Festival of the Arts, Catalogue 2025

ART

CATALOGUE

2025

ST HILDA’S FOUNDATION

Message from the St Hilda’s Foundation Chair Dear St Hilda’s School community, It is with great excitement that I welcome you to this year’s Festival of the Arts, proudly presented by the St Hilda’s Foundation.

This annual celebration continues to shine a spotlight on the remarkable creativity and talent within our artistic community. More than just an exhibition, the Festival is a vibrant gathering that connects us through our shared love of the Arts—a place where imagination and expression come to life.

Each year, we are inspired by the incredible works of artists from across our region, and 2025 is no exception. Their passion reminds us of the importance of nurturing creative voices and providing platforms for them to flourish.

As Chair of the Foundation, I am deeply grateful to our generous sponsors, tireless volunteers, and enthusiastic attendees. Your support is what brings this event to life and helps build a stronger, more connected arts community.

I invite you to take the time to explore the Festival, engage with the artists, and celebrate the stories behind each piece. Your presence and encouragement mean the world to those who create and contribute to this experience.

Thank you for joining us and for being a part of this vibrant celebration.

Together, let’s make this year’s Festival of the Arts an unforgettable success.

Mr Luke Henderson Chair, St Hilda’s Foundation

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Message from the Principal

Dear Members of our St Hilda’s School and wider Gold Coast community,

Thank you for joining us to celebrate our 2025 Festival of the Arts, proudly presented by the St Hilda’s Foundation.

What a joy it is to walk through our Festival of the Arts gallery and be immersed in the talents of local creatives, including our own St Hilda’s girls. Around each corner, there is new inspiration to be found in the mastery and beauty of the exceptional works on display.

The Arts are an intrinsic part of a St Hilda’s School education, providing students with avenues to not only explore their creativity, but to learn more about themselves and the world around them. Art evokes in each of us a connection through shared expression and is a thread that helps us to explore the beauty of our thoughts, feelings and emotions. I am in awe of the talent on display.

I extend my sincere gratitude and appreciation to our St Hilda’s Foundation, our Sponsors and to all who have made this remarkable showcase possible.

Mrs Virginia Warner Principal

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ST HILDA’S FOUNDATION

Festival of the Arts The Festival of the Arts (FOTA) celebrates creativity while supporting students and community initiatives through the St Hilda’s Foundation. Showcasing student talent alongside renowned artists, it fosters artistic appreciation and strengthens community engagement.

Art and the celebration of creativity have always been a prominent feature of a St Hilda’s School education. The aesthetic of our grounds mirrors the expression of our students’ talents and enrich the experience for our learners and our wider community as we take time to study, appreciate, and inspire through the sharing of artistic talents.

THE FESTIVAL ORIGINS Originally established in the early 1990s, the Festival of the Arts at St Hilda’s School was proudly revived in 2023 through the support of the St Hilda’s Foundation. The Festival of the Arts, celebrates creativity while supporting the impact and meaningful work of the St Hilda’s Foundation.

Held in our stunning new Granowski Auditorium, Festival of the Arts offers a vibrant platform for both emerging and established artists, to showcase their work and join a diverse collection including ceramics, student art, photography, sculpture, drawing and handmade jewellery.

Participating artists contribute directly to the St Hilda’s Foundation Scholarship Program—helping to create life-changing opportunities for young women, their families and the wider community.

Please note, all artwork listed are measured in centimetres.

Indicates St Hilda’s School student art.

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F E ST I VA L O F T H E A RT S

Thank you to our Sponsors We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our sponsors for their generous support and unwavering commitment to the St Hilda’s Foundation, Festival of the Arts.

Your contributions play a crucial role in our success, providing the resources and opportunities to continue our the Foundation Scholarship Program.

Your support makes a significant difference, and we deeply appreciate your partnership and dedication to our community.

Thank you for being an integral part of our journey.

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ABBIE TANG The Lantern Festival

ALLA ART Beach Fun

ALLA ART Sailing Ship

Watercolour 55x40

Watercolour 28x38

Watercolour 38x28

Not For Sale

$520

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06.

