The Artists
Scroll down this page for a list of current exhibiting members of our gallery. Some of the works depicted here are also clickable links that will open a new browser that displays the artists' websites.
You can enquire about any of the works or the artists who created them on our contact form and we'll get back to you fast.
Or you can telephone us on: (02)4566 4385
Judy Brownlie
Judy Brownlie's Profile
Artists Profile is yet to be updated. Below are samples of the works this artist exhibits.
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Jenni-Mae Clissold
Jenni-Mae Clissold's Profile
I, Jenni-Mae Clissold, was born in Subiaco WA 1974; I moved to Sydney with my family in 1984 and attended school at Windsor, completing my HSC at Windsor High School in 1992. After moving to the city and years of saying that I would never return to the Hawkesbury I ended up buying a place at Lower Macdonald with my husband and became involved with the Ferry Artists. I fell in love with the Forgotten Valley. With the encouragement, support and tutoring through workshops with the Ferry Artists I rediscovered my love of colour and the creative process.
I now work mostly in oil and wax. I have been painting with this medium for 2 years, before this I dabbled a bit with water colour but was always searching for something else. Thanks to a workshop with Audrey Rhoda, my friends took me along to; I discovered the vibrant and tactile art of wax and oil paints. I love the layering of paint and wax. This medium gives me the freedom to experiment with colour and I am able to scribe into the wax. My work is naïve and my inspiration comes mostly from my three beautiful children, their friends and mine.
To see more of my work please go to ferryartists.org.
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Nicky Coady
Nicky Coady's Profile
In a career stretching 20 years, Nicky Coady has travelled a journey of inspiration and transformation, a personal and professional exploration that has stamped its footprint across a lifetime of work.
A well established professional now, Nicky Coady can still recall vividly her first encounters with clay in the early l970's while raising her two children. Away from the confines of an office, she took the opportunity to explore her creativity and artistic interests and by chance, the medium was clay. With memories of her own childhood spent by the hillsides and deepwater natural harbour of Dartmouth, Devon and the remarkable landscape of Zambia, it is hardly surprising that her passion for texture and the organic form was to emerge in early work and to recur throughout her career.For the complete story, Click Here.
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Marjorie Curson
Marjorie Curson's Profile
Artists Profile is yet to be updated. Below are samples of the works this artist exhibits.
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Jacki Dessaix
Jacki Dessaix's Profile
Jacki Dessaix has lived in Gunderman since 1995, in a house perched on a hillside overlooking the Hawkesbury. The river is a major source of inspiration, with its ever-changing moods. Jacki likes to work in a broad range of media, and particularly likes to build up many layers of glazes; often incorporating beeswax into her work for a subtle depth and lustre.
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Elaine Farrington
Elaine Farrington's Profile
Artists Profile is yet to be updated. Below are samples of the works this artist exhibits.
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Kit Ferry
Kit Ferry's Profile
Kit can be found most days "playing" in her Cherrybrook studio in NSW, where she continues to develop and experiment with glass projects seeking new challenges.
All Kit's working life she has taught in many craft mediums; Clay - Ceramics, Porcelain; Paint - Acrylics/oils, and other types of surface decoration - China Painting, Silk Screening, Embroidery, and glass torch work.
Her extensive knowledge of techniques, products, and firing kilns has been put to good use in pushing the boundaries of Glass- Kit's lifelong love.
Her large portfolio of work contains multicoloured patchwork platters, plates and bowls, Jewellery and intricate fused glass mosaics.
All colours used are contained in the glass. The pictures are designed and come to life with hand cut and placed elements in a myriad of colours. The process is labour intensive and the finished product is not achieved until successfully fused together by the kiln firing.
Kit is now experimenting with porcelain inclusions in her designs, for example the faces in the "Cabaret and Masquerade" series
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Jennifer Gordon
Jennifer Gordon's Profile
Artists Profile is yet to be updated. Below are samples of the works this artist exhibits.
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Lyndsey Hatchwell
Lyndsey Hatchwell 's Profile
Lyndsey Hatchwell is a third generation artist. Based in Sydney, Lyndsey paints, sculpts and designs jewellery. She has been active in these pursuits for many years in Australia and whilst living overseas. Lyndsey works in oils, water colours, acrylics and mixed media for her paintings and sculpts in bone, wood and Hebel. Getting her inspiration from nature, travel and life in general Lyndsey has a very broad repertoire. Her jewellery design is currently taking a backseat to allow her to focus on painting and sculpting. In 2009 she studied water colour painting at The Julian Ashton School of Art and has participated in many short courses over the years. Lyndsey has many artworks in private collections here in Australia and overseas.For the complete story, Click Here.
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Jangling Jack
Jangling Jack's Profile
Jangling Jack was established back in 1989. The workshop, where all products are created, is nestled deep within 25 acres of bush in Gunderman on the Hawkesbury River. Much of Jangling Jacks inspiration comes from the beauty of the Australian bush, our historical past, and our industrial beginnings. The work of Jangling Jack has been featured at festivals and galleries around the country including the Art Gallery of NSW (Nolan exhibition). Merchandise has been comissioned by the Australian Museum, and sculptures are held in many local and international collections.
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Janis Jubarah
Janis Jubarah's Profile
Artists Profile is yet to be updated. Below are samples of the works this artist exhibits.
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Peter Kelly
Peter Kelly's Profile
Peter has lived in the area for the past seven years and has only recently started painting again after many years. He likes to depict his works in a cartoon-like manner. He mostly uses acrylic paint and when he frames his work, it is usually done in a simple wooden frame. The frames on all of his works match in style and structure, the intention being that they would further indicate the painting's authenticity! (He's got a few tickets on himself hasn't he?)
