | 2022 | clay, feathers, timber plinths

Viki Murray
Her Name Is Shona | 2022 | multi-layered stencil, aerosol paint on canvas

Hope O'Chin
Maroochydore Horizons | 2022 | acrylic on canvas

Trevor Purvis
View to Mt Cooroora from my studio | 2023 | acrylic and oil on canvas

Kim Raynes
Buddina Man and His Dog | 2022 | acrylic on canvas

Jan Roebuck
Pelican Waters Bribie Breakthrough | 2022 | porcelain

Phillip Rolton
Noosa Heads First Light on Little Cove | 2023 | pen & wash

Eugene Rubuls
Maroochydore A swell time | 2023 | oil on stretched canvas

Lindy Sale
Through Leaves | 2022 | oil on canvas

June Sartracom
Cascade Series 1 | 2023 | acrylic on canvas

Karina Sharpe
Bee Serious Please | 2022 | photographic collage - self-portrait, hand-compiled from fine art archival paper

Dianne Smith
Watching the colours change | 2022 | oil on canvas

Janine Smith
High Tides | 2021 | acrylic on canvas

Wayne Smith
Light on the Ridge | 2023 | acrylic on canvas
Tara Spicer
Beneath The Surface | 2023 | oil on raw linen canvas

Bianca Tainsh
Archive of Meaning & Matter | 2022 | archival inkjet print on Hahnemühle Bamboo paper, Weyba clay, ground volcanic rock, Swamp Mahogany bark
Jacqueline Wallace
Silver Linings | 2023 | oil on canvas
Pamela Walsh
Natures Gift | 2023 | eco dyed clay

Charlotte Wensley
The Visitors: Arrival | 2022 | mixed media on paper

Ann White
Yandina Railway Bridge | 2022 | acrylic on canvas