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ALLA ART Sunrise

ALLA ART Red Tulips

Watercolour 38x28

Watercolour 21x29

$490

$390

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$490

ALLA ART Tulips Watercolour 28x38

$490

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ALLA ART Peony

ANNA BEVERIDGE From the Source

ANNA BEVERIDGE Life’s a Beach

Watercolour 28x38

Pastel 60x48

Pastel 46x56

$480

$450

$350

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ANNA BEVERIDGE Sunset Reflections

BETH KENNEDY Tea Rose #1

BETH KENNEDY Tea Rose #2

Soft Pastel 72x66

Acrylics, Ink & Gouache on Canvas 50x50

Acrylics, Ink & Gouache on Canvas 50x50

$495

$990

$990

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BOB MURPHY Dormant Cormorant

BOB MURPHY Feathers and Flowers

BOB MURPHY North from Tallebudgera

Acrylic 74x62

Acrylic 38x38

Acrylic 53x43

$750

$325

$425

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CARLA ADAMS Bush of the Protea

CARLA ADAMS Bucket of Banksias

CARLA ADAMS Salt Haze Banksia

Oil on Linen 78x104

Pencil on Stone Henge 58x78

Oil on Linen 63x63

$3,300

$3,300

$2,300

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DAVID LADLEY Broadbeach Surf Tower

DAVID LADLEY Tally Creek

DAVID LADLEY Bursting Out

Oil 50x40

Oil 40x80

Oil 50x50

$395

$495

$395

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DAVID LADLEY Mermaid Beach Afternoon

DAVID LADLEY Razzle Dazzling

DAVID LADLEY Surfwatch

Oil 60x90

Oil 75x100

Oil 100x50

$895

$895

$795

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DENISE BALSON St Hilda’s School, Southport Ink and Watercolour Print 57x45

$390

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DENISE BALSON Red Flowering Gum 1

DENISE BALSON Spring of Desire - Natives

Acrylic on Canvas 25x25

Acrylic on Canvas 41x51

$160

$350

F E ST I VA L O F T H E A RT S

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30.

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ELISE LEO Can You Repeat That?

ELISE LEO I Heard It Too

ELISE LEO Little Bob

Acrylic on Canvas 61x81

Acrylic on Canvas 51x71

Acrylic on Canvas 51x51

$750

$950

$500

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GEMMA HORN Terra

GEMMA HORN Alpine

GEMMA HORN Salt Line

Earthenware 12-30 (height)

Earthenware 25 (height)

Earthenware 35 (diameter)

$200

$90

$90

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36.

35.

HEATHER BURNS Angel

HEATHER BURNS Bliss

HEATHER BURNS Sleep Tight

Oil on Canvas 40x60

Oil on Canvas 30x40

Oil on Canvas 30x60

$350

$240

$390

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HELENA HORSLEY Bouncing Baby

HELENA HORSLEY Full Moon Dreaming

HELENA HORSLEY The Gala

Mixed Media Acrylic on Canvas 76x120

Acrylic, framed Silver on Canvas 80x120

Mixed Media Acrylic on Canvas 90x120

$1,650

$1,350

$1,650

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IMRE ZSIDÓ Celebrations of the Grapes

IMRE ZSIDÓ Icarus

IMRE ZSIDÓ Island of the Death

Watercolour & Acrylic 75x60

Ink 70x45

Ink 69x45

$1,800

$6,500

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45.

44.

IMRE ZSIDÓ Fantastic Adventures of Don Quixote Watercolour & Acrylic 100x75

$2,200

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$4,000

IMRE ZSIDÓ Silence Acrylic 75x60

$2,000

IMRE ZSIDÓ St George Fighting the Dragon Ink 65x45

$5600

F E ST I VA L O F T H E A RT S

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JACQUELINE OCKWELL MIZU #1

JACQUELINE OCKWELL MIZU #2

JACQUELINE OCKWELL MIZU #3

Solar Plate Eching with Chine Colle on Paper 28x35

Solar Plate Eching with Chine Colle on Paper 28x35

Solar Plate Eching with Chine Colle on Paper 28x35

$270

$270

$270

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51.

50.

JENNIFER LESLIE Ebor Falls

JENNIFER LESLIE Little Georgia

JENNIFER LESLIE Pretty in Pink

Acrylic on Canvas 60x75

Acrylic on Canvas 40x50

Acrylic on Canvas 70x50

$300

$200

$450

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54.

53.

JENNIFER SUHR Embody Her Power

JENNIFER SUHR Still She Rises

JENNIFER SUHR When You Wish

Monoprint 12x17

Monoprint 20x25

Monoprint 28x35

$150

$250

$375

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JENNIFER SUHR Power Lives Within

JESSICA LE CLERC Royal Blue

JOHN PEARSON A Cozy Spot

Monoprint 28x35

Printed using archival inks on Ilford Galerie Prestige Textured 100% Cotton Rag 60x84

Oil 60x45

$375

$1,500

$850 58.

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59.

JOHN PEARSON I’m Thinking of the Days

JOHN PEARSON After Sorolla - Fisherboy

JOHN PEARSON Summer Memories

Oil 60x45

Oil 40x30

Oil 60x45

$1,500

$850

$1,500

61.