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Robyn Langford Brown
Robyn Langford Brown's Profile
Artists Profile is yet to be updated. Below are samples of the works this artist exhibits.
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Ulla Lapidge
Ulla Lapidge's Profile
Artists Profile is yet to be updated. Below are samples of the works this artist exhibits.
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Rebecca Letzbor
Rebecca Letzbor's Profile
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Janeane Kay Moore
Janeane Kay Moore's Profile
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Trudi Nisbet
Trudi Nisbet's Profile
My passion for mosaics began with my travels through Europe in the early 1990s and it was when I returned to Sydney that I began exploring my own mosaic creative processes. I have been exhibiting my mosaics for 10 years now, and am now living on the beautiful Hawkesbury River.
I am drawn to the bold and bright, and my designs will often reflect this. I begin my work by sourcing beautiful tiles, ceramics and glass, and it is from this selection that I then create my design.
I like my designs to be simple and uncomplicated, so as to showcase the beauty and richness of the colours and textures within these materials. I get enormous satisfaction and pleasure in creating mosaics from recycled materials, especially when they have once been treasured items of friends.
The art of mosaic is a labour intensive and time consuming process, but at the same time it is a process I find creatively rewarding and therapeutic.
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Mellissa Read-Devine
Mellissa Read-Devine's Profile
Mellissa was born in England in 1966 and as a child emigrated to Australia with her family. She has studied & practiced printmaking and painting continuously for the past 11 years and is a recipient of many prizes and awards. 2007 bringing for example, 1st prize in the Sydney Royal Easter Show for Printmaking, finalist in the Victorian Cancer Council Art Awards, Redeemer Christian Art Prize and the inaugural Eutick Memorial Still Life Award . Her Artwork is part of many private and public collections around the world. Living in rural Sydney overlooking the Hawkesbury River, Mellissas work ranges between vibrant still lifes, textural abstracts and intricate wood & linocuts. Her combination of quirkiness and calm blend to create works with a strong spiritual base.For the complete story, Click Here.
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Rachelle Juter
Rachelle Juter's Profile
Designer Gemstone, Gold and Silver Jewellery
Rachelle has been a jeweller for more than 16 years, completing her training in design, manufacture gemmology, photography, jewellery drawing and rendering, as well as teaching. She has been a member of Ferry Artists since 2008.
Rachelle has won numerous major national jewellery awards including the Jewellers Association of Australia Excellence in Design and Manufacture and Apprentice of the Year Awards.
She has also won an award of Merit from the prestigious DeBeers International in their International Diamond Awards. In 2008, Rachelle won the People's Choice Award at the annual North Shore Craft Group exhibition.
Previously Rachelle worked in the jewellery trade but today primarily focuses on commissions for private clients who appreciate her work and want a very special piece specifically designed and crafted for them. She also creates a small but special range of pieces to exhibit and sell at the gallery.
Rachelles unique, individually designed and handmade jewellery is created using one-off rare gemstones, 18ct and 9ct gold or silver to complement the designs. Sometimes she uses other metals such as titanium, platinum, copper and bronze. Gemstones are sourced from all over the world, as well as Australia, and all stones are natural.
It is the heritage of both Rachelles grandfather and father who were jewellers, that drew her to the craft.
Rachelle can be contacted at: M: 0439 442 228 W: 02 9440 1762
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Rhonda Retallick
Rhonda Retallick's Profile
Artists Profile is yet to be updated. Below are samples of the works this artist exhibits.
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Telena Routh
Telena Routh's Profile
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Roy Ruckman
Roy Ruckman's Profile
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Barbara Schey
Barbara Schey's Profile
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Steven Simity
Steven Simity's Profile
Steve lives on the Hawkesbury River. This is where he creates his treasured pieces. Steve has been working with timber close to thirty years and is happy when he can source beautiful timber and create unique pieces for other people to enjoy.
Steve has timber creations ready made, aswell as offering a made to order service.For more information, Click Here.
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Mary Smith
Mary Smith's Profile
Artists Profile is yet to be updated. Below are samples of the works this artist exhibits.
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Gay Stehr
Gay Stehr's Profile
Artists Profile is yet to be updated. Below are samples of the works this artist exhibits.
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Tory Thomas
Tory Thomas's Profile
Tory Thomas is a Hawksbury based artist and has been painting professionally for around 8 years. She has a visual Communications degree from UTS Sydney.
Her work is influenced by her love of the natural environment. Whilst travelling solo around Australia in an old painted up kombi she found the alchemic properties of solitude and wilderness fertile inspiration for new work.
Her unique oils and mixed media works has a deeply Austalian yet contemporary edge which is reflected in the use of rich colours and earthy tones, and silvery blues.
The works have a certain mystery and life as she paints to different genres of music using the sound to influence line and colour adding further dimension to her dynamic work.
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Paul Turner
Paul Turner's Profile
Artists Profile is yet to be updated. Below are samples of the works this artist exhibits.
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Heather Winch
Heather Winch's Profile
Artists Profile is yet to be updated. Below are samples of the works this artist exhibits.
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Shirley Wruck
Shirley Wruck's Profile
Artists Profile is yet to be updated. Below are samples of the works this artist exhibits.
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If people wish to exhibit work in The Ferry Artists Gallery they are asked to become a member for the small cost $35.00 annually and do one day on the roster per month.