Marissa Lico is a Mid North Coast artist whose richly textured acrylic and mixed media paintings explore memory, ritual, and connection. Drawing on her Italian heritage, background in photography, and a love of everyday moments, she creates evocative works that celebrate the warmth, nostalgia, and beauty found in daily life.

Melbourne artist Andrea Kirkham-Hopgood creates luminous oil paintings that explore the Australian landscape through light, atmosphere, and memory. Drawing from her own photographic references, she transforms familiar roads and natural environments into carefully composed works that balance technical skill with a deep sense of place and connection.

Narelle Higson is a contemporary Australian artist known for her expressive oil pastel drawings. Working intuitively, she layers oil pastel with cold wax to create rich texture, depth, and luminosity, revealing intricate surfaces through a process of layering and scraping back.

Inspired by the Australian landscape, her work explores the interplay of light, colour, and movement across grasses, bushland, flora, and water. After a career in health and children’s television, Higson returned to full-time art practice, developing a distinctive style that has gained national recognition. She has been a finalist in several juried exhibitions, with works held in private and civic collections in Australia and internationally.