63.

62.

JOHN PEARSON Sunday Outing

JOHN PEARSON Just Curious

JOHN PEARSON Sunday Spin

Oil 40x30

Oil 40x30

Oil 60x45

$850

$850

$1,500

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JOHN PEARSON Teenagers

JOHN PEARSON Where Has He Gone

JOHN PEARSON The Golden Hour

Oil 40x30

Oil 40x30

$850

$850

Oil 40x30

67.

$850

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68.

JOSH DYKGRAAF Barlajan

JOSH DYKGRAAF Bin Chicken

JOSH DYKGRAAF Digger

Photographic manipulation of drone photography shot over the Mitchell and McAlister Rivers in East Gippsland, Victoria 76x98

Photographic manipulation of rubbish found on the streets of Melbourne 80x110

Photographic manipulation of wattle and banksia flowers and leaves found in Wilson’s Prom National Park, Victoria 80x110

$1,350

$1,250 70.

72.

71.

JULIE MCVARNOCK Eagle Hawk’s Nest Oil on Canvas 64x54

$580

$1,350

JULIE MCVARNOCK Sam, Tilly and me, The Spit, Southport Oil on Canvas 61x76

$480

JULIE MCVARNOCK Succulents Oil on Canvas 61x76

$440

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75.

74.

JULIE MIDDLETON Nature’s Aesthete

JULIE MIDDLETON Summer Splash

JULIE MIDDLETON Yesterday’s Delight

Contemporary Fresco 52x62

Contemporary Fresco 33x33

Contemporary Fresco 52x62

$1050

$690

76.

$1,050

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77.

JULIE TAYLOR Glamour

JULIE TAYLOR Journey of the Geisha

JULIE TAYLOR Keeping an Eagle Eye

Acrylic 45x65

Acrylic & Polychromo Pencil 74x54

$450

$550

Polychromo Pencil 57x47

79.

$450

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80.

KATE QUINN Bluebell Fields

KATE QUINN From the Heart

KATE QUINN Summer In Bloom

Oil on Canvas 53x53

Oil on Canvas 28x28

Oil on Canvas 53x53

$1,190

$490

$1,190

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84.

83.

KATE QUINN Tweed Hinterland

KATE QUINN Love Wreath

KATE QUINN South Gorge, Minjerribah

Oil on Canvas 103x79

Oil on Canvas 33x43

Oil on Canvas 63x93

$2,990

$690

$1,890

85.

87.

86.

KATHLEEN RHEE Coastal Paradise

KATHLEEN RHEE Aqua Waters

KATHLEEN RHEE White Wash

Acrylic on Canvas 92x92

Acrylic on Canvas 92x92

Acrylic on Canvas 92x92

$1,800

$1,800

$1,800

88.

90.

89.

KATHLEEN RHEE Summer Days

KATHLEEN RHEE Rocky Shoreline

KELLIE NORTH Undercurrent

Acrylic on Canvas 53x53

Acrylic on Canvas 53x53

Photography 35x35

$550

$550

$250

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92.

KELLIE NORTH Blue River

KELLIE NORTH Imagination Dreaming

KELLIE NORTH Fire Heart

Photography 35x35

Photography 35x35

Photography 35x35

$250

$250

$250

94.

96.

95.

KELLIE NORTH Wings of Becoming

KELLIE NORTH Dreamchaser 1

KYM ROLLE Delicious

Photography 35x35

Photography 83x73

$250

$1,625

Watercolour Giclée Print 30x42

97.

99.

98.

KYM ROLLE A Woman’s Work is Never Done #2 Acrylic on Canvas 32x42

$950

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$160

LEISA CLARK Ice Cream Fields

LEISA CLARK Sweet Pause

Acrylic on Canvas 94x64

Acrylic on Canvas 32x32

$1,200

$330

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100.

102.

101.

LEISA CLARK Golden Hour Graze

LEISA CLARK Breath Returned

LEISA CLARK Coloured Breath

Acrylic on Canvas 32x32

Acrylic on Canvas 32x32

Acrylic on Canvas 94x64

$330

$330

103.

$1,200

105.

104.

LESLEY WARREN Colourful Countryside

LESLEY WARREN Seaside Splendour

LESLEY WARREN Shadowy Cliffs

Acrylic 76x52

Acrylic 91x76

Acrylic 91x61

$450

$695

$695

106.

108.

107.

