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Nick Olsen is a Brisbane-based painter who is interested in the built environment and how our living spaces reflect our cultural sensibilities through different times in our history. He uses a focus on light, tone and colour to elicit an emotional response and a sense of “place” in his work.

Exhibiting yearly since 1990, Nick is in numerous collections, including: Collections Gold Coast Regional Gallery; Ipswich Regional Gallery; Redcliffe Regional Gallery; QUT Gallery ( Alumni); and the Museum of Brisbane.

Among Nick’s awards are: Finalist Australian High Court centenary prize 2003; Finalist – Tattersalls Club Art Prize 2008, 2009; Gold Coast Art Prize 2013; Brisbane Rotary Art Prize – 2009, 2015,2016; Winner – Brisbane Rotary Art Prize ( Painting) 2007; Winner Royal Overseas League Travelling Scholarship 2011.

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Mignon’s foray into the art world began at North Sydney Technical College and has attended the National Art School’s Diploma of Design. Later, she was offered employment in the advertising industry in Sydney. During her career in the arts Mignon has remained a prolific artist, submitting art work to mass media publication magazines, conducting workshops at well-established art schools and her home studio.

Mignon exhibits widely and is represented by the Maulton Gallery in Sydney. Her work is not limited to one style, rather a unique and diverse ride through many different styles and techniques. She is inspired by the Australian Bush and the vibrant bursts of colour and subtle textures that surround her.

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Paula de la Rua Cordoba is a Brisbane-based ceramicist and sculptor passionate about nature and plants working with porcelain and wood to create intricate, large botanical scale sculptures and art installations.

Originally from Barcelona, Spain, Paula has an academic background that spans years, with knowledge in Art History, Restoration of oil on canvas and teaching before moving to Brisbane in 2008. In Australia, she learned painting techniques at the Brisbane Institute of Art and obtained a Diploma of Visual Arts at Southbank Tafe, a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the University of Canberra and has recently achieved a Bachelor of Fine Art Honours (First Class) from the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.

She is currently pursuing postgraduate studies with an artist portfolio complemented by a variety of events and exhibitions.

Paula has a background in teaching from Spain and in Australia she has experience teaching clay techniques to university students at the University of Canberra as well as one-on-one mentoring sessions and business commissions. She has recently opened her own ceramic studio and art gallery, Red, Blue & Yellow Ceramic Studio, aiming to provide a welcoming and supportive space for students to achieve their full potential while guided in the intricacies and joy of working with clay.

You can follow Paula on Instagram @designscordoba

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Craig studied art at Federation University, where painting and graphic design attracted most of his attention. Craig pursued a successful career as an illustrator in the advertising industry and became a member of the Illustrators' Association of Australia.

His career has progressed into a range of mediums. As a result, Craig has also undertaken a successful career in teaching traditional drawing and illustration at both Victoria University and Swinburne University. Throughout this time, Craig never lost his love of using traditional methods and now specialises in watercolour and acrylic painting. This has led to an extremely successful solo career.

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"Martina’s passion for art and her friendly, informal approach to teaching makes her classes both entertaining and highly informative. I highly recommend her “Business seminar” to artists wishing to expand their understanding of business practices as they relate directly to visual arts." (Stever Cardno, Art Director, Creation Magazine).

Martina’s love for the arts was sparked by her grandfather, a German artist. This love led her to study art at the Peter Schneider Atelier in Germany, before becoming a commercial illustrator – a profession that she followed for more than 15 years.

After immigrating to Australia in 1991, Martina’s ongoing work as an artist and illustrator soon expanded to include the teaching of art, which has been one of her passions ever since. This included creating and co-directing Illustration House at Southbank – a gallery and art school training children, adults and teachers in visual literacy.

In addition to her teaching, Martina has held numerous roles in the arts industry, including as a judge for art shows, a selection committee member and arts board member, and as a regular presenter of art business seminars and workshops.

I passionately held numerous roles within the arts industry, including presentations and lecturing of art business seminars and discussion rounds for emerging artists. Teaching became my main interest in 1999. But I also operate as art show judge and present talks in relation to artwork critiques, business skills and planning within the art sector.

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