Artists WA – showcasing West Australian artists

Graham Hay’s unusual paperclay sculptures are often inspired by architecture and unique Western Australian flora. Hundreds of individual parts are organised into structures, to suggest social organizations. The new medium of paperclay (processed cellulose fibre mixed with clay, and later fired) has enabled him to push the physical and expressive boundaries of ceramics. It has also led to invitations to give workshops across the country, and globe. Originally a by-product of making his paperclay,... (more...)

Facter became interested in art whilst bombing with various graff crews in Perth during the early 90′s, but moved away from graffiti into the design realm several years later. It is from that early love of graffiti that his passion for art first sprang. After studying art in Queensland he became interested in curating exhibitions and presenting group works, and after several years doing so he finally returned to Western Australia and continued to work in almost complete seclusion, only having... (more...)

The most obvious and notable common denominator of Caroline Christies’ paintings is the repeated use of the circle. Circles float, spin, cluster, suspend and drop with in and out of the canvases – sometimes one lone shape and sometimes numerous forms. The organic nature of circles and their distinct presence around us leads the audience to inquire what this timeless symbol means in the context of these painterly compositions. The artist’s technique appears loose and free; comprising of... (more...)

English born Sally Smith creates illuminative works which combine her studies of studio ceramics, fine art and textile making. Sally’s art is a celebration, is an exploration, of life through the imaginative force of vibrant colour, texture and form, placed in seemingly random configurations until closer inspection reveals a subterranean poetry of sensual cohesion. Sally’s work is, thus a visual metaphor of her relationship to the world. She expresses through her painting that exact fusion... (more...)