LIANA BRENNAN Girl Cheetah Kilimanjaro Oil on Canvas 80x80

$800

LIANA BRENNAN Take Down

LIANA BRENNAN Tasmania St. Claire Lake

Oil on Canvas 76x76

Oil on Canvas 86x106

$760

$980

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LIANA BRENNAN Timeless

LIBBY KING Quiet Companion

LIBBY KING Sea on Belief

Oil on Canvas, collage and gold leaf 76x61

Mixed Media on Board 40x30

Mixed Media on Board 120x90

112.

$1,880

$880

$710

114.

113.

LIBBY KING Still

LOUISE MCLEAN Towan Beach

LOUISE MCLEAN Skippy

Mixed Media on Canvas 40x50

Oil 38x30

Oil 24x33

$770

$150

$150

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117.

116.

LOUISE MCLEAN Cape Cornwall UK

LOUISE SAUNDERS Timeless Colour of Nature

LOUISE SAUNDERS Botanica-Ferns

Watercolour 28x23

Watercolour 91x73

Watercolour 78x96

$3,600

$2,800

$150

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120.

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LUCY MONIE Early Evening on the Tablelands Watercolour 29.7x21

LYN CHURCH Autumn Colours

LYN CHURCH Bush Reflections

Oil 58x53

Oil 63x48

$500

$2,000

$500

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123.

122.

LYN CHURCH Cattle Country

MADHURI REDDY Grace

MADHURI REDDY Ruby’s Red Scarf

Oil 53x37

Charcoal on Canvas 38x51

Pastel on Canvas 61x51

$350

$250

$450

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126.

125.

MARGIT MAJOR Flapper Girls

MARGIT MAJOR Spring

MARGIT MAJOR Waiting for the Call

Acrylic 51x61

Acrylic 60x74

Acrylic 50x70

$400

$450

$450

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MEMPHIS TUCKER Grandmas Backyard

MEMPHIS TUCKER Way Back Home

Acrylic on Canvas 1200x600

Acrylic on Canvas 600x500

$1,200

$600

130.

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MERCEDES SANDERS The Temple Beneath the Breath of Mountains

MERCEDES SANDERS The Quiet Place Where Animated Souls Go to Rest

Acrylic on Canvas 60x30

Acrylic on Canvas 40x30

$550

$400

133.

Coloured Pencil on Paper 32x28

$250

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131.

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MERCEDES SANDERS The Cat Who Waited for Spring

MICHAEL MCMAHON Blossoms Watercolour 47x37

$400

135.

134.

MICHAEL MCMAHON Cityscape

MICHAEL MCMAHON Main Beach

MICHAEL MCMAHON Nigerian Girl

Pen, Ink & Watercolour 70x110

Pen, Ink & Watercolour 70x80

Watercolour 60x50

$1,500

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$700

$400

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138.

137.

MICHAEL MCMAHON Racing

MICHAEL MCMAHON Green Vase $400

Watercolour 70x80

NARDIA TONNA Beast in Motion Acrylic & Oil 60x61

$600

139.

$650

141.

140.

NARDIA TONNA Brumby

NARDIA TONNA Hello There!

NARDIA TONNA Majestic

Acrylic & Oil 51x76

Impasto, Acrylic & Oil 76x91

Acrylic & Oil 51x76

$650

$750

$650

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143.

NARDIA TONNA Morning Stroll

NATHAN FALK We Are All Connected

NATHAN FALK Colours on Country

Acrylic & Oil 51x61

Acrylic on Canvas 120x90

Acrylic on Canvas 76x90

$520

$2,950

$1,800

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147.

146.

NATHAN FALK Ancestors Always Watching

NERIDA WOOLLEY North Lismore Farmhouse

Acrylic on Canvas 120x90

Oil on Board 84x64

$2,950

$1,950

148.

NERIDA WOOLLEY Peel Island Oil on Canvas 122x92

$2,900

150.

149.

NERIDA WOOLLEY Unumgar Farmhouse

NICKY BENNETT Aurora

NICKY BENNETT Oshun

Oil on Canvas 63x48

Ceramics 23x23x12

Ceramics 25x25x7

$1,350

$250

$250

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153.

152.

OLIVIA ROWNEY For Someone Else

OLIVIA ROWNEY Powder Days

OTTO SCHMIDINGER Aerial

Oil on canvas 150x120

Oil on Canvas 90x70

Oil on Canvas 100x100

$3,000

$1,000

$9,000

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156.

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OTTO SCHMIDINGER Crypt on Cavil Avenue

OTTO SCHMIDINGER Twilight

RAYE PARK Superb Fairywren

Oil on Canvas 76x95

Oil 100x100

Pencil on Acrylic Paper 29.5x41.5

$6,500

$7,500

Not For Sale

157.

159.

158.

SAM J LARDNER Kijiyama Kokeshi Doll & Flying Wild Geese

SAM J LARDNER Tsuchiyu Kokeshi Doll & Shrikes

SAM J LARDNER Yajiro Kokeshi Doll & Striped Kimono

Acrylic on Canvas 57.5x87.5

Acrylic on Canvas 90.5x120

Acrylic on Canvas 100x100

$850

$950

$950

160.

162.

161.

SANDRA LADLEY Alamandas

SANDRA LADLEY Broadwater Regatta

SANDRA LADLEY Cockatoo Trio

Oil 75x60

Oil 40x50

Oil 60x75

$595

$395

$495

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165.

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SANDRA LADLEY Coral Fish

SANDRA LADLEY Flower Power

SANDRA LADLEY The Grand

Oil 40x30

Oil 50x40

Oil 40x50

$395

$395

$395

166.

168.

167.

SHARON HINDLE Blanco Como La Neive

SHARON HINDLE Naranjas y Sol

TRACEY ADOLPHE Chakra Colours

Acrylic on Wood 45x45

Acrylic on Canvas 76x76

Watercolour & Mixed Media 30.5x40.5

$995

$1,250

$250

169.

171.

170.

TRACEY ADOLPHE Feeling Free

TRACEY ADOLPHE Fluttering Dreams

TRACEY ADOLPHE Kurrawa Sunrise

Mixed Media 76x76

Acrylic 40.5x51(oval)

Mixed Media 30.5x40.5

$700

$400

$400

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TRACEY ADOLPHE Tropical Orange

TRACEY ADOLPHE Through the Pandanus

TRENT PAUL FIRMIN Pretty in Pink Paradise

Oil 30.5x40.5

Oil 76x51

Mixed Mediums on Cotton Canvas 93.5x93.5

$400

$600

$2,490

175.

177.

176.

TRENT PAUL FIRMIN Halcom Over Goldie 86

TRENT PAUL FIRMIN Les Jolies Fleurs ‘The Pretty Flowers’

Oil on Duck Cotton Canvas 91.5x61

Oil 33x33

Spray Paint, & French Oil Pastels 84.1x59.4

$980

178.

TRENT PAUL FIRMIN Tropicana $380

$1,275

180.

179.

TRENT PAUL FIRMIN The Eddy

ULIANA GARDNER Depth

ULIANA GARDNER Dreaming Cat

Handcrafted Gold Raku Coil Vessel

Mixed Media on Canvas 60x70

Mixed Media on Canvas 70x60

$1,200

$1,200

$795

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ULIANA GARDNER Echoes of Light

ULIANA GARDNER Elephant

ULIANA GARDNER Jellyfish

Pastel on Black Velvet Paper 65x50

White Charcoal on Black Paper 65x78

Mixed Media on Canvas 50x60

$1,300

$1,200

$800

184.

186.

185.

ULIANA GARDNER Lion

ULIANA GARDNER Moonlight Whisper

ULIANA GARDNER Mystic Serenity

White Charcoal on Black Paper 65x61

Mixed Media on Canvas 59x83

Mixed Media on Canvas 90x42

$1,200

$1,400

$1,400

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189.

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ULIANA GARDNER Wings of the Setting Sun

WENDY MCBRIERTY Homage to Issey Miyaki

WENDY MCBRIERTY Retro Lemon Pot

Mixed Media on Canvas 70x50

Oil 76x61

Acrylic 58x48

$1,100

$850

$750

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191.

WENDY MCBRIERTY The Stained Glass Window Oil 76x61

$850

193.

WENDY RIX Big Mob

WENDY RIX For our Elders

Acrylic on Canvas 30x76

Acrylic on Canvas 50x40

$790

$750

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WENDY RIX Ram-Bo

ABBIE TANG Winter of Flame

Acrylic on Canvas 120x90

Watercolour 42x30

$3,840

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in this catalogue, errors or omissions may occur. St Hilda’s School and the St Hilda’s Foundation do not guarantee the completeness or correctness of the details provided, including artwork specifications, pricing, availability or artist information.

All content is subject to change without notice.

Not For Sale

Introducing

40 for the FOUNDATION

As a part of this year’s Festival of the Arts, we are excited to launch 40 for the Foundation - a new St Hilda’s initiative inviting our community to get creative for a cause.

In recent weeks, our students have been encouraged to donate an A5 artwork to be sold anonymously for $40 at the exhibition, with the artist’s identity revealed only after purchase.

Get in quick to secure a beautiful original piece at a bargain price - all proceeds go directly to supporting the work of the St Hilda’s Foundation